Personalized Easter Egg Charm Necklace for Kids

Easter baskets have changed so much since I was a child. The selection of baskets alone will leave your head spinning! I love that we now give our children little presents in addition to the candy. Because really, I'd rather my children have a little gift to mark the holiday then spend even more money on chocolates. Chocolates that I will try to sneak out for ME to eat!

I think this necklace would make a young girl giddy with excitement on Easter. Personalized and perfect for the Easter holiday. Slip it inside a plastic egg and you are set. What a surprise that would be!

Find this necklace ($20 plus $2.95 shipping) and other really cute 'Charmers' at Lilly Ellen's Etsy shop. Be sure to check out the Little Dude necklace choices also!

Easter Week!

I was beyond excited when we turned the calendar to March last week. Spring flowers and warmer weather are getting closer every day.

I knew April was the month we would celebrate the beautiful holiday of Easter. What I didn't realize is how close we are to Easter - April 4th! Just under a month to gather gift ideas for those special people in our lives.

Each day this week Penguin's Gift will focus on Easter gift ideas. Yay! I'm really excited about the great products I've found to share with you.

Dearest Readers, please share your favorite Easter memory?

GIVEAWAY - from Sara The Savvy Shopper

Remember my post about pre-ordering The Princess and The Frog? Well here is your chance to win it ...

Go to Sara The Savvy Shopper and help her celebrate her blog's first birthday by entering in her GIVEAWAY!

Good Luck! And while you are there check out her amazing tips on saving money and getting the most for your dollar. I'm headed to Target today to snag an Easter Tag book for $1.99 (details in this post).

Leather Credit Card Holder

In honor of MLB Spring Training and the games that begin this week I present to you the Lemon Ball's Legendary Brown Horween Chromexcel Leather Credit Card Holder. Find it here on etsy ($30 plus $5 shipping).

This credit card holder is designed for 5-7 cards and is the perfect match for a money clip. It has two finished edges that are hand stitched with a traditional baseball stitch. Then branded on the front with a very cool baseball image.

Great gift idea for the young guys as well as the old timers that dream of retiring in Florida or Arizona. Did you know my father played in the minor league for a short time? And you thought you knew everything about me ... :).

Find other great gift ideas at Lemon Ball's etsy shop, the LEATHER HEAD footballs are gorgeous!

LEGO Army Men on Patrol

Both of my daughters received LEGOs for Christmas. It has been so much fun sitting down and building things together as a family. But stepping on the little peices in bare feet is not so fun!

When I saw this new set from LEGOs I fell in love! Toy Story is one of my favorite kids movies. I remember going to see it in the theaters with my now 19-year-old nephew. The little green army men were so funny. The LEGO set includes 90 pieces to build three soldiers, one medic, and one Jeep. And fun accessories like a mine sweeper.

This would be a great birthday gift for classmates, or your child's Easter basket.

Find it here on Amazon for $10.75.

Some Kind of Magic

This 5 x 5 print from Wren & Chickadee etsy shop captures my thoughts for spring 2010 - bright, beautiful, blooming.

'Some Kind of Magic' print in a simple frame is the perfect reminder of spring and how the season renews our hope at the end of each winter. Great gift to brighten a friend's mood, and the perfect size to tuck into just about any little space throughout an apartment or home.

Find this ($13.50 and free shipping) and other prints here. Check out the cute cupcake papers photo print as well!

... 25 days until spring ...

request from Suzy

Suzy asked for gift ideas for the little guys as well, more specifically twin boys that will be joining her extended family. Here goes:

~Eli, Ellen's brother, from Green Elephant's Boutique on etsy

~Personalized alphabet blocks here from Craft-E-Family

~Newborn Visor Beanies, here, from Portland Beanie Company on etsy (I like the lighter colors to be worn well into spring)

~My favorite - Book Buddies print, here, either framed by you or along with a few favorite board books to start their collection

~Complimenting applique tie onesies here from Super Sweet Creations etsy shop