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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Easter candy is sold in an amazing assortment of flavors, sizes, and styles. Do you know when the marshmallow chick entered into the picture? Or the jelly bean? Perhaps you are too busy eating candy to even wonder. If not, read on and get in on a little bit of Easter candy trivia.

Easter is a special holiday that often generates a sugar-induced coma to those individuals who happen to overindulge in the sweetness that fills Easter baskets, hides in plastic Easter eggs, or sits in fancy packages. From the pastel sweetness of marshmallow chicks and bunnies to the rich texture of chocolate-covered whipped cream eggs, candy lovers are as sure to be in candy heaven as Peter Cottontail is to be hopping down the Bunny Trail on Easter day.

While Easter is a religious holiday, there has always been a place for special treats from the Hot Cross Buns that were served centuries ago to the chocolate eggs that were created during the early 1900s. These first delectable eggs of chocolate were hollow treats create from a paste of Cacao beans. Eventually, the chocolate-making process improved enough to allow chocolate candies in the shape of bunnies, birds, and flowers, as well as the traditional eggs. Chocolate candy is perhaps the favorite of many individuals, but what would Easter be without marshmallow chicks and jelly eggs?

Marshmallow chicks came onto the Easter scene in the early 1950s. Before mechanization took place, it took at least 27 hours to make a single marshmallow chick, known today as a peep. It wasn’t until the 1960s that marshmallow candies destined for Easter basket were made in the shape of bunnies. Today, marshmallow eggs have joined this Easter candy lineup. Marshmallow chicks and bunnies are sold in a variety of colors. The original yellow color is still one of the highest sellers, but these marshmallow candies are also sold in pink, purple, and blue.

Jelly eggs, or jelly beans as they are more commonly known, have been popular Easter candies since the 1930s. Due to their distinctive egg shape, jelly beans were associated with the idea of Easter candy since the Easter Bunny was already rumored to have been given the task of delivering Easter eggs as a sign of new life each year at Easter. Today, jelly eggs are sold in a fruit-flavored variety as well as a spicy variety. Of course, modern trends have become intertwined with jelly eggs and now they are produced in a wide assortment of varieties, flavors, and sizes.

No matter what type of Easter candy is your favorite, you have lots of deliciously sweet choices to pick from. Even the large candy companies have gotten in on the fun of creating Easter candy, wrapping their current candy bars in pastel-colored wrappers or decorating the candy with tiny bunnies or chicks. Have fun and create an unforgettable Easter basket by purchasing a nice assortment of chocolate bunnies, marshmallow chicks, and jelly beans.

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Sunday, March 27, 2011
The Corporate / Community Easter Egg Hunt Event

Corporate events featuring Easter egg hunts are one of the most popular community events. While the children might believe that Peter Cottontail actually came over and hid hundreds or thousands of candy filled Easter eggs just for the kids to find, you and I both know that someone other than the Easter Bunny took care of that for you.

Brightly-colored candy filled Easter eggs are easy to see, so kids have no problem finding them. Each plastic egg is filled with an assortment of delicious candies. Some of the varieties that your little one might discover when they crack open their plastic egg include sour patch kids, Swedish fish, warheads candy, tootsie rolls, frooties, smarties, and big bol bubblegum – all the traditional sweet treats.

Of course, parents and other loved ones need to supervise children under the age of three to ensure their safety. After all, the pastel-colored candy wrappers are almost as enticing as the candies. Remembering Easter egg hunts from days gone is one of the fondest memories that children have when they grow up. Why not give the kids in your neighborhood something to remember with a medley of brightly-colored candy filled Easter eggs? With all the time that you save by purchasing Candy filled Easter eggs instead of having to fill hundreds of plastic eggs, you can spend the time with family and friends actually enjoying the anticipation of a fun-filled Easter egg hunt.

Our experience with Easter Egg hunts goes back a while. O’Ryans Village grew from our video store, O’Ryans Video. In 1997 to gain awareness for our video store, we came up with an idea to have an Easter Egg hunt. We had made candy, specifically old time candy a big part of our store at this point and was thinking of ways to let people know what we had. Our store had a very big lot behind it and we thought it would be a great place to stage an Easter Egg hunt. Our plan was a huge undertaking that I still believe has never been orchestrated by a small Mom and Pop business such as ours was then.

We had a few friends that we called on to help out. One worked for the local radio station in town. Together we produced some great ad spots on the radio station featuring none other than Peter Cottontail hopping and “boing” –ing across the airwaves announcing the great Easter event to take place at our store. As part of the deal. the radio station was going to send a DJ and his crew to our store to do a “remote”, set up shop In front of our store and broadcast the event LIVE! No margin for error.

