This year, make an Easter basket that your children will remember forever.

Step 1: Get a basket

Buy a wicker basket. You can find them at craft stores, discount chains, farm stands, and even dollar stores.

Step 2: Fill with grass

Fill the bottom of the empty basket with fake grass. You can buy cellophane grass or cut green construction paper into strips.

Step 3: Toss in jelly beans

Toss a couple of handfuls of jelly beans on the grass.

Step 4: Add candy

Add your child’s favorite Easter candy to the basket. Classic choices include marshmallow bunnies and chocolate-filled eggs.

Step 5: Add plastic eggs

Buy some plastic eggs that twist open in the middle and fill them with small treats – coins, stickers, costume jewelry, hair accessories, or coupons to your kids’ favorite places.

Step 6: Slip in real eggs

Just before your child looks for his basket, slip in one or two of the real eggs he decorated. Just be sure to re-refrigerate them after he discovers his basket.

Step 7: Put in a chocolate bunny

For the final touch, put a big chocolate Easter bunny in the center of the basket. Surveys show this is what kids look forward to most in their baskets.

Step 8: Enjoy

Enjoy! Watching your child delight in his candy is almost as much fun as eating it yourself.