Hip, Hoppity Down the Bunny Trail

For the Easter Party at my daughters school I signed up for decorations. I plan to make a couple items for the classroom.  Then check out Dollar Tree to see if they have any good buys. It is hard to pick toddler friendly decor. They have three tables in the room so I plan to make one of these for each table.

To make it toddler friendly I have bought small, clear plastic cups.  Fill bottom layer with candy.  I'll use an empty spool in the middle then fill the peeps around that.  Then top off with more candies.  I'm using peep bunnies and jelly beans.  If the kids eat it then that is okay.

 

I would love to make something like this bunny/balloon centerpiece but I worry with toddlers there might be tears if one wants to take a bunny home. 

Unfortunately I cannot afford to make 15 of them.  I might make one for the house though because that is too cute!  It looks pretty straight forward.  Felted basket, small bowl inside then easter grass.  Add bunny with balloon and plastic eggs.

 

For the party they want us to bring enough stuffed plastic eggs for all the kids.  I'm certain all the parents feel the same as I that these kids will get enough candy on Easter. I want to put non-candy items in the eggs. 

 

Here are some ideas:

small toys or trinkets......Dollar Tree, Target, Walmart

stickers

fake tattoos

small bubbles

homemade playdough

chapstick

homemade silly putty

chalk

hair bows

small cars

individual drink packets

money

homemade crayons (we're doing bunny shapes)

cross necklaces.....Orientaltrading normally has them

 

For Bigger Eggs:

small play-dohs

bubbles

individual cocoa

individual peanut butter cups or nutella cups

 

A parent one year placed tokens to ChuckECheese in them. (Her daughters birthday party was that night).  Last one is something one parent did when my oldest was in pre-K.  She completely forgot the party was that day.  When she saw everyone dropping off the eggs she ran home to snag her sons basket.  Then she ran by the store and out of the quarter machines bought 8.  The kids loved those eggs!  Lucky her there were only 8 in the class! 

 

Thredup

This find I did not find on Pinterest.  I wanted to share it anyways.  I love saving money!  I sell at least half of my daughters clothes to consignment.  I was always nervous about thredup.  Even with all the rave reviews people online gave it.  I did not know anyone personally that had bought a box of used clothes through their consignment system.  On Sunday I decided to check online to give them another shot.  Thredup has completely revamped their online store.  It's no longer individuals selling their boxes of clothes.  It's just an online consignment shop.  You pick the clothes you want and order only those.  To "consign" you merely mail them clothes in a bag they provide.  To make it even better right now you get 20% off.  I bought my girls two awesome Easter dresses that should be here Friday!  Check them out if you are looking for great buys or wanting to consign.