I can’t believe we are officially in April and Easter is truly around the corner! If you are still searching for some gift ideas I’ve rounded up 50 ideas (with links) to hopefully inspire you. Easter Baskets should be fun and do not need to be super fancy or expensive. I focus on things I know my child needs (and I will probably be replacing shortly like clothes, markers, snacks etc) and some activities to help entertain them on those busy days. I’ve rounded up a few categories below of our favourites!
One of my favourite things about Easter (aside from the delicious food!) is getting our family Easter basket ready. Easter is all about gathering with friends and family and traditions like these get me excited for the holiday every year.
Coming from a Polish background, the Easter basket is enriched with old traditions that have been passed down for centuries. The basket is filled with the typical goodies (chocolate, decorated eggs etc.) but additional items are added in which each represent a specific meaning (described more below). As a child, I always loved the trip to the European grocery store to help pick out all the items we were adding in. Obviously I would always sneak some additional chocolate in – for good measure of course. Once the basket was put together, it was taken to be blessed before being used for Easter morning. Another favourite memory for me was the drive home after blessing. That Easter basket never stood a chance! My brother would go straight for the meat, my sister and I would split up some chocolate, someone got the bread and that was usually how it went down every year. We all had good intentions – but it never made it home in one piece!
