How to Build A Easter Treat Board (With A Target Run) Part 2
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I had so much fun building my first Easter treat board with just a Target Run, that I wanted to do it again. Once again, about 90% of my board is a one-stop shop; you’ll see items that I just love and brought back. We’ll talk more about that a little later…
As before, when it comes to creating an awesome treat board, there are three things to remember:
- Have a variety of colors, shapes, and textures
- Use a specific theme
- Vary the items used, i.e. crispy, crunchy, etc.
What you want to use is limited by your budget and base size. Let’s break down my Target items:
- bunny cookie
- edible Easter grass
- mini robin eggs
- bunny paws marshmallows
- Peeps decorated cookies
- Annie’s Neapolitan bunny grahams
- carrot patch pretzel rods
- white cheese puffs
- Royal Dansk spring cookies
- Lindt milk chocolate carrots
- chocolate dipped Peeps
- Lindt milk chocolate bugs and bees
- sweeTARTS jelly beans
- milk chocolate chunks
Everything else:
- Madelines from a local grocery store
- Trader Joe’s macarons
- Rock candy sticks from Party City
- No matter the size of your surface, you must fill up all the space, so choose your vessel wisely to accommodate your treat budget.
- This time, I used my pink etúHOME charcuterie board as a base and layered a cabbage leaf plate and small bowls. Feel free to use what you have; Target does carry a wooden bunny platter that is similar to mine.
- When it comes to your theme, (yes, our overall theme is Easter) but are you focusing on cookies? Chocolates? A particular color scheme? A mix and match? It will help you narrow down your treat choices.
- When choosing items, have a variety of sweets, colors, and textures on your board. For example, Sugar and Charm’s treat board is a pastel color palette with several repeating elements. But there are treats in a variety of sizes, shapes, and textures that keeps things interesting.
- Whether you go with a grid layout like Kelley Nan’s Easter board, following the Rule of Thirds, or more freeform, ground your board with a focal point and build around it. Add height and dimension and create secondary points with small bowls or dip dishes.
- Here’s where the fun begins…laying your food items! Start with small clusters, and play with what looks good. For example, I mimicked the round cabbage platter with the madelines around the candy nest, the carrot pretzel rods, and the overall placement of everything else. I like to add my larger items first and use smaller items to fill in spaces.
- Finally, don’t forget non-food items, like gold bunnies, to add another layer of interest to your board.
No matter the party size, an Easter treat board is always a big hit! Hope you have been inspired to create a sweet layout.
