Mom's Easter Basket Ideas

It's almost Easter and one big tradition for most parents is buying an Easter Basket. Are you looking to do something different this year? Try making it your very own with a a few special touches for little one.

Mom blogger, Courtney Velasques stopped by Fox 2 Studios to give you ideas for a uniqe creation. The following are the Web sites for the products she mentioned during her segment:

Pop Pals
Pop Pals are America's first insulating ice pop holder designed by a frustrated mom tired of wrapping paper towels around the bottom of ice pops to keeps her children's hands warm and to catch messy drips. Pop Pals warm clean hands,keeps pops cold...and no sticky fingers! Slide this soft, insulated cover over icy freezer pops, and little hands stay warm and clean, visit  www.pop-pals.com

 Furreal Friends Snuggimals and Furreal Friends Newborns                         So cute and small, you'll want to adopt them all! FURREAL FRIENDS SNUGGIMALS palm-sized pets are a handful of fun. Pet the adorable SNUGGIMALS puppies on their backs and they'll move their heads and wag their tails, ready for playtime! SNUGGIMALS kitties love to have their tummies rubbed, and furry SNUGGIMALS bunnies are comfiest when they cuddle into your palm. 

This year, the FURREAL FRIENDS NEWBORNS assortment welcomes a PENGUIN to the family, which also includes a BIRD, CHIMP, BEAR CUB, PUPPY and KITTEN, vist www.HasbroToyShop.com

Wett Giggles Soap                                                                                              Wett Giggles are three in-one products that make bath time fun while encouraging kids to learn about keeping themselves clean. Shaped like cute and playful animal characters, the Wett Giggles product has natural glycerin soap with essentials oils and Shea butter.  When the soap melts away a nailbrush is revealed! Designed for children under the age of 12,Wett Giggles have Shakespearian names and come in variety of scents so your kids can choose from Hamlet the frog, Beatrice the cow, Romeo the dog and many others, visit www.wettgiggles.com

Recordable Story Book: Werner's Hallmark The I Love You Storybook is a fun interactive way to create a keepsake your child and family will cherish for years. Recordable storybooks allow you to read classic stories to children - even when you cant be present. Voice Capture technology allows a person to record their voice while reading the story. Your voice is permanently saved to share.

Zhu Zhu Bunny:

Just in time for Easter Hallmark stores introduce a new addition to the Zhu Zhu pet family. These adorable little Zhu Zhu bunnies will delight children with their activity. With the press of a button these little electronic animals will entertain you with crazy sounds and wacky movements. When left alone they automatically fall asleep to conserve energy. The Zhu Zhu bunny makes a perfect addition to any

Both the recordable books and Zhu Zhu Bunny can be found exclusively at Hallmark Gold CrownStores. 

Baby Pop                                                                                                               Babypop creates personalized superheroes and princesses everyday. Babypops custom made personalized superhero princess cape sets feature the child's initial and the logo of their choice shield, crown, circle, heart, star, spider, alligator...in any color you choose. They also make masks, crowns, tees, skirts and gloves...they've got your superhero princess covered! Go to www.babypop.com

Hershey's:

Hershey's has some candy exclusive to Walmart this Easter season to fill your Easter baskets with sugary joy!

You can check out Courtney's blog, as well as family-friendly events around Metro Detroit at DetroitMommies.com.