Question of the Week: March 15, 2016

It seems far too early to be thinking about Easter baskets, but the holiday is less than two weeks away! It was a lot easier for me to fill Easter baskets for my children when they were younger: a Veggie Tales video to enjoy as a family, some candy and maybe some stickers or small toys did the job very simply.

Now that my youngest child is 14 (and my oldest is out on his own) our Easter traditions have changed. Not everyone is interested in a pre-Mass egg hunt (even though Mass is at noon!)

Sometimes I've included gifts in the basket that reflected my kids' Lenten sacrifices. One year my youngest son gave up sprinkles for Lent (I think he was about 5.) He loved sprinkles on everything from ice cream to yogurt to oatmeal and even pancakes, so this was a big deal for him! For Easter that year, he got a big container of brightly-colored sprinkles to enjoy on all his favorite foods. When my daughter gave up coffee (that only happened one year) she found a gift card for Dunkin' Donuts in her basket.