In the end, I caved a bit and bought Matchbox cars for my boys and a stuffed animal (yes! a stuffed animal! the worst of the clutter-causing toys!) for Mercedes. I also guiltily added ample amounts of candy, because, although I knew that candy was in no way healthy for my kids, at least it would not end up in our trash. I made the best of the situation, trying to select items that would actually be used, like sidewalk chalk and bath toys. Was this what Easter was reduced to? An aisle of cheaply made crap that most kids would toss within a few months? I felt frustrated, and worse yet, I had no alternatives, given my holiday procrastination. Thus, I found myself at my local superstore, surrounded by what I will simply refer to as “plastic crap:” wind-up bunny toys, teensy portions of Play Dough encased in plastic eggs, and bin after bin of stuffed bunnies and chicks. Being a working mom, I had waited until the Thursday before Easter to give much thought to the contents of my kids’ Easter baskets. Enjoy! The Easter Basket Conundrum Originally published April 29, 2012 I’ve included it below, with the original title.
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I hope it helps you–not just at Easter–but anytime you have to navigate how to “do holidays” with less stuff.
I hadn’t had much practice in being a minimalist at the holidays and this post shares a big learning curve. I wrote this four months after being introduced to minimalism, when I was still figuring out the whos, whats, and whys of living with less. We all love a good throwback… and with Easter coming up, I thought I’d share some thoughts from one of my earliest blog posts.
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