Easter is April 12 this year, so why don’t you make an Easter basket for your partner? It’s okay if you’re not a practicing Christian. Go ahead and do one anyway! The early Christians (mis)appropriated a number of pagan holidays and rituals, so we might as well take ‘em back.What would you put in an Easter basket? That, darlings, depends entirely on the woman you’re giving the basket! However, I will give you some ideas.

First of all, “basket” is a loose term. It can be a regular basket, for sure. It could also be a bucket or a glass jar or whatever your honey would love. Then, what on Earth to put in it?For a nod to the traditional, I highly recommend a Godiva chocolate bunny and Peeps. Whatever you do, unless your sweetie loves ‘em, do NOT get one of those hollow-waxy-cheap bunnies. :shudders: I am a huge fan of Peeps, so those would be an absolute must for anyone making me a basket, but your girl might not like them. If that’s the case, leave them out. However, you might want to consider the wisdom of dating someone who doesn’t like Peeps. Just sayin’. Other candy options are personalized M & Ms (which are expensive but kinda cool) and Jelly Bellys or whatever candy your partner likes.

Don’t limit yourself to just candy, though. There are all kinds of things you could put in a basket. Any personalized thing would be cool. There are tons of websites out there that personalize stuff and you probably have time to get whatever you want if you get right on it. If not, there are stores in most cities that sell personalized things. Things Remembered, is one example. You could have a picture framed of the two of you together, you could give her a cool coffee cup with great coffee or hot cocoa. You could give her an “adult toy.” (an aside: go to amazon.com and search for adult toy. Go through a few pages – the weirdest things come up.) You could give her a video (like The Crash Pad, which I reviewed a while back.You could make a “theme” basket. Let’s say your sugar is obsessed with her car. You could make her a car basket. You might include Armor All Wipes, a gift certificate for detailing, microfiber cloths, Car “Shampoo”, vinyl & rubber protectant, or other car care things. You could also make little certificates good for various lewd activities *in* the car. Assuming that the potential for body fluid spillage wouldn’t freak her out.

You could give her an MP3 player already loaded with a bunch of her favorite songs and a playlist of songs that make you think of her. You could include a car adapter so she could listen to it in the car. Maybe get crazy and add some speakers so she could listen to it at home, too.

The possibilities for theme baskets are endless. You could make a book basket for a reader, a quilting basket for a quilter, softball stuff for an athlete, bath & beauty stuff for the glamor girl in your life, art supplies for an artist or crafter. They don’t have to be expensive, just thoughtful. The Dollar Store and Oriental Trading Post are great places for inexpensive things that you could use.
Do you make your partner an Easter basket? What goes in it? What’s the best one you’ve gotten? Leave a comment and let us know!