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Bathroom Basket- With a basket in the bathroom you can now minimize the mess and make the bathroom look a bit more organized. I placed one on top of the toilet (small sink) and added a small hand towel to line the bottom, toothpaste, extra roll of toilet paper. I could’ve added this off to the side of the bathtub and filled it up with the bath toys to make it a little easier to dump the toys for bathtime in the tub. One may also want to add some rose petals to make a bathroom smell a little better.

Crayon holder- My kids always lose the crayon boxes but have tons of crayons laying around in different spots of the house, plus the designated drawer. Tomorrow they’ll be placed inside the basket so I have an easy way of finding them for arts and crafts time.

Hair Accessory Basket- I’ve bought the girls over 300 hair ties/clips/brushes/etc however once they’ve been placed in their hair they disappear and never are seen again. By placing them in the basket on their dressers, hopefully they’ll be found again in a week.

Mail holder- Baskets without the big hoop would work great to place in a certain area of the house to place the bills/mail/package/etc. Plus it makes your mail pile look that much nicer.

Dining Room Centerpiece A basket in the center of the dining room table is perfect for this time, plus a few desserts in it wouldn’t hurt. My kids always want to place one of my wicker baskets in the center of the table and put things in them, so now they can add their own creativity.

What are some ways you’ll recyle the Easter Baskets? Happy Easter everyone I hope ya’ll are having a ton of fun!

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5 Ways to Recycle Your Easter Basket

- Get all the items needed BEFORE Easter
- Have everything ready for the big day
- Keep a list

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I’m probably sure you are wondering about a few of these things but I think they’ll be very useful, especially the lists. Items can be bought the night before Easter yes, but that’s only if they aren’t all sold out. Keep in mind you may get something broken or downright ugly. You may get it cheaper but is it what you really want?

When it comes to being ready I like to make sure I have all the ingredients that will be needed.

- eggs
- dye kits for eggs (Paas)
- baskets
- plastic eggs
- grass for baskets
- whatever I’m making for dinner
- toys or trinkets for eggs

The big one though are my lists. I like to dye my eggs and hide them, this of course is done early in the morning so the sun doesn’t bake them too much. But having a list of where all the eggs are can really save you. Why? You can locate it quickly and you won’t have that horrible egg smell. Yes, it has happened but that’s all I’ll sayon the matter. It wasn’t my fault….well not entirely, but I keep a list now. Trust me, you want to find ALL the eggs.

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Make Sure to Find All those Easter Eggs

Here are a few fantastic ideas for making your own Easter baskets out of fabric – don’t forget tobe creative and have fun with it

• Moda Bake Shop has a fantastic tutorial, using pre-cut fabric strips and drapery piping to make a coiled basket.  You can also cut your own strips of fabric instead of buying them pre-cut.
• Small Fry & Co have created a how-to using heavy fabric stabilizer to make a little Easter “bucket”.
• The Crafty Yarn Council has a pattern to make crocheted baskets with yarn, but substitute fabric strips and you’ve got an awesome stash-busting basket!
• Want something to fill your Easter basket with?  Retro Mama has designed some adorable fabric eggs!

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Fanciful Fabric Easter Baskets

Do you want to make a fun Easter basket, but don’t want to do any sewing?  Beth has created a great how-to video for using pieces of fabric and an inexpensive Easter basket to create a unique, one of a kind basket – perfect for filling with chocolate!

That would also make a great stash-buster craft as well.  Because you won’t really see the fabric print, just the colors, it’s perfect for using up all those little bits and pieces that seem to accumulate.

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Pretty No-Sew Easter Baskets

Now, Easter baskets have become full on, gift giving extravaganzas. Game Boys? PS3? iPods? In an Easter basket?

I’m sorry, but as a parent, I just don’t think that every holiday merits a pricey gift. Doesn’t that kind of repeated indulgence dull you to the really fun events in life? What’s next? President’s Day mp3 players? Flag Day wide screens? It’s horrifying.

In my opinion, Easter baskets for children should be simple affairs: candy, maybe a stuffed toy and the equivalent of a stocking stuffer or two. No live animals (who needs a live bunny at Easter anyhow?). Nothing that beeps. Nothing that requires batteries or a power source.

All of that said, if you simply must have a gift to give at Easter, why not make it a book? Kids love books. And sure, it’s easier to buy another game cartridge but books do more for kids than entertain them: they open up whole worlds for kids. I think sometimes, as parents, we’re quick to dismiss books as old-fashioned or something that kids aren’t really into. If anything, Harry Potter showed us differently.

This Easter, try giving a kid a book. You’ll be glad that you did.

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What’s In Store from the Easter Bunny?