I can be a bit of a Scrooge when it comes to some holidays, like Christmas (over commercialized, and our kids have so much while so many have so little) and Valentines Day (since when does showing love require spending a week's pay on an ostentatious spread?) BUT I really like to bring it back to the basics to celebrate most of them.
In honor of Easter, we had a house full of friends and family this afternoon. The kids hunted eggs (Heather goes over the top with everything, so she brought *250* stuffed eggs) while Chance grilled burgers. We had enough food to feed an entire congregation, and my refrigerator looks like the day after Thanksgiving!
With kids whose ages range widely, it can be hard to keep gifts on the same page, so here's what mine will receive in the morning in their Easter baskets:
Chesney is 13 and has outgrown egg hunting, but she'll get an Easter basket from me until the day I'm delivering them to her kids! Since I'm all about reusing, I bought these clear, oblong tubs instead of baskets since they can be used for storing nail polish, bath toys, anything! They were each ONE DOLLAR at Dollar Tree.
Chesney's basket is stuffed with Gel pens, ponytail holders, a new summery candle for her room, neon nail polish, headbands and candy.
Mayson is 10 and helped us hide the eggs for the little kids this year instead of hunting them. His basket consists of two gliders, two packs of sunflower seeds, and candy.
The last one on the roster is Layla, who at 3 is just now appreciating an egg hunt. She had a party at school, went to another Easter party with a girl friend of mine, AND was gifted an Easter basket filled with gifts and candy, so I took it really easy on hers. She received a water bottle just like Caycee's, a straw cup, a bunny mask and candy.
Easter baskets don't have to stop when your kids reach a certain age; you just have to tweak them a bit!
I hope everyone has a great holiday!
Xoxo, Lo
