- Hey everyone, I'm Melea,
and this is Michelle.
- Hi guys.
- Michelle's actually an awesome YouTuber,
and I have to tell you guys a quick story really fast.
I wanted to grab her to come
do this fun little video for us
because,
OK, you guys know I'm a blogger
and I've been a blogger for a really long time.
- Mm hm.
- But I decided to go to a YouTuber, like, event? - [Michelle] Yeah. Yes.
- [Melea] It was my first time ever,
and I literally walked in,
and was like, I don't know anyone,
I don't recognize anyone, - [Michelle] Aww.
- [Melea] I have no idea what I'm doing here.
And she was one of the like handful of people that I met
and she was so nice, and so I was like,
"Oh my gosh, I totally wanna do a video with you,"
so, we are.
- And it's funny 'cause I saw you walking,
and I'm like, "Oh my gosh, it's Melea!
"I have to go talk to her!"
So I decided to meet you.
- Yay! I'm glad.
OK, so today's video, if you didn't know,
is we're gonna do non-candy Easter basket fillers.
(upbeat dance music)
We have half of these items
on my video right here,
and then half on her video on her channel.
- Yep.
- So I'm gonna link you guys to that
in the description below.
Also, if you are watching on your computer,
there's a little eye that pops up right about here.
You can click on it, and it'll take you right to her video
at the end of mine.
If you're on your phone it won't pop up,
so you'll have to just click
on the little upside-down triangle that's over here,
and then you can do it.
It's super technical and complicated,
but I'm trying to help you guys out
so you know where to get
where you're going. - [Michelle] It can pretty hard.
- [Melea] Yeah, super hard. - [Michelle] It can get pretty technical.
One of the first things that I found
was this in the dollar section.
I think it's actually $3.
Yes, it is.
- Oh, at Target.
All of our stuff's at Target. - [Michelle] At Target.
Yes, we forgot to mention that.
- Yes.
All of this stuff's at Target,
so it's super easy.
But yeah, this is the dollar section,
and it's a puzzle.
I thought it was really cute,
because the container and packaging was cute.
- The container is cute.
- I like that too,
'cause then you can just clean it up,
put it on the shelf or something less cute.
Um, the next thing, this is kind of random
but my boys are super into dinosaurs.
- I don't think it's random.
- I'm like, OK.
But I liked this a lot.
This is also like $3 or $4
and it's really nice quality.
It's not like a cheap, cheap plastic kind. - [Melea] Mm hm.
- [Michelle] But I got a couple of these for my boys,
'cause these are actually going in their baskets this year.
- Yes.
- And then, you can tell I have boys,
because everything is like boy related.
- Mm hm.
- But this is from Crayola
and I think you said you had a different kind.
- So much stuff has gone clearance right now,
in the Crayola section at Target,
so go up and down those aisles.
- So this is originally, it says, $5.99.
But this is $2.98.
And they have girl versions of this as well.
And it's basically a coloring book
and then you download the app and the stuff comes to life.
- Show the back.
- Oh yeah.
- So it has like the iPad.
- It comes to life!
Hello!
- It's really, really cute, and it's on clearance right now.
- Yup.
- All this stuff is.
Ah, and then, let's see.
These are also in the dollar section,
and we have actually already purchased these
and used them, but this is a Bug Dig activity kit.
So it's basically like this little egg,
and your has to child has to dig and dig,
and then they get the bug in the middle.
So it's kind of random, but it's a cute little activity
that they can do.
- That's super cool.
I saw those in the dollar section
and I was like, "I don't know what that is,"
and I just kinda kept walking, - [Michelle] So random.
- [Melea] so I'm glad you explained it to me,
'cause now I'm like, "Oh, my kids probably would
"think that's pretty cool."
- This has been tried and tested.
My boys loved it.
So if your kids like to do, like, exploring, digging--
- Well, on a dollar, you can't go wrong for a dollar.
- And I kind of like it 'cause it's one of the things
that it disappears.
- Yes.
- Like, you use it, and then it's gone.
- Oh, you know what, so many things "disappear" - [Michelle] Right?
- [Melea] at my house.
- RIght?
So, like I said, it's a one-time done deal.
OK, this last one I have is Play-Doh,
but it's not just Play-Doh by itself.
A lot of stuff now that comes with Play-Doh
has toys with it,
so this is like a Star Wars theme,
which my boys absolutely love.
And I like it because they can keep playing with it - [Melea] Yeah.
- [Michelle] with their Play-Doh set.
So, those are my ideas!
- Yay!
OK, so I have lots of different ideas here.
Hopefully I don't overwhelm you.
- Really good ideas.
- But, um, the first thing I wanna talk about
is using hats instead of baskets.
- Love this idea.
- 'K, so baskets, I don't know what it is.
They just don't last.
- No.
- It doesn't matter how much money you spend
on that dumb basket,
they break or they rip, - [Michelle] So true.
- [Melea] or my kids find a way to just ruin it - [Michelle] Yup.
- [Melea] every year,
so every year I have to buy a new basket.
- Yup.
- So I actually saw, I think on Instagram somewhere
last week,
that a mom had used baseball hats
upside down for her teenage boys, - [Michelle] Oh, that's really smart.
