Domesticated: Eggy Spring Swap with a Twist

At Christmas time we had a super fun swap to exchange little gifts and then open them, counting down the days until Christmas. Thanks to @hoppyloo and @pahasiga for developing the idea to do something similar for Easter.

You do not have to celebrate Easter as a religious holiday in order to participate. This can just as easily be for spring-themed items. Please note below if you prefer not to receive religiously-themed Easter items in this swap.

We will:

• Have 2 partners.

• Send each 6 mini surprises. Try to be creative with your small choices and send things to put a smile on your partners' faces. This will be a challenge!

• The 6 surprises should be contained in something egg-shaped. This could be plastic eggs, shapes made from cardboard, paper mache, or fabric, or an egg carton for 6 with the presents wrapped inside. I'm sure we will all be creative and festive with our packaging. :-)

• The 6 little gifts can be store-bought, handmade, or a combination. The guideline for minimum value is $3 US, 1 hour of crafting, or a reasonable combination of the two for each partner.

• Please include a note of a few sentences to your partner to personalize the swap.

As always, these are the group expectations for swaps:

• Please send your swap on or before the due date. This is especially important because we will begin opening our gifts one at a time on April 13. This will give us 12 days to open a little gift until Easter on April 24.

• Be sure to package your swap securely to prevent against leaks, squishes, breaks, and other sad, sad damage. Using a box rather than a padded mailer is probably going to be necessary this time.

• Go out of your way to make this a NICE swap for your fellow group member. It doesn't cost anything extra to be extra thoughtful. :-)

ENJOY! I can't wait until our Easter count down begins!