12 Creative Outdoor Easter Mini Session Ideas

Need Easter mini session ideas to make your holiday pop? We got you! 

Easter time is here! With spring in full swing, it’s the season of new life and fresh beginnings. It’s the perfect time to snap photos with your family and capture memories forever. But with all the holiday activities you have planned, it can be tough to carve out time in your schedule for a full-blown photoshoot. Enter, the mini session. 

With mini sessions, it’s easy to stage and capture a few key photos in a short amount of time, helping you capture holiday memories without the fuss. To help you find your creative footing, here are 12 unique outdoor Easter mini session ideas to complete your springtime photoshoot. 

1. Serve Easter high tea 

Want more excuses to wear around cute dresses and Easter bonnets? Break out your tea set and stage an Easter high tea in the garden. 

If you have little ones that love to play dress up, this setup would be a wonderful chance to see them enjoying tea and snacks while dressed up in their Sunday best. Keep an eye out for Peerspace homes with cute gardens — like this historic home with a classic English garden in New Jersey. 

2. Hang out with real bunnies 

It’s time for the Easter bunny to come hopping into town. If your little one isn’t a fan of Easter bunny costumes, not to worry. Try staging a photoshoot with something even cuter — real-life rabbits. 

Staging your photoshoot at a local petting zoo can allow your child take photos with adorable fluffy rabbits. And if you also wanted to put a pair of bunny ears on them, we wouldn’t judge at all if you squeal from cuteness overload. We’d probably do it, too. 

3. Visit a farm

Are bunnies not your thing? Try heading to a Peerspace farm that’s home to adorable animals, like goats and alpacas. Not only will your child enjoy petting and playing with fuzzy animal friends, but you can capture their adorable expression while they do it. Win-win!

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4. Have an Easter picnic

Springtime is the perfect season for picnics. So, why not grab your favorite blanket and stage a picnic mini session? 

While you could make the session aesthetic only, it would also be super fun to pack some snacks and turn your photoshoot into an actual outdoor Easter picnic. This way, you can check off two boxes on your to-do list: take your Easter photos and enjoy some quality time with your family. 

You could head to the local park, or try a Peerspace venue like this outdoor ranch with plenty of prime picnic spots. 

5. Snap photos with a tent 

Instead of a picnic blanket, how about setting up a tent as your photo backdrop? Tents can help you create a rustic and outdoorsy vibe. And if you book a pre-pitched Peerspace tent, you don’t even have to worry about set up and clean up for your mini session. 

6. Paint eggs together 

It wouldn’t be Easter without painting eggs! So, why not bring along a carton of hard-boiled eggs for your session to paint together in the sunshine and fresh air? 

It’s a cute Easter mini session idea that puts an outdoor twist on this time-honored tradition. And it’s even cuter with an adorable Peerspace garden as your backdrop. 

7. Arrange flowers

Want a more grown-up or sophisticated way to express your artistic side? Try giving your mini session a flower-arranging theme. You can snap photos of your family assembling a colorful floral arrangement with fresh spring flowers. And you can take the arrangement home to decorate your house for the holiday! 

If you need space to spark your inspiration, check out Peerspace venues like this Blooming flower farm, which is perfect for DIY expressions

8. Paint a spring-themed masterpiece 

Looking for even more artistic Easter mini session ideas? 

Set up an easel, some acrylic or watercolors, and start painting en Plein Air like an old master. If you have younger kids, you could also turn this into a finger-painting session and capture their cute expressions as they create their spring-inspired masterpieces. And you’ll have something to hang on your fridge beside the pictures from your session. 

9. Stage photos in a greenhouse

Is a greenhouse technically outdoors? Depends on who you ask. But no one can deny that greenhouses make amazing and lush photo backdrops. All the vibrant foliage can help you capture the essence of spring, even on a rainy day. 

Plus, you can create dreamy and magical lighting effects with the glass roof and all the panels. It’s one of our favorite Easter mini session ideas for those who love vibrant plants. 

Need more photoshoot inspo? Then you need to see our beautiful Easter photo ideas!

10. Open Easter baskets early 

Who says opening Easter Baskets is only for Easter morning? Have Easter a little early by letting your kids open mini easter baskets on the lawn, and snapping photos of their reactions. 

If you have a little little one, you could even swaddle them inside a basket — or maybe dress them up like a cute easter chick. Just try to contain your squeals when you see your adorable pictures for the first time. 

If you need a venue to stage this adorable photoshoot, a Peerspace venue like this secluded outdoor garden in Florida could do the trick. 

11. Hang out by the water 

Depending on where you’re at, it might or might not be warm enough to dive into a pool. But that’s totally fine. You don’t need to get in the water to bring a little aquatic magic to your spring photos. 

Staging by a lake or pond can infuse your mini session with a refreshing and cool backdrop for your big day. If you need a spot to set up, check out Peerspace venues like this relaxing private koi pond in Franklin, TN.  

12. Wander in an open field

Wide open spaces help capture the imagination. So, why not stage your easter mini session in an open field? This is the perfect excuse to stage more artistic shots — like one of you taking a stroll together while your backs face the camera. 

It’s a dreamy way to welcome spring with your family – and snap some adorable photos while you’re at it. 

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