What do U buy for Easter?

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What do U buy for Easter?
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Mon, 04-02-2007 - 8:11pm
I am wondering if people buy their kids something for Easter other then chocolate? We used to get the kids bubbles, skipping ropes and stuff like that but they are too old for it now.
What does everyone else do?
Kelly
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 04-03-2007 - 2:38pm

We try to keep it low-key because we don't like to think of Easter as a gift-giving holiday. However, we do try to limit the candy. So, this year, since we are going to Disney World in about a month, I got my boys each $5 in Disney Dollars, a Peter Pan and Hook baseball cap for DS7, and a Tony Hawk t-shirt for DS11. The hat and shirt were on clearance. I also got them a little bit of candy...very little.

In previous years, I've given them a book and some candy. My DS7 still believes in the Easter Bunny, so we aren't off the hook yet! LOL

Marcy

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Tue, 04-03-2007 - 11:51pm
Matthew will get candy, some naruto cards, a book, art supplies and a stuffed animal. Brandon will get candy, an outdoor toy, a book, and a stuffed animal. I'm hoping to keep it under $20 each. I'm really trying to cut back as they get older.

 

 

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Registered: 03-27-2005
Wed, 04-04-2007 - 9:27am

I actually don't buy my son anything for Easter. We keep our day focused on our faith and do not do egg hunts or baskets or anything like that.

We will attend church 1st thing in the morning as a family. Ds is scheduled to usher 2nd worship hour and helping in the preschool room 3rd. Dh will get the Easter service up on the internet and do a Pod cast before 3rd service is finished and I will be home preparing a nice dinner.

Dinner will be just the three of us. Our menu is simple.. Braised beef with peppers and onions, petite peas, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. I will also be baking some scones to have later in the evening with tea.

After dinner we will spend about an hour in prayer with each other. Starting with praise and wrapping up with prayers for our family, church and community.

We will spend our entire day together and will spend time playing board games, cards, cribbage etc.. and just talking about God's blessings for our family and how His gift has effected our lives. We will also use this time to remind each other of our own testimonies and will discuss any recent God moments as well as things that have grown us over the past year. We also will discuss any problems and obstacles we may be facing and call on each other for support in those areas of our lives.

Stacy

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Registered: 01-01-2007
Wed, 04-04-2007 - 10:04pm

So far, I bought my boys the same things for each of their Easter baskets:


a bottle of Starbuck's mocha drink, which i usually don't like them to have


a couple of Gatorades


a "smushy" ball ... the kind you squeeze and it's really soft?

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Wed, 04-04-2007 - 10:26pm
Kacie's getting a new volleyball,jewelry&some new slides that she saw at Academy..

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Thu, 04-05-2007 - 12:48am

We only give small gifts for Easter

Linda
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Alex (16), Rachel (14), Matthew (12)


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Thu, 04-05-2007 - 2:14pm
Jackie is getting a couple of dvd's she has been wanting and a swim suit. Probably a chocolate bunny. I will give her the swim suit and one dvd in her basket, with the chocolate bunny. Then on her "egg" hunt she will "find" the two other dvd's, candy and money that grandpa has put in her eggs.
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Registered: 07-26-1999
Thu, 04-05-2007 - 4:33pm
I used to do the bubbles, jump ropes and stuff too. We've scaled back now but I got her some candy, mostly peeps, the Veggie Tales Easter Carol DVD(yes she actually asked for this), a cute spotted rubber ducky for her bathroom (rubber ducky themed), and I am going to go pick up a monkey or froggy foam paddle & ball set to use at the apartment pool from Justice/Claires.


Edited 4/5/2007 4:37 pm ET by arryl
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Fri, 04-06-2007 - 1:32am
I used to go all out for Easter but the last few years, we focus


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Tue, 03-04-2008 - 7:26pm
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