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Teeter Totter ~ Finding a Balance Between Me-Hood and Motherhood
Gender: female Date of Birth: January 01, 1973 Member Since: September 11, 2007 Last Signed In: March 19, 2010 Blog Views: 16600 Send To A Friend Sign Guestbook Add as a Friend
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Easter Advice
As my son got older I found myself wondering what he would enjoy in his Easter basket. He will always get a visit from the bunny in our house (and Santa for that matter) and I didn’t want to drop the ball just because he was maturing. Just what do you get a pre-teen or teenager for their basket? Here’s some ideas for you. -Go with their hobby. Into Lord of the Rings? Twilight? Harry Potter? Purchase items along those lines. Ebay and Amazon are both great places for finding specific hobby items. Last year my son got a “One Ring” replica (Lord of the Rings) from Ebay in his basket. He still loves it. -Go for a theme. Are they a reader? Gardener? Hiker? Love travel? Run with the theme. Seeds and garden tools for the green thumb. Artist supplies for the artist. Books or gift card for the reader (bookmarks, book plates, lap desk, etc…) -Planning a summer trip? Get items that prepare for that. My son is going to -Not just ANY candy! My son like strange candy. Candy from other countries are very popular at his school. I’m planning on hitting Cost Plus for unique items like “Happy Cola.” Japanese gummy sodas. -Think “outside the basket.” Last year we went on a trip during Spring Break. Rather than fill another basket for my son, I got him a really cute new suitcase (from Ross) and put his goodies in that! He loved it and still uses it whenever we travel. Good luck and have fun being the bunny! 6 comments from 4 users
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posted by
MiaMama
on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:31 AM
As ALWAYS, those are great suggestions! I love the whole idea of thinking "outside of the basket". Very clever.
posted by
creatress
on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Thanks sugar!
posted by
hmoeckli
on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:05 PM
I remember you talking about this last year. Such an awesome idea to let a tradition grow up with your child. This will be the first year Em is really aware of Easter, so I'm looking forward to celebrating with her.
posted by
creatress
on Apr 2, 2009 at 07:45 AM
Curse you long time SMCer!!! I swear it's a new blog though. Despite my temptation to do some recyling of my own... everything has been new. Didn't last year just whip by? I even remember posting pictures of his "suitcase Easter basket" and talking about our trip. Scary. I'm sure your family will have a great time. For us now it's all about the egg dying contest. Hehehe. posted by
magickmom
on Apr 20, 2009 at 03:15 PM
For future reference, if you have a store like "Extreme Geek" in Davis, (There's one in Rancho Cordova) they have all the funky Japanese candy that teens that are into that stuff like. They also carry the funky sodas, etc. posted by
creatress
on Apr 20, 2009 at 03:19 PM
Thanks for the tip Magicmom. I'll have to check it out!
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