45+ Easter wishes and messages: What to write in a card

Easter brings with it the sight of new flowers blooming and the promise of brighter days (not to mention the promise of eating nothing but chocolate over an extra-long weekend). Whatever makes you excited about Easter, celebrate the occasion by sending a lovely Easter card to brighten someone’s day. 

But if you’re wondering what to write in an Easter card, we’ve made it as easy as scoffing a creme egg! How? Well, we’ve pulled together a bunch of Easter card messages for you to jot down! From funny Easter wishes to simple Easter wishes (as well as plenty of traditional verses too), we’ve got you covered. 

First things first, browse our thoughtfully designed collection, which is packed with cute Easter illustrations and truly terrible egg and bunny-related puns: 

Made Mint Designs

Treacle and Blush

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One Girl Studios

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Mrs Best Paper Co.

Pretty Pixel Co

Katie Brookes

Bev O'Connor || @oconnordesign

Simple Easter messages

For some sweet and heartfelt emotion on Easter weekend, you can’t go wrong with some simple Easter wishes. We’ve gathered some options for saying Happy Easter that keep fuss to a minimum. Simply pair these with our classic pretty Easter cards for a sweet surprise for family and friends!

1. Wishing you a very happy Easter and a wonderful spring.
2. Hoping your Easter is full of sweet treats this year!
3. Hoppy Easter to you!
4. Wishing you all the chocolate this Easter.
5. Just wanted to say a warm springtime hello.
6. May your spring be full of happy things.
7. Hoping your Easter is extra happy and bright this year!
8. Sending you Happy Easter wishes and big hugs this year.

Funny Easter wishes

Looking for some funny Easter messages? We’ve got you covered – as long as your friends and family can tolerate some really lame egg-based puns. And if you need even more inspiration, check out our funny Easter cards, designed by independent creators who appreciate a cheesy joke just as much as we do.

1. Happy stuff-your-face-with-chocolate day!
2. Chocolate is for life, not just for Easter.
3. Wishing you a most eggcellent, eggciting and eggstraordinary Easter.
4. I will not be apologising for the following pun: You are eggs-quisite.
5. It’s Easter, which means it’s absolutely acceptable to eat chocolate for breakfast.
6. Happy Easter! Remember – if you see a rabbit laying little brown eggs, do not eat them – they’re not chocolate.
7. I did get you an Easter egg. But I ate it.
8. Here’s to a four-day weekend and eating as much chocolate as humanly possible.

Why not pick up a  to match your card perfectly? Just browse our selection of goodies and send them a wonderful sweet treat to go with their card. 

Easter messages for children

If you’re wondering what to write in an Easter card for a child, don’t worry – we’ve got you sorted. For your bouncing little bunnies and fluffy little chicks, here are some sweet and simple Happy Easter messages that are perfect to write in one of our charming Easter cards for kids.

1. Have an egg-stra Happy Easter!
2. Happy Easter to our favourite little bunny!
3. Wishing you a hippity-hoppy Happy Easter.
4. I hope the Easter bunny brings you the very best treats this year.
5. I hope your Easter is sweeter than chocolate.
6. Some-bunny would like to say Happy Easter to you.
7. Are you ready for the Easter egg hunt? Better hop to it!
8. Hugs and kisses to our little one – here’s to an Easter that’s baskets of fun!

Easter messages for friends 

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Looking to brighten up your best pal’s Easter by sending them a cute card featuring a thoughtful message? If so, here are a bunch of happy Easter messages that are bound to make them smile! 

1. Happy Easter! Super grateful to have a friend as lovely as you in my life. 
2. Wishing you a cracking Easter this year! 
3. To my lovely friend, happy Easter! I can’t wait to celebrate together and eat our body weight in chocolate. 
4. Sending lots of Easter joy to one of my favourite people on the planet. Have a good one this year! 
5. Happy Easter to a wonderful friend of mine. Knowing someone as special as you makes Easter egg-stra special. 
6. Sending you lots of love this Easter. Hope it’s filled with fun, a huge roast dinner, and tons of chocolate. 
7. Chocolate for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Sounds good to me. Happy Easter bestie! 
8. Happy Easter! So excited to be celebrating the occasion together this year!

And what would an Easter card be without a present? Check out our varied selection of gifts to spoil them with chocolate and more!

Religious Easter verses for cards

Wondering what to write in an Easter card for religious friends and family? We’ve got some Easter messages which will suit them perfectly. Our traditional Easter cards are perfect for sending best wishes and blessings. So, share the hope and joy of Easter with these beauties this year:

1. Happy Easter and God bless you and your loved ones.
2. May you be blessed with love and peace this Easter.
3. Celebrating the Lord and the gift of new life this Easter.
4. In celebration of the resurrection, wishing you a year of joyful blessings.
5. Wishing you a blessed Easter.
6. Wishing you all of the Lord’s blessings on this very special day.
7. Easter greetings to you and your family on this blessed day.
8. Sending you all the joy of the miracle of Easter.

Easter quotes

Easter card messages don’t always have to come straight from you. Instead, you can toy around with fun ideas, like incorporating inspiring Easter quotes in your card. There are plenty out there to choose from, discussing the joys of Easter and all the highlights that come with it: spring, flowers, and new life coming to light.

Here are some of our favourite quotes, which make perfect Easter messages for cards:

1. “Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life.” – Janine di Giovanni
2. “The great gift of Easter is hope.” – Basil Hume
3. “All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt!” – Charles M. Schulz
4. “For I remember it is Easter Morn and life and love and peace are all new born.” – Alice Freeman Palmer
5. “‘Twas Easter-Sunday. The full-blossomed trees filled all the air with fragrance and with joy.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
6. “Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life.” – S.D. Gordon
7. “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.” – Pablo Neruda
8. “A flower blossoms for its own joy.” – Oscar Wilde.

No matter who you’re sending an Easter card to this year, make it memorable and sweet with one of these happy Easter messages! 

And if you’re looking for some more Easter-iffic (it’s a season made for puns, we’re sorry) inspiration, we’ve got printable Easter colouring pages, Easter egg hunt clues and ideas, and a whole other guide on how to make Easter baskets! All of which are ideal for keeping the kids entertained over the holidays. 

Finally, if you need to know what to write in any other kind of card, head to our what to write section – and for more lifestyle inspiration, check out the thortful blog.