CREATIVE EASTER BASKET IDEAS ~~ ALTERNATIVES TO CANDY
by Margie DeMonbrun of Missouri
Note from a wonderful grandma!
I need to go out poking around and find some things for my grand kids' Easter baskets. Their mother does not like candy, but prefers only one or two candy items. Last year they all three got new hats; Chris, a sports hat with sunglasses attached; Kelsey, a white Sunday straw hat with ribbons and bow; and Olivia, a darling white baby bonnet. The girls also got gloves and pretty anklets with lace; Chris got some socks he'd been wanting and a zippered coin holder.
Rather than loading up Easter baskets with sugary snacks, you may want to put an emphasis on a chocolate candy cross or a peanut butter egg, new Christian CD's for the older ones, a Veggie Tale for the younger ones or Steve Green Scripture Songs on tape or CD's. Other
s without sugar are a miniature Easter tea set, a good book, art supplies (there are so many neat things anymore from stickers to sprinkles, colored pens and pencils, rubber stamps, ink, erasers that glow in the dark, gel pens, crafts), Legos, colored light bulbs for lamps in their rooms (green, purple or dark rose...get them at Wal-Mart), sippy straws ( with a soccer ball that bounces around when you sip or a baseball (also Wal-Mart finds), hair bows and accessories.
I personally think the kids LOVE this kind of basket. Putting in a couple of colored plastic Easter eggs - one or two with some quarters and one with a dollar or two -- those ALWAYS bring gasps of delight!!! Usually, by the time I get done with it, I've spent quite a bit on this Easter basket thing; but (husband) and I prefer to put some money into worthwhile, character building items than into all candy. They are only children once.....toyland becomes a thing of the past all too fast. We ALWAYS, however, make SURE the children understand what the real meaning of Easter is....just as we do at Christmas time. The children
Papa (Grandpa) read little poems, verses, etc. on the holiday - it
s center our attention on the reason of the season and gives the children something constructive and educational to do....plus they learn more about Jesus. And we are instructed to teach the children (Deut. 6) when and wherever we are in life....step by step, precept upon precept.
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er things if you dont get it go on line and look it up. THey have a whole bunch of things that are non candy stuff for easter.
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