When I was growing up, we had Easter eggs, and they had bunnies on or baby chickens some came in boxes, some were rugby balls complete with the stitching ,there were of course the master chocolatiers who made bunnies and presented these in cellophane. The thing is, the range and choice wasn't as incredibly vast as it is today.
The range of chocolate merchandise that is available at Easter time is a phenomenon in itself.
Chocolate Simpson's egg with toy, or chocolate character with small beanies. Hot wheels was big again this year, egg and car.Groovy chick bag and egg, hair ties and egg, hand decorated egg and small eggs inside.Lindt golden bunnies went all out with advertising this Easter, and pride of place was the stand with tiny golden bunnies in the door way of most chain stores. Last year it was the Cadbury bunny, the television message was the same though "if you don't get one of these this Easter no one loves you".
This year we decided to be minimalist, and Keep Easter as simple as possible.Other years, the kids have made bags, hats,and signs, to Easter bunny. Biscuits, and eggs and egg fillings but because I have no moulds here with me to make our own eggs, and all icing equipment is at home in Stanthorpe, and all craft supplies are in our craft cupboard up at the wood shed, we have just prepared for a quiet and mess free Easter.
When shopping for eggs we found the perfect combination of craft and egg for gifts, four eggs with 3 icing tubes to decorate the eggs. Perfect for the girls to write Easter messages.
Ishta and Evan arrived with bunnies, roses, crystallised ginger for Shaun (he doesn't indulge in chocolate) eggs for all of us and Hot cross buns.We enjoyed sharing together before they had to go to work, agreeing that next year we would all take the minimalist approach and not buy so many eggs.
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