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Filling the Easter Baskets

What do you put in the kids’ Easter baskets? Candy is an obvious choice, but there are many other options.

The most memorable thing I got in my Easter basket as a kid was a diary.  I can still picture it. It was dark green “leather” with “Diary” written in gold on the front and a gold lock and key. It was so awesome I was afraid to write in it!

The Easter baskets at my house tend to have a variety of things in them. There is some candy (we’ll cover candy tomorrow), but I really don’t want Easter to be another candy-oriented holiday.

Books are a favorite thing for the Easter bunny to bring.  Puzzle books, Newberry Award winners, “how to” books, and, of course, diaries find their way into the baskets.

Games are also a favorite. This is a great way to introduce games you played as a kid. These can include card games, jacks, jump-ropes, and travel-size games such as Mastermind, checkers, and Connect-Four.

Adding to collections can also be a nice surprise on Easter morning. If there is anything your child is collecting, i.e. cards, figurines, stickers, etc., these can be included in the basket.

And don’t forget office supplies. I am not sure why, but kids seem to love office supplies. You can include Post-It notes, letter writing supplies (including stamps), pens, highlighters, and special paper.

Make it simple. You don’t have to stuff the basket. Just a few simple items are fine.

And if you don’t like the green plastic “grass” and its special way of finding its way all over your house, you don’t have to include it!

Tomorrow we’ll talk candy!

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