3/15/09

The Easter Gifts For Your Family

Easter bonnets and decorated eggs used to be the fashionable Easter offering, but the Easter gift of today can range from eggs and chocolate bunnies to cards and kites.

At www.gifts.com, consumers can find springtime outdoor decorations, personalized picture frames, chocolate Easter baskets, bunny postage stamps, egg-shaped guest soaps, gardening tools and even dog raincoats! While Easter Sunday is typically observed as a religious holiday with mass and dinner, there are many thoughtful Easter gifts to share as well.

Easter eggs are a popular gift, which can be quite beautiful, particularly in the Slavic regions. In Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Ukraine, eggs are hand-painted into elaborate designs. In Belarus, the Easter egg is red with golden markings to symbolize the blood of Christ.

The Fabergé eggs were decorated with paint and jewels for member of the Russian court and are lavish collector's items today. In addition to actual hardboiled and dyed eggs, Easter eggs can also be made of Jellybeans, chocolate, marshmallows or plastic, which can be hidden or used to enclose a treat.

Many kids enjoy making Easter crafts for their family members. Easter egg dyeing is one of the most popular family activities, which can be done quite simply by purchasing the dye tablets from a local supermarket and mixing them with vinegar in special egg-dyeing cups.

Kids can make bunny ears, a bunny basket, Easter bonnets, Easter centerpieces and more at www.familyfun.go.com. Coloring sheets will often do for the little ones. Some families also like to make their own Easter sweets using special molds to make a chocolate egg or chocolate bunny.

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