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I feel like we need Easter and Spring more than ever this year. A sign of hope and a reason to celebrate is definitely what I need. This is definitely going to be a weird Easter, I don’t know about you, but I want to make sure my kids really have some fun to wake up to Easter morning.
This year I had a lot of fun with my kid’s baskets. I started with their favorite Ghirardelli chocolates and then ran with a monochromatic color scheme for each basket. I took each of their favorite colors and customized the basket and then selected Ghirardelli treats to go with that color. It was really such a fun challenge, and my kids were really excited when they saw their baskets for the first time.
To start, I purchased some chipwood baskets and some fabric dye. And really, dying the baskets took just a couple minutes. I simply filled a large plastic container with hot water and about 1/2 a bottle of fabric dye. Then I immersed the basket in the dye for just a minute to achieve the desired colors. I was pleasantly surprised, because the color actually turned out more vibrant and saturated after the basket had dried completely out in the sun.
Here’s what I used for dye to get the colors I did:
- ORANGE/PEACH – tangerine fabric dye
- TEAL – teal fabric dye
- GREEN – green apple fabric dye
Once the baskets were completely dry, I added a complimentary ribbon around the center of the basket. I’m not a huge bow person, but these basket’s would look adorable with a big bow as well.
And then the fun part began, filling the baskets! I used the bright orange, green and teal bags of Ghirardelli Easter Chocolates to inspire the color of the baskets and all they other treats I added. I started with coordinating paper grass and then layered in Ghirardelli Easter treats and a few little toys and treats for my kids.
My kids are at 3 very different stages of life, so I’ll share some of the gift ideas I put in their baskets. Mostly just some yummy chocolate and then a few items that I know they will use.
THE ORANGE BASKET – Olivia is 8 years old and in 2nd grade:
- Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Eggs (they are in a bright orange bag)
- a stuffed bunny toy
- hair clips and a headband
- nail polish
- mechanical pencils
- a squishy, bouncy toy
- plastic eggs filled with even more chocolate
THE TEAL BASKET – Denali is 18 and a Freshman in College:
- Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Caramel Bunnies (in a pretty teal bag)
- Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Bunny
- a mini stuffed bunny + little wind up chick
- hair clips and a headband
- a scented candle
- mechanical pencils
- mini vase
- earrings
THE GREEN BASKET – Dylan is 16 and a Junior in High School:
- Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Bunnies
- Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel Eggs
- leather journal
- mechanical pencils
- cologne
- puzzle
- plastic eggs filled with even more chocolates
And then finally I added some fresh flowers to each of the baskets.
These are probably the prettiest Easter baskets my kids have ever gotten. And I’m actually excited to use the baskets for storage and farmer’s market shopping once they’ve enjoyed all the treats.