With many public gathering restrictions still in place in Saskatchewan amid COVID-19, Easter celebrations may be put on hold.
One Saskatoon family, however, is trying to make the holiday feel more festive for the children of front-line workers. Erika Bakker and her seven-year-old daughter, Louise Bakker, are making Easter baskets. “So many nurses and first responders and bus drivers are all right in the thick of it right now, and their kids are going to miss Easter,” Erika Bakker said. “I was trying to think so something we could do to kind of brighten their day.” The family is making 11 baskets in total.
They’re going to kids as young as 15 months up to 12 years old. Inside the baskets are stuffed toys, crafts, treats and other