The Easter bunny is gearing up to make his rounds this year, meaning parents need to get on the good foot when it comes to making Easter baskets. Whether continuing a family tradition or starting your own, parents need to know how to make Easter baskets that suit their family’s personality.
Picking an Easter Basket
Picking out an Easter basket should be fun, as it is a part of the Easter basket making process that can be done with the children. Parents can always head to the local store and let their child take their pick of the rows and rows of colorful wicker baskets. For those who get a bit of a creative stream, making your own can be just as fun. Some of the more adventurous parents might also opt for other non traditional items like large bowls, plastic beach buckets or hats. What a parent uses as an Easter basket is only limited by the imagination.
What Do You Put in a Child’s Easter Basket
Whether choosing a typical wicker basket or going out on a limb with a football helmet, every Easter basket has to start off with some sort of grass. The type of grass used, however, is once again one of those things that can be left up to the parent. Have pets or young babies? Try to stay away from the long plastic grass typically used in Easter baskets. Instead, try using some confetti, which you can make by cutting up pieces of construction paper. Acorns and pine cones also make for a great (and original) lining for Easter baskets.
Making and receiving Easter baskets is supposed to be a fun thing, so when it comes to choosing what kind of “goodies” to put inside, parents must take that into consideration. From marshmallow chicks to peanut butter stuffed eggs, there are a plethora of prepackaged candies out there to choose from, but parent should also consider the alternatives like nuts, trail mix, toys, or school supplies.
Making Eggs for Easter Baskets
In addition to the candy and goodies, an Easter basket staple is the Easter egg. Whether boiling and dying them with a vinegar laced kit or going with the plastic eggs filled with jelly beans and treats, the Easter egg is (perhaps) the most important part of the Easter basket experience.
Tips for Making Easter Fun on a Budget
Shop for Easter items right after Christmas, as the season’s items are usually on sale then. If it’s already too late for that, try your local dollar or discount store. Although the freshness of the candy may be debatable, they are great places to pick up little Easters knick knacks, including those little plastic eggs for Easter egg hunts.
Reuse the same basket every year. This time may sound a bit too frugal, but it is actually a good way to start a tradition and save money. You can mix things up by adding a new flower or bow every year, which also makes for a beautiful “new” basket every year.
Instead of putting in enough candy to induce a diabetic coma, try filling baskets with less expensive (and more nutritious) granola, fruits, or vegetables. Loading up on inexpensive toys and trinkets, like yo-yos and puzzle books, are also great alternatives.
Making Easter baskets is the perfect accent to a holiday that, in addition to celebrating the traditional meaning, brings in spring after months of cold weather. It should be accented with bright colors and inspire light hearted fun – no matter how old the recipient.
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