Ideas for quality items to put in teens Easter "basket"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of the things I have done

headphones
waterproof iPhone case
flip flops
lip gloss
itunes gift card
personalized stationary
a few good novels
pair of slip on Converse
sunglasses
elastic headbands and hairbands
things for their Spring/summer sports
A few things of their favorite candy

My kids are 17, 14 and 7 and they all love their Easter baskets. It is basically things I would eventually buy for them for Spring/Summer anyway.

They also still do an Easter egg hunt. Each egg has a few pieces of a 100-150 piece puzzle. The kids all work and put the puzzle together. Most times they end up missing pieces and have to go back outside and find the remaining eggs. My oldest already said she is coming home from college to help with the puzzle next year.

It is very healthy for teens to have traditions and still feel part of a family unit. My family was big into traditions and my husband's wasn't. He is now more into some of the traditions I passed down than I am.

It seems like your family tradition is to spend a lot of money buying a bunch a crap for no particular reason. It is bad enough that Christmas has become a huge spending spree, now Easter as well? Are you Christians? If Jesus came back, he would spend all of his time throwing up. If you are not Christians, why not stop disrespecting this important holiday and just pick a random day in the spring to celebrate "American Greed Day"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of the things I have done

headphones
waterproof iPhone case
flip flops
lip gloss
itunes gift card
personalized stationary
a few good novels
pair of slip on Converse
sunglasses
elastic headbands and hairbands
things for their Spring/summer sports
A few things of their favorite candy

My kids are 17, 14 and 7 and they all love their Easter baskets. It is basically things I would eventually buy for them for Spring/Summer anyway.

They also still do an Easter egg hunt. Each egg has a few pieces of a 100-150 piece puzzle. The kids all work and put the puzzle together. Most times they end up missing pieces and have to go back outside and find the remaining eggs. My oldest already said she is coming home from college to help with the puzzle next year.

It is very healthy for teens to have traditions and still feel part of a family unit. My family was big into traditions and my husband's wasn't. He is now more into some of the traditions I passed down than I am.

It seems like your family tradition is to spend a lot of money buying a bunch a crap for no particular reason. It is bad enough that Christmas has become a huge spending spree, now Easter as well? Are you Christians? If Jesus came back, he would spend all of his time throwing up. If you are not Christians, why not stop disrespecting this important holiday and just pick a random day in the spring to celebrate "American Greed Day"?

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rabbits (look it up - I don't mean the mammal).

You're going to have to give us more of a search term than "rabbits"...

Run a search in Amazon's "Health and Personal Care" store.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like your family tradition is to spend a lot of money buying a bunch a crap for no particular reason. It is bad enough that Christmas has become a huge spending spree, now Easter as well? Are you Christians? If Jesus came back, he would spend all of his time throwing up. If you are not Christians, why not stop disrespecting this important holiday and just pick a random day in the spring to celebrate "American Greed Day"?

+1

Oh Barf.

Pro Tip: YOU don't get to decide if how OTHER people celebrate holidays is "Christian" enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like your family tradition is to spend a lot of money buying a bunch a crap for no particular reason. It is bad enough that Christmas has become a huge spending spree, now Easter as well? Are you Christians? If Jesus came back, he would spend all of his time throwing up. If you are not Christians, why not stop disrespecting this important holiday and just pick a random day in the spring to celebrate "American Greed Day"?

+1

Oh Barf.

Pro Tip: YOU don't get to decide if how OTHER people celebrate holidays is "Christian" enough.

+1 to that. Keeping family traditions and doing small silly things for each other is lovely and should be cherished.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of the things I have done

headphones
waterproof iPhone case
flip flops
lip gloss
itunes gift card
personalized stationary
a few good novels
pair of slip on Converse
sunglasses
elastic headbands and hairbands
things for their Spring/summer sports
A few things of their favorite candy

My kids are 17, 14 and 7 and they all love their Easter baskets. It is basically things I would eventually buy for them for Spring/Summer anyway.

They also still do an Easter egg hunt. Each egg has a few pieces of a 100-150 piece puzzle. The kids all work and put the puzzle together. Most times they end up missing pieces and have to go back outside and find the remaining eggs. My oldest already said she is coming home from college to help with the puzzle next year.

It is very healthy for teens to have traditions and still feel part of a family unit. My family was big into traditions and my husband's wasn't. He is now more into some of the traditions I passed down than I am.

It seems like your family tradition is to spend a lot of money buying a bunch a crap for no particular reason. It is bad enough that Christmas has become a huge spending spree, now Easter as well? Are you Christians? If Jesus came back, he would spend all of his time throwing up. If you are not Christians, why not stop disrespecting this important holiday and just pick a random day in the spring to celebrate "American Greed Day"?

What was it Jesus said about casting stones?

