![]() My first-, second-, and third-graders wanted action-packed, breezy chapter books like The Princess in Black and the Mermaid Princess, or big books of facts like National Geographic Kids Almanac 2022. A more quiet but sweet picture book, The Rabbit Listened features a rabbit demonstrating the power of friendship and empathy. When I was an elementary school librarian, my youngest students also loved funny picture books with a seasonal connection like The Good Egg. Gentle, timeless picture books for younger kids, such as Frog and Toad Storybook Favorites, recommended for ages 4 to 8, are lovely gifts. If you want to avoid giving too much sugar or too many toys, there’s no reason the Easter Bunny can’t bring books. As my husband noted, “I wouldn’t know they were vegan.” They aren’t classic jelly beans, despite how the photos on the bag may look-they’re actually larger-size gummy candies-but they were tasty, with fruit flavors like apple, orange, and cherry. And for a vegan Easter basket option, we tried Jelly Belly’s Vegan Gummies. Online reviews suggest they may have more bad flavors than good, but some folks take matters into their own hands by mixing them with regular jelly beans to improve the odds of getting a winner. If your kids are Harry Potter fans or just like being grossed out, Jelly Belly makes Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans, which include flavors like soap, earwax, and earthworm. ![]() Also from Jelly Belly: The Baby Carrot bag (a carrot-shaped pack filled with tangerine-flavor beans) and the pint-size Spring Mix flip-top boxes (about two bucks each) are delicious-we’ve tested them!-and adorable Easter basket additions. A 2-pound bag offers 49 flavors (and colors), including toasted marshmallow, chocolate pudding, and A&W root beer. Jelly Belly Jelly Beans deliver on both counts. If Easter chocolates should be pastel and understated, then Easter jelly beans should be a riot of colors and flavors. If you’re looking for individually wrapped candy eggs, you can’t go wrong with a gooey Cadbury Creme Egg, which I’ve always loved, or a Reese’s Peanut Butter Egg, a favorite of some Wirecutter staffers. The Robin Eggs came out just ahead because they’re smaller and easier to eat (my daughter struggled with the gumball size of the Malted Milk Eggs). ![]() Between the two, we were split almost evenly on taste-I preferred the Robin Eggs for that familiar Whoppers texture, but my husband thought the Malted Milk Eggs had less of an aftertaste. For another candy-coated egg option, my family did a taste test this winter of Brach’s Malted Milk Eggs versus Whoppers Robin Eggs. The US version tastes a little different from the original British candies, but these are still delicious, bite-size milk chocolates. The pastel candy coating keeps kids’ hands clean while they scarf down chocolate in their Sunday best, and sprinkled in an Easter basket, the eggs look classier than any brightly colored candy wrapper. My English husband grew up on Cadbury Mini Eggs at Easter. Chocolate eggs are an Easter staple, and although many varieties are available, we have some tried-and-true favorites.
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