- [Melea] and put things in 'em,
and I thought, oh, that's such a good idea,
and then I remembered,
Dollar Spot has really cute hats right now.
- Yeah!
- So, this is like the little girl's hat.
This was a dollar at Target Dollar Spot. - [Michelle] Cute!
- [Melea] This is a little fedora.
This one was 3.
- My gosh.
- But you turn 'em upside down,
and you use them as Easter baskets,
and then you're not wasting whatever the container is.
- Mm hm.
- You can just--
- Keep using it!
- use the hat!
And they also have one for mom, too, so.
- It's so cute!
- [Melea] I know, this was like a dollar. - [Michelle] I'm like I need to go right now
and get this for myself,
because that's perfect at the pool. - [Melea] I know!
Crazy, I know, it is--
- Amazing.
- Yeah. Five bucks.
In the Dollar Spot. - [Michelle] Super floppy hat.
- [Melea] So mine will probably just be filled
with like Cadbury eggs and that's it.
- And some lipstick.
That's what I get myself. - [Melea] Yeah, yeah, just Cadbury eggs probably.
I like to buy as many as I can
because then they last me,
well, I eat one a day.
- Oh, that's really...
She can control herself.
- Well, some nights it's two.
- Oh my gosh!
- But I'm talking about the big ones.
- Oh! Oh, oh.
I thought you were talking about those little mini ones.
- No no no.
- [Michelle] I'm like, "That is some self-control." - [Melea] No, no.
The big ones, guys!
I eat one of those every single day.
- I love,
those are like,
those are like my jam.
- Yeah.
- I could have those.
- Yeah, I know.
I make my husband go to the gas station
just to get them late at night.
- (gasps) I crave those so bad.
- Yeah, anyway, it's really bad.
OK, on to the video.
Sorry, I got distracted there.
'K, Legos.
Obviously you're probably not gonna buy huge Lego kits.
- Yeah.
- But these are $3.99.
If you can't find them, they're actually at checkout
at Target, in the register aisles.
They're really hard to find in the actual Lego aisles.
- Yeah.
- So you have to look at checkout.
And they also have Lego Friend versions, and--
- So cute.
- They have Lego Princess Palace Pets versions too.
And this one I think was $4.99.
So those are really good options.
- It's perfect.
- Um, and then of course,
everyone always does Easter outfits, right,
for Easter Sunday?
- Mm hm, yup.
- So, if you're gonna do Easter outfits,
I'll hold it up. - [Michelle] Cute dress!
- [Melea] If you're gonna do Easter outfits anyway,
you might as well put them in the actual basket.
- Good idea.
- Oh, and you know, I totally forgot to bring this,
but
swim suits.
A lot of people buy swimsuits for their kids - [Michelle] Oh, that's a really good idea!
- [Melea] and put 'em in their baskets - [Michelle] That's a really good idea!
- [Melea] because it's spring break,
and it's almost time to wear them,
so that's really good idea too.
- And it takes up a lot of space in the basket,
so it looks really full.
- Yes.
Really full, but there's barely anything in there.
- Yeah, yeah, so you're just tricking them.
- Um, same thing goes if you have sports teams
that you love.
- Ooh.
- I would totally do, like, anything like that.
And you can find super cheap.
- [Michelle] Yeah, I know. - [Melea] Every single target, just if you guys don't know,
every Target has whatever teams are in that area
at the store,
so in Utah obviously we have Utah Utes - [Michelle] Utes.
- [Melea] and we have BYU,
and then depending on where you go
throughout the country,
they're gonna have whatever teams
are in your area,
so, if that's your team, you'll get some really good deals. - [Michelle] I love that they do that.
Yeah.
- OK, the next one,
kind of going along with what you said with Play-Doh - [Michelle] This is great.
- [Melea] The reason why I chose the tiny, tiny ones,
was because you can break them up into multiple gifts.
- That is so smart.
- Maybe that's a little cheap of me, - [Michelle] No.
- [Melea] but--
- It's a great idea.
- If I only put like two in each basket
or three in each basket,
then I can save these for stocking stuffers,
I can put them in like birthday gifts you might
have your kids get invited to.
- Yeah.
- Or whatever.
So, I like to buy the little small ones. - [Michelle] It's a great idea.
- [Melea] And I think this whole package was six bucks.
- Oh, that's actually a really good deal.
- Yeah, yeah, it was good.
- OK, so the next thing I wanna talk about
are for the teenagers - [Michelle] Great idea.
- [Melea] and maybe the boys
that are a little older.
So, we said non-candy.
We didn't say non-food.
- Yeah, that's true!
- So, peppered beef jerky
is something that my husband would like,
so I would put that in, like, teenage boys',
or my husband's.
He's also really into Rockstars.
I think they're disgusting.
- I do too, they're not, ugh.
- I don't know what it is.
- Those are not good.
- And like, the amount of caffeine in this,
like, I would probably just throw up - [Michelle] Unreal.
- [Melea] from the amount of caffeine.
- Mm hm.
- Yeah, and then maybe like Pringles - [Michelle] Mm.
- [Melea] or whatever inside of those.
