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{28 Easter Basket Ideas}

March 22, 2013 by meredith · 12 Comments

I’m getting super excited to celebrate Easter with our little guy this year. Of course, we’ll attend church together and enjoy time with family and friends, but I’m also excited to put together an Easter basket for him. Last year, he wasn’t so into it…

That was the only little egg he found last year during our egg hunt. This year, I’m guessing he’ll be an egg-hunt-pro and love all the little surprises I’ve got planned for him that day. To get some inspiration, I’ve rounded up 28 Easter Basket and basket filler ideas for all you Easter Bunnies out there!

Enjoy!

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Bunny Bait Chex Mix Recipe

Homemade Easter Grass & Easter Pails

Bottle Cap Checkers

Egg Carton Basket

DIY Embellished Easter Baskets

Ruffled Easter Baskets

Glitter Dipped Easter Eggs

Bunny Silhouette Dyed Easter Eggs

Farmer’s Market Baskets

DIY Moss Basket

Easter Candy Kabobs

Easter Necklaces

Crochet Easter Basket {Pattern}

Burlap Birdies

Easter Hair Ties

Minnie Mouse Inspired Easter Basket

Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Eggs

Polka Dot Burlap Wrapped Wire Easter Basket

Chalkboard Painted Eggs

Popsicle Stick Photo Puzzles

Bunny Hooded Towel {Pattern}

Hopefully this list will give you some new ideas for your little one’s Easter fun this year!

I’ve also got one last idea that I’m sure you’ve seen in your local stores,

Funny Bunny by Treat Street.

The Easter Bunny is an iconic symbol of spring – the season of rebirth and renewal. And Funny Bunny from Treat Street is the light-hearted and humorous twist on this classic image. A Funny Bunny nestled among the chocolates, Easter eggs, and green grass has become a tradition among collectors and anyone who appreciates fun and humor. This is precisely why it winds-up in so many Easter baskets.

I bet there are lots of kiddos and a few adults out there that would get a kick out of a Funny Bunny in their Easter Baskets!

Happy Easter everyone!

About Meredith Hazel

Meredith is a stay at home mom and has been blogging since 2012. She started Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home as a creative outlet in between nap times for her little one. Wait 'Til Your Father gets home is a combination of crafting tutorials, DIY projects, recipes and, sharing some of life's journey along the way.

Filed Under: Gifts, Holidays Tagged With: Easter, Easter baskets, easter eggs, easter ideas

{Stamped Eggs}

March 19, 2013 by meredith · 17 Comments

In case you missed my post on Tatertots & Jello this month for my Stamped Easter Eggs, here it is again!

Spring fever is in the air, even if a lot of parts of the country are still getting random {or sometimes not so random} winter storms. We actually had a little snow last week in Georgia, to be immediately followed by a 70 degree weekend! Well, I’m ready for Spring, and that means so is my decor. I love to change little nooks in my house according to the season or holiday. It’s so nice to change things up a bit every now and then, don’t you think?

Since Easter falls earlier this year, I’ve been in Easter Egg mode lately. I wanted to try out some hand stamped eggs for a few spots in my house, and soon came up with these pretties…

To make your own

Stamped Eggs

you’ll need:

wooden eggs {found at Hobby Lobby}

spray paint {mine is Krylon Satin finish in Ivory}

cute stencils

black acrylic paint

foam brush

I had an extra large egg crate in my fridge with only a few lonely eggs left, so I emptied it out and used it to set the wooden eggs inside, to create an easy surface to spray paint.

Of course, once the tops of the eggs had a few thin coats, I had to flip the eggs over to cover the surface of the bottom half of each egg. It really didn’t take too long, as I chose a nice sunny day to do my spray painting.

*Remember, when spray painting, thin coats are best!

The ivory spray paint gave the eggs a slight sheen and dulled them up a bit from the bright white that they once were. If you’d prefer bright white eggs, you could skip the spray painting part.

Once the eggs were dry, I got to the fun part, choosing random numbers and letters to stamp onto each egg.

I used a couple small pieces of washi tape {since it’s so easy to remove and reapply}, put a small amount of black acrylic paint on my foam brush, and dabbed the paint onto the stencil. Definitely do not use a large amount of paint as you want it to look like it was lightly sponged on. Remove the stencil immediately and admire your handy work!

As I finished, I carefully put them back into the egg carton to dry.

I used these stamped eggs in a few spots around me house. I’ve had a bit of an obsession with Spanish moss this month, and added a handful of my newly stamped eggs to a vase filled with moss.

I also added a couple eggs to a taller, skinnier vase in the same vignette…

We’ve got a tall, square table in our kitchen that sometimes my husband I like to sit at when our little guy is sleeping. Lately, I’ve been dressing up the tabletop, so we’ve got a little decor to brighten the dark brown table. And, luckily, my son can’t reach up to this table and mess up the tablescape {yet!}.

I also added some stamped eggs to a pretty candy dish that used to be my aunt’s with some more Spanish moss.

