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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Easter Baskets for Girls

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Happy April Fools Day! I feel like this whole year has been one big April Fools joke. And I feel like it is cruel to play jokes today. Life is crazy and I am not up for the added stress and jokes. Maybe some light hearted jokes are ok.

Anyways, Easter is going to look very different this year. I was browsing items to get for the girls' Easter baskets since I can't really go into Target and shop for them like I normally do. I have definitely relied on Amazon and the grocery store to get me through this year. And as for clothes, I am still debating on if I am going to get them something special to wear. Are you?

Here are some items that we got for the girls Easter baskets.
Mermaid Coloring Book

My girl are really into coloring. They color on a daily basis. I bought them one of those extra large coloring sheets on Amazon a few months back and they color it all the time. They really don't have any coloring books and I am not sure why, so I added the ones above to their baskets.

Princess Jelly High Heels

If you follow my blog or IG, then you know how much my girls love Disney princesses. They are always wanting to wear high heels and play dress up. Well, they were in need of some new high heels that don't have glitter on them, so I ordered these in pink (for Aurora) and gold for Belle. I am sure they will be excited. Plus they have a one inch "wedge" on them.
Melissa and Doug Scratch Art Notes

I saw these many months ago and I bought them for the girls and never gave them to them. They have been hidden in my closet, so now they are getting them in their Easter basket.

It's Not Easy Being a Bunny Book

I always get the girls a book at all holidays and this one is no exception.

Fancy Nancy Book

My girls have recently become obsessed with Fancy Nancy. They found it on Disney plus and watched the whole first season very quickly. I am sure they will love this book too.

Tecboss Microphone for Kids

My girls played with a microphone over at their cousin's house at Christmas time and they had so much fun. They wanted one at that time, but we had already gotten all of their Christmas and birthday gifts. But now, they will receive one each for Easter and they can belt out their favorite Frozen songs again.

Disney Elsa Frozen 2 Nightgown

My girls love Frozen and Frozen 2. I am not sure I have found a child who doesn't love Frozen. Whenever I travel for work, I usually find a Disney store and find something for the girls. Last time I was traveling (back in early March before we were all quarantined), I saw these cute nightgowns for the girls and didn't grab them. I was bummed, but then I saw that Disney is having a buy one get one half off deal on many pjs plus free shipping, so I bought two for the girls for their Easter baskets.

Other items the girls will be receiving:
Candy
Coins/Money inside of hidden eggs
Chapstick
Bandaids

What are you getting your kids for their Easter baskets?

Monday, April 8, 2019

Preschool Aged Easter Baskets

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We are getting closer to Easter which means Easter baskets. I have been buying things since early February to fill the girls baskets. I wanted to spread the cost and I had to make sure I had everything before we head out on our Mexico trip.

Whenever I go by the Target dollar spot, I always pick up a few things. This year I have gotten them each a strawberry plant starter kit and a DIY paint a shape there. I was going to get them princess bandaids, but let's be real, I always buy them bandaids for each holiday. Ha. I decided to skip it this time, but it does make a good gift in an Easter basket or Christmas stocking.

The girls are really into doing everything outdoors which includes helping Rory garden. They love shoveling snow and I plan on getting them shovels later this year to help us shovel the snow. But for now, we have the upcoming gardening season and I wanted to get the girls quality gardening tools. I saw some in the Target dollar section, but they seemed really cheap and I know the girls will actually use these to help. So I turned to Amazon and bought them each a tool set and a pair of gloves.
Kids Gardening Tool Set

Kids Gardening Gloves

I also got them each a Nevada Wolf Pack t-shirt to replace the ones they have that are stained and getting too small. They still wear their Wolf Pack jersey's a lot, but I wanted another shirt for their closet.

My girls LOVE nightgown pjs. Like really love them. They chose nightgowns over most types of pjs. So on a trip to Target, I found the cutest nightgowns. I got them matching ones so they wouldn't fight over them. But for $7.99 each, they were a steal and I might grab another set.
Cat & Jack Flower Nightgown

Another thing my girls love? The movie Sing, Toy Story and Ratatouille. We don't own either of them (they watched them at my parents house)

Toy Story Series
Ratatouille DVD

Sing DVD
Sing DVD

I also got them an Easter book each as I do with every holiday. I chose It's Not Easy Being a Bunny by Dr. Suess since you can't go wrong with those books and Pinkalicious: Eggstraordinary Easter.
It's Not Easy Being a Bunny book

Pinkalicious: Eggstraordinary Easter

I plan on getting them a special Easter treat and hiding money (mostly coins) in the plastic eggs around the house.

What are you putting in your kids Easter baskets?
Preschool aged Easter Baskets


Wednesday, March 21, 2018

50 Non-Candy Easter Baskets Ideas

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You may have seen my post last week on what will be appearing in the girls Easter baskets this year. If not, you can read it here. But when I was thinking of items to go in my girls Easter baskets, I was a little stumped. I thought about things they need, things they want and then things I think they would like. And I figured I would share some of those with you all. Just in case you were stumped like me. I linked to a few of our favorites.

50 Non-Candy Easter Baskets Ideas

For Kids

* Hair ties (Ouchless and Coil)
* Plastic bracelets
* Coins/money
* Fun straws
* Toy cars
* Socks
* Sandals
* Play make-up
* Puffy stickers
* Silly putty
* Play Doh
* Old school wind up toys
* Bouncy balls
* Books
* Crayons
* Little figurines (Minnie Mouse, Disney Princesses, Paw Patrol, Trolls, etc.)
* Baby doll accessories
* Chapstick
* Friendship necklaces
* Bath toys
* Child's first watch
* Legos
* Bandaids
* Card games (Uno, SkipBo)
* Toothbrush
* Puzzle
* Slinky
* Hair Brush
* Mini balls (mini football, mini basketball, mini kickball)
* PJs
* Baby/Kid Aviators
* Play wallet
* Blocks
* Headbands
* Sensory Water Beads
* Glow in the dark stars
* Toy flash light
* Shampoo/body wash
* Stuffed animal
* Bubbles
* Coloring book
* Personalized cups/Water bottles
* Sidewalk chalk
* Gold Fish/Annie's Bunnies
* Tin Spin Top Toy
* Hat
* Bathing suit
* Water shoes
* Movies
* Play binoculars