Yesterday I went to Target specifically to buy two Disney DVDs for my kids' Easter baskets. It will be packaged with the swimsuits (daughter) and T-shirts (son) that I'd already bought on a previous bargain shopping trip. And I started thinking, will this be the last basket? The Easter Bunny stopped dropping off eggs a few years ago. Are gifts next to go?
I typically buy my kids — now 11 and 15 — something this time of year. It seems nice to package them together at Easter. Items of the past include swimsuits, DVDs, CDs, shoes, books, water guns and trading cards. It's part necessity (clothing) and part fun. Oh, and I can't forget a little chocolate so I can steal some. :)
My baskets are never elaborate. Sometimes they aren't even baskets. Anymore, everything goes into a bag that screams Spring is here! The baskets, along with the eggs, are in a bin in the garage. I'm not sure why I store them anymore.
I was never the mom who went all out on Easter. Crafts, Easter-themed activities, etc. weren't typical. I think we colored eggs twice, maybe three times. We had them hunt down eggs hidden in the backyard, and a few times went to community egg hunts. Lately we've gone to scavenger hunts since our kids aren't so little. Pictures with the Easter Bunny weren't the norm. I think the only one is from years ago at a hotel brunch, another rarity. I can count the Easter brunches out on my right hand. Fewer were spent with family since they are all so far away.
This Easter is already different than years past. It's the first year our kids have stuck out their Lent sacrifice without an slip ups (at least none that I know). Isn't this a bigger deal than egg hunts and baskets?
Still, I'm feeling sentimental about the Easter baskets and egg hunts. Will they hunt down their special egg? Would they pose with the Easter Bunny ever again? Are they expecting Peeps and chocolate bunnies or money? Or would they prefer just hanging with friends? The kiddie fun seems so fleeting. Wish it weren't.
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I agree, I've actually never been that crafty, go all out Mom. Every time I try I fail miserably. I'm glad I still have the little ones and I too buy things that are half necessity and fun and I'm glad my 10 year old still believes, not sure how long I have with him but hope he comes to us directly and not his siblings to ask, is the Easter bunny real?
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