Message from Maggie:  My husbands family including my 2 year old nephew are coming to visit for Easter.  Since I will be traveling the next two weeks I planned ahead and got the eggs for the hunt stuffed and the baskets made in advance.  Check out my tips below.

Instructions:

Easter Baskets

• Find a beautiful basket or creative item to serve as your easter basket.  Note:  I made baskets for everyone using left over berry baskets we bought to use for our wedding welcome bags.  
• Fill basket with traditional easter candy and even non-traditional non-food items.   Note:  For the adult baskets I used items like chapstick, mint, gum, easter napkins, stamps, and flower seeds.  For my nephews basket, I used items like bubbles, socks, a Peep stuffed animal, sidewalk chalk, and a bouncy ball. Think creatively!  The possibilities are endless. 
• Create name tags on baskets using chalk board tags.  Note: I found these at Target- pay a visit to the dollar section!  I’ve also seen them at craft stores, too.  I like to use chalk pens over regular chalk because it is much easier to write with.

Egg Hunt

• Buy plastic eggs.
• Fill with traditional easter candy and even non-traditional non-food items.  Note: I used jelly beans, chocolate eggs, stickers, bunny erasers, change, and dollar bills.

Cost

Depending on what you choose you can make these projects for just a few bucks