Are Easter baskets assembled by you for your children or do you g

clubm

15 years ago

Are Easter baskets assembled by you for your children or do you get something pre made?

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shellm
15 years ago
Assembled by me,always have been.I love picking out the goodies to go in them.My 15 yr old son still expects an easter basket.I will continue to make him one as long as I am still able.LOL

Shelley
maryanntx
15 years ago
I always assembled my own. My baby will be 23 next month and none of my boys expect baskets. I did buy some cute things for the twins and put them into neat bunny gift bags along with some grass. I'll be going out to their house late this afternoon.
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I too was going to suggest an alternative "basket". Possibly a nice basket they can use for storage, or perhaps a plastic tote? Backpack, fannypack, computer bag, etc. You can decorate it anyway you like. There's also the reuseable bags from stores they shop which is a gift that keeps giving if they get credit each time they use them. Otherwise, they take up virtually no room and can be used for a myriad of things. I really like your idea of the necessities and functional things. Especially for someone whose funds might be tight. And treats vary by person too. Perhaps some beef jerky, cheese, or a bottle of wine, etc, would be more appreciated than sweets to some. The spirit (no pun intended) is there. A friend of mine each year would give his grandmother a small but good ham, a small loaf of bakery/special bread, some of her favorite fresh veggies and a dessert of some sort. Sized in amounts she could handle with just a few leftovers if any. She loved to cook but Social Security was her sole income so some things like these were luxuries to her. She was thrilled at the thoughtfulness. Each person is different. Perhaps a prepaid phone card and your phone # on it? As a hint! ;) Gas card, prepaid Visa/MC will get used and appreciated. Are there any spices they like but don't buy? Keep your mind, eyes and ears open for things they want and need.
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lisa_fla
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Me too! I buy stuff thoughout the year to put in baskets. The kids really liked the Spongebob sea monkey tanks I found at Walgreens a couple of days ago! Lots of odds and ends. BTW Walgreens has a Wii Jeep game that is unmarked that scans for $5.19. My teenagers is still asleep, but mentioned she hopes the Easter Bunny puts a comfy bike seat in her basket!
lindaohnowga
15 years ago
I make baskets or some kind of containers each year for my daughter, SIL, and all of my grandkids. This year they also got birds nests with eggs in them.....chow mein noodles and chocolate formed the nests, then foil wrapped chocolate eggs were put in the nests. These were then put in round fluted edged coffee filters and wrapped in white lace, then tied shut with a ribbon. Everything I make has to be mailable. Daughter got an egg carton filled with plastic eggs that had goodies inside each egg. She loved it.
sheilajoyce_gw
15 years ago
When DD was in college, I would buy her a new purse and use it as the Easter basket for the goodies I assembled.
gwanny2three
15 years ago
I neve buy the premade ones...I like doing my own too. I try to do a theme every year now that they have grown up. They are not into sweets so much anymore. This is what I did for my 2 married son's and DIL's this year. For my un-married son I got him a basket and filled it with gum, beef jerkey, etc....all his favorites.
shellm
15 years ago
Vicky THATS A GREAT BASKET for your grown children,I would love that myself as well.Very nice.

Shelley
jannie
15 years ago
Assembled by me. I picked some forsythias for a bouquet, fed the pets, made two Easter baskets for my daughters (19 and 20) , made some breakfast-coffee, scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage, then settled back to relax for the day. DH is taking me out for dinner later today. I'm sick of cooking.
chubby_rat
15 years ago
I don't have kids...but I made and filled 9 of these,various colors.'Course they had eyes and noses added...
glenda_al
15 years ago
Still have my son's first Easter basket, which is 42 years old.

Bought it from a specialty five and dime. I bought all the cute little Easter toys and candy from the store. They then wrapped it, beautifully with colored cellophane wrap and a beautiful bow for the Easter bunny to leave at the door.

After that I filled it each year.
patti43
15 years ago
I only have one DD, so it was much cheaper to get her a Russell Stover already made basket than to buy packages of peeps, jelly beans, some trinkets, chocolate bunny, etc. I ended up throwing a LOT of candy out the one year I did it myself. The RS had a stuffed animal and less candy--worked for me.
Toni S
15 years ago
I put the kids together. Woke up this morning in a hurry to finish them up. Dh was to buy some prewrapped lifesavers for some plastic eggs. He bought pepper mint, which they like but not what I was thinking he would buy for them. We stuffed the eggs and I teased him. Sure enough the kids teased him too. Oh, breath mints? These are DAD's favorites, etc. He sure catches heck somedays.
If he buys what he likes he will get lots of leftovers.
mariend
15 years ago
Got 2 small containers at Hobby Lobby like you carry either cleaning supplies or craft supplies and put some clothing and books. No candy and their mom was really happy. Put stickers and names on each. But then they are only 2 & 1 years old. They like to carry things around.

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