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Easter Basket Ideas for Tween Boys

Continuing on with our Easter basket ideas for older kids, here are some ideas for older boys. My son is almost 10 and these are some of his favorites and/or wants.

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  1. This mini waffle maker is key for school morning breakfasts in the morning. We also love this “just add water” batter mix to go with it $13
  2. How fun does this fidget pen look? $17
  3. My son gets a kick out of this screaming goat $10
  4. This smaller Rubik’s cube has got to be easier to solve $7
  5. A good screen cleaner is a must-have $14
  6. This funko mando keychain is adorable $15
  7. This is a very cool looking weather predictor! $17
  8. A 10 ft charging cable $40
  9. A good quality basket you can use over again $24 (on sale!)
  10. A nice wallet that they can use for years to come $35
  11. A visually appealing wood puzzle is always a good choice $10
  12. Kanoodle is a kid-fave in my house $13
  13. A amber-hued book light for night-time reading $15
  14. An extra game controller is always in demand $26
  15. These ear hooks help those ear pods stay put $10

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Easter Basket Ideas for Teen Girls

Spring is here, although living in California these days feels like anything but spring! I am ready for the rain to stop and the sun to come out. Easter baskets are always fun to plan as they’re just small items that are fun and playful. And it’s time to explore items I think they’ll enjoy as opposed to the “wishlist only” giving of other holidays. Here are some items that will be in my kid’s baskets this year. I think I’ve mentioned this before, but we bought a couple of bolga baskets for the kids years ago and have used them ever since for Easter and Halloween.

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  1. A fun pair of sunnies in pastel colors, perfect for spring $20 (on sale right now for less!)
  2. We have wooden easter eggs we use over and over every year. Highly recommend $5
  3. These pens are my daughter’s current favorites $7
  4. A fun headband to use for skincare routines or makeup $10
  5. This fun little maze game is perfect for a little bit of Easter fun $18
  6. I’ve had my eye on this colorful version of jacobs ladder for a while now. Love the pastel colors $10
  7. Clean, everyday SPF facial lotion for an affordable price $22
  8. Steel straws that work in your Stanley tumblers. My daughter hates the plastic straws they come with $11
  9. Colorful pastel socks made with organic cotton $13
  10. This 8 pack of small notepads is a favorite around here. My daughter uses them for notes & doodling $12
  11. A silicone brush cleaning pad $7
  12. This is a very compact power bank on a keychain that can charge your apple watch, phone or iPad $27
  13. A sweet little embroidery kit that seems like a great project for beginners $22
  14. Who wouldn’t enjoy Easter origami $16
  15. A colorful basket to put it all in and reuse every Easter $20

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72 Hour Emergency Backpack

Simple, budget friendly, bug out bag, 72 hour emergency kit backpack. All of the essentials you'd need to survive for 3 days in an emergency | copycatchic luxe living for less, budget home decor and design, room design, looks for less, budget travel and more

I showed my bug-out-bag aka 72 hour emergency kit on my Instagram stories a while back and a bunch of you wanted to know what was in it. Well, I FINALLY got around to writing it up. It’s kind of a beast though, just warning you! In my defense, it’s pretty thorough. I mean, I researched this for awhile. Please, do yourself a favor and save time, by using this post instead 😉

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Southern California Road Trip to Universal Studios with GetAround

Southern California 7 day road trip with GetAround visiting Santa Monica Pier, Disneyland, Universal Studios, San Diego Zoo, Coronado Island and Del Mar with copycatchic | luxe living for less budget home decor and design, travel, lifestyle and entertaining.

At the tail end of summer, we decided to fly down to Los Angeles for a week and take a road trip down the coast. We hadn’t planned any major traveling this summer so it was nice to getaway and plan some summer fun! And I’m finally sharing the trip with you guys – I know a bunch of you wanted to know our itinerary and where we visited!

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Favorites from Flower Kids by Drew Barrymore

Our favorites from Walmart's Flower Kids Home Collection by Drew Barrymore - bright, multi-color, neon, modern kids home decor and furnishings. Reasonably priced furniture and accessories that appeal to both kids and grown ups. copycatchic luxe living for less budget home decor and design daily finds and room redos
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Remember this cute ice cream party we had at the end of the school year? My kids still talk about it…The Flower Home collection fit the bright & cheerful vibe perfectly. So when I heard that there is a newly released Flower Kids collection, I just knew I’d have to get some fun, new accessories for my kids’ room. The bright colors, pom poms and rainbows do not disappoint!

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Modern Fun and Games for Labor Day

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Happy Friday! Who’s ready for the 3 day weekend?! I’m right there with you. I hope you all plan to take advantage and have some fun planned! We definitely do. Feel free to follow along on Instagram 🙂 And in the meantime, you can live vicariously through my post, because I’ve picked out all the best-looking, chic, modern and of course fun goodies for your viewing pleasure! I’m dying over that skateboard and the surfboard. Yes please and thank you.

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Disneyland and Galaxy’s Edge in 1 day

How to do Disneyland, Galaxy's Edge and Disney's California Adventure Park in one day with a 1 day park hopper ticket and Disney MaxPass | Best tips and itinerary to do all the best rides at Disneyland in Anaheim, California | Modern and minimalist packing list by copycatchic and travel plans with Disney

We decided to fly down to Southern California last week for our summer vacation and of course, if I’m in SoCal, it’s pretty much a given that I’m going to Disneyland! And with the recent opening of Galaxy’s Edge, there was no chance we’d miss out on that!

I was pretty concerned that the park would be ridiculously crowded, especially with Galaxy’s Edge just newly-opened, because July is the peak of the summer. But luckily the park wasn’t as busy as predicted. In fact out of all the times we’ve visited recently (trips in March, May and June) last week’s visit was probably the least crowded! I’d really recommend taking a last minute trip to Disneyland if you can swing it this summer!

We had a packed itinerary consisting of a road trip and some serious beach time, so we only had one day to spend with Disney (usually we spend at least 3 days there). So I went into full on research and planning-mode, determined to fit everything we needed into that one day. At the top of the list? Galaxy’s Edge!

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School’s Out, Let’s Celebrate!

A bright, multi-color, neon, modern end of the school year party for kids with Drew Barrymore's new Flower line at Walmart. Simple, clean and easy kids party decor and entertaining set up for a modern ice cream party. copycatchic luxe living for less budget home decor and design daily finds and room redos
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This school year really passed by fast this year. I’m still reeling, but really looking forward to lazy days and sunshine! For Arden and Conrad, the countdown is on. We only have one more week left!

I always like to celebrate with the kids by taking them to ice cream on the last day of school. I thought it would be fun to host an ice cream (and other sweets) social with school friends at our house this year.

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36 Hours | Rosemary Beach Florida

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A few weeks ago during spring break, we decided to do a very stereotypical thing for spring break…We went to Florida! Where did we go in Florida? No, not Disney World, no, not Miami, no, not Ft. Lauderdale. We went to Rosemary Beach. Now you may have that blank look that most of our friends gave us when announcing our destination. Or if you’re from the Mid-West or the South you’ll know EXACTLY where. Rosemary Beach is a lesser known beach destination on the gulf coast (commonly referred to as the Emerald Coast) or inner coast of Florida. There’s a tiny little strip of a highway called 30A rolling through a bunch of gorgeous little beach towns each with their own distinct personality. We mostly spent our time in Rosemary beach and it’s gorgeous cousin, Alys Beach, just a hop, skip and a bike ride down 30A.

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