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All the best food, games, decorations and DIYs to make your gathering the "hoppiest" one yet.

As soon as spring comes around, you start preparing for what's coming next: Easter! In addition to the holiday's religious significance, it's also a time for family and friends to gather for a day full of fun games, special treats and other family-favorite traditions. And if you really want to have the best Easter ever, then you need to take some time to nail down the specifics of your party, everything from the food you'll serve to the decorations you'll hang. If you're looking for inspiration, you've come to the right place: We've rounded up a list of Easter party ideas that are fun, creative and easy to put together. Our roundup includes creative Easter egg hunt challenges, beautiful (but relatively cheap) table decor, festive food ideas and tons of Easter crafts to keep your kids busy while you whip up the holiday feast. No matter how simple or extravagant you want to go this year, these ideas have got you covered. Our prediction: Everyone will be talking about this year's Easter party until you throw an equally amazing one next year!

Fill plastic eggs with treats, wrap 'em like a bonbon and scatter them around your house for guests to find. Once they track one down, they have to act out whatever's written on the outside before they open it up.

Lay out tons of colorful and delicious Easter treats on a marble tray. Add a bunny decoration or vase of flowers to make it fit for spring.

Guide everyone to their hidden eggs or treats with these colorful markers. Cut bunny, egg and carrot shapes out of sturdy card stock, then glue them to wooden craft sticks and scatter throughout your yard.

This wood table runner makes a colorful statement at any Easter gathering. To make, cover a bunch of craft wood pieces with a layer of spray paint. Once dry, arrange them on the table in the pattern of your choice.

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DIY these Easter Bunny bags for kids to store their eggs during the hunt. To make your own, cut paper bags to make bunny-ear shapes, draw on an adorable face and add a pom-pom tail.

Put your hand-dyed creations on display. Set one out at each place setting to sprinkle some Easter cheer throughout your tablescape.

To assemble these "egg-credibly" cute napkins, fold a cloth napkin in half to make a triangle, then roll it into a long strip and fold it in half again. Thread a 6" pipe cleaner through a bead and secure it around the napkin. Insert three 3" pipe cleaners through the beads to resemble whiskers.

Cut egg-shaped sugar cookies into edible puzzles. Have your guests put them together before giving them a taste!

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Everyone loves a goodie bag, especially if it's decked out with bunny ears and whiskers. Turn a plain canvas tote into a bunny with felt ears, pipe cleaner whiskers and a pom-pom nose.

Celebrate the beauty of the warmer season with a spring-inspired table setting. Make faux-grass nests and place decorated eggs inside. Add a vibrant centerpiece for a welcome pop of color.

Mimic the cross-stitched look by stamping bunnies, chicks and other springtime specialities with an "x" stamp and colorful ink. Use this template as your guide.

Send seasonal cheer straight to their mailbox. Print out this card template, then draw a bunny nose and whiskers. Cut two strips of washi tape — about 1.5" and 1"— and turn them into a bunny ear, repeating on the other side.

It only takes a few ingredients — water, salt (table or coarse salt that has been pulsed through a grinder), flour and vegetable oil — to transform dough into ornaments for your Easter tree. Follow these steps:

Easter bonnets have met their match. Cover a basic headband with pastel ribbon. Then make the bunny ears by cutting two lengths of pipe cleaner (about 20"), folding them in half and twisting the ends together. Attach them to the headband with hot glue and sprinkle in a few faux blooms.

Cotton candy egg nests are a super sweet way to welcome dinner guests. Make a bunch, so you can place one at each place setting.

Gather sturdy branches — flowering quince, pussy willow, cherry blossom, magnolia, dogwood or forsythia — and place them in a heavy vase. Then round up a bunch of craft eggs and hang with ribbon.

Your guests will love seeing this beaded carrot wreath when they walk up to your front door.

Whoever hunts down the most Easter eggs wins! Reward them with a basket filled to the brim with sugary-sweet treats and festive trinkets.

Keep your table light, bright and festive this Easter. Make these homemade bunny tail place cards by cutting a circle out of cardstock. Turn it into a bunny by adding a pom-pom bunny tail and two faux flowers as bunny ears.

Decorate your mantel with the shades of the season. Start with a fresh and floral base, then mix in colorful eggs and decorative rabbits.

If you have any dyed eggs to spare, crack them open and place tealight candles inside. You can scatter them throughout your space for added color.

If you want to avoid the mess that comes with dyeing eggs, make these pipe cleaner eggs instead. To make, attach one end of the pipe cleaner (you'll need 3 to 4 in the same color) to the top center of the egg with a small dot of hot glue, then coil around the egg and glue as you go along.

Flower-filled Easter eggs make a beautiful garland. Hot-glue ribbon around the outside of clean shells with the tops cracked off, then place a wet piece of floral foam inside to hold a few short stems. String them across a sturdy piece of yarn and hang wherever you'd like.

Round up all the kids and have them make these Easter eggs while the parents catch up.

Turn a colorful array of cupcake liners into a front door-ready wreath. Paint the liners in a mix of muted and bold shades, then attach them to a wreath form and hang before guests arrive.

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Send off your guests with something to remember, like these dyed baby chick Easter eggs. To make your own, first cut out the egg cup from the egg carton and clean up the edges to make a little seat for the egg to sit in. Paint the egg cup with your acrylic paint and let it dry completely. Using a little dot of hot glue, attach the felt triangle to the edge of the egg cup to make a beak. Place your colored egg into the cup and add a few colored feathers behind the egg. After hot glueing everything in place, your baby chicks are ready to be displayed!

An Easter-themed backdrop is perfect to have over your mantel or to hang for guests to take pictures in front of.

Get the tutorial at Love The Day »

Forget chocolates and coins — fill eggs with these slips of paper to challenge them to "give big hugs," "fly like an eagle" and more.

Get the tutorial at Alice and Lois »

Lean on cheery hues, like pastel pinks and blues, to make your table Easter-ready. It's not just about the decorations, though: Frost your cake in the same palette to tie everything together.

Get the tutorial at Club Crafted »

Bring a vintage feel to your Easter party by placing decoupaged eggs with traditional dinnerware.

Get the tutorial at DIY Beautify »