Best Easter gifts: From delicious chocolate to unique surprises

WORDS Cassandra Dimitroff PUBLISHED Fri, 24 Mar 2023 - 12:46 pm

It's late March and the palpable, arid heat of yet another Australian summer gone by is slowly bleeding into a blissful and balmy early autumn. While we relish in the crisp morning air and we gaze forward into the weeks ahead, April tempts us with the promise of a month brimming with languid long weekends and public holidays, and with it, the gathering of our nearest and dearest around adorned dinner tables and scorching backyard barbecues. We can almost hear the sounds of sputtering snags on the grill and the clinking of champagne glasses in the kitchen, can almost taste the nostalgia and incomparable richness of a home-cooked meal.

The Easter long weekend, whether celebrated as a traditionally holy holiday, or simply as an excuse to indulge in some much-needed time off accompanied by a frankly lavish amount of chocolate, can prove uninspiring when it comes to gift giving. While the humble chocolate bunny often takes pride of place at the heart of the day's celebrations, we're often left with an apparent lack of gift ideas for those in our circles less confection-inclined (or perhaps if that person is you).

So, whether you're still detoxing from the aftertaste of your overzealous Christmas and New Year holiday diet, or if chocolate is just not really your thing, we've penned a list of some gift ideas to have in hand for the upcoming Easter long weekend, or for whenever you might need some unique gifting inspiration.