We had a terrible flood last summer and I lost all of my Easter decorations, baskets I used for my kids year after year and other miscellaneous items. I am in dire financial straits this year and need frugal Easter ideas for kids and grandma as well. I do make my own cards so that helps some. Please advise. Thanks!
By Marcia Carli from Chicago, IL
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I made baskets out of bleach bottles one year (below), they were really cute and worked well. Think out of the box on the candy part. I saw some Kool-aid at the dollar store last night, that looks like Alka Seltzer (tablet that fizzes). It wasn't specificially marked "Easter" but I know my grandsons would get a bang of it. You don't need a LOT of candy to make Easter.
Marcia,You can make baskets from any plastic container by cutting the portion you want off or from any empty box. Just cover with papers or even drawings that the kids make. They can decorate their own for a great craft. You can make chicks from their hand prints (paint on palm, turn hand sideways and press onto paper) Fingers are the feathers and draw beak and eyes. Or cut simple rabbit shapes from paper, color or decorate and string together for garland. Use strips of paper and make a homemade paper mache glue and form some eggs. Let the kids paint them different colors and show them off in a bowl for display.
Go to a dollar store and buy really small gift bags and a few odds and ends like hair bows, barrettes, soap bubbles, crayons, etc. Maybe they will even have some Easter candy.
I agree with all that has been written here, buy Easter baskets, stuffed animals, etc at thrift stores and buy small toys at one of the Dollar Stores. When my girls were young, I made all of our Easter candy at home. With the price of candy being so high, it is quite a savings, and when my daughters were old enough, we would make the candy together. This created a lot of wonderful memories. Here is a site that has Easter candy recipes that you might want to try: candy.about.com/
Have the kids help you make baskets from brown paper grocery bags. Roll the tops down to the appropriate height, attach a twice or ribbon handle, and color with drips from the egg dye (outside of course!). Fill the bag/basket with crumpled newspaper or old plastic bags, then flick the dye with an old paintbrush, toothbrush, or medicine dropper, and let it dry.
Don't forget a scavenger hunt at home with Easter eggs and jellybeans. Dollar tree sells cheap jellybeans.My parents always did this and we had a great time.
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