DIY Easter Basket Ideas at Kmart + $100 Kmart Gift Card Giveaway

April 10, 2017 by Jenni 1,957 Comments

This is a sponsored post for coupons.com. All opinions and super cute DIY Easter basket ideas on a budget, are 100% my own – and honest as always.

Gahh! Can you believe that Easter is just around the corner?!

I certainly can’t.

Do you normally buy the pre-made Easter baskets or do you make them yourselves? We’ve done it both ways but I do prefer to make a DIY Easter basket – hands down!

Kmart has a TON of super cute Easter baskets that you can fill up yourself. Better yet, they have a TON of Easter Packaged Chocolates for $1.50 on sale from 4/9-4/15!! Especially my favorite, errr…I mean my child’s favorite. (insert evil candy-stealing grin here).

Besides all the pretty baskets, and yummy candy – you need to grab other things like Smart Sense plates, napkins, water, and everything else for your Easter family shindig! You can get Shop Your Way reward points on Smart Sense items too! Woohoo!! Earn 25% In Points with $10+ of Smart Sense Food & Drug Products at Kmart, through 5/1!

Between the everyday great prices on grocery items and Shop Your Way rewards, you can find everything you need at Kmart for your Easter dinner!

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Thanks for stopping by and we hope you have a blessed Easter!!

Lemon Strawberry Shortcake Trifle (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

April 3, 2015 by Jenni 665 Comments

I love love love a lemon and strawberry flavor combination. Sweet and tart…and just yum. This lemon strawberry shortcake trifle recipe from Naomi at This Roller Coaster Called Life is such a sweet treat. Oh, and topped with a Peep! So cute! Make sure to click here for the full recipe. It’ll be a perfect dessert to serve at Easter dinner.

If you’ve missed any of our previous 12 Days of Easter recipes and crafts posts, don’t worry! You can find them all below…enjoy!

Cadbury Easter Egg Cupcakes (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

April 2, 2015 by Jenni 132 Comments

Today’s Easter post is this yummy Cadbury Easter Egg Cupcakes recipe from Krista at Adventures of Country Divas. I have always had a “thing” for Cadbury eggs. I usually stock up and then stash them where no one can find them. hehehee. Make sure to click here for the full recipe.

If you’ve missed any of the previous 12 Days of Easter posts, don’t worry. You can find them all below.

Bunny Butt Cookies (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

April 1, 2015 by Jenni 498 Comments

These Bunny Butt Cookies from Cyn at Creative Cynchronicity are just too stinking cute! I know the kids will think these are funny and fun to eat and adults will love them too. Click here for the full recipe, and enjoy! She says you can either use premade cookie dough from the store OR she shares her yum homemade cookie recipe!

If you’ve missed any of the previous 12 Days of Easter posts, you can find them all below.

Easter Peep Surprise Cupcakes (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

March 31, 2015 by Jenni 1,382 Comments

I hope you’ve been loving all of these Easter posts we’ve been sharing each day. Today’s post in our 12 Days of Easter recipes and crafts series is this yummy Easter Peep Surprise Cupcakes recipe from Donna over at DonnaHup.com. These cupcakes are not only adorable to look at, but they’re so much fun to eat! Under each peep is a “surprise” in the cupcake. You can customize them depending on dietary needs. Make sure to click here for the full recipe!

If you’ve missed our previous 12 Days of Easter posts, you can find them all below! Enjoy!

Chocolate Easter Bunny Surprise (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

March 30, 2015 by Jenni 897 Comments

Today’s post in our 12 Days Days of Easter recipes and crafts is a really cool one! It’s a bit more of an “edible craft” than an actual recipe. It’s also helpful for those who prefer the “wow” without all the work! Hollow Easter Bunnies can be a bit disappointing to little ones so this Chocolate Easter Bunny Surprise idea that Victoria at Mom Does Reviews is sharing is really awesome!

She shows you how to open up the hollow bunny and fill with little goodies inside. Then put back together with no hint at all that it was ever opened. The kids will be soooo surprised when they find out that it’s filled with some of their favorite things! So stinking cute!!! Make sure to click here to get the full tutorial and enjoy!

If you’ve missed any of the previous 12 Days of Easter posts, don’t fret. You can find them all below!

DIY Easter Egg Bath Bombs (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

March 29, 2015 by Jenni 49 Comments

Today is a fun post in our 12 Days of Easter recipes and crafts series. If you’re looking for a great DIY craft to make for Easter, you’ll love this DIY Easter Egg Bath Bombs recipe from Dawn at Blogging Mom of 4. You’ll have weeks worth of amazing baths, for sure! Fill with your favorite essential oils and melt all that stress away! Click here for the full recipe.

If you’ve missed any of our previous 12 Days of Easter recipes and crafts, don’t worry. You can find them all below…enjoy!

