Comments on: Healthy Easter Basket Ideas the Whole Family Will Enjoy

By: Rachel Winker

Rachel Winker — Mon, 20 May 2019 03:38:48 +0000

I really like Righteously Raw chocolate – organic, really tasty, and very little sugar. Since I am unable to have much sugar right now (mold poisoning is to blame – would love to see a future podcast be an interview with Dr. Jill Carnahan), this year I got a pack of Paleovalley beef sticks in my basket. I’ve almost completely lost my sweet tooth, so I hardly ever eat candy, anyway. My parents always included other things besides candy in our baskets growing up, so it wasn’t a huge deal when I couldn’t have it anymore.

By: Ashley Adamson

Ashley Adamson — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 02:55:35 +0000

In reply to Milissa. I love how you share WHY you celebrate Easter with your kids.

By: Ashley Adamson

Ashley Adamson — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 02:52:50 +0000

Great read. Thanks for sharing!

By: Grace

Grace — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 17:28:04 +0000

This post is amazing. I just love this healthier basket idea which regain my health!

By: Milissa

Milissa — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:02:10 +0000

I love all the creative ideas you’ve included here! While we haven’t always been sticklers on the candy issue, I’ve always tried to include more items that aren’t candy, and our kids always seem to enjoy seeing what items they get each year. When we do include candy, I definitely keep it to just a couple of good quality things.

One thing we really focus on–what Easter really is. We spend a lot of time discussing why we celebrate Easter. Contrary to what some may think, it’s not a commercial holiday. We reflect on the sacrifice our savior made for us and rejoice in the fact that He lives!

By: Kami

Kami — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 20:27:14 +0000

Thanks for all of your fun tips! I have referred to your site for so many things. You have helped me with a lot of things over the years!

By: Michelle Freno

Michelle Freno — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 18:07:14 +0000

Thanks, some fun ideas here!

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:23:36 +0000

We have always made one Easter arrangement/basket with sprouted wheat berries in place of the plastic Easter grass. The berries (bought in bulk at the health store) take a few days to germinate and very soon you will have grass (one week). Dyed eggs and a branch to hang fabric eggs and one with a cross sewed on it. We cut the “grass” with a scissors once or twice to juice with then compost the whole bit.
Thank you for another wonderful newsletter! I find the recipes a life saver (easy and good for you)! LOVE the tree house! There is one going up at our house too. Thank you for all the helpful resources!!
All the best,
Ann

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:09:25 +0000

WOW! You put a lot of wonderful ideas in this posting! I am inspired! Thank you so much! When we were kids my Dad did a scavenger hunt for each one of us (5 kids). The “bunny” left a poem with clues for each of us to follow to find our baskets. I loved the fresh new crayons, colored pencils, silly putty, jump ropes, chalk, craft materials and FUN packed into each basket.

How about an herbal garden theme or herbs for teas for Mom too. We could always use some energizing teas for busy days and calming teas for quiet evenings.

I wish you a joy filled Resurrection celebration.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 11:19:44 +0000

The treats/”candy” my kids get do have sugar, but they are things they don’t usually get: Annie’s bunny grahams, Annie’s bunny fruit snacks, fruit leathers, etc. I will open those bags and put a few in each egg. I also put coins in some eggs. My kids are young enough that a nickel is a thrill! This year I decided to get outdoor-themed things as they are now at the age that they can play games together. Kites, water guns, a catch game, a jump rope, and a special shirt for each of them. I always do a pair of fun socks too. 🙂 Last year I focused on travel activities: little magnetic activities, etch-a-sketch, and the Melissa and Doug water painters. I always look at thrift stores/used for some items, and try to think of things that they need or could really be useful. I’m not interested in just piling up things.

By: kristin

kristin — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 02:33:42 +0000

In reply to Rachelle. That is a cute idea

By: Jody

Jody — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 23:53:03 +0000

In reply to Jennie. Love this idea! Really great idea for the grandkids...they will love it! Thank you for posting!

