Jesus Christ was crucified and resurrected, according to the Bible and Christian belief, and Easter is the day we celebrate his resurrection. Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross and died on Good Friday. He was resurrected three days later on Easter Sunday. Easter also traditionally signifies the end of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, and is a period of atonement prior to the celebration of Easter.
For hundreds of years, eggs have been the gifts most closely associated with Easter. They symbolize the birth of new life at the beginning of spring. Eggs have been decorated with bright colors for centuries, and they have been used in egg-rolling games or distributed as gifts.
Each Easter season we generally bring our relatives and acquaintances milk chocolate rabbits or jelly beans. It's a yearly occurrence. We all pull our chairs up to the dining table and happily consume lots of hard boiled eggs. Custom requires giving small tokens to spread the joy around. These are generally various candies made in the shape of eggs
Your child would most likely love to get a soft toy bunny for Easter that he or she can curl into bed with for their sleeping buddy. You could even give a bunny to the grown ups you know. What a pleasant way to tell someone 'Happy Easter' as well as telling them that they are loved.
Plants can also be used for the same things. Instead of sending some cut roses, you can send spring flowers planted in pots. Some great choices are classic easter lilies, tulips, crocuses, hyacinths, or even some potted grass. Plants can make homes feel happier and more in tune with nature.
The Easter Lily is the blossom that is most frequently brought as a present at Easter time. It has both a pleasing shape and a pleasant scent. Choose one that looks good on all sides. You want one which has proper proportions and is not overly low or overly high. Florists offer lovely blossoms during this season, and delivery is invariably included. They arrive boxed, with a custom gift card and a sheet that tells the recipient how to arrange and care for them.
Another ideal gift for kids and adults alike: a Doorstop, available with rooster designs. It has a classic appeal, is useful in any home, and brings a touch of spring to the home year-round. Decorations make great Easter gifts, and the range of Easter decor on the market is large. For instance, adorable seasonal wreaths to hang on the door to welcome guests over Easter Holiday. These are hand made with fresh foliage, herbs, and moss, and decorated with Easter Nests.
As far as little ones are concerned they are just as happy if their Easter gift basket is full of toys or something to cuddle. Because it's a time of year when there are babies of all varieties around the girls especially love to have something small and soft to carry around with them and there are loads around. The boys are maybe a little more difficult but you can pick up reasonably priced toys that encourage them to play outside and take some exercise. Where my family is concerned board games always go down well if the weather is bad and they need to be amused. I have a particular fondness for them as it involves the whole family.
An Easter Basket wouldn't be quite the same if it didn't contain some nice things to eat, but what about fruit and nuts or reduce the impact of chocolate by combining it with fruit such as raisins or cranberries. You can go the other way and add a few chocolate chips to a healthy muesli bar for a special treat. I make chocolate nests from cornflakes and bran flakes and fill them with fruit and my kids have always loved those.
We make lots of the goodies that go into our families Easter Gift Baskets, masks and cut outs, cards and games as well as the munchies. If you haven't got time to make things you can always buy a basket that isn't filled with just chocolate. Books are a lovely alternative gift ? especially Easter Stories for the little ones, or maybe a good novel for Mum. One of the best gift baskets I ever received was full of luxury Bath Time treats, beautiful lotions and potions with lovely smells, a candle to make the Bathroom feel nice and a soft fluffy towel to wrap myself in when I got out of the bath.
Men are always much more difficult to buy Easter Baskets for, but most men have a hobby or two, what about Golf Balls, Tees, and a Golf Magazine, or if Fishing is his thing, line, floats and all those twiddly things they seem to find indispensible. Gardens are always a good source of inspiration too. It is the time of year when the garden is starting to grow and there are lots o beautiful plants around, and you can always find space for those. If you have the space you could buy lots of quick growing vegetable seeds for the children and help them plant their own garden and see how good those home-grown vegetables taste. Not only have you given them something different but you are encouraging good eating habits too.
It wouldn't perhaps be an Easter Gift Basket without a small chocolate Bunny or a handful of min eggs but there are so many other things you can add to make it a long lasting and much healthier gift.
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