This year, we're just our nuclear family for Easter. Everybody's sick, so we're not going to invite guests, which is what we normally would do. I don't want to make a big Easter dinner, especially since my picky 5 year old won't eat any of it, and my 2 year old couldn't care less.
If nobody has fevers we will be going to church on Easter morning. We're skipping Maundy Thursday for sure, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil unless the kids are really fever free and up to it. I do not intend to coddle cranky kids through a two hour service late at night, even if it is MY favorite! If we go to church, they'll get to do an egg hunt. If not, they'll still get Easter baskets. I think it will still feel like Easter for them.
If I decorate the table with our Easter stuff, can I serve a totally non traditional meal, like my son's favorite, chicken Kiev? I mean, I know I CAN, but I'm wondering how important you think it is to preserve family traditions like traditional holiday foods.
ETA: I am not (yet) sick, so I certainly could do our traditional foods if you think it's important.