Something Other Than Candy to Fill Your Child’s Easter Basket

Easter Basket Ideas Other Than Candy

Easter Basket Ideas Other Than Candy

Candy and chocolate are the most popular Easter basket fillers. If you’re looking for something other than candy  to fill your child’s Easter basket, here are a few ideas to think about.

Healthy Snacks

Fill plastic eggs, Easter themed containers or use a bag tied with ribbon with healthy snack foods like dried fruit, nuts, trail mix, mini granola bars and fruit roll ups. Annie’s has a nice variety of organic bunny shaped snacks that kids love too.

Easter Egg Decorating Idea #3: Painted Bling Eggs

Kids Easter Eggs

What’s in Your Craft Closet?

I was at Michael’s last week to pick up some river stones for our bathroom sink, what a neat idea to freshen up a room and add a spa feel, but that’s another post! Of course, I walked right by the Easter craft display. There was a bag of papier mache eggs that caught my eye, along with some felt rickrack in gorgeous spring colors. So I picked them up, not knowing what I would do with them but sure I could figure something out.

Easter Egg Decorating Idea # 2 – Doodled Eggs

Doodling on Easter Eggs

Easter is one of my favorite holidays and I have such fond memories of decorating eggs with my mom and then enjoying the huge Easter egg hunts at Granny’s house with all of my many cousins. This year I wanted to find some more creative Easter egg decorating ideas, although I am sure we will dye eggs as well, the kids will demand it! Did you see the beautiful papier mache eggs that Maggie and I made in Egg Decorating Idea #1?

10 Tips for a Successful STAAR Testing Week

Tips for STAAR Testing Week

Here are 10 ways to help our children be successful with STAAR testing

 

Whether we agree with standardized testing or not is a non-issue when it comes to our children in the classroom. They have to take the test, regardless of our personal opinions. If you want to know more about  STAAR and how it compares to TAKS, there are some great resources on the Texas Education Agency website. Here are some tips to help your child through STAAR testing week.