Picking an Easter Basket

Series Summary

People love the idea of an Easter Sunday afternoon filled with fun and family. Whether it’s a celebration of resurrection, or just a time to gather together, watch television and hunt for candy-filled Easter eggs, the holiday gives us all another opportunity to reconnect with loved ones and spend the day relaxing.

Easter is especially important for kids; it’s one of the four major holidays where they get to collect handfuls of candy and eat them at will. Thanks to the mysterious Easter bunny, fun baskets filled with goodies, toys, and snacks make the Easter day that much more special.

In this free video series, learn some ideas for filling your child's Easter basket. Our expert, Matt Cain, gives you some great tips to make you the best Easter bunny ever! Learn tips for using paper, plastic, and real grass. Also, learn how to pick out the best Easter basket. Once these are emplace, get tips for selecting art supplies, books, candy, and more. So, if you want to really surprise your little ones, watch and learn how to fill an Easter basket today!

Video Transcript

"So, first things first in putting together our Easter basket, you need a basket. Not really much good putting anything in anything, unless you have something to put it in. So first step, get your Easter basket. Now, this may be easier than it sounds, because there are baskets of varying sizes. You start off nice and small, then you get bigger, then you go even wider and bigger, still bigger, and then basically you go down to economy size. You can see there are a lot of different baskets to choose from, and not all baskets are created equally. Some basic things I look for in a basket is durability. See this here basket right here? Let me move things so you can see better. It's a little bit worn, and warped. This wooden handle here looks very fragile. If there's a kid on it kids like to pull, and push and gnaw sometimes. It may not last up very well, and you also don't want them pulling apart any of the weaving. Now this basket on the other hand, looks a lot more stable. It's a little lighter too, so in case you know you can't really hurt it if it falls, and also just the weaving is tighter. It's also a nice compact size; kind of a good intermediary option, not too big, not too small; just right for your Easter basket."