By: Molly

Molly — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 17:53:42 +0000

Great ideas! I love all the themed basket ideas, and I never once thought of doing that!

I have used coins in those plastic eggs, with 1 per child holding a dollar bill. One year they each got their favorite stuffed animal. I used to make everything, but I did organic treats this year; Organic chocolate bunny (Lake Champlain chocolates), organic fruit snacks (Annie’s), organic snacks such as snack bars and popcorn in individual serving bags (Buddha Bowl organic popcorn), and organic chocolate bars in some fun flavor that doesn’t use “natural” flavoring. It has to last until Christmas, so my kids don’t eat it all at once.

You know, you can buy organic dark chocolate bars and melt them and pour them into small candy molds for fun holiday shaped chocolates. I’ve only done this once, but it’s fun and then you get the shapes you want. The antique molds are metal, the new ones are plastic or silicone, sadly, but I chill in the ‘fridge and turn them out quickly so as to avoid all the garbage in plastics as much as possible.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 16:01:18 +0000

Yup, when my first was old enough to do an Easter egg hunt, I put little cereal puffs in the eggs. Healthy and a little treat for finding an egg. Over time, we got more into the junk food and candy, but I always try to keep that to a minimum. The big finish is always an Easter basket full of art or craft supplies. One year we did money inside the eggs. Had to “code” them so they each got the same amount of money. lol Went to the bank and got each a $2 dollar bill, dollar coins (2 kinds), fifty cent pieces, then all the pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Probably cost a lot less than the candy! Love hearing ideas from your other posters. Happy Easter everyone! 🙂

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 12:08:50 +0000

We do a forty day fast along with our Church too, which means no meat, dairy, eggs, fish or olive oil. Our Easter Basket has almost all of those foods – this year we have rotisserie chicken, dyed eggs, panetone bread, dried fruit cookies, croissants, gouda and camembert cheese, olives – no candy. When you’ve fasted from these foods for forty days, you are looking forward to these foods and not anything overly sweet. Preparing for and making up the basket is a family affair and greatly anticipated. Happy Easter everyone!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 22:00:27 +0000

I get my kids freeze dried fruit, organic beef jerkey, and pricier nuts like cashew and pistachio. Since these are all more expensive things (especially with 5 kids) it is a treat to them. I also try to find chocolate covered sunflower seeds and gum without aspartame, which is impossible in the town we live in. If you get bigger plastic eggs you can fit those trader joes individual packs of trail mix in them. We’ve made homemade peeps in the past. This year grandma made homemade chocolate peanut butter eggs. The truth is though with all the grandparents and different easter egg hunts ( which I’m limiting this year and the future) i don’t have to give them a single piece of candy and they would still have tooooooo much. I always try to get them something about Jesus, like a picture book/bible ect. This year they are getting coins in their plastic eggs.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 17:04:27 +0000

We get a few non-candy gifts and a few dark chocolate treats. Dark chocolate is healthy, containing lower levels of sugar and lots of great nutrients. We also get a bunch of change and put that inside plastic eggs. We hide these so that our son still get to do an egg hunt and he gets some cash to spend on a toy or save towards a toy he has been wanting. Love these basket ideas! Will definitely incorporate them into our Easter in future years!

By: Kristy Tillman

Kristy Tillman — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 16:30:22 +0000

Last year we did a scavenger hunt with skylanders characters. My husband wrote little messages with each one. My son really really loved that!!

By: Kristy Tillman

Kristy Tillman — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 16:27:51 +0000

My son got an apple, mango gummies (just dried mango puree), maple butter, trading cards, crystalized ginger and a bag of raw cashews. Oh and the just fruit bars that are apple and pears. He was stoked!

By: Angela H.

Angela H. — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 05:01:15 +0000

My son, now 23, still asks for an easter basket; I’ve always given him a lovely rustic basket, filled with earthy colored paper shavings and FULL of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, cuties (tiny citrus), kumquats, honey sticks and a small stuffed animal- he now skips the stuffed animal but LOVES his fruit! 🙂