Easter Basket Goodies (That Aren’t Candy) by Lauren Corbett on April 4, 2017 in Advice, Babies, Holidays, motherhood candy-free-easter-basket In the interest of full disclosure, my kid’s Easter baskets will not be candy free. That’d be cruel. I do try to make it not all about the candy though.
Here are the guidelines that I use when filling their baskets:
Is it easy? I don’t have the time to go to five stores looking for just the right thing. So I keep it simple. I try to pick up things from places that I would be going anyway.
Is it affordable? I’m filling three baskets and next year, it will be four. Everything in their basket will either get eaten, used up, or played with for a short period of time, so I don’t want to spend a bunch of money on it. We save larger purchases for birthday’s and Christmas.
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Is it exciting? We hide the baskets and they have to find them Easter morning. I want them to be thrilled.
My favorite ideas for non-candy fillers
Books – Books are always a winner. You can get inexpensive books at the Dollar Store or the $1 bins at Target. We all love books, so I am usually willing to spend more to get special ones. Nursery rhyme books are a great option for little kids.
Spring clothing items – Easter feels like the beginning of spring. The timing is perfect for new bathing suits, flip flops, hats, and sunglasses.
Buckets, shovels and other beach supplies – We need new stuff in this department every year. The old buckets and shovels are inevitably broken or lost.
New art supplies – My kids go through crayons, markers, construction paper, play-dough, paints, and brushes like wildfire. We can always use more of these things.
Glow sticks – You can’t go wrong with anything that glows; necklaces, bracelets, wands, anything. The best prices are at the Dollar Store.
New sippy Cups/waterbottles – My kids love new water bottles. Consider getting insulated ones with summer coming up.
If the children are older than three years, the teacher can use real coins for the same activity. They should be glued together.
Elf on the Shelf, a recent and wildly popular Christmas tradition among young families has sparked many pleasant emotions with both children and adults. There have also been some who view the simple game as manipulative and blends the idea of child play with real world observation and the notion that one is always being watched. In an attempt to both increase children’s interaction with the Christmas tradition, and also appeasing the naysayers, Elf on the Shelf will be introducing a clothing line in addition to fashionable miniature doorways that parents can place around the home to reduce the imaginary gap between reality and fiction. Parents find just as much enjoyment if not more with the elf doll in attempts to out-do other friends on social media. Adding to the repertoire of merchandise will not
The children are provided with a wider range of objects to include plastic objects. Rather than being in a basket, the objects are usually put out in a pile for the children to explore. In addition to the objects used in treasure basket play, some other examples include egg boxes, small boxes with lids, cardboard tubes, shower puffs, pot scourers, bottle brushes, pieces of flannel or material, coloured ribbons, pasty brushes, pumice, coconut shells, large pebbles, driftwood, bark, pine cones, feathers. wooden bowls, wooden spoons, wooden pegs, wooden curtain rings, small mirror, bells, measuring spoons, tea strainers, a lemon or orange,
Once your baby is a little bit more older and use to books you can buy simple board books which contain bright or sparkly pictures which capture their attention. Initially its important that books you buy only have one or two items on them so that your baby can concentrate on them. As your baby heads towards its first birthday try and get books which have pictures of animals, babies and other familiar object.
Easter is a Christianity based holiday, which depicts why she was not familiar with the word and displays cultural differences with her classmates. She began asking about the meaning, who celebrated the holiday and the traditions that came with it. On the other hand, her classmates, including David, had a difficult time explaining Easter to her due to the language barrier. As each student tried to come up with the correct words to help the Moroccan woman comprehend Easter, David brings up that a rabbit gives chocolate on that day. The French instructor becomes confused by the statement and at one point questions whether or not he used the right word. The teacher expresses that in France the tradition does not include a rabbit at all, but instead a bell flies in from Rome and brings chocolate to people. David disagrees with his teacher’s beliefs and denies the capability of a bell to deliver sweets due to it not having eyes or mobility. As time went on, David realized it was not about who was right or wrong. Every culture has a different faith, religion, and tradition that sets one another apart, instead of passing judgment people should take everyone’s opinon into consideration. David came to conclusions that if he could have faith in a rabbit, why not give a bell the benefit of the doubt
Another place to visit is the Lollipop Shop. This store is quite unique because it offers over 400 different types of candy. If you have a sweet tooth, this is the shop for you. The kinds of candy they offer are the old-fashion candy sticks I used to buy for a dime, different flavored hard candies, several types of gummy candies, gum, and of course lollipops. While we were there, my wife and I inquired about services the Lollipop Shop offers, such as birthday party packages available through the shop. The bear parties are very unique, and we hadn’t tried them before. The children are given a choice of one of about twenty different choices of stuffed animals. They then go to stuff the animal and fluff it. They also offer to give their creation, which comes with adoption papers, a name. This party is offered for fourteen dollars per child. With another package, for eighteen dollars per person, in addition to stuffing their animal of choice, they get to decorate a cookie, and they get a slushie.
If the kids were really fortunate there may have been a toy such as a doll; or a toy wagon for the very youngest.
Each day, starting on December 1st, the children open one window on the advent calendar. In each window is a little treat
Today I'll share with you my number one go to! It is my Mommy Diaper Bag. I’ll fill you in on what’s in the bag and a supply list so you can always be prepared too. Don't forget to check out my other article especially for dad on the Daddy Diaper Bag. I'll be sure to update you as the little one gets older with any necessary changes or additions.
... blanket or a stuffed toy to keep the baby comfortable if she is over six months old.
Saint Augustine once said, "What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men.
He recalls his Christmas gifts being very simple; practical yet simple. On the other hand, some gifts were handmade, like scarves and mittens. Now, kids' gifts seem more personal, or at least more diverse. One kid may get a new bike and transformer toys, while another kid
something that was given to them free. Also, people get to give gifts to their
... create their own wish list to Santa Claus. They begin to see the value of how what I set up for them to learn will be beneficial for them.
Easter is a religious holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his death by crucifixion about 2,000 years ago. For Christians, Easter is a day of religious services and the gathering of family. In many churches Easter comes after a season of prayer, abstinence, and fasting called Lent. This is observed in memory of the 40 days' fast of Christ in the desert. In Eastern Orthodox churches Lent is 50 days. In Western Christen religions Lent is observed for six weeks and four days.