It’s time to think about building Easter baskets. We’ll sow some wheat grass seeds in our Easter baskets on March 14 or so and let the grasses grow up until Easter Sunday. They make a lovely soft bed for pretty eggs.
In addition to fruits and flowers, the Easter Bunny always brings a few presents for our boys and I’m looking for the perfect items for this year. I bought two handmade gnomes from Eve’s Little Earthlings on Etsy and they’re awesome. A small bit of chocolate is always in order, but not too much because there’s always plenty of Easter candy at family celebrations.
I think we need some new modeling beeswax, since ours melted all together while sitting in a sunny window. And a book for each boy, of course. And shiny metallic crayons.
Here is a little gallery of wonderful items for Easter baskets from one of my favorite toy companies of all time: A Toy Garden. They have so many lovely, open-ended playthings for kids up to about age 12 or 13.
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Blue Butterfly Wings
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Felt Sheep
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Wood Bird Mobile
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Sunprint Kit
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The Starry Bird
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Flowers and Butterflies Cookie Cutters
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Eggs for the Hunting
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Face Paint Giotto
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Sweet Dreams Silk/Flannel Blanket-Rainbow
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Colored Twig Pencil Set
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Three Wood Rabbits
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Rainbow 9″ Taper Candles – Set of 2
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Wooden Eggs
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Spring Rabbit Set
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Story of the Butterfly Children
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Rainbow Fairies Kit
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Rainbow Crayons
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Toddler’s Serving Set Peter Rabbit
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Three Spring Bunnies Needle Felting Kit
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Ladybugs in a Pot
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Blue Fairy Doll
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Reversible Bonnet
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Wood Chicks with Butterfly Puzzel
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Felt Rabbit
Row 1: Blue Butterfly Wings / Felt Sheep / Wood Bird Mobile
Row 2: Sunprint Kit / The Starry Bird / Flowers and Butterflies Cookie Cutters
Row 3: Eggs for the Hunting / Face Paint Giotto / Sweet Dreams Silk and Flannel Blanket – Rainbow
Row 4: Colored Twig Pencil Set / Three Wood Rabbits / Rainbow 9” Taper Candles – Set of 2
Row 5: Wooden Eggs / Spring Rabbit Set / The Story of the Butterfly Children
Row 6: Rainbow Angels Kit / Rainbow Crayons / Toddler’s Serving Set Peter Rabbit
Row 7: Three Spring Bunnies Needle Felting Kit / Ladybugs in a Pot / Blue Fairy Doll
Row 8: Reversible Bonnet / Wood Chicks with Butterfly Puzzle / Felt Rabbit
And now, for the first time, I’m hosting a GIVEAWAY to help you build an Easter basket for your child! A Toy Garden has graciously donated three prizes to three lucky Love in the Suburbs readers. We are giving away a Small Sunprint Kit, a wooden Spring Rabbits Set, and a Rainbow Angels Kit, all of which are pictured above.
To enter please answer this question below in your comments: What is your favorite Easter tradition? Then like both the Love in the Suburbs Facebook page and the AToyGarden.com Facebook page. Please tell your friends about this giveaway! A winner will be chosen at midnight on Wednesday, 3/13/2013. Good luck!
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