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Easter Basket Ideas

With Roman being two this year, the holidays have been a lot more exciting for him and us! We have not fully figured out all of our holiday traditions just yet, but I couldn’t wait to fill my boy’s Easter baskets! Easter morning was always magical for me as a kid, as my mom went out of her way to make it special for us. My sister and I will never forget that and have both loved curating special moments and traditions for our families. As our family grows with time, I pray we can continue to do that while still placing the emphasis of Easter on the fact that Jesus was killed for our sins and on the third day he rose again- defeating death for good! AMEN.

This year I have filled the boy’s baskets with things that I know they will like, but also with things that they need regardless of a holiday basket. I find this the most functional way to fill their baskets and to save money along the way!

Summer Prep

In order to prepare for summer, I made sure the boys had some much-needed swimwear in their baskets. Ruggedbutts is probably our favorite brand of swimwear! The quality is great and holds up well! I also tried out a new brand since Roman is older and will be swimming in the water more frequently and hopefully, more independently too. This means I need him to be safe in the water and easy to see. The bright colors were sold out at the time of my order, so I went with a new brand that seems to be quite similar. I have also included the link to our FAVORITE swim diapers below.

Activities/ Toys

Snacks and Treats

As most of you know, our two year old son has significant food allergies. This combined with the beliefs I have about nutrient dense food can make it really challenging for him to participate in holiday treats and such. Yum Earth brand has literally been a life saver for us. Not only do they provide a healthier, allergen free alternative, but they are also delicious and allow my son not to feel excluded- which truly means the world to me!

  • Honey Sticks The perfect healthy on-the-go snack!
  • Hu Chocolate Bars
  • Yum Earth Jelly Beans
  • UnReal Coconut Bars

Books

My two year old randomly loves the Little Critter series, so that’s what I filled his basket with. We do LOVE our Easter books though, so I have linked some ideas for you below.

Other Ideas

  • Toothbrush We just had Roman’s first trip to the dentist and they talked about a “big boy” toothbrush so we got a toddler electric one.
  • Toothpaste
  • Sunscreen
  • Crayons
  • Bath toys
  • Sand and/ or beach toys
  • Water shoes
  • Rain boots
  • HoneySticks Bath colors tabs
  • HoneySticks Bath crayons

Baby Basket

I couldn’t leave sweet baby James out of the Easter basket fun! Inside my mini baby basket I put:

Hopefully your Easter baskets are all set to go! If not, I hope I was able to give you some ideas to quickly put those baskets together!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE! 💕

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Blessing Hour

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Recently in our home we began practicing “blessing hour”. I noticed other women and homemakers practicing this within their home and although I never saw a full explanation of what blessing hour actually was, I was able to take a good guess based off of the content I saw. Moms and kids blasting worship and picking up before their Dad came home from work. Homeschool families jamming out while tidying up or doing chores before they jumped into their day. In the end, the goal was clear: set aside some time to care for your home (in other words, bless it).

In the past, cleaning our home with a toddler and two full-time working parents looked like keeping up with the basics when it was absolutely necessary or binge-stress-cleaning an hour before company was to arrive. As you can imagine, and maybe even relate, this did not fare well for us. It often led to tension or arguments directly before company arrived- definitely not ideal!! In addition, for me as the keeper of our home, this often meant weekends were spent checking off the to-do list. I spent Friday and Saturdays cleaning the house and catching up on the week’s tasks while Sunday was for church and grocery shopping. I never felt like there was time to rest.

This system was simply not blessing our family, so when I started my maternity leave with James we decided to give blessing hour a go. Partially this was due to my husband being aware of my mental health postpartum. He knows there are two things that make me crazy- a cluttered kitchen and dirty floors.

I explained my idea of blessing hour to him and before we knew it we were tag teaming our house with our newborn in the wrap and our two year old working right beside us. We blast worship and divvy up the work. Roman, our oldest, assists however he can and has since gotten his own toddler-size cleaning supply set. Sometimes he even asks for blessing hour!

Do we always do it for an hour? Definitely not. Like I said we have a two year old and a newborn at home so let’s be realistic. Sometimes it’s a quick ten minute tidy and sometimes it’s an hour or more. We call for blessing hour as needed throughout the week, but when Thursday and Friday come around we plan for it. This allows us to honor the Sabbath together for the first time ever- without the pressure of being productive! I have finally felt capable of turning my mom brain off, shutting down the to-do list, and resting with my family through Saturday evening.

The rest and peace that has come over our home since starting this has truly been a blessing to us. I pray you find your own “blessing hour” norm and experience that same rest that is so needed in our busy world.