The Professional Expert

Easter Baskets

Mrs. Professional Expert here…

When my kids were little and ready for Easter baskets and Easter egg hunts, I thought back to my Easter mornings growing up. I wanted to incorporate the fun and magic of Easter morning while incorporating healthier, more Earth-conscious ideas. I am hijacking the blog so I can let you know what I came up with. Let’s start with Easter baskets…

Growing up, I had a new Easter basket every year. It was typically a small plastic basket with a really long handle. After Easter, there was not much use for it. It would typically get mashed up and thrown away after a few weeks. Seems a little wasteful.

When my kids were little, I got two deep, sturdy plastic buckets. They did look a little like Easter baskets, so I probably got them in the Easter section of some store.

I wrote their names on them, and we used them year after year. The rest of the year they held cars, shells, cards, and whatever else needed a home.

The night before Easter, the kids put them on the kitchen table for the Easter Bunny to fill, kind of like stockings at Christmas.

A few years ago, they both wanted more updated Easter baskets, feeling that they were too old for the plastic buckets. So, after Easter we cruised the aisles and found some great Easter baskets for ½ off. Now they put those out the night before Easter.

One woman I know bought Longaberger baskets (think $$) for each of her girls. The baskets are only used at Easter and then put up for the rest of the year. But as her girls grow and move out of the house, they can take their baskets with them as a special keepsake.

Tomorrow…What to put in the baskets!

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