Have fun this Easter!

Isn’t 2013 flying by quickly? It seems like only moments ago that we were celebrating Christmas and now Easter is just around the corner! The lovely thing about Easter is that it brings together the whole family – whether you are religious or not, it can still be a time for fun and celebration. This year Easter falls on March 31^st so there is still time to plan some fun family activities!

Easter just wouldn’t be Easter without a traditional egg hunt – such a simple pleasure that has timeless appeal. Hide a bunch of chocolate eggs in the garden and your children (or grand-children) will love tracking them down! It’s a great way to enjoy some fresh air and exercise – not to mention a way to bring out a healthy sense of competition! A classic egg and spoon race is another brilliant way to have fun outdoors.

You can have fun creating personalized egg baskets to make your egg hunt extra special. Just get some inexpensive plain baskets and let your children’s creativity run wild by embellishing them with felt shapes, sequins, pompoms or whatever they love!

Forget store-bought Easter cards, it’s so much more fun to make your own! Buy some pastel-colored card and get the children to invite their friends over for a creative crafty session. All you need is some crayons, paper scraps, glitter, washable school glue and whatever odds and ends you can find! Try making flowers with pipe cleaners and tissue paper, or cute chicks with stick-on googly eyes. The result will be something truly unique and special!

Egg painting is another great way to enjoy some Easter craft fun. Use kids paint and paintbrushes to decorate eggs that are hard-boiled or blown – there are lots of video tutorials online with tips and ideas. Get everyone involved and award prizes to the most inventive designs!

Easter is a time of feasting, so be sure to have plenty of indigestion tablets ready for those bloated tummies. Your local stores might be closed over Easter weekend, so make sure you’re all stocked up on things like diapers and baby wipes – things you definitely do not want to run out of over Easter!

After all that chocolate it’s extra important to make sure your teeth don’t suffer – give them a thorough clean with an OralB Pulsar Pro-Health Adult Toothbrush.  Encourage little ones to join in by treating them to a cool Power Puff Girls toothbrush to make brushing extra fun!

Enjoy the Easter sunshine by taking little ones into the garden for a teddy bear’s picnic – throw a blanket on the grass and enjoy some yummy treats from paper plates and plastic food containers. Easter chocolate cornflake nests are simple to make and taste delicious – there are lots of easy recipe ideas online. You could also bake cookies shaped like bunnies and chicks and have fun decorating them with colored icing. Children will love the novelty of eating outdoors with their VIP teddy guests!

So in our last post we dished out a few ideas for Easter Dinner, but now its time for the most important part… THE EASTER BASKET.

Some times it’s hard to come up with new gift ideas year after year.  Kids are generally pretty easy to get excited about Easter no matter what’s in the basket, but what about an older child, or even an adult? Yes adults can get Easter Baskets too – no matter how old you are it’s totally cool to give, or get an Easter Basket! Or is that just my excuse to give and get gifts? Anyway, here is a list of 20 Easter Basket Gift Ideas for the entire family.

1. My First Easter Bib – We wouldn’t want to ruin the brand new pastel colored Easter outfit now would we?
2. Hide n Squeak Eggs – These look so fun, I might have to buy one for myself!
3. Wubbanub Plush Pacifier Toy – Babies love these, and it helps keep the pacifier in their hands rather than on the floor.
4. Velveteen Rabbit Book – This is a must have for every child, it brings me back : )
5. Green Sprouts Stacking Cup Set – They are pastel..they will fit in the Easter basket..and they will keep the baby entertained. Phew!

1. Barbie Easter Doll – All little girls want a Barbie – or two, or three, or four.
2. Temporary Easter Tatoos – Fun for boys and girls.  This should hold them off from wanting a real one until they are at least 18.
3. Animal Print Plastic Eggs – Way more cool than plain plastic eggs – plus you can fill them with cash or coins for a pleasant surprise!
4. The First Tip for an Easter Egg Hunt – Too tired to plan a hunt yourself? This kit should do the trick.
5. Crayons or Markers – So they can write “I Love You Mommy” all over your walls

1. Flower Seeds or for non-gardeners a Solar Flower – What’s spring without flowers?
2. Easter Egg Ornaments – A classy touch for any room.
3. Easter Pink Nail Polish – Pink is the new black… or was that last year? Either way these colors will look great.
4. Electric Egg Cooker – Ugh how long DOES it take to hard boil eggs?? Who cares I’ve got an Electric Egg Cooker!
5. Floral Perfume – You are never fully dressed without perfume.



1. Razors – Remind them as they trim their beard that the grass will soon be on its way. Hehe.
2. Baseball Memorbilia – It’s that time of year again… embrace it.
3. Cologne – Spring smells nice, so should our men.  Please and thank you.
4. A Diamond Bracelet – Oops oh wait that’s for you… get it anyway, you deserve it!
5. A Pink Easter Tie – Real men wear pink!!!

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Easter is another fun holiday to get creative with food, decorations, and good old fashioned activities for the kids.  Here are a few fresh ideas that Stockn’Go found on Pintrest for the upcoming Easter Holiday.

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Easter Gifts

Easter is one of my favorite times of the year. Free candy! Plus, it gives me the opportunity for fun Easter gift ideas. Here are three of my favorites.

1. Easter gifts always make me think of cute novelty items. Lush has a line of Easter gifts that anyone would love to receive!

2. Easter inspired beauty products are plentiful around the Spring time. Try putting together a personalized Easter basket like the one at HotBeautyHealth.

3. People love to get dressed up on Easter day. A hand made approach can be fun and really festive. My Name is Momma has an easy tutorial for an Easter bunny and carrot hair clip to add to your Easter basket.

Send in your Easter basket pictures to the Stock N’ Go Facebook page so everyone can see what you’ve made!

Let me know if you have any other fun Easter ideas by leaving a comment below!

~ Claire

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