I am so excited that Ethan is finally getting to an age where an Easter Basket means something to him. Last year he was too small to do anything at all so I didn't make one for him.
First off a No-Candy basket was a must. I am not dealing with crazy candy baby! Secondly, I of course wanted it go cheap yet still fun.
And I love it!!!
I'll start with my little project first because I think it's so darn cute! Inspired by a Felt Alphabet Soup project from Make the Best of Everything... This is my alphabet soup project...
I painted a coffee can to look like a Campbell's Soup can and added some printed off words to it. The little flash cards are regular foam sheets I got at the dollar store. I did the whole alphabet on both sides of the cards. I also did the numbers 0 - 9. My son is a crazy sorter. He spends countless hours putting things in things and taking them back out again... He's going to love it! I just think it's adorable, if I do say so myself...
Since I had all of the stuff for this on hand I'm not counting it into my price
Next: Books - $8.00
You just gotta love the Dollar Tree for toddler books. These books all match and they are really cute and educational. They have big real-life pictures of everything in them. We are big book people in my household. If there's one thing I don't mind having a ton of it's books.
Water Balls - $2.00
These little babies right here are going to be my backyard babysitter. My son LOVES the water. Give him these and three buckets and he will stay put and play for at least a good hour... It's really amazing.
Randoms - $5.00
Ice cream shaped bubbles, jumbo crayons, magic washcloths for the bath, and a cool new basket all just five bucks! Yay thriftiness!
Bunny ears - $1.00
Lastly, the bunny monkey. The big stuffed monkey is actually my son's already. He knows it's his but he will get a kick out of the bunny ears on him... I also plan on getting some cute Easter pics with those bunny ears!
And that's my educational yet fun, thrifty, No-Candy, toddler Easter basket.
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Love love love the alphabet soup!!!! I will for sure try this when my daughter gets old enough. Visiting from Busy Monday Linky Party.
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Thanks for visiting Patty! I check out your blog (Very Pretty!!) and I absolutely love the Tulip Peeps arrangement you did.. That's definitely going om my next year's Easter To Do List.
DeleteYour alphabet soup is so fun! Very clever! Happy Easter
ReplyDeleteMarilyn
4you-withlove.blogspot.com
Thank you Marilyn! Happy Easter to you and your family as well :)
DeleteI love non-expensive educational inspired Easter goodies. It makes the basket so much more personal and meaningful in my opinion. Also really like your alphabet soup idea. Cute.
ReplyDeleteKathy
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Thank you Cathy... My little man loves it so much. He doesn't get the letters and numbers yet but it's never too early to start rehearsing them with him :)
DeleteWhat a cute basket! I'm sure he loved it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Reading Confetti!
Stopping by from the Kids Co-op! I love this idea for a no-candy easter basket. Totally relate to the toddler sugar high after this weekend! Thanks for linking up to the Kids Co-op!
ReplyDeleteWe love the idea of a candy-free Easter basket! You have some great thrifty ideas here! Thanks for sharing at Beautify It Monday - Can't wait to see you again next week!
ReplyDeleteI love the alphabet soup! What a great idea.
ReplyDeleteFeaturing you Alphabet soup today on Serenity Saturday Link Party!!
ReplyDeleteNatasha xx
This is also so great for kids with food allergies. Thanks so much for sharing at my Season's Best {Easter} Link-Up. Have a wonderful Easter season!
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