When giving holiday gifts to kids such as Easter, I much prefer to make my own homemade Easter baskets and fill each basket with candy and treats, small toys, decorated cookies, coloring books and crayons and maybe a game or two as personalized Easter gifts for the little kiddos in the family.

The little girls and boys in the family celebrating Easter look forward to seeing what goodies and small presents they will find in the Easter baskets I’ve handmade for them. I’m not a last-minute shopper at all. There is no running to the stores the day of or the day before Easter Sunday (or any other holiday) to grab up the remaining (yet picked-over) candies, treats, presents and Easter cards from the local Walmart or five-and-dime stores for the children I love.
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