Bubbles, cardboard bunny books, cutesy stuffed animals, alphabet games, beach balls, sand buckets, plastic eggs.

Sidewalk chalk, coloring books, kites, paddle balls, water color paints, puzzles, storybooks, marshmallow peeps, plastic eggs stuffed with jelly beans, chocolate eggs, and one large hollow bunny from the Dollar Store.

Picture frames, sketch pads, charcoal pencils, deodorant, razors, tennis balls, plastic eggs stuffed with jelly beans, chocolate eggs, and one large hollow bunny from the Dollar Store.

Socks, Starbucks’ gift cards, journals, mind puzzles, jelly beans, chocolate eggs, and one large hollow bunny from the Dollar Store.

This year, because they don’t have cars, we picked Bethy and Kevin up in Chicago before taking them to Grandma Scannell’s for Easter brunch and then to Uncle Bob and Aunt Mary Pat Neylon’s for dinner. Like the old days, the kids got to see both sides of the family. Unlike the old days, the kids received a new twist on the Easter basket.