Welcome to our 2024 Easter and Spring Guide!
The first day of Spring this year is March 19th, and Easter falls on March 31st. Despite having heavy snowfall last year, this year we can already see signs of Spring! I am so excited and I love the nice weather.
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The Great Reward Remote:
The Great Reward Remote is a wonderful item to include in your child’s Easter basket! It is suitable for children aged 3 to 9 and enables them to monitor their progress towards achieving a fun reward. Once your child earns 5 or 10 points, they can select their preferred reward!
Rewards include:
Good Rewards:
- play sports or do something fun outdoors
- choose a special treat
- play a computer game or watch your favorite show
- let’s do arts and crafts
- play a board game or do a puzzle
Great Rewards:
- watch a movie of your choice
- pizza night or pick your favorite meal
- costume party
- dance party
- make up your reward
You can purchase The Great Reward Remote for $24.95.
The Human Body: An Alien Guide:
“The Human Body: An Alien Guide” is a fantastic item to include in an Easter basket. This book is a unique and entertaining read, and my stepson absolutely LOVES it. The book takes readers on a journey through the human body systems, including the circulatory system, digestive system, skeletal system, and more, all through the eyes of alien guides on a mission to understand the wonders of the human body.
This book is perfect for children between 8-9 years old, and it consists of 48 pages filled with high-impact graphic art.
You can purchase the book on Kindle for $5.99 or as a paperback for $9.99.
The Perfect One:
Another fantastic Easter basket stuffer is the book “The Perfect One”
About: “When the two sisters face their own challenges at the first day of basketball camp, they realize there’s a lot they can teach each other. Featuring charming and humorous illustrations, The Perfect One shares gentle messaging about the importance of patience, practice, and supporting your siblings.“
This book teaches about the importance of patience, practice, and supporting your siblings.
Price: Kindle $5.99 and Hardcover $17.85
BlendJet 2 and JetPack Ready To Blend Products:
The BlendJet 2 is a portable blender with a powerful motor capable of crushing ice and blending your favorite smoothies with ease. I own three of these blenders and I absolutely adore them!
If you are looking for a perfect Easter gift for a young adult, a BlendJet 2 would be ideal. The picture above showcases the Blossom color option, but Disney-themed designs are available for any Disney fan and other great designs.
Price: $49.95
BlendJet also recently launched JetPacks which are Ready-To-Blend smoothies and lattes which are a great easter basket stuffer to go with a BlendJet 2!
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SproutWorld:
SproutWorld is a unique product that can make a perfect basket stuffer. The product is a plantable pencil that can grow into different plants such as flowers, herbs, fruits, and even trees. Recently, they have launched a new range of products, called “Spread The Love,” to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Each pack consists of eight pencils engraved with heartwarming quotes about love. You can easily grow plants like forget-me-nots, thyme, sage, and more using these pencils. Not only do these pencils write well, but they also come with the bonus of seeds!
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Old Trapper Kippered Beef Steak:
Another fantastic item that can be added to any basket! The products from Old Trapper are a personal favorite of mine, and I recently had the pleasure of trying their Kippered Beef Steak. These thick sticks of lean beef are seasoned with brown sugar and spices and then smoked to perfection. The taste is very flavorful and my entire family simply loves them!
Purchase online or at select retailers.
Aroma Passions:
Aroma Passions is a wonderful Easter gift for the young teen or a perfume lover in your life. They are the leading perfume “dupe” company and offer fragrances inspired by Creed Aventus, SVGE ELXR, and more.
I had a chance to try their Exotic, inspired by TF OUD WOOD, and Love, inspired by MISS D. ABSOLUTELY BLOOMING.
Aroma Passion sells its perfumes in 30ml for $29, 50ml for $45, and 100ml for $79.
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Nuts.com:
Nuts.com is a great place to buy Easter candy, offering high-quality nuts, dried fruit snacks, and more in bulk.
Their Gummy Candy Sampler features Gummy Bears, Gummy Worms, Swedish Fish, and Sour Patch Kids. This is a wonderful way to purchase candy for stocking Easter eggs.
Price: $19.99
Their Sweet Tooth Mix features Hot Chocolate Bites, Gummy Bears, Mini Dark Chocolate Nonpareils, and Mini Yogurt Pretzels.
Price: $9.99
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Clyde the Greyhound:
Consider adding Cylde The Greyhound to your child’s Easter basket. This book follows the story of Clyde, who lived only as a race dog. Clyde gets adopted and it follows his journey to adjust to a completely different life. This wonderful story introduces young readers to the concept of trauma and how happiness can come from embracing change.
About The Authors: With a shared passion for Australiana, social issues, and bold, quirky characters, Beck Feiner and Robin Feiner have come together to create much-loved picture books, including Aussie Legends Alphabet, If I Was Prime Minister, The Polar Bear in Sydney Harbour and My Favourite Teachers. They’ve also collaborated in the creation of two wonderful children, who have charmingly grown into their most ruthless critics.
Price: Kindle $9.99 and $18.43 Hardcover
Gem Joy:
Gem Joy is so unique! Their jewelry offers an immersive Augmented Reality (AR) jewelry experience. It uses just the Gem Joy and your phone. There are no wires, batteries, recharging, or anything. Each Gem Joy reveals 50 surprising 3D, interactive experiences rooted in nature and fantasy that delight viewers of all ages.