We also convinced the pizza place in our neighborhood to provide pizzas for the event, allowing him some positive exposure. We rounded up all the help we could get and commenced filling thousands of plastic eggs filled with our candy. Knowing not what kind of turn out we would get, we were preparing big. Fingers were crossed and collective breaths were held.

10:00. On the morning of the hunt, the radio crew showed up and began setting up. We had assembled a staff that included every family member and friend possible to help out with the hoards of people we hoped would show up. The hunt was to commence at 1:00 PM. There was a shopping center across the street from our store. As we were setting up we noticed “Early Birds” staging themselves across the street in the shopping center’s parking lot along with some curiosity seekers roaming around our store.

12:00 Noon. The Live broadcast went on air The crowd began to grow and swell in size. We began to wonder, “What have we done?”

12:30. We had filled and closed our modestly sized parking lot, the shopping center parking lot was packed and traffic jams developed down the aisles, cars were parked up and down the street as far back as any of us could see.

12:45. The Police had showed up! Not to arrest or fine us, but to direct traffic. Wow! You would have thought Barney or The Power Rangers were there. Nope! Just a man sized Easter Bunny running around greeting our guests. Obviously the 1500 Easter Eggs had been planted in the back lot hours before. We had setup up six gates leading to the Hunting grounds. The kids were crowded into the gates awaiting the whistle that would signal the opening of the gates.

1:00.Our rented Peter Cottontail asked, “Are you ready?” The roar of cheers from the crowd of eager egg hunters was comparable to a 747 jet taking off from our lot! The whistle shrieked and the gates opened. The kids hit the back lot like a California gold rush. We should have planted 5000 eggs I thought to myself. Everyone got some though and we added to the kids treasures with pizza, donuts, juice, and loose candy from our back stock in the store. A great time was had by all. It took an hour or so for the crowds to disperse and the radio crew to pack and leave.

Surely something we’ll never forget. Our kids still talk about it. The locals talked about for years after. We closed the store and went web only in 2001.Our former customers still stop us in the grocery store and such places to say Hi and the Great Hunt of ’97 comes up in the conversation. Those kids are now adults, but their faces still light with excitement when they re-live it in the conversation. Those faces will stay with me forever.

You don’t have to plan such a huge production for your hunt, you can if you want, but just a gathering of your neighbor friends or church members is a lot of fun too. We have provided Candy filled plastic Easter eggs for Easter egg hunts on every scale imaginable from backyard family gatherings to huge hunts of a private country club that distributed the Easter eggs across their golf course dropped from a helicopter. Let us know your plans and we’ll help ensure it’s success.


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Monday, March 21, 2011

Sour patch bunnies are the perfect Easter candy for anyone who likes sour candies. These are just like everyone's favorite sour patch kids, just in the shape of bunnies for Easter.

These little bunnies are a soft and chewy gummy candy with a sour sugar coating. Unlike the sour patch kids these are pastel colors for Easter. You get a sweet and sour blast all in one bite.

Each box has a an assortment of 4 fruity flavors, you get lime, orange, cherry and lemon. These are a perfect Easter Gift for anyone that not only like sour patch kids, but also sour candies.

These come in a box so they are the perfect Easter basket candy. There is nothing worse then having to pull off a bunch of Easter grass off your treats while your mouth is watering to bite into these little guys.

Each box has approximately 32 gummy bunnies. Stop by and pick yours up today.

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Sunday, March 20, 2011
The Easter Egg Hunt.

Easter is quickly approaching. Building Easter baskets, planning Easter dinner with the family, and maybe an Easter Egg Hunt are all things on your Easter “to do” list. O’Ryans Village can help you with two of those three tasks.

Today is Part 1 of 2 posts on our blog aimed at helping you pull off a fabulous Easter. Today we’ll discuss Easter Egg hunts and touch on ideas for unique Easter basket candy. Later in the week we’ll have Part 2 : Corporate and Community Easter Egg Hunts.

For many children, the Easter egg hunt is the most memorable part of this treat-filled holiday. From the exciting search for wonderful candy filled Easter eggs to the excitement that trembles through children’s bodies as sweet-tasting, delicious morsels of wrapped candies fall out of their treasure trove of plastic eggs, children have a lot to be happy about.

This delightful game of hide-and-seek with plastic Easter eggs is part of many traditional festivities that surround this holiday filled with chocolate Easter bunnies, coconut eggs, and more. However, as with many events, preparation is a critical aspect of creating a successful and enjoyable experience.

Traditional Hard-Boiled Eggs Versus Plastic Candy Filled Easter Eggs

Instead of the traditional hard-boiled eggs that used to make their appearance during Easter egg hunts, candy filled Easter eggs are simply perfect for this experience. Not only can egg-hunt planners reduce the risk of allergies, plastic Easter eggs are simply more fun to eat and definitely more durable than stinky hard-boiled eggs. And they will save you lots of time and frustration.

