Frugal
Easter Ideas
from our Readers
Tips
and Traditions
It started when I was
younger my brother in law would put bunny foot prints all over the house to make
it look like the Easter bunny was hoping thru my parents house. He would
use baby powder and use his fingers to make the prints. I always liked
that and I do that for my kids now and we also some times hide a small present
outside. (weather permitting) like sandbox toys. -- Beth from MI
When the kids are in
bed the night before Easter, my husband makes a trail of small, wrapped
chocolate Easter eggs from each bedroom to their basket. They pick up the
little eggs and follow the trail until they get to their basket. We do the same
thing at Christmas, and the bonus is that they are so excited at what they see
at the end of the trail that they forget all about the mini eggs, and we can
take them and put them back in the freezer for the next occasion! Our mini
eggs have lasted about 3 years now! -- Stacey from Ontario
Just 2
words.............Flashlight Egg Hunt....very very cool and tons of fun. Buy
bright colored PLASTIC eggs, fill with goodies, give each child a flashlight and
let the fun begin. -- Shannon from NV
When I make my kids'
Easter baskets, I try to avoid candy, so I stuff them with treats like Jell-o
cups, fruit cups, goldfish crackers, cheese and peanut butter crackers.
Books are a good addition too. -- Gina from IL
My mom would always
leave a note from the "Easter Bunny" hidden in one of those big
chocolate hollow bunnies...I did this for my own daughter last year and she was
excited to say the least! -- Tammy from AK
My favorite Easter
activity is decorating the eggs, but I don't use dye. I use markers, stickers,
glitter, etc.. Not only is this less messy, but it allows the kids to really do
it. The eggs have to be really dry or the stickers and such won't stick. So I
suggest hard boiling the eggs a day or so before and then taking them out of the
fridge a little while before decorating. We only decorate 2 eggs each and also
don't eat them so I don't refrigerate them after cooking and we do them about 24
hours later. The kids love it and have a ball doing it. -- Michelle from CA
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