Spring Back Into Action

Now that Easter's around the corner many of Americans are starting to think about making Easter baskets, celebrating Christ's resurrection, and making Easter cookies with our closest of kind. Even folks who aren't particularly religious often still enjoy religious holidays for instance Christmas and Easter seeing as these festivities are an important part of our national culture. Regardless of whether you're Christian or not, Easter comes at a time when everyone has something to honor. Easter marks the onset of spring. With the fabulous 60 degree weather we've been having currently in Colorado I can already feel Spring right around the corner and I'm ready to welcome yet again the season of rejuvenation. If you are a parent you are most likely getting ready for fun crafts and activities for your kids as they anticipate the Easter Bunny's visit. The Easter Bunny is an instance of how we've turned a religious holiday into something that anyone can celebrate. Let me ask a question. Why do people honor Easter in any way but its religious sense? The answer… Spring tugs us out of our winter shell and drives us to begin working on resolutions we may have been avoiding.

Though New Year's resolutions are often made in January, it isn't until Spring that we usually start to focus on them. Nice weather, new growth, and sunshine are better motivators than snow, icy winds, and dreary days. In spring people start eating less, spending more time out and about, working out more, and thinking more positively. These are all things that make us happier and why shouldn't we share our happiness with others around us? People living in colder climatic regions tend to wrestle more with depression. Any chance this is a coincidence? When you get back into your New Year's resolutions for the first time since starting them back in January, why don't you share your positive energy with your friends?

Easter is a good time to celebrate in the rebirth of new life. We rejoice by giving Easter gifts to our neighbors, family, and children as if saying life's a present, let's honor it! We enjoy the new growth of nature and hopefully appreciate our natural surroundings a bit more. We plant flowers and work in our gardens and revel in the loveliness of the season. We use less heat and electricity as we get ourselves out and about enjoy the best of the spring air. If you embrace these elements of spring like I do, why wouldn't you share in your good mood with the ones you love? Send an Easter gift to a far off friend, your family in another country, or your grandchildren. Put together a gift that incorporates one of the previously discussed subjects. How about giving a health food basket or put your gift in a "green" container? Or, display thankfulness for your countless blessings by sending a gift packed full of items that donate proceeds to charity. If you do not have the time or the ability to get something together yourself, why not let Baskets By Rita assist you. For this entire year Baskets By Rita is making monthly donations to Colorado non-profit organizations of their clients' choice. Order a Easter Baskets for Children Girls. Our little girl's Easter Basket is oh so cute and filled with goodies and fun. Our white willow basket contains Butterfly coloring sketch pad, activity book, 12 pk crayola crayons, plastic filled eggs, M& M candies, Starburst candy, Crayon tube filled with chocolate covered sunflower seeds (yes the crayon top really works), Disney straw, Jelly Belly beans, Gold fish crackers, large plush bunny, Butterfly ornament, mini soccer ball, rubber ducky dressed up like a fairy, Easter cookies, lip gloss, popcorn, playing cards, peeps candies and a chocolate bunny. This is a great way to say "Happy Easter" to special kids far away. When this filled Easter Basket is empty, they can keep the basket for the Easter egg hunt. We can customize this basket to make it more appropriate for younger or older kids, just mention her age at checkout in the additional information box. It always feels good to send a gift, so why not do something else to supercharge your bright spirits?

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An Easter "Tail"

Have you ever questioned where the myth of the Easter Bunny comes from? I mean really, do the Easter Bunny and colored eggs really represent Jesus' resurrection? The answer is "no". The legend of the Easter Bunny goes all the way back to the 13th century and comes from pre-Christian Germany. The pagan people of the era worshipped multiple gods and goddesses. The goddess of spring and birth was called Eostra, which is where the word Easter comes from. As most people know, spring is the season of new life. Because of this, Eostra's image was the rabbit. The rabbit signified new life due to the fact that rabbits are well known for their significant rate of reproduction. Over time, this symbol of Eostra lead to other legends and in the 1500s, the first fable of the Easter Bunny was recorded. Now since you know where the Easter Bunny originates from you are probably wondering about the eggs. Eggs have been a symbolic representation of fertility for ages and were likely integrated in early pagan celebrations of spring. As Christianity became more widespread in Europe and in Germany, ancient pagan customs began to merge with modern Christian holidays. Today, we say that Easter eggs signify Jesus' resurrection. Over the years the Easter Bunny chronicle developed even further and grew to become what we know it as today. Comparable to the fable of Santa Clause, German families would convince their little ones that if they were good the Easter Bunny would appear and lay eggs that the children could trade for candy and various other treats. The tradition began of making nests for the eggs which ultimately transformed into the vibrant colored Easter baskets that we have today. The legend of the Easter Bunny first arrived in the United States in the 1700s when German immigrants arrived in Pennsylvania. Currently, this Easter belief is a prevalent part of our traditions along with scores of other norms which come from the roots of our immigrant ancestors. If you'd like to play the Easter Bunny this Easter, purchase a gift such as our Easter Baskets for Children Girls for someone you love. Baskets By Rita provides quite a few Easter baskets to choose from and is providing 10% off all Easter gift baskets for the month of March. Our little girl's Easter Basket is oh so cute and filled with goodies and fun. Our white willow basket contains Butterfly coloring sketch pad, activity book, 12 pk crayola crayons, plastic filled eggs, M& M candies, Starburst candy, Crayon tube filled with chocolate covered sunflower seeds yes the crayon top really works, Disney straw, Jelly Belly beans, Gold fish crackers, large plush bunny, Butterfly ornament, mini soccer ball, rubber ducky dressed up like a fairy, Easter cookies, lip gloss, popcorn, playing cards, peeps candies and a chocolate bunny. This is a great way to say "Happy Easter" to special kids far away. When this filled Easter Basket is empty, they can keep the basket for the Easter egg hunt. We can customize this basket to make it more appropriate for younger or older kids, just mention her age at checkout in the additional information box. http://www.basketsbyrita.com/assets/images/easter-baskets-for-girls.jpg  http://www.basketsbyrita.com