[Anonymous]

A DVD?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Birth control. Too grown for an Easter basket

I am almost 40 and my mom still gives me a chocolate bunny and peeps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems like your family tradition is to spend a lot of money buying a bunch a crap for no particular reason. It is bad enough that Christmas has become a huge spending spree, now Easter as well? Are you Christians? If Jesus came back, he would spend all of his time throwing up. If you are not Christians, why not stop disrespecting this important holiday and just pick a random day in the spring to celebrate "American Greed Day"?

+1

Oh Barf.

Pro Tip: YOU don't get to decide if how OTHER people celebrate holidays is "Christian" enough.

+1 to that. Keeping family traditions and doing small silly things for each other is lovely and should be cherished.

+ 2. And first PP, please tell us more about what exactly Jesus would do, since you clearly have Him on speed dial. Dolt.

[Anonymous]

Not the PP and I don't have a strong opinion about how the traditions of the poster she criticized reflect materialism. But, I will say the "secularism" of Christian holidays can get on the nerves of even me (a liberal Catholic). I had to bite my tongue recently as a friend explained to a large group that "she didn't believe in organized religions but her family celebrates Christmas." I guess Christmas has different meanings to everyone and I have never before felt like screaming "THAT"S NOT CHRISTMAS." But I did find myself wondering how the Jewish members of this group would react if I just declared I wasn't Jewish but I was having B'hat Mitzvah for my 13 yr old anyway (fur the cultural reasons).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rabbits (look it up - I don't mean the mammal).

You're going to have to give us more of a search term than "rabbits"...

Run a search in Amazon's "Health and Personal Care" store.

It's a VIBRATOR, PP. Probably the best Easter bunny they will ever get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rabbits (look it up - I don't mean the mammal).

You're going to have to give us more of a search term than "rabbits"...

Run a search in Amazon's "Health and Personal Care" store.

It's a VIBRATOR, PP. Probably the best Easter bunny they will ever get.

Spoilsport.

[Anonymous]

My kids are a bit younger. My oldest (14 yo DD) is getting a chocolate bunny, lotion and bath gel from Bath & Bodyworks (which I know she loves) and $10 gift cards to her two favorite food places in the mall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of the things I have done

headphones
waterproof iPhone case
flip flops
lip gloss
itunes gift card
personalized stationary
a few good novels
pair of slip on Converse
sunglasses
elastic headbands and hairbands
things for their Spring/summer sports
A few things of their favorite candy

My kids are 17, 14 and 7 and they all love their Easter baskets. It is basically things I would eventually buy for them for Spring/Summer anyway.

They also still do an Easter egg hunt. Each egg has a few pieces of a 100-150 piece puzzle. The kids all work and put the puzzle together. Most times they end up missing pieces and have to go back outside and find the remaining eggs. My oldest already said she is coming home from college to help with the puzzle next year.

It is very healthy for teens to have traditions and still feel part of a family unit. My family was big into traditions and my husband's wasn't. He is now more into some of the traditions I passed down than I am.

It seems like your family tradition is to spend a lot of money buying a bunch a crap for no particular reason. It is bad enough that Christmas has become a huge spending spree, now Easter as well? Are you Christians? If Jesus came back, he would spend all of his time throwing up. If you are not Christians, why not stop disrespecting this important holiday and just pick a random day in the spring to celebrate "American Greed Day"?

What was it Jesus said about casting stones?

Exactly. Jesus would come back to tell her she is an asshole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some of the things I have done

headphones
waterproof iPhone case
flip flops
lip gloss
itunes gift card
personalized stationary
a few good novels
pair of slip on Converse
sunglasses
elastic headbands and hairbands
things for their Spring/summer sports
A few things of their favorite candy

My kids are 17, 14 and 7 and they all love their Easter baskets. It is basically things I would eventually buy for them for Spring/Summer anyway.

They also still do an Easter egg hunt. Each egg has a few pieces of a 100-150 piece puzzle. The kids all work and put the puzzle together. Most times they end up missing pieces and have to go back outside and find the remaining eggs. My oldest already said she is coming home from college to help with the puzzle next year.

It is very healthy for teens to have traditions and still feel part of a family unit. My family was big into traditions and my husband's wasn't. He is now more into some of the traditions I passed down than I am.

It seems like your family tradition is to spend a lot of money buying a bunch a crap for no particular reason. It is bad enough that Christmas has become a huge spending spree, now Easter as well? Are you Christians? If Jesus came back, he would spend all of his time throwing up. If you are not Christians, why not stop disrespecting this important holiday and just pick a random day in the spring to celebrate "American Greed Day"?

I love judgemental Christians that claim they know what Jesus would say and think and feel that posting a rude retort and try to demean someone just to boost their obvious low self esteem.

And I was the PP and the list I gave was things I have given for Easter in the past for multiple kids. Who are you to judge me? I wouldn't care if my neighbor gave brand new cars for Easter. We enjoy the holiday and our traditions the way we want and you go get your rosary beads and ask for forgiveness for being such a douche.