When I was growing up, our Easter baskets were always stuffed with candy. Jelly beans, chocolate eggs and my personal favorites...the robin's eggs bubble gum...were among some of the staples every year. My mom...erm...I mean...the Easter Bunny was rather predictable that way, not that you'd hear me complaining. Along with the candy, was usually a small toy or two, but nothing significant. The main event were the goodies as far as we were concerned anyway. Now that I'm a mom myself, I kind of go in the opposite direction. My kids' baskets are usually filled with books, bubbles, Play-Doh … [Read more...]