Not only is their jewelry gorgeous but I love the immersive experience.
Wild Acorn Easter Collection:
Pajamas are one of my favorite items to include in an Easter basket. Wild Acorn offers hypoallergenic bamboo fabric pj’s, crib sheets, and more! Their Easter Collection is a diverse range of products tailored for babies up to five years old. This line features adorable designs like bunnies, chicks, and more!
My son received two pairs of their 2 piece pajamas in size 4T and they fit perfectly, are super soft and my son loves them! He received the Easter Chick design and the Easter Bees design.
I am very happy with the quality of Wild Acorn products!
Billie:
Last year, I discovered a brand called Bille and I love this brand!
They recently launched a new body care line, and I’m excited for some spring self-care. The product line includes body wash, body lotion, all-day deodorant, and AHA deodorant. The Cedar Crush deodorant is my favorite, but I also really like their razors and wax kit.
Use coupon code STEPHY10 to receive 10% off $20+
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Kit NA Brewing:
Celebrate the nicer weather with Kit NA Brewing. They believe everyone should be able to enjoy a beer, which is why they developed a delicious craft beer without alcohol. Their products are also vegan, gluten-removed, and dairy-free.
Flavors include On Your Mark which is an American Blonde, Get Set which is an IPA and Here We Go which is a Hazy IPA.
Price: $30 for a 12-pack variety pack.
The Mozy:
The Mozy is a jacket for your leg! This lower-body wrap fastens around your waist while leaving your hands free. This eliminates the possibility of it falling off when you stand up or cheer. The interior is lined with a plush heavyweight fleece. It also features two easy-to-reach pockets and a carabiner clip. You can also personalize your Mozy with fun patches!
Size 500 fits 28″ – 46″, 4’2 – 5’10 and Size 700 fits 40″ – 58″, 4’2 – 5’10
Price: $129
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Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night?
Celebrate Earth Day(April 22nd) with this wonderful book! Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night? is an adorable rhyming picture book that teaches children where and how ocean animals sleep in the sea. This is one of my son’s favorite books right now!
About The Authors:
Steven J. Simmons has been a professor of law and government, a White House aide on domestic policy, and a leader in the cable industry. Steven is the author of Where Do Creatures Sleep at Night?, and the best-selling Alice and Greta: A Tale of Two Witches, and coauthor of Where Do Big Creatures Sleep at Night?
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Clifford R. Simmons’s lifelong passion for writing and love for his nieces and nephews fuels his enthusiasm for children’s books and co-authorship with his father, Steven. Cliff formerly worked at Google and now runs his own business. He is the co-author of Where Do Big Creatures Sleep at Night?
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Ruth Harper is a self-taught artist from England but currently living in Iowa with an adorable husband—they have six grown-up kids between them (plus handfuls of grandbabies!). She is the illustrator of the NYT bestseller The Kissing Hand (with Nancy M. Leak), Happy Mamas, Where Do Creatures Sleep at Night?, and Where Do Big Creatures Sleep at Night?
Read more about Ruth.
Price: $17.99
Spring Tips and Other:
- Keep your dog safe this Spring: Minitailz which is an advanced health and GPS tracker for dogs. This GPS tracker can be fitted onto any collar and combines a built-in SIM card with cutting-edge GPS technology to enable owners to track their pets’ daily movements in real-time. It can also monitor dogs’ daily routines and activities, such as walks, runs, and daily zoomies, and locate a lost or stolen pet. Purchase
- Consider a site like Handwrytten to send handwritten Easter cards! They also offer gift cards to over 20 brands like Starbucks, Home Depot, and Amazon that can be added to the envelope.
- Open your windows and light some candles! Out of Darkness Candle Co. promotes self-care, self-love, and overall mental wellness. These candles are crafted from natural soy wax, ensuring a clean and non-toxic burn that brings warmth, love, and comfort to any home.
- Say goodbye to dry, brittle, and chlorine-green hair with Fairy Tales Hair Care’s Sun & Swim products. Their products are sulfate-free, paraben-free, phthalate-free, gluten-free, soy-free, dairy-free, and nut-free, with no harsh chemicals or toxins. Color safe for mom’s hair too! Available in travel sizes too, our travel kit is a must-have for upcoming vacations.
- Head over to Zoya and purchase their most recent Bloom: Spring 2024 Collection.
- Treat Yourself to beautiful crystal jewelry from Mystic Gleam.
- Stock up on some odor-eliminating spray to use during Spring cleaning!
- Catherine Rall, Registered Dietitian suggests making a quiche for a wonderful and easy Easter treat. A bright, vegetarian quiche is a perfect choice to herald the return of spring. Vegetables like asparagus, bell peppers, spinach, and sautéed onions will make for a hearty, delicious, colorful quiche. For even more vibrancy, garnish your quiche with fresh herbs or vegetables.
- Consider investing in an air purifier, Air Oasis offers some wonderful options.
- If you have a beard, consider taking care of your beard this Spring with Derm Dude products!