Strawberry Carrots In Dirt Cups Dessert (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

March 28, 2015 by Jenni 705 Comments

Today’s 12 Days of Easter recipes and crafts series post is this pretty dessert! This Strawberry Carrots in Dirt Cups recipe from Becky at My Sparkling Life is such a fun idea. Could it get any cuter? I’m a big fan of “dirt” desserts anyway. Yummo! Make sure to click here to get the full recipe.

If you’ve missed any of the previous posts, no worries. You can find them all below…enjoy!

Maple Peanut Butter Bird’s Nest Pie (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

March 27, 2015 by Jenni 245 Comments

Today in Day #4 in our 12 Days of Easter recipes and crafts series. Day #3 was our Cake Mix Sugar Cookies recipe, (<– click there) in case you missed it.

Today however, is this yummy and incredible looking Maple Peanut Butter Nest Pie recipe from Mandee at Raising My 5 Sons! I love these kinds of desserts! I actually tried making bird’s nest cookies a couple of years ago and that was an epic failure…so I’m glad that this pie is an easy one to make! Click here for the full recipe, and enjoy!

If you’ve missed any of the previous days in our Easter series, don’t worry! You can find them all below!

Easter Basket Cupcakes (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

March 25, 2015 by Jenni 1,488 Comments

Today is day #3 in our 12 Days of Easter recipes and crafts series. These Easter Basket Cupcakes are just too sweet. Seriously, I am in love with these. Not only do they look like fun to make, they look like even MORE fun to eat! Check out Dina’s full recipe here at My Unentitled Life. They’re perfect for your upcoming family dinners for Easter!!

You can find the rest of our 12 Days of Easter recipes and crafts in the linky below. Enjoy!!

Spring Caramel Corn (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

March 24, 2015 by Jenni 138 Comments

Today is Day #2 in our 12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts series. This Spring Caramel Corn recipe from Olivia at This N’ That With Olivia is a FUN one! I love yummy and pretty snack mixes like this, and of course so does the whole family. Make sure to click here for the full recipe and enjoy!

Check the linky out below with all of the other 12 Days of Easter posts.

Jelly Bean Cookies (12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts)

March 23, 2015 by Jenni 473 Comments

We’re back for another 12 Days of series, and this time we’re gearing up for Easter! We’ll be sharing an Easter recipe or craft each day over the next 12 days so make sure to check back daily! Our first day I’m featuring this Jelly Bean Cookies recipe from Janell at Saving You Dinero! So much funnnn!!! Make sure to click here for the full recipe and enjoy!

I’ll also be including a linky at the bottom of each post every day in case you missed any of the prior days posts. You’ll be able to find the whole 12 days collection in each post.

29 Incredible Easter Recipes and Crafts, Traditions and Party Ideas #MomsCheckIn

March 20, 2015 by Jenni 87 Comments

Easter Recipes and Crafts

Easter will soon be here and if you’re looking for some new Easter recipes and crafts then you’re in the right place! We celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus on this day with family/friends. The kids always hunt eggs and eat way too much candy, and so do the adults. My brother is always stealing the hard boiled eggs from all the kids baskets, the kids have ruined their good dress clothes with mud and grass stains. You know how it is…

Anyhoo, our Moms Check In moms are talking about our favorite Easter traditions and sharing our recipes and craft ideas. We’d love to hear from you! So if you have any awesome Easter traditions, recipes, or craft ideas please drop us a comment or chat with us on our social media channels using #MomsCheckIn.

Easter Recipes and Crafts:

1. Easy Cake Mix Sugar Cookies (just 3 main ingredients)

2. Easter Peeps S’Mores (including gluten free options)

3. Easter Cookie Pie

4. Very Berry Peeps Milkshake

5. Easter Bunny Patch Recipe using Palmer’s Easter Candy

6. 5 Unique Ideas for a Reusable Easter Basket

7. 5 Creative (non candy) Easter Gift Ideas

8. Easy DIY Resurrection Garden

9. Resurrection Rolls Recipe

10. Easy Resurrection Snack and Activity for Kids

11. How to Dye Easter Eggs with Silk Ties

12. Easy Bunny Pie Pops

13. How to Plan an Easter Egg Hunt

14. 9 Lego Ideas for Easter

15. Free Easter Printable for Kids

16. 9 Tips for a Successful Easter Egg Hunt

17. Easter Cupcake Ideas

18. Kids’ Party Food:Mr. McGregor’s Garden Patch

19. Easter Bunny Pizza

20. 20 Easter Supplies and Favors

21. 20 Easter Baking Supplies

22. 25 Easter Craft & Activities

23. Easy Easter Stencil Cookies

24. Kids Party Food: Easy Easter Cookies

25. Kid’s Party Food Ideas: Delicious & Darling Easter Cake Pops

26. Monster Eggs {DIY Party Craft Ideas}

27. 33 FREE Easter Printables Boys Will Like Too

28. [Inspiration] Easter Egg Hunt

29. Bow Tie Easter Party for Your Little Man

Our Family Easter Traditions

“I love Easter. It’s an important day for us and what it symbolizes. We try to do something really fun each year. Last year for the older kids we put glow sticks in the eggs and let them hunt them after dark. They loved that! It’s a wonderful day filled with faith, friends, family and of course, a trip from the Easter Bunny!”

