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Celebrate May Day with May Baskets

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After the Easter Baskets have been tipped upside down, and all the {good} candy eaten; after my vacuum has struggled through finding gobs and gobs of that plastic Easter grass hidden in the depths of my carpet fibers; after the Ham has been whittled down to the bone and the last packed away between two slices of bread in this morning’s brown bag school lunches…another holiday waits patiently, sitting tight for their quiet and usually unnoticed debut: May Day.

Have you forgotten about May Day? May Day stands like that quiet girl in the dark corner of a Jr. High dance. Never really noticed, but still present. Craving a bit of the spotlight, but too timid to speak up about it. I love celebrating May Day. Grab that girl out of the corner and give her a spin on the dance floor. May Day has some awesome moves to show off, but you won’t even know until you invite her!

My favorite May Day tradition is the May Basket. Of course, I guess this stems back to the fact that I love a good ding-dong-ditch. Every year, I find the most colorful paper to construct my baskets, and then gather things like pom poms, lace, paper flowers, and printed wax paper to decorate them with.

And then comes the business of what treasures to put inside! Sugar dusted gum drops, novelty candy, sweet taffy, and bubble gum fill my baskets to the brim.

Get ready for the best part! Scope out your hiding spots! Get ready to run! Surprise your neighbors with a happy May Day basket this year! Spread a little May Day cheer!

About Tracie Nall

Tracie lives in Arizona with her husband, teen daughter, and more books than her shelves will hold. She spends her days writing and editing. Many of her words end up on her blog, From Tracie. Find Tracie on Twitter @FromTracie and on Instagram where she takes pictures of things that are yellow.

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  1. Sue Wolfe says

    March 2012 is actually my release date on my May Day book I wrote!!!
    It’s my favorite day of the year!
    It’s an old fashion love story about May Day, and it’s for all ages!
    It’s called Lily Bouquet and a special May Day.
    The illustrator did such a great job!
    My publisher is Tate Publishing and it’s on all the book web sites.
    Long live May Day everyone!!!!
    Sue Wolfe xoxoxooxoxox

  3. paula says

    I did these all the time as a little girl, and every few years I remember to again. thanks for the reminder!!
    xo

  4. Wombat Central says

    I love May Day! Last year we filled pretty cones with flowers (my standard May Day offering) and we went to the retirement home where my husband’s grandmother lives. Gave one to her and some complete strangers who seemed like they could use a special surprise. It was really fun!

  8. Leah says

    I love this idea! I always forget about May Day. Think I’ll make those adorable little baskets with my daughter this year. Thanks for the inspiration.