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Easter Basket - The Gift Basket Kids Want

By: Kate S Home | Home-and-Family | Holidays


In 2011, Easter Sunday will be on April 24th. One of the popular legend for this holiday is that a white hare would leave a basket filled with colored eggs and candies to all the good children on Easter morning. Over the years, sending a beautiful Easter basket to one's favorite kids has become an American tradition. Who would not want to encourage their kids to be good so that they will receive a basket of treats from the Easter bunny? This article provides some gift ideas for Easter baskets that kids will love.

Since the Easter bunny is one of the symbol for this holiday, most baskets contain a plush bunny. For some baskets, an adorable yellow plush duckling may be used as alternative since ducklings are associated with eggs and spring. In addition, foil-wrapped bunnies and chocolate eggs, assorted color malt eggs that look like bird eggs, jelly beans, marshmallow Peeps in the shape of chicks or bunnies, are commonly found in the baskets. Some of the contents in the basket can be used for holiday activities. For example, the Easter eggs can be used in the egg hunt by the kids.

Easter baskets for kids often contain coloring book, kids card game, play dough, game sets, silly strings, and plenty of fun activities for them to enjoy. If you prefer the kids not to consume too much sweets, you may want to select a basket that provides more fun things to do than sweets.

For example, for boys between the age of 4 and 9, you can send them a white basket filled with a plush bunny, large sidewalk chalk in cheerful spring colors, bubbles, ball maze game, Disney cars coloring book, crayons, and puzzle. He can also paint on the cars poster and painting with the paint brush. For snacks, he can find marshmallow Peeps, chocolate chip cookies, jelly beans and milk chocolate bunny. The fun and educational activities will keep him busy for hours and the delicious snacks will keep him energized.

For girls of the same age group, you can send them a white basket with a pink plush bunny. The little princess can enjoy the fun provided by the sidewalk chalks, bubbles, ball maze game, Disney princess coloring book, crayon sets, puzzle, and the princess poster and painting set with paint brush. In between these fun activities, she can snack on the malt eggs, jelly beans, and milk chocolates.

For kids who are too young to enjoy these activities, you can send them a plush bunny that sings a tune and wiggles his ears, accompanied by a box of jelly beans with 10 popular flavors. For kids between the age of 3 -5, You can consider sending them a basket that is filled with candy bubbles, candy Easter eggs, a coloring activity book and crayons, silly Putty, and cotton candy.

In summary, an Easter gift basket can bring the fun and treats that a kid wants. You can do the work for the white hare and deliver an adorable basket to your kids.




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Kate S. is the CEO of Giftbasketforall.com, an online store specialized in gift baskets.

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