Plastic Easter eggs resemble the real deal since they are about two inches in length. If the plastic eggs are purchased pre-filled, Easter egg-hunt planners can avoid the time-consuming task of filling up countless plastic eggs. Moreover, all of the extra calories that typically end up in the belly of whoever has taken on the task of filling plastic Easter eggs with candy treats are also avoided. Plastic Easter eggs from O’Ryans Village are pre-filled with a nice assortment of fun, bite-sized candies that everyone will enjoy. Chewy Swedish Fish, Tootsie Frooties, long lasting hard candy, and bubble gum are some of the sweets you’ll find in our eggs.

Remember, check back later in the week when we talk about Corporate / Community Easter Egg Hunts. Happy Holiday and Happy Hunting!

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Friday, March 18, 2011

We have a great selection of Easter Baskets filled with your favorite Easter Candies. Whether you are looking for Easter Baskets for kids or Easter Baskets for Adults you will find what you are looking for. We even have personalized Easter Basket to fit your needs.

Our selection of children's Easter baskets are hard to beat. Cute baskets at great prices shipped right to your door. Choose from baskets or plastic pails with bunnies or chicks on them. Not only will your little bunny have a basket full of candy, but when it is gone they will also have a pail to carry their favorite toys around. Not only do you get a great selection of candy but many of our Easter baskets have a stuffed animal and toys.

We also carry Easter Baskets geared more for adults. Let's face it whether we like to admit it or not we too like to get a basket full of candy on Easter morning. We have a great deluxe Easter Basket that is packed full of nothing but your favorite Easter candy . Solid chocolate bunnies, chocolate easter eggs, cadbury eggs , mini eggs and so much more.

Just think how happy your mom , sister, dad, aunt or anyone would be to have a surprise gift delivered to their door. Check our our Classic Easter basket not only does it have fun Easter Candy in it, but you also get some nostalgic candy. You will find a selection of candy from your childhood, some of your favorite candy you ate when you were kids. Who wouldn't want to find some old time favorites like hot dog gum, necco wafers, mary janes, a candy necklace or candy buttons ? This gift basket will take you for a walk down memory lane, what better way to spend the holiday with that someone special that lives miles away.

If you have something special in mind we can do personalize Easter baskets for you. Just let us know what you want and we can make it up special for you no problem.

All of our Easter gift baskets are made to order to guarantee freshness. Each basket is wrapped in a gift bag with a bow and you can add your own gift message.
Buy all your Easter baskets at O'Ryans Village and have them delivered right to your door, your recipient will be very pleased.

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Thursday, March 17, 2011



If you are looking for some fun Novelty Easter candy for filling your Easter Baskets we can help. O'Ryans Village as a lot of fun Easter candy that kids love finding in their Easter Baskets.

Of course you have to start with a package of marshmallow peeps, Easter isn't Easter if you don't have peeps. Also another must have Easter basket candy are the pez dispensers. We also have fun Easter Bunny Glo Popcifier suckers. These are so cool you get a bunny sucker that lights up. These will delight the younger kids.

Bubble Gum Eggs are also fun to find your Easter Baskets. We have a carton of bubble gum eggs that has 12 gum balls and comes in a resealable carton. Or how about a plastic carrot filled with fruit flavored bubble gum eggs. The carrot top is removable so you can refill them next year. These carrots are also fun to hide along with your Easter Eggs.

Don't forget the bunny teeth. Just picture you little bunny hopping around with some of these in their mouth. Kids love the candy bunny teeth, they are similar to wax lips. Wear them, chew them , eat them , they are so much fun. For those that like gummy candy we also gummy bunny teeth. A great tasting fruit flavor gummy in the shape of bunny teeth.

These are just a few of the must have Easter Basket candies you will find in our store. Not only to we have Novelty Easter treats, but also we also have the classics.
Stop and in browse our selection. We are confident you will find what you need.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011



O'Ryans Village carries a full line of Easter Candy . Whether you are looking for sweet treats for your candy dish, to hand out at class room parties, Easter Basket candy or just some goodies to eat. We have a large selection to please every body.

Take your pick from everyone's favorite Chocolate Easter Candy. We have Hershey chocolate bunnies, Cadbury mini eggs, Cadbury creme eggs, Cadbury Caramel eggs or Brach's chocolate bunnies. You won't go wrong when choosing any of these Easter treats. You can buy them buy the box if you needs are large or if you want a few no problem you can also buy them by the single piece.


