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Easter Basket
Making a fun and healthy Easter basket may seem like an oxymoron with all the delicious hundreds of choices of Easter candies and goodies. With the number of overweight children up in America and lots other areas in the world, searching for healthier choices this Easter is a top priority for many people. If you want to go healthier this year, check out these methods for some Easter basket fillers with fewer calories and fat.
Building a Healthy Basket Suggestion #1
Pick toys instead of snacks. A lot of baskets have some toys, in the past goodies generally are the items that filled the basket the most. This year, try more toys and less goodies. Kids will tell you they can never have enough toys and they will last longer and give kids something fun to do all year long. You can find many items on sale so that these gifts don’t cost an arm and a leg. Check the dollar stores and discount stores for smaller yet fun play things. Kids love getting crayons, small reading books and stickers. You can generally find these items for a dollar or less. Other suggestions are small hand-held electronic games, card games or dolls and action figures. Another favorite for the kids is a cute stuffed Easter animal. You can usually find these adorable stuffed toys on sale just days before Easter.
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Building a Healthy Basket Suggestion #2
Choose alternatives to candy. Boxed dried fruits can replace the typical jelly beans. Snacks like these provide a juicy sweetness without the added fat and calories. Plus there is the added plus of vitamins and nutrients your kids need. Buy some raisins, dried apricots or even Craisins® from Ocean Spray®. Craisins® are dried sweet cranberry goodies that come in several flavors. You can also get some yogurt and chocolate covered raisins for a bit of an added flavor and fun for your kids.
Building a Healthy Basket Suggestion #3
You don’t have to give up the candy all together. After all this is suppose to be a fun day and children expect some special treats that Easter bunny brings. It’s okay to add some candy to their basket. Instead of super-sizing it, go snack size instead. Add a few snack sized candy bars, chocolate eggs and other fun treats. Just watch the candy intake and spread these little goodies out. Use dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate. Dark chocolate is actually good for us. The dark chocolate provides antioxidants and is a healthier candy choice. Look for the goodies that are lower in calories but still give the sweet taste for your children
Building a Healthy Basket Suggestion #4
Homemade treats are another great way to make your baskets healthier. You can make cupcakes and alter the recipe to reduce the fat. Add apple sauce instead of oil and try some sugar substitute to supplement and reduce the refined sugars. Get creative with these healthier snacks and make fun Easter shaped treats for some great family fun. Try Rice Krispy treats® and use cookie cutters to cut them into fun bunny shapes, Easter eggs and other Easter shapes. Bake up some sugar cookies with a sugar substitute and top them with melted dark chocolate or peanut butter instead of frosting.
Going healthy with your Easter baskets is not only good for you but can be a fun family activity. Other fun ideas for Easter are to do some kids crafts with the whole family. You can even make your own Easter baskets.
Here are some fun Kids Easter Crafts you can do with your kids.
Julie is the author and creator of Cool Kids Craft Ideas where you can find many craft ideas, kids activities, coloring pages and more.
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Children are usually the most fun to buy Easter basket gifts for.
There are a lot of toys that are almost all perfect with regard to Easter basket gifts, there will end up being something to please even the youngest children.
Kids would without a doubt enjoy a beautifully bound traditional book or perhaps a special, private copy of a modern day favorite.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for younger visitors or even the Twilight collection for youths.
If they love drawing, include a bunch of sketch pencils or a new set of chalks to give them hours of fun right after Easter is over and also the candy has run out.
Enjoyable ideas include the hula hoop, a basketball or perhaps a croquette set. Additional neat presents are balloons, marbles as well as traditional games.
Kids have a lot of fun with Easter basket gifts.
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Children love to get brightly colored eggs from the Easter basket.
If your children had been good, the actual Easter Bunny might lay brightly colored eggs in the home.
During Easter, children love to decorate boiled eggs.
Young children 4 to 7 really are mystified by the Easter Bunny, Egg Hunt, etc. The smiles show that.
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However, by ages 7 or even eight, they start loosing interest in the actual mysteries of Easter and begin thining more “grown up” 
Back a long time ago,
Kids would add hay to caps and containers to make little nests, and insert them in hidden areas of their own home.
