Tiffanie suggested I show the Easter purchases I mentioned, and I do not have to be asked twice about such things.
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Cute-bunny-butt plate. This is salad/lunch sized. It’s surprisingly THICK plastic—like, as if it were ceramic, but it’s plastic. This is the item I was either MOST or SECOND-most worried would sell out before my account could be unlocked. (There is a matching mug but I DO NOT NEED MORE MUGS.)
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Spring floral lunch plate. From the same seasonal line as the bunny plate. Salad/lunch size, surprisingly thick plastic. (There is a matching mug but etc.)
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Spring floral dinner plate. Same seasonal line again, surprisingly thick plastic again, but this is the dinner-sized plate. On its own, I don’t like it as much as the bunny and the smaller plate, but I love it WITH those other two plates.
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Lindt mini eggs. I like Lindt chocolate, and these look like the delightful crispy-shelled Cadbury mini eggs, so I bought a bag to taste. I found them Disappointing. The chocolate was Fine. The shells had a flat flavor I found unpleasant. I think that’s because I’m used to the Cadbury kind, which have a strong vanilla flavor. Anyway, I would not buy these again, but the Fun of Trying Something New was worth it.
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Bunny & Farm Easter Eggs. Every year a certain number of our plastic eggs get broken or lost, so most years I like to buy one new set, just to keep supplies level. Normally I would wait and buy a set on clearance, but NOT IN A PANDEMIC YEAR. In a pandemic year, I pay $5 to buy it not even on sale, and I buy its friend too:
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Spring Patterns Easter Eggs. FIVE dollars for a set of just EIGHT only slightly-oversized Easter eggs, when normally I would get them for $2.50 or even $1.50 on clearance? YES. IT IS A PANDEMIC, PLEASE JUST TAKE MY MONEY AND WE WILL RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS NEXT YEAR. (ONE HOPES.) These (two sets of) eggs were the item I was either MOST or SECOND-most worried would sell out.
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Paper floral Easter basket shred. Normally I do not buy Easter basket grass(/shred?), because we do an Egg Hunt and not Easter baskets. But IN A PANDEMIC I have been having a lot of fun sending little seasonal boxes through the mail to my niece and nephew whom I miss, and this stuff would be perfect in the Easter box, so THIS YEAR WE BUY EASTER GRASS(/SHRED).
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M&Ms Easter Mystery Mix. Life of a Doctor’s Wife recommended these, saying: “There is only so much time left until Easter, so I advise trying them right away to determine how many bags you need.” Wise advice, and I heeded it. I am going to put them out in a bowl this afternoon as today’s Attempt To Put a Little Joy in Our Lives.
It is grey and dreary and I was up much of the night so this post is EXACTLY what I needed. The plates are SO charming and the eggs and the “shred.” Why did I place my Target order BEFORE I read your post this morning, is the main takeaway.
In years past I never really did much for minor holidays like Valentine’s Day. This year? Small gifts, themed candy, and a charcuterie plate of finger foods for dinner in front of a romantic comedy movie, and I definitely got a nudge in that direction from the posts and comments here. Now that I see posts about Easter coming up I’m starting to think along those lines again, even though the kids outgrew painting eggs a couple of years ago. I don’t know if you’re a good influence or a bad one! (I’m leaning towards good, but the extra calories coming into the house are a dubious thing during these days of not going out or moving around much.)
Sometimes kids grow back into painting eggs. I started again when I was 12 or so, blowing out the egg and coloring/painting the eggshell with watercolor pencils and then giving it a nail polish clear coat over the top (since watercolors, which let you erase some of your artistic deficiencies, will also smudge and/or come off if you get any water on the egg shell).
That said, you then have a Permanent Eggshell to store instead of hard boiled eggs which go away. So: results: mixed.
Our situation is complicated by the fact that my son has a severe egg allergy. We don’t even keep eggs in the house normally, and the only exception used to be Easter when I’d buy one dozen eggs and hardboil them, then we’d prop his eggs in a holder and he’d use q-tips to paint with so he didn’t touch them, then he’d wash his hands immediately after finishing.
Let’s just say I didn’t push to keep the egg painting tradition beyond the kids saying they didn’t care to do it anymore.
HEART EYES
Your post reminded me that one of our two bunny plates broke a few months ago, and if I don’t want sad children next month I needed to do something about that. So, I went to Target and did my Easter shopping now. (You have to get over $35, and I don’t need or want more than $35 of decorative items. I went back to shop ahead for their gifts and somehow I’m at closer to $135. That bullseye hypnotizes me even when I’m not in the store!) But, checkout left me wishing there was a ‘in fewer boxes’ option like Amazon. I don’t need anything I ordered as quickly as it says its going to get here, and I certainly don’t need my order spread out over 4 different dates. Just wait and toss it all in one box, please.
Oh thank you Swistle, and thanks for posting early enough that items are still in stock! Because in spite of what I said about your post being as good as buying the stuff myself–I’m going to order some of these things, ha!
Thanks for the reminder…yes, I guess it is time to start thinking about Easter.
I love that you post this, because I am still avoiding going to the store. Loved the eggs, and ordered them this morning! I’ve almost forgot how much I love Easter stuff, it is so cheerful!
Thanks for the Lindt heads-up! That is my favourite chocolate so I’m Disappointed to hear they are Disappointing, but then again I’m glad not to discover it myself. I love Cadbury Mini Eggs so I’ll just stick with them.