Easter celebrations are candy-less in our house. It’s partly because I’m still holding strong to not giving Addie candy and it’s partly because Dave and I have NO self-control. I ate 10 Peeps and a Cadbury Egg on Saturday afternoon because they were close to me. Easter candy is a particular weakness of mine.
That being said, I still love to assemble baskets for the girls, and went ahead and got Millie the same basket from Pottery Barn as Addie- Peter Rabbit. There’s just something about beautiful Easter baskets that the girls get each year- I still remember mine s a child. Once it arrived, I knew I had to figure out what went in! …mostly, my eye was on the NO candy, but still fancy, Easter basket!
We stuck with our tradition of filling the eggs with pennies- which I do both for my Dad (who collected pennies) and to avoid buying jelly beans to stuff inside- and added a treat element of squeeze yogurts for Addie and fruits and veggies for when we’re on the go. These are going to be staples to our Spring as we stop and play at playgrounds and inevitably, will need snacks!
For the rest of the basket, I headed to Target for a few fun things, like flashcards and a coloring book, BJ’s for organic food pouches and to Bellani Maternity to fill up on our Springtime needs for everything Easter basket and beyond. Bellani has awesome ideas to use as baskets, from sand pails to gorgeous Petunia Picklebottom bags, and everything mom and baby need inside! For Addie, I chose a Melissa & Doug magnifying glass and binoculars, since she’s incredibly curious about what she sees and looking through things. I know that she will love having outdoor adventures with them! She also got some Poppy Drops– adorable temporary tattoo earrings! I love that they have super small sizes too (meant for dolls, but totally putting on Millie!). For Miss Millie, I chose a Banana Brush and Jack n’ Jill toothpaste for those chompers that are making their way in now! And finally, I added a book that both girls will love as much as I do, I’m sure: Beekle. I love to get used books passed down… but this was just too good to pass up- Bellani always has the best book selection (Rosie is next our must-have list!).
You can shop Bellani online from anywhere, and get FREE shipping on orders $45+… or shop online and pick-up in store (they will even run your purchase out to your car- PERFECT for new parents)! Easter is a time of thanks for Him and, for us, welcoming Spring into our home. We hope that whether you have a few pieces of candy or the Peeps run in fear from your insatiable sugar-tooth (like me), you have a wonderful holiday!
xo,
Nope… not a sponsored post. We just love Bellani!
I don’t do no candy, because that’s not right, but I do minimal candy 🙂
lol. I know I won’t be able to do no candy forever!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
What great baskets. We do a little candy but not a lot.
A little candy is good for the soul!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
I like your confession. You ate the whole pack, boy is that easy to do. I admire your strength and if you start a child out without all the candy they won’t need or expect it. We always did Candy and an outfit.
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I hope she won’t ask. I know someday I will add some… but I truly have NO self control, except to just not buy it in the first place!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
my kids are older but I think going for a candy-free basket is a good goal for us this year.
Older kids need some candy… right?
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
I can’t do no candy…. I am have a HUGE sweet tooth! That is awesome that you are able to hold out on the kids having candy! There are days I did the same thing! These baskets are so cute! Great idea!
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If it’s not here, I won’t eat it… so I hope I can stick to that!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
We’ve done similar Easter baskets for our son the past few years. This year we will include some mini Cadbury eggs because he loves them, but the rest will be books, a small toy or two and some things he can use.
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The mini eggs are so great. I love that JUST ONE can satisfy, where as the whole big egg can make me feel a bit sluggish!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
Oh what cute ideas. I love the personalized basket and everything inside. We like to do an assortment of books, clothes, toys, and some candy for our kids.
I love a well-rounded basket!
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I could seriously eat multiple packs of PEEPS! I like the no-candy basket idea to remove that temptation.
Peeps are my BFFs!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
These are great Easter baskets. I like having a no candy basket.
Me too… saves me from myself!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
These baskets sound like even more fun than candy baskets. I’ve never heard of Poppy Drops until now! So cute!
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They are SO sweet! I am NOT ready for pierced ears, and my tot loves to change them up!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
I feel so behind! I have not bought one thing for Easter baskets yet so thank you for some great options. We are trying to tone down the sugar consumption here.
I hope you had a wonderful holiday!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
We always do a mix of candy and non-candy items that I know my family will love including DVD’s, popcorn, bubbles, sidewalk chalk and other small items.
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I’ve always liked a mix of things too. The ideas I’m getting here for non-candy items are awesome.
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DVDs are such a great idea!!
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I could never eat a whole pack of Peeps. A whole bag of chocolate on the other hand – no problem!
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I can eat pretty much all of anything, as long as there is far too much sugar in it 😉
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
I like the idea of no candy. This way, they can have stuff to keep, or stuff that isn’t so bad for them!
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So true!
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I love the idea of having an Easter basket without candy. Those bunny ears are too cute.
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I love them! They were Addie’s and then Millie tried them/ Neither is a fan of being a bunny, though!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
Great ideas, I always try and hunt down the non-candy items to put into the basket.
Amen!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
Your girls baskets are so darn cute! I used to save my girls baskets but then I had way too many!
We only do one- same every year. I think I would go nuts with a new one every year!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
We don’t do candy in our baskets either! These are really cute. Love that banana brush – a favorite teether of both my boys!
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BEST teether! I just saw I have one in the car and one in the bath and now this one… Millie is obsessed with it, so that’s good… and Addie must have had more than one because she was, too!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
I like to minimize the amount of candy the kids get too. These are some great ideas for keeping Easter candy free.
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It’s hard… I feel like everything is made of candy nowadays!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…My Mother-in-Law, #52WeeksA4A
I love the candy less baskets!! Candy was never the huge focus of our baskets even though the hunts were fun.
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I put pennies in the eggs… I was such a jellybean fiend as a kid!
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