The next morning, they would search through their nests, and hopefully find a nice surprise awaiting them!
Kids believe the Easter Bunny hid the surprises, as well as additional treats or presents within the Easter basket.
We don’t do that anymore. Now we have huge Easter Baskets filled with candy and toys.
Maybe a wine and cheese filled basket for Mom and Dad?
Happy Easter Everybody!
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From over the top to super affordable – ideas for really cute Easter baskets
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The Easter basket is the quintessential symbol of the religious holiday that takes place two days after Good Friday each year. Well, that and the Easter Bunny. Easter baskets, overflowing with chocolate bunnies, jelly bean-filled plastic eggs and other delightful candy treasures, remain one of the most popular children’s holiday gifts in modern day history, second only to Christmas presents and Halloween candy most likely.
According to the National Confectioners Association (NCA), a survey showed that chocolate bunnies are the most popular Easter basket item for children and adults – some 90 million are produced and sold every year. Jelly beans come in second with around 16 billion being sold annually. These are obvious choices for Easter basket filling, but what else do you include in an Easter basket to make it truly kiddo-approved and thoroughly enjoyable for the little ones?
Here’s a list of the top ten best items for a children’s Easter basket to get you started. You can pick and choose from this list – don’t feel like you have to include them all! Remember to mix it up and make it fun. And don’t forget to hide the Easter basket for the kids to find in the morning!
Jelly Belly® Jelly Beans
A staple in any Easter basket, the “original gourmet jelly beans” are second to none in flavor. Check out the website to see all the variations and flavors (including Sours, Sunkist, Cold Stone Creamery ice cream flavors, sugar-free and more), or go to your local confectioner’s store (there’s a store locator on the website) to assemble a homemade assortment of your child’s most favorite flavors.
Chocolate bunnies
Ah, another staple on any children’s Easter basket, the chocolate bunny. Whether you splurge on bunnies from See’s Candies, or other gourmet chocolatiers, or just pick some up at the local drug store, a chocolate bunny is a necessity for a kid’s Easter basket. Does your child start with the ears or the feet? According to the NCA, 76% of Americans say the ears should be eaten first!
Personalized M&Ms
You pick the colors and you pick the messaging – we recommend putting your child’s name on the candy as there is limited space. Your kids will love how cool these personalized M&Ms are.
Candy-filled eggs
Buy some of those plastic pastel-colored eggs and fill ‘em to the brim with Easter candy. Try using mini-chocolate eggs, jelly beans, mini-varieties of things like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or candy bars, or you could even stick some dollar bills in there!
Marshmallow Peeps
What would an Easter basket be without Marshmallow Peeps? Put a package in the basket; the little ones love marshmallows, especially colored ones shaped like bunnies and ducks!
Dyed eggs
If your family dyes Easter eggs, don’t forget to include some of the finished product in the child’s Easter basket.
A Stuffed Animal
Don’t forget to include a small Easter stuffed animal, whether it be a stuffed duck or bunny, or a new Beanie Baby. This doesn’t apply to boys of a certain age, so for them, go with some other small gift or token.
Send a little love their way by including a customized printable kids Easter card in the basket. A little note of love goes a long way…
Coloring Pages, Activity Sheets
This will give them something to do while you’re preparing for the Easter feast or waiting for dinner at Grandma’s house. Easter coloring sheets and activity sheets from AmericanGreetings.com are a perfect way to keep little minds busy. Don’t forget the new crayons or colored pencils!
An Easter craft
Kids love craft-making so why not include a little something in the Easter basket? Don’t make it too complicated. There’s plenty of simple kids Easter crafts at FamilyFun.
Jaime Smith is a writer for American Greetings Interactive brands. AGI brands include American Greetings (ecards,) PhotoWorks (photocards,) Webshots (photosharing,) Blue Mountain (greeting cards,) Egreetings (free ecards) and Kiwee (free html codes.) She writes on family, love, holidays, friendship and more. Her content can be found on brand websites, articles, blogs and press releases.
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