Have you seen this sweet little idea over at One Charming Party? We’re making these for our Easter celebration on Sunday. I’m going to try the Sprinkles Strawberry Cupcake Recipe found on Martha Stewart for them. I think the recipe will be perfect. My kids are super excited that I’m buying cotton candy for the fluffy little tails.
Speaking of Easter, this morning I’m off to help the Easter Bunny to find a few sweet things for our Easter Baskets… nothing like leaving things to the last minute. My goal is to find alternates to a basket of candy or cheap toys that fall apart… without spending a lot of money. Here are some ideas from our favorite baskets in the past:
- A Gardening Theme Easter Basket: Including small garden gloves, a trowel and seed packets for the kids gardens… the Easter Bunny was partial to carrot seeds of course.
- An Art Theme Basket: Including a sketch pad, colored pencils, and a pencil sharpener.
- An few Good Old Fashioned Toys in the Basket: Including a Jump Rope or a Hoppy Taw, or a small bag of Jacks or Marbles or a card game.
I just hope to find something fun.
Since it’s Earth Day, I’m wondering/hoping I have the time/energy to have a picnic with my husband. I love any excuse for a picnic and while it’s a little chilly, there are blue skies out my window this morning… and no rain today! Yeah! Regardless of whether I have time, Earth Day is always a good reminder to think about being more green. Several years ago, I wrote a little Earth Day post about how green our grandmothers were. They were green out of necessity and out of wisdom.
That same wisdom that my Grandmother and Great Grandmother’s lived by, is just as applicable to me and my family right now in 2011. We don’t have endless resources. We want to be healthy… both in how we eat and in the products we use. We also want to take care of the beautiful place where we live. For my family being Green means growing a garden. And for what we don’t grow, finding and buying food grown locally. This is a win/win for me and my community. It means the food we are eating is fresher and in season. It means contributing to our local economy. Since it didn’t ship from long distances it is often less expensive. Being more green also means turning down the thermostat and flipping off the lights. Doing what I can with the resources I have, I am trying to make common sense choices to be more green.
So Happy Earth Day all… and happy Easter weekend!