A Dozen Fun Easter Ideas

Tie 8-inch pieces of grosgrain ribbon around a wire wreath form until it's full. Roost baby yellow chenille chicks around the circle with hot glue. Wreath form:10" double rail ring, $2, mainewreathco.com; chicks: 2 1/4" chenille chicks, $3 for a set of 3, factorydirectcraft.com

Place Easter-shaped molds on a preheated pan and fill with batter. When the bottoms of the pancakes are set, remove the molds by their handles, then flip them to finish cooking. Molds: Easter mini pancake molds, $15 for a set of 3, williams-sonoma.com

Pierce the top of a raw egg with a pin, then gently poke the hole with your finger to widen it. Empty the whites and yolk, and rinse the shell with water. Fill with delicate flowers like sweet pea and mimosa. Put a single shell in an eggcup or arrange a dozen in a carton. Eggcup: Try Etsy for a variety of styles.

Dye eggs, then use a hole punch to cut circles from adhesive white label paper (available at office supply stores). Peel the backing off each dot and stick it to the egg. Nestle it in a faux nest, available at craft stores. Nest: 3" natural birds' nests, $14.50 for 12, factorydirectcraft.com