If there’s ever a time I love to entertain, it’s this season. All the colors, flowers and produce inspire me to pull out the linens and bring out my inner Martha Stewart. I also have the best time making it fun for Elin and her friends. From egg decorating get togethers and picnics with bunnies to Easter Sunday and putting together her Easter basket. The latter is what I’ve been busy with most recently—as in the last few hours. I love making her Easter basket special with things I know she’ll be excited about, encourage her creativity and imagination. Maybe teensy bit of candy too. 

First thing is first, find a sweet basket. If you need a little help finding a good one, here are some of my favorite sources. We have a handful of seagrass baskets that we use around the house so I usually borrow one of those every year. They’re great because they come in mini sizes and fold down creating a wider opening. My other Easter basket must is using real dried grass, sisal or natural raffia in her basket. To me, it just looks so much prettier than the plastic stuff.