– Amanda is the mom to Joshua and owns It’s a Fabulous Life. If you are looking for a one stop place for all things mom, It’s a Fabulous Life is it! Full of recipes, fashion, DIY projects, recipes and parenting articles it’s the place for all of Mom’s favorites to come together! Follow her on Twitter here!

“ We always had Easter Egg hunts at my grandma and papaw’s house when I was little. Now that I have my own family, we still get together every year with our big ole’ family and let the littles hunt eggs. They always have such a great time. My addiction to those Cadbury Creme Filled Eggs comes into full swing and I always have to keep a stash hidden. Shhhhh!!!“

– Jenni is the mom of one and the author of Sweet Pennies From Heaven. A hearth and home website, Sweet Pennies From Heaven focuses on recipes, crafts and creating a comfortable home. Follow her on Twitter here!

“My Mom always made the ‘lambie cake’ for Easter every year. She has this cake mold shaped like a lamb and she always decorated it up to look so cute every year. I’m not that ambitious but I love a sweet treat for the kids and we have fun filling and hiding baskets and eggs. I think I get a bigger kick out of finding good hiding spots than they do out of finding them! “

– Lindsay is the mom of 2 and author of See Mom Click. She shares great deals, Disney happenings and recipes. You can follow her on Twitter here!

“Easter was always one of my favorite holidays growing up. My dad would always buy about 10 large chocolate bunnies and hide them around our living room. (Why so many? So he could eat them, too! Haha) After we had our 9am chocolate fix, we’d head to church and then to my grandparent’s house for turkey dinner with all the fixings. Every year it was the same and I loved it. We’re still developing our traditions with my son Sam, but Easter is becoming one of his favorites.“

– Stephanie is the mom to Sam and the author of Spaceships and Laser Beams. If you ever need party ideas her site is the place to visit! Specializing in all things boy, it’s full of inspiration! Follow her on Twitter here!

What is Moms Check In?

Who are the moms of Moms Check In? We’re 4 moms who are also professional bloggers. We chat about a new topic each week. We talk about things from dirty diapers to date night, and everything in between. Moms love to talk to other moms and let’s face it…MOMS know everything!!

Before you leave, let us know…

What are your best Easter traditions, recipes or crafts?

Cake Mix Cookies – An Easy Sugar Cookie Cheat Recipe

March 17, 2015 by Jenni 2,440 Comments

Cake Mix Cookies

I usually love winter but this year, I’m just sick of it. I’m so ready for Spring and summer. Fresh dirt and green grass. Easter lillies. Grilling. Swimming. Nights around a firepit. Yesssss. It all sounds like heaven to me. I’m sure come July/August, I’ll be begging for cooler weather…but that’s how it goes. Right?!

I’ve got a fun “cheater cheater pumpkin eater” recipe to share with you today. It’s included in a new 12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts series that I’m participating in with some blog friends of mine. These sugar cookies are made using a cake mix. These make for really soft in the middle, chewy around the edges, GOODNESS. Just pure goodness. Since Easter is around the corner and since I have a ton of sugar crystals…might as well make pretty sugar cookies. These cake mix cookies are such an easy cheat for sugar cookies.

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Ingredients:

white cake mix (we used Pillsbury, but any brand will do)
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
sugar crystals (different colors to roll in)
white Hershey Kisses (cookies n cream or confetti flavored)

Directions:

Mix cake mix, eggs and vegetable oil using a stand mixer or hand mixer until combined and a soft dough forms.
Stick in the fridge for a few minutes to allow the dough to firm up just a bit.
Using a scooper or spoon, scoop out cookie dough and roll into about 1 inch sized balls.
Roll cookie dough balls into different colored sugar crystals and place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 375 for approx. 8-9 minutes or until done.
Press Hershey Kisses on top of each cookie.
Enjoy!
Place leftover cookies in an airtight container.

Cake Mix Sugar Cookies

Author: Jenni

Ingredients

white cake mix (we used Pillsbury, but any brand will do)
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
sugar crystals (different colors to roll in)
white Hershey Kisses (cookies n cream or confetti flavored)

Instructions

Mix cake mix, eggs and vegetable oil using a mixer until combined and a soft dough forms.
Stick in the fridge for a few minutes to allow the dough to firm up just a bit.
Scoop out cookie dough and roll into about 1 inch sized balls.
Roll cookie dough balls into colored sugar crystals and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 for approx. 8-9 minutes or until done.
Press Hershey Kisses on top of each cookie.
Place leftover cookies in an airtight container.

Be sure to check out the rest of the 12 Days of Easter Recipes and Crafts posts below and enjoy!!