25 Easter Table Crafts and Favors

If you're someone like Martha, Easter is a holiday celebrated with happy fanfare. Every spring, she hosts an Easter lunch by sending out invitations to family and friends, preparing a buffet of vibrant seasonal dishes, and dyeing hundreds of eggs for children to find. Among her preparations, she arranges the house with whimsical and elegant thematic decorations. And of all the rooms, there is one communal space that needs her special attention to detail: The table, of course.

The table is where guests gather for the meal, enjoying each other's company and the delights that await them at their designated place. Upon taking their seat, perhaps they'll find a miniature basket of jelly-bean candy, a napkin folded into the shape of a bunny, or a single egg calligraphed with their name as a place card. Wow them with a centerpiece of decorative baskets or bright flower arrangements. Line the surface with custom tablecloths and folded napkins. Organize everyone's seat with a place card, leave them a surprise in the form of a personalized party favor, and everything needed for a guest's place setting. Last but not least, add spring motifs to round out the scene: bunny rabbits, young chicks, or a set of colorfully dyed eggs.

Your home is fresh from spring cleaning and decorated for the holiday—from the front door to the outdoors—and now all that remains is the dining table. Mix and match our creative ideas for your Easter table display or use them as inspiration to hatch your own style.

If you can fold a napkin, you can make these long-eared rabbits. They're a festive detail for the holiday table, and only require a single well-starched linen.

Brighten a clutch of undyed eggs with stylized patterns from paper napkins, then tuck them into chipboard baskets to give as Easter favors.

As a centerpiece for the table, these whimsical eggs are made with papier-mâché. The "cracked" tops make pretty dishes for foil-wrapped chocolates and candy eggs.

Adding a whimsical touch to a springtime tablescape is as easy as scooping up storebought Easter basket staples and making a thoughtful arrangement. Handfuls of candy eggs and paper grass—placed just so—look like a bird's nest when perched atop each guest's plate.

Give egg-shaped boxes a natural touch with speckled paint, butterflies, and a rabbit cut from decorative paper.

Transform paper-cutout Easter eggs into place cards and charming favors by inscribing them with guests' names.

Dishes for sweets become well suited to spring when they're disguised as fuzzy birds' nests.

Fill a few dishes with these Easter treats: Guests take a bite and, to their surprise, these eggshells peel away to reveal rich, velvety chocolate.

Simply pack this charming bunny box with cookies or candy for a one-of-a-kind Easter gift or favor.

Decorating for a seasonal lunch needn't be elaborate to feel festive. We used vintage eggcups for these place settings, but you could also use teacups. Fill them with wheatgrass (from health-food stores) and lilies-of-the-valley. Add chocolate bunnies and eggs for postmeal nibbling.