The Essential Easter Basket for Your Family Outing and Egg Hunt

Easter's almost here - do you have the perfect basket for a memorable outing with the family? Picnic baskets can add to the excitement for a family picnic and Easter egg hunt, creating the opportunity for a perfect outdoor meal as well as a festive carrier for eggs, candy and other treats.

The Blossom Tea Lovers Basket (pictured) and the Casual Picnic Basket for 4 are stylish ways to carry your Easter goodies to the park, the beach, a relative's home, or wherever you plan to spend your Easter Sunday. The Blossom basket features a beautiful spring floral pattern in pale pinks, greens and blues - absolutely wonderful for setting the tone of the holiday. The Casual Picnic Basket for 4 is a great family picnic basket with a fun, easy going plaid and floral motif and enough space to carry everything you need. Use the contents inside if you plan on picnicking, or empty the baskets and fill them with Easter grass to pad your decorated eggs, marshmallow peeps, jellybeans, chocolate Easter bunnies, and other fun items. Once you get to your destination, you can share them with the children or hide them for an Easter egg hunt and enjoy watching the festivities.

The Carnival Pretty in Pink Basket for 4 (pictured) and the Carnival Brighton Blue Basket for 4 come in pastel hues that complement the occasion perfectly. These baskets are made of lovely pale woven willow, and come with an assortment of accessories including an insulated food cooler, wine bottle cooler, plates, glasses, utensils, a tablecloth and cloth napkins. The Carnival basket is a large picnic basket with enough extra room to provide for the whole family. They're the perfect item to have on hand for an Easter Sunday picnic brunch, where you can serve bagels and cream cheese, French bread with sliced ham and brie, an assortment of fresh fruit, a cheese ball with crackers, or any other treats you can dream up. RecipeZaar.com, an online recipe database, currently has a special section devoted to Easter Celebration Ideas, including such featured recipes as:

• Baked Ham and Cheese Omelet Roll
• Brunch Bellinis
• Carrot Cake Tea Sandwiches
• Spanikopta (Greek Spinach Pie)
• Lemon Cake

Once Easter has passed, these baskets will be a year-round treasure, providing endless opportunities to go on a great family picnic that the kids will remember for the rest of their lives. For a wide selection of picnic baskets, backpacks and accessories, visit PicnicFun.com.