The other thing is iTunes
gift cards.
I bought a pack of different, of 10, so 30,
but you can put 'em
in each different basket if you wanted to.
I think you can probably get 'em in fives too
if you didn't wanna do a 10 in each basket.
And then for the girls,
if there are teenage girls in your life,
or preteens, the magazines.
These are like $3.99, $4.99, so--
- It's perfect.
- You can just throw those in there too.
- We would love you forever.
- Totally.
And then the last thing I wanna talk about
is books, kinda similar to what you were saying.
- Mm hm.
- But I wanted to get an actual Easter book
about the Savior,
since that's really what Easter is about, - [Michelle] Yeah.
- [Melea] not an Easter Bunny.
Um, but then I got this one too.
But, you know how like in Christmas,
you do the, like, something that you want,
something that you need,
a book,
and then,
what's the last one?
- Something you need,
something that you want,
something you eat,
is is something you--
- No.
Something to wear!
- Something to wear.
Something to wear.
I'm like, "I can never remember!" - [Melea] OK, jeez, seriously.
- [Michelle] Awkward.
- Um, so basically you could take this,
you could take a book,
you could take one of your Easter outfits,
you could put in a thing of Legos,
and then, you know, you're pretty much done.
Another thing you could do if you're super confused
as far as what to put in your basket,
is to do colors.
- Oh, color themes?
- Yeah, so whatever their favorite color is.
So just do everything in the basket red,
or everything blue, or whatever.
That'd be really easy.
- Mm hm.
That's a really good idea.
- OK, and then I wanna share one more crazy idea,
if that's OK.
- No, go ahead, I think it's awesome.
I'm getting ideas here too, so, I'm excited.
- OK, so, um, obviously we have some Easter eggs here.
My mother-in-law is super crazy
when it comes to Easter.
(laughing)
Crazy in a good way, but crazy.
So what she does,
is she doesn't put candy in her Easter eggs.
She actually puts money.
- Che-ching!
- So, now she goes a little overboard on the money,
which obviously all the grandkids love,
even, like, the teenager grandkids
are like all about Easter egg hunts.
- Yeah.
- But instead of spending $2.50 to $2.99
on each bag of candy
that you're putting in, you know,
all of your kids' baskets
or your whole family's baskets,
take that money and divide it up in quarters,
and put quarters or dollar bills or whatever
in eggs instead,
and then your kids can actually look for - [Michelle] Oh, I love that idea.
- [Melea] money,
you can teach them about money,
there's a video about that I did.
Whatever. - [Michelle] Check it out.
- [Melea] Yeah, check it out.
But that way you can actually,
they'll be excited and it's not just like... - [Michelle] Oh yeah,
and even older kids,
like I've heard of people doing gift cards
instead of eggs,
because they have like bigger-sized eggs.
- Mm hm.
- You can do gift cards to their favorite restaurant
or something like that.
- Yeah.
- I mean, the possibilities are endless.
- They truly, truly are.
(laughing)
My husband's mom does a lot of money in the eggs.
I probably wouldn't do that for my family.
But they'd get like a few quarters
and they'd be ecstatic,
because they're only six and three. - [Michelle] Oh, yeah, no, kids would love it.
- [Melea] But that's just another idea for you.
- Love it.
- OK, phew. (exhales)
- Oh, giveaway.
- Oh, yeah.
OK, so we are doing a giveaway, so--
- Yay!
- Remember, we only showed you half
of the amazing ideas we have for Easter.
The rest are on her channel
and the video that we just did,
so you have to go over there right now
and watch it,
because we are gonna give away
just about everything
that we showed on this video
and one her video.
- Mm hm.
- We're keeping just a few things for our own kids.
- Yeah.
- Because we don't wanna be left stranded.
- Yeah.
They need something too.
- They need something too.
But we're gonna give away almost everything
that you've seen today,
and all you have to do
is leave a comment below the video,
telling me another great idea
that's non-candy
for Easter,
and then you can leave another comment
over on her video as well,
so basically you get two entries.
- Yeah.
- And subscribe to both of our channels.
- Mm hm.
- If you guys have not subscribed already to Michelle's,
like, you really, really have to.
- Thank you.
- She is like so real on her videos.
That's what I love about them.
- Aw, thank you.
- They're like super real
and you're not bored watching 'em,
because sometimes YouTube videos are pretty boring.
- They can get boring.
- Yes.
So anyway, if you're not subscribed to her video,
make sure you do that right now,
and you'll be entered to win
all this awesome stuff.
- We got some good stuff, you guys.
- Yeah.
- We have some good stuff around here.
- And all the details will be in the description
in the YouTube section below,
so you guys will know when it ends.
And we will hurry and get it in the mail as fast as possible
so you have it before Easter. - [Michelle] Yes.
Yes.
- So.
OK, well, thank you for being on this channel with me - [Michelle] Thanks for having me.
- [Melea] and doing this. - [Michelle] I'm so excited!
- [Melea] OK, we will see you guys next time.
Don't forget, head over to her channel - [Michelle] Bye!
- [Melea] to watch the other part of the video.
See ya!
- Bye you guys!
- Bye.