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Unique Homemade Easter Baskets!
Make your own original and creative Easter baskets with your kids! Here are step by step instructions to create them. When you are finished, surprise your children with clever and fun treats that will put smiles on their faces! "Cilly" Cylinder Bunny! Yow will need: • One Oatmeal Cylinder (Large or Medium) • Spray Paint (any color you choose) • 1" Ribbon (approx.1-2 feet) • Colored Felt • Craft Glue • Scissors • 2" pom pom • 3 colored pipe cleaners • Newspaper • Black Marker Empty cylinder and brush out crumbs. Place cylinder on newspaper and coat with spray paint (Best to spray outside) Meausure 1 1/2" down from opening on opposite sides of cylinder. Using a marker, Mark with a small dot. Take closed scissors and place pointed tips on the dot. Twist with pressure until scissors poke a hole through cylinder. (approx. 1/2" in diameter) Push end of ribbon through and knot inside cylinder to make the handle. Cut out 2 ears, 2 eyes, and 2 oval feet with felt. Glue eyes and feet to outside of cylinder. Place glue on the bottom of ears and glue from inside of the cylinder. Glue pipe cleaners on nose area. Glue pom pom on top of pipe cleaners to make the nose. Using Marker, draw on mouth under the nose. Fill with Easter grass and treats...and enjoy!

Easter Bonnet Basket!
You will need: • One Plastic or Straw Hat • Scissors • One 10 x 12 piece of oak tag paper • Colored Ribbon • Craft Glue Cut oak tag to desired length at 2" wide. This will be your handle. Glue handle from inside of hat from end to end. Glue ribbon around the hat to create a colorful band. Fill with Easter grass and treats! It's that easy!

Basket Fillers:
Candy Ideas: The Official Jelly Beans of Easter... LifeSavers Jelly Beans They come in gorgeous colors and delicious flavors like cotton candy and pineapple...Yum! Also, I am a sucker for gummies! How about Life Savers gummie bunnies and eggs. Little individual pouches. Fat-free and have fewer calories than traditional Easter Candy. Don't forget the chocolate bunnies and marshmallow chicks! Include colorful "basket stuffers": • Baby Stuffed Bunnies • Toy cars • Hair Barrettes • Fun Pens • Coloring Books • Puzzles • Make Up • Stickers • Gift Cards Egg-cellent Easter Brunch Ideas! I found a delicious new product, Egg Beaters with yolk. They're made with real eggs so they taste great without all of the cholesterol, fat and calories of shell eggs. Check out these delicious recipes for delicious Spinach and Feta Cheese Scramble and Yummy Cinnamon Blueberry Muffins! Easter Spinach and Feta Cheese Scramble! Cinnamon Blueberry Muffins!**
**Top these with Vanilla or Cream Cheese Icing, and coconut ...and you have adorable Bunny Muffins! Use Marshmallows cut in half, sprinkled with colored sugar for ears, and candy for the face! Kids will love 'em!
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