Have you ever gone to a store and you find more things that you want to buy for your friends more than yourself? I find that this happens to me all of the time. What makes my problem interesting is I buy the things for my friends and after awhile they start to feel uncomfortable accepting so many gifts or feel that they have to reciprocate. I personally just like getting people that I care about little gifts. To me they mean "here is a little something that reminded me of you that I think you will like." It shows that I was thinking about them. Anyway, the reason for this little candid moment into my psyche is because today is Easter, so I made a small basket for my best-friend. Usually when I do nice things for him he feels in some way he will have to do the same, but my reward is just giving the gift. *Segue* In my opinion you are never too old to get an easter basket. You can make a pretty nice basket for someone you really care about for well under $15.00. So of the best tips that you should keep in mind are to know what sweets your person really likes, keep your eye out for candy sales and think of a little non-food item that you think they would like.
I had some eggs filled with jelly beans that I had already used for a class. Then I just bought two of my friends favorite candies (Reeses and Cookies'n'cream) I had also seen a shirt of The Flash for only $6 dollars at the sore, so I snatched that up too.The final touch to my basket was I got him some Pokemon cards (he's a huge Pokemon nerd. ^_^)
Not too long ago I had found a Wartortle keychain on the internet for really cheep, so i ordered it. I ended up placing it in one of the plastic eggshells as an extra little surprise when he is looking for some candy. I like to put some non-food items in the basket, that way after all of the candy has been eaten there is still something else to enjoy after the holiday is over. Together the basket ended up only costing $15.00. Not too bad considering that I bought a shirt, keychain, Pokemon cards and a lot of candy. Of course you can make your basket as simple or extravagant as you want. The who point f making a basket is to let someone special to you know that they are loved.
Me and a couple of my friends from Japanese class decided to fill about 80 plastic eggs with candy to pass out on Good-Friday. After we were done with the plastic eggs we decided to watch Tangled and take a trip down memory lane by dyeing easter eggs.
Happy Easter Everyone!
