Easter Basket Blog Hop!

Hazel's Easter basket turned out really cute! The bunny I ordered online ended up being really small.  I hadn't anticipated that (thought it would be a basket filler). So I ended up getting her the sweetest little mini purse too (total splurge but I couldn't resist). I thought it wouldn't be something she would want to play with until she is a bit older, but she loved it!

But the books were her absolute favorite. She would have been happy with just those! We had to prompt her to unpack the rest.

I also added in a couple of other bunny toys she already had, to make the basket more festive!

This is Hazel's last 'first' holiday (tear!), and it was fun to see how much different she is now than at Christmas. She definitely got the concept of the basket and unpacking and playing with the items.

Where Are Baby's Easter Eggs?

Easter Touch and Feel

Jellycat Ballerina Bunny

Vera Bradley Mini Satchel

Peter Rabbit Hanging Toy

Basket

I'm linking up for the Easter Basket Blog Hop!

Hazel's First Easter Basket

H's first Easter is coming up and it will be her last 'first' holiday... how is that even possible?! Since she still doesn't really have a concept of presents or holidays, I am not going too overboard this year, but still wanted to put together something small for her to unpack (pulling things out of containers is her favorite right now.. seriously, she could do it for hours).

 

ONE // TWO // THREE // FOUR

 

 

ONE: I want to get a neat basket and liner for her (probably from Pottery Barn Kids) but nothing stood out to me this year, so I am going to wait until next year or the year after.. maybe try to get something on sale! So when I saw this little and much cheaper basket on Target's website I couldn't resist. She can use it in years to come to collect her eggs on her egg hunt, so it won't go to waste.

 

TWO: My sister has a tradition of the Easter bunny giving each of her children a new and different bunny each year in their basket. I love this idea! I definitely wanted to start this tradition for Hazel too. I searched around for something cute that I thought she would love, and found this little ballerina bunny in the most gorgeous pale lilac. It comes in cream and pink too!

 

THREE: Hazel is into books right now. She loves to sit on her daddy's lap and help him turn the pages. She has just started lifting flaps and peeking underneath (weirdly enough some pages she will always skip, and does not want you to open the flap at all costs). Two of her favorites are "Where is Baby's Belly Button" and "Where is Baby's Pumpkin" so I know the Easter version will be a hit!

 

FOUR: Her other favorite books right now are the touch and feel ones. It is so sweet to see her reach her chubby little fingers out and feel the different furs and textures. I hope she will like this Easter themed one! And I love books as a gift since they can definitely be used and reused each year (and all year long too... we are still reading Halloween and Thanksgiving books right now!).

 

I'd love to hear everyone's fun finds for their littles' baskets!

 

And just for fun, here is my bunny baby!

Hazel's Outfit