With sprouting greenery and blooming flowers, spring is all about color. When it comes to Easter, soft, subdued shades are always on trend. White bunnies, yellow chicks and pastel blue, green and pink ...

I recently walked past a CVS with my almost-three-year-old and saw a window display blanketed with marshmallow peeps and plastic eggs. “What is that!!” Alice asked, mildly aghast, mostly titillated.