here’s a full post on how we celebrate easter + how our Easter basket formula came to be.
here are our baskets this year, for Summer 2022:
KK (she’ll be 22 months old for Easter):
two of our absolute favorite long-sleeved swimsuits: this one and this one!
made her basket rainbow-ish themed because of these favorite swimsuits - I like to get her two swimsuits and we use them alllllll year long.
note: she actually received one swimsuit early since we joined Lifetime gym in January and have spent all our time since then playing in their indoor family beach pool (see more about this here!). but even though she got a suit early, I wanted to list it here since the rest of her basket was inspired by this suit.
rainbow cover-up + ruffle coverup
in a wayyyy bigger sizes, in hopes these last more than one summer
some essentials for the pool
mineral sunscreen to keep in our Packed Pool Bag for all of us to use at the pool - testing out a few bottles this year to find our favorites!
basically I just buy a bunch of sunscreen to try and we’re stocked for the Texas Summer, thanks to our Easter baskets.
my favorite toddler pool hat in white
a few pieces for her capsule summer wardrobe, like new shoes for summer
two or three hair bows
some solid-colored dresses + solid-colored shirts + black bike shorts
see more about kk’s capsule-ish wardrobe here
except I bought them secondhand for much cheaper on Poshmark
we like to get shoes in white to match everything…and to be handed down to future siblings/cousins. but if white isn’t preferable (or available), we try to get a solid color in pink, just because it matches the majority of her closet.
see more about kk’s capsule-ish wardrobe here
some sort of food container for taking snacks/lunches to the pool/gym/park
a few fun toys/activities for summer
a garden shovel + bunny ears from Target Dollar Spot
see our baby bookshelf of seasonal, themed books for our full list of books!
me:
a big jug of my favorite sunscreen for my bathroom counter
I put this in my Easter Basket every year and it lasts me the whole year.
I love to use this before heading to the pool, but I use it every morning as my daily face sunscreen, too. See my skincare routine here.
photo proof that these jugs of sunscreen live in my house all year round. make your home work for you.
a few of my skincare products
insulated water bottle for taking my daily smoothie to the pool/gym
here’s a full list of what I love to bring to the pool/gym!
some sort of food container for taking snacks/lunches to the pool/gym/park
a few sleeveless tanks for working out/everyday wear
one from Target, two from Gap, one from LLBean
some jean shorts I love from Target - my other pairs are now too big :)
inexpensive aviator sunglasses I picked up on clearance at ASOS
I really didn’t need anything swimwear-wise this year, thanks to last year’s awesome Easter basket.
brett:
possibly a new swimsuit - need to gauge the state his current ones are in
bottles of sunscreen
a few thin, comfy, solid-colored shirts from REI, Old Navy, and Patagonia
a few pairs of his favorite Old Navy shorts - basically each year I buy him five pairs of their basic, black athletic shorts, and he wears them and the aforementioned shirts 95% of the year
new airpods for work- we’ve been saving separately for this anyway, but I’m going to throw it in his basket and call it an Easter gift
Here’s last year’s awesome Easter basket if you need more ideas.
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Cheers to special memories and intentional traditions! Happy dreaming, y’all.
