Thursday, March 28, 2013

Ready For Easter!

I'm pretty excited for Easter this year since Lily's old enough we can hunt for eggs and eat candy! I know a lot of people aren't putting much candy in Easter baskets anymore but she doesn't get candy often. So I think it's ok on the holidays.
I made her basket up the beginning of March but have taken it apart and put it back together probably 3 times now. I decided to do a Doc McStuffins theme since she really likes the show and I wanted to get her a Lambie. Here's how it turned out:
 
This is before I started messing with it:

 
I thought it needed something so I pulled out my stash of ribbon and tied some around the top. Also, I had saved some tags off of some Doc McStuffins tees, trimmed one up and glued it to a ribbon on front. I got the basket, grass, eggs, candy, peeps and chocolate bunny from Walmart for around $9 total (the bag of Easter candy was $3 and only some of it went into the basket). I put the candy inside the eggs with the plan to hide them for her after she opens her basket. The clear wrap and purple glitter bow (which was a pack of 3) came from the dollar tree for $1 a piece. I got the Lambie from Amazon for $11.95 which was too much since I've seen these at Walmart for around $8 and at Kmart for $7 recently. I ordered a stuffed Doc for her off of Kmart for $7 but when my order arrived it was Chilly. I kept him since I was already looking for him (the website said out of stock) but I just didn't feel right putting a snowman in an Easter Basket. I found a Doc McStuffins coloring book on Amazon for $4.49 that had double-ended crayons attached to the front. I was really surprised how well made it was and I'm thinking *maybe* my toddler won't have it torn to shreds within minutes. Next up I found a Doc McStuffins Little Golden Book on Amazon for $3.59 (I've seen them at Walmart slightly cheaper). It's the only one they have right now but I see another one is being released in July and is only $2.30 for pre-order. I'm glad to have found the Little Golden Book since all the Doc Mcstuffins books I've seen are paperback. The large plastic egg in the basket is something I actually already had laying around. It's got tiny markers and egg decorating decals inside.
I was really happy with how it turned out and can't wait to see her face Easter morning! Here's a picture of her last Easter which was her first:


 
 She looked so excited! Hopefully I can get as good a picture this time too. Last years theme was Hello Kitty. She still plays with the kitty shaped eggs all the time.

What's in your kids Easter basket this year and did you have a theme?

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