Easter Sunday is on April 21 this year. I'm having fun preparing personalized Easter baskets for my loved ones! 🧺
Easter is a Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, 3 days after He was crucified by the Romans. Easter concludes "The Passion of Christ"'s commemoration which begins with a 40-day fast before Easter and culminates in the Holy Week. Holy Thursday (Jesus' Last Supper) and Good Friday (Jesus' Crucifixion) are the highlights of the Holy Week, crescendoing into Easter Sunday.
What's the connection between Jesus' Resurrection and the Easter bunny and eggs, though? It's the outcome of people's merging two celebrations into one over the centuries. In ancient cultures before Christ, Easter was known as the spring equinox, when the dark days of winter gave way to the sunny days of spring. They prayed to the goddess of spring and fertility, Eostre (sounds like Easter!) for a bountiful harvest. 🌸
Eostre was depicted as holding a basket in her arms. The rabbit and egg have traditionally been symbols of fertility and new life. Candies symbolize the sweetness of life and joy. Combining them all together, we now have the Easter basket tradition celebrating Jesus' Resurrection, spring, and new life. 🌼
Delight your loved ones with these DIY Easter basket ideas for kids, teens, and adults you can enjoy preparing at home!
How to make personalized Easter baskets?
It's very easy to assemble! You can get everything you want at Walmart for a basic Easter basket for only $25 --
Perfect wrap, $4.99;
Edible grass, $1.99; and
🍬 $18 for all the candy in this basket!
Then, simply add in your personalized Easter gift items thoughtfully chosen for each recipient.
What do you put in an Easter basket?
Easter basket stuffers usually consist of stuffed bunny toys, decorated eggs, marshmallow chicks, and chocolate candy. There's a basket for everyone: babies, kids, teens, and adults.
What are the top 5 most popular Easter basket items?
Candies and delicious snack items fill everyone's Easter baskets. Stuffed bunny toys and other decorations come next. For adult recipients, wines are added to the baskets.
What can you give for Easter instead of candy?
Kids are usually the ones who eagerly look forward to their Easter baskets. Instead of giving them candy, you can give them other fun goodies they'd love, like --
🥜 trail mix
🍬 sugar-free gum
🐇 plush bunny
🛍 art supplies
🧬 play dough
🧸 baby dolls and other toys
🎏 stickers
📚 books
🧚🏼♀ spring clothing
🏊🏼♀ pool and beach items
🥤 sippy cups and water bottles
bead necklaces
🎀 Barbie accessories
💄 kids' makeup
What can I put in an adult's Easter basket?
Here are fun and whimsical adult Easter basket ideas adults would delight in:
beer and wine jelly
🧼 organic skincare products
body brush for spring skin buffing
⛓ bracelets
sleep masks
wine
🍫 chocolate bunnies
🍭 liquor-infused candies
💎 crystals to drive away bad energies
💸 lottery tickets for good luck
💐 spring flowers
bunny ear headbands
🎍 potted seedlings of their favorite plant 🌱
🏺 Pink Himalayan salt for detoxing
Enjoy preparing your personalized Walmart Easter baskets!
Happy Easter, everyone!
Thank you, Prismpop, for letting me share my tips in this fun post!!!
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