I’m loving the simplicity of the eggs with the brightness of the moss.

What about you?! Have you created any egg inspired crafts or decor yet this month? I’d LOVE to see what you’ve come up with!

Linkin’ up at these parties!

About Meredith Hazel

Filed Under: Crafting, Decorating, Holidays Tagged With: crafts, diy, Easter, eggs, moss, stamped

{Easter Egg Garland & Mantel}

March 13, 2013 by meredith · 11 Comments

Spring is definitely in the air, and we got a nice hint of it this past weekend in Georgia! With a new season approaching, I’ve been changing a lot of the decor in my house to get us all in a fresh, Springtime mood. When I saw these cute Easter egg ornaments at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago, I knew they’d be perfect for an Easter Egg Garland for my Spring Mantel!

To make

Easter Egg Garland

you’ll need:

Easter Egg Ornaments {found at Hobby Lobby}

jute twine

burlap scraps

I know there are some other items pictured in the supplies photo, but I ended up not using a few of them. I’m sure they’ll be used soon!

To get started, I put up the length of jute twine that I needed on my mantel for my garland. I like to hang the garland high enough that my little, climbing toddler can’t reach it.

To attach the jute twine, I tied it around some vases on top of the mantel. This is typically how I attach any kind of garland I make.

I then began attaching each egg ornament by tying it on with a small piece of jute twine.

Soon, I had an entire garland full of colorful Easter Eggs. In between every few eggs, I also tied on a scrap piece of burlap to give the garland some more texture.

I love the pop of color that the eggs add to the mantel {and the fact that it can stay up through the end of the month for Easter}. To the top of the mantel, I added some bright green and purple floral stems and picks to some tall vases and my twine wrapped bottles.

I also tied on a scrap piece of muslin from my stash. I’m loving the imperfect-ness of the bows.

The other side of the mantel holds a tall hurricane vase with our wine cork collection and some yarn wrapped Easter eggs purchased a few years back.

My mantels are typically simple, but that’s what I love about them. Spring is all about simplicity after all!

How have you decorated for Spring or Easter so far?

I’ll be linking up at these parties!

About Meredith Hazel

Filed Under: Crafting, Decorating, Holidays Tagged With: crafts, decorating, Easter, Easter egg, garland, mantel

{Goldfish Carrots}

March 12, 2013 by meredith · 13 Comments

Before I get to today’s tutorial, I’ve got a few awesome announcements!

The Big Blogiversary Giveaway that I celebrated with my friend Barbara at Chase the Star has ended after an overwhelming amount of entries! Thank you so much to everyone that helped us celebrate! To see if you won, please click HERE {and congrats to both winners–check your emails as I will be contacting you today to receive your prize}!

And secondly,

I’m absolutely HONORED to share that I’m guest posting over at my friend Jen’s blog today. Perhaps you’ve heard of her…she’s the brains behind one of my absolute favorite blogs to read each and everyday, Tatertots & Jello. I’d love for you to stop by for a peak at some really simple Easter egg decor I created. HUGE THANKS to Jen for having me over today!

Now, on to today’s regularly scheduled programming…

I’ve got a fun little Easter basket idea for those of you that don’t like the thought of another candy overloaded holiday for your kiddos. While Starbust jelly beans are absolutely delicious, too many of them are never good for your teeth!

I’ve found a few variations of this simple and fast Easter idea around blogosphere, but most recently, I saw it again at one of my favorite blogs, Uncommon Designs.

To make

Goldfish Carrots

you’ll need:

triangle shaped treat bags or clear frosting bags

green ribbon in a few varieties

goldfish

Assembly is super easy! Simply fill the treat bags with your desired amount of goldfish…

…tie the top off with a green ribbon or two, and trim any leftover part of the bag so it’s not sticking up too far.

I’m going to add a couple of these to a certain someone’s Easter basket in a few weeks, and I know he’ll love them!

If you’re not a stickler for sweets in your kiddos Easter basket you could fill these carrots with other orange treats such as orange jelly beans, orange Reese’s Pieces, orange Skittles, etc…

Do you have any other fun ideas for Easter baskets? I’d love to see some of them!

I’ll be linking up at these parties!

About Meredith Hazel

Filed Under: Crafting, Holidays Tagged With: carrots, Easter, easter basket, goldfish, kids, toddlers

{Toddler Valentine Cards}

February 14, 2013 by meredith · 6 Comments

A few week’s ago, I shared the thank you cards that Jackson made for his Christmas gifts.

They were such a hit with his grandparents, that I wanted him to make something similar for Valentine’s Day as well. So I came up with another punched card/coloring project for him.

To make Toddler Valentine Cards, you’ll need:

blank white cards and envelopes

crayons

a hole punch

washi tape

heart stickers

fine tip Sharpie

I began the project by letting Jackson color inside the cards.

He takes his art work very seriously!

While he colored, I began to apply washi tape to the leftover heart punches from his thank you cards. Yes, I saved them. I knew Valentine’s Day was coming up and figured I could probably use them for something!