Family Matters: Creative Easter Basket Ideas
Monday, April 02, 2012
Beyond the candy
Colored plastic eggs filled with goldfish, animal crackers, or chocolate eggs
Rubber ducks and other bath toys
Bubble makers
Sidewalk chalk
Stickers
Flower seeds to plant inside or outside
Kids’ gardening gloves
Crayons, markers, or other art supplies
Fun pen
Notepad
Erasers
Ugly Doll or other adorable stuffed critter
Rubber stamps
Playdough
Matchbox cars
Marbles
Finger puppets
And some more ideas for the list:
A baseball
Small action figures
Silly Putty
Hair accessories
Colorful shoelaces
Small Dover Books
Slinky
Jacks
Playing cards
Trading cards
And if you want to color eggs the natural way, learn from Beth Curtin - mom, crafter and artist extraordinaire. On her blog Acorn Pies, Beth shows how to dye eggs from things you may already have at home. She used flowers, leaves and grass from the garden, rubberbands, yellow onions, vinegar, and white eggs to create beautiful eggs—reminiscent of sun prints.
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