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4 Dozen chicks click with Easter decor! Soft chenille critters add whimsy to baskets, place settings, treat bags so cute youll leave them out all year!
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Godiva Chocolates: Set of 3 Chocolate Bunnies (Milk, Dark and White Chocolate)
Godiva Chocolate Bunnies add a touch of joy to Easter. These semi-solid bunnies
are sold in a set of 3, One each of milk, dark, and white chocolate Perfect for
Easter baskets, party favors, and sweet memories
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Making Easter
Baskets
In ancient times, people believed that bringing the first crops and seedlings of the year to the temple would insure a good growing season. In fact, it is possible that the word Easter is derived from the name of Astarte (also known as Oestar, Eostre , or Ishtar) a Semitic goddess of Spring, fertility and renewal. as Christianity permeated that part of the world, pagan festivals celebrating this goddess evolved into the Catholic custom of taking the food for Easter dinner to mass to be blessed, and it is from this tradition that the giving of the Easter Basket emerged. It is interesting also to note that the Jewish tradition of Purim , which also takes place at this time of year, is also celebrated with the giving of food baskets, and has Queen Esther as the heroine of the Purim story.
This tradition of food baskets came a bit closer to what we know it as today when German families in the 1700s reached North American shores. Instead of baskets, children would leave their caps or bonnets, filled with straw, outside overnight, and then find colored, hard-cooked eggs tucked inside them in the morning. By the 1800s, candy was commonly included in the baskets, as well. Today, Easter baskets can be filled with any item you think would bring joy to the recipient, although bunnies, eggs and sweets remain the key ingredients in most Easter baskets as crafted today. The egg is perhaps the oldest and most universal symbol of rebirth and new life, and Egyptians and Persians used to dye eggs in spring colors and give them to friends long before Christ ever entered the picture. And as for the tradition of the Easter bunny? Well, it's hard to think of anythig more fertile than a rabbit! Here are some suggestions for how to make your own Easter baskets, and inexpensive baskets and treat bags you can purchase to assemble your own Easter Baskets, as well as some ideas for things you can fill them with. Hope you have a hoppy easter!
Easter Basket Stuffers Handpainted
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Embroidered Add to the fun of the egg hunt! Great centerpieces piled high with treats! Adorable friends are soft poly-cotton with embroidered faces--a flower accents her "hare", he sports a bow tie. |
Handwoven
Pastel Wicker Baskets  Impressive filled with Easter treats, mark place settings or group as a centerpiece. Beautifully crafted with split wood frame and hand-nailed brass-tone rivets. Set of 6. |
Easter Treat Bags
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Adorable 6-piece set includes: 3 chicks and 3 bunnies, hand-detailed with blushing cheeks and 3-D beaks. Fill sheer organza sacks with party favors or egg hunt treats. Poly-cotton with soft plump heads and ribbon ties. |
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clear alternative to baskets - panel in tummy shows the goodies!
Plump fleece bunnies have embroidered and appliqued faces,
back openings with self-stick closures for filling. |
Better than baskets! Candy's more fun, more tempting---clear panel in tummy shows the goodies! Sparkly cotton-poly chenille with plumped head, arms. Bunnies have posable wire ears, zip openings in back for filling; ducklings, self-stick openings. Set of 3. |
Perfect for bagging party favors or Easter treats. These sweet organza bags are perfect for party favors and packaging Easter treats. They make wonderful little purses, sachets, and jewelry bags too. Set of three includes pastel pink, lavender, and blue - all with silky coordinating tassel drawstrings.
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