No-Candy Easter
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Have a Healthy Easter!
Why not step out of the mould this Easter and give gifts that don't involve candy/chocolate?
Every holiday ( Valentines Day, Christmas, Easter and Halloween ) the candy industry is making a killing!
I believe kids are eating way to much sugar. Think of all of the health problems, including obesity, that our generations are having to face because of the sugar and corn syrup added to our diets?
They don't need it, Easter can be just us much Fun without it! There are many healthier alternative to the traditional candy baskets and I wish you all a very Happy & Healthy Easter!
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Every holiday ( Valentines Day, Christmas, Easter and Halloween ) the candy industry is making a killing!
I believe kids are eating way to much sugar. Think of all of the health problems, including obesity, that our generations are having to face because of the sugar and corn syrup added to our diets?
They don't need it, Easter can be just us much Fun without it! There are many healthier alternative to the traditional candy baskets and I wish you all a very Happy & Healthy Easter!
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Contents at a Glance
Alternatives to Candy in Easter Baskets
I love to do theme ideas for gifts rather it be for Christmas, Baby Shower, Wedding Shower, Birthday and now Easter!Here are a few different theme ideas for your basket:
Arts & Crafts Basket - Fill plastic Easter Eggs with craft items like: pom poms, googly eyes, buttons, foam shapes....etc. Then in basket add items like: paper, glue, paint, paint brushes, crayons, colouring books, Play Doh!
Summer Outdoor Fun Basket - Bubbles, side-walk chalk, kite, frisbee, hacky sack, marbles, yo-yos, beach ball, sandals, beach pail and shovel, hat, sunglasses, new swimsuit.
Sport Basket - Any sport child is into. example - Baseball glove, ball, water bottle and tickets to a major league game!
A Gardening Basket - mini terra cotta pots, spade, gloves, sun-hat, and fill plastic Easter Eggs with seeds (flowers, veggies, or herbs)
Bunny Tea Time Basket - Plush bunny, tea pot & tea cups, iced tea packages, biscuits and mini jars of jam, baby carrots and dip. Then in the plastic Easter Eggs - mini boxes of raisins.
Princess Basket - Girls love to dress-up and feel like the princesses that they are! Fill Basket with items like: dresses, tiaras, shoes, purse and Piggy PaintTM nail polish.
Then in plastic Easter Eggs items such as: hair barrettes/bows, princess stickers, jewelery.
Storytime Basket - Kids love books! add in Plush animal, flashlight, or Pj's. Then in plastic Easter Eggs items such as: stickers, tattoos, silly putty.
Movie Basket - DVD & Popcorn...Perhaps add in a toy that is associated with the movie or new pj's. Will go over great with almost any age child who enjoys movies!
Bath-time Basket - Hooded bunny bath towel, toothbrush, safe bubble bath, rubber ducky, bath crayons, foam letters, bath squirters and any other bath toys.
Baby Basket - Plush animal, sippy cup, slippers, a Easter theme bib, onesie, cardboard book, and the plastic Easter Eggs filled with cheerios or graduates finger food puffed cereal.
***NOTE: These are just example of what can go into the theme baskets. Not everything has to go in it that i mentioned. And for budget wise, a lot of the items can be bought at a Dollar Store!
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Easter Movies
Kids Love Webkinz!
- fun and educational
Webkinz plush animals have become one of the top highly sought after toys. Each plush pet comes with a secret code that allows kids to go online to a virtual world and "adopt" their store-bought plush pet and care for it online for one year.It's a great website for kids, especially those just learning to use a computer! They're good for both girls and boys in a wide age range.
There are so many games! When you play the games, you get Kinzcash that you can spend on all kinds of food (and you can use the food to make recipies) and furniture that your pet can interact with. It is a good way to teach children valuable life skills, such as saving money to buy something yourself and working for your money, while still incorporating fun games.
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Bible: The Easter Story
VeggieTales: An Easter Carol Trailer
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Easter Jell-O Jigglers
Making Easter Jello Eggs!
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Free, printable Easter Colouring Pages
- Easter Coloring Pages and Crafts!
- Free, printable Easter coloring pages
- Easter Activities for Children
- Printable craft templates
- Cartoon Characters Easter Coloring Pages
- Easter eggs, bunnies, ducks, baby chicks, and other themes.
- Free Coloring Pages & Sheets for Kids @ Crayola.com
- 18 coloring pages for Easter
- Free Kids Easter coloring pages
- Free printable coloring pages.
- HERSHEY'S Easter Coloring Sheets
- Create a colorful Easter masterpiece!
- Easter Coloring Pages
- Bunnies, Chickens and Eggs
- Free Disney Easter Pages
- Free Printable Disney's Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore Easter Coloring Pages
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Crayons
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Countdown to Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday: April 8, 2012
What are you putting in your kids baskets this year?
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scraps2treasures
Apr 5, 2012 @ 4:47 pm | delete
- Love all the non-candy ideas! My son is getting Legos. My 2 youngest are getting accessories for their American Girl Dolls. Plus typical stuffers like coloring books, crayons, etc. I still do a little bit of candy, but it is usually homemade.
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subprodd01
Aug 24, 2010 @ 8:49 am | delete
- Your len is so good. rabbit so cute.:)
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Beverley
Apr 2, 2010 @ 7:28 pm | delete
- I'm going with the egg search but I'm putting numbers 1-10 in them and scattering them around the house. If she finds them in sequence great, if not, she has to keep the egg there with the number and try and find the one that corresponds with the previous number. A memory game and number game all in one.... The prize is quite large though, I always go overboard for Easter, however I only bought 1 chocolate. The rest of the basket is filled with toys like (yo-yo, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, clothes, bubble bath, coloring books, sunglasses) just to name a few. My daughter loves it.!!!!!
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Shirley
Feb 12, 2010 @ 8:18 pm | delete
- Those are some great ideas.. I like the toys and books and videos. But I also like the jello stuff so they get something to eat for Easter. Like Jello eggs.
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Instead of Candy,
- Adopt-A-Manatee
- Helping to save endangered manatees has become a very popular gift alternative at Easter and other special occasions throughout the year.
Also check out the Word World & Mickey's Clubhouse toys!
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