Easter Basket Prep

Spring is almost here, along with Easter!  If you’re trying to think of some new ideas for this year’s Easter basket, here’s what we’re doing this year:

• Inch by Inch, a classic by by Leo Lionni
• The poignant and lovely Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
• The Fuzzy Duckling, a spring favorite by Jane Werner Watson
• The Swing, a stunning board book of Robert Louis Stevenson’s poem, illustrated by Julie Morstad
• The softest white plush bunny ever
• A fun and engaging construction puzzle
• The reshapeable and ever-changing Cubebot
• A set of surprise carrots
• The Neatly Knit Rope Bin to contain it all!

We also made a couple of Alice Medrich’s Easter nest centerpieces, following the tutorial on Food52.  You can use milk or dark chocolate—we ended up using Callebaut milk chocolate chips.  The nests were pretty easy to assemble.  I definitely agree with Alice’s recommendation to line your bowl with plastic wrap beforehand.  It makes it easier to lift the nest out of the bowl once it has hardened.  Before you pull the nest out of the bowl, I would recommend letting it sit out for about ten minutes in the bowl after it’s hardened in the refrigerator.  Letting the nest warm up makes it a little easier to pull out of the bowl.  You can fill your nest with your favorite chocolate eggs, but if you want a healthier alternative, you can also use Marcona almonds.

•  Adorable rabbit and chick yogurt treats by How About Cookie
• Easter lunch inspiration from around the web, curated by Hello, Wonderful
• Necco Gumdrop Flowers and Dot Flower Pops by Super Make It
• Homemade Cadbury Creme Eggs by Not Without Salt

Happy (almost) spring!

Thanks to The Land of Nod for sending the items for this post.