Willy Wonka is known for it's unusually candies. They have a great line of Easter Candy which is a spin off of many of their everyday candies. Gobstopper Egg Breakers are just like gobstoppers; small color changing jaw breakers, these are just in the shape of eggs. Then you have the runts freckled eggs, these are like the fruit runts, however instead of being in the shape of fruit they are eggs with freckles on them. Wonka also has sweet tart ducks, chicks and bunnies, gummy bunnies, sweet tart jelly beans and bumpy nerds jelly beans. All this yummy Wonka Easter Candies are a favorite of kids.

If you are hoping to find some chocolate bunnies and eggs we have just about every variety you could possibly want. You can select from mini bunnies, fudge filled bunnies, bunnies filled with butter creme or double crisp bunnies. We have chocolate easter eggs filled with either caramel, peanut butter or fudge. Our top selling eggs are the butter creme filled eggs and the cookies and creme.

Brach's is known for their Easter Candies. Pick your favorite classic's. Bunny Basket Eggs, Chicks and Rabbits, Pastel Bunny Corn, Jelly Bean Nougats and of course Jelly Beans. Brach's candy is now owned and manufactured by Farleys and Sather's , the company was purchased in 2007. The are one of the leading confectionery companies for non-chocolate candies in the US.

Grab your Easter Basket and hop your way through our delicious line of Easter Candy. Whether you are looking for chocolate, gummy, novelty, sweet or sour you will find what ever Easter Basket Candy you are searching for.

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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Creating a fabulous Easter basket filled with delicious candies can be almost as much fun for you as it is for the child who receives all of those yummy Easter bunnies and chicks sitting in colorful Easter grass just waiting to be devoured. When putting together children’s Easter baskets, it’s important to add in a variety of candies since children are often more intrigued by variety than they are with quantity or quality.

A child’s first glance at his basket is usually the one that gets the biggest smile. So, for children, the presentation is one of the most important aspects of filling the Easter basket. Why not add a small stuffed chick into a basket filled with brightly colored Peeps chicks or a small stuffed rabbit with a bunch of Hershey’s Chocolate Bunnies?

It’s important to think about your child’s likes and dislikes when selecting the candy to fill her basket. Nothing is more disappointing than getting a basket filled with chocolate Easter candy, when what you really want happens to be Bumpy Nerds Jelly Beans, Brach’s Chicks and Rabbits, Pastel Bunny Corn, Bunny Teeth Gummy candy, and Easter Candy Dots. Kids know what they like to eat, and indulging them just this once can be fun.

While it is nice to have your child try some of your old-time favorite candies, try offering them a taste of retro candy treats from your own Easter basket until you are sure that they will like these nostalgic candies. Of course, it is hard to believe that anyone wouldn’t like the sweet sugary goodness of Brach’s Jelly Beans in black, classic, spiced, and speckled varieties or the chewy goodness of Marshmallow Eggs?

As part of the special traditions surrounding Easter, your child probably has a special basket that is used each and every year. You might even have nametags on the baskets just to make it easier to remember which child owns which basket. Why not consider creating a special nametag using the child’s favorite type of Easter candy like Little Patty Peep, Jolly Bobby Rancher, or Trolli Gummy Justin?

If you need to limit the Easter candy that goes into a child’s basket, why not include Easter Poppin Whistle Novelty Candy or Easter Candy Puzzles? Light-up Bunny Suckers and Easter Bunny Candy Bracelets are terrific ideas since they offer a taste of playfulness along with a taste of sweetness. While you are buying your Easter basket candy, don’t forget to select your Plastic Filled Easter Eggs for the egg hunt!

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011


Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs are one of the most popular selling Easter candies. They are just like a peanut butter cup just shaped like an Easter Egg, however they seem to taste so much better. For some time I though it was just me that thought this, however after speaking with many of our customers they agree.

If you are a person who loves peanut butter candies then you must agree that the eggs do taste better then the cups. i think the reason for that is with the eggs you get more peanut butter and the chocolate coating is less.

Whatever the reason is, we have found that many of our customers wait all year long until they become available again and stock up for many months. This is a treat that not only kids like but adults too.

One year before we had our candy store I waited to long to purchase my peanut butter eggs for our kids Easter baskets. Boy I was one bunny in big trouble come Easter morning. After the kids found their Easter baskets they kept hunting and hunting. I finally asked them what they were looking for they said the Easter Bunny didn't put any peanut butter eggs in their baskets so he must of hid them.

I told them that maybe the Easter bunny forgot this year or maybe he ran out of them. They were so very disappointed and I can't begin to tell you how bad i felt.
Here sat two little boys with a huge basket of Easter candy sitting in front of them, with the biggest frowns on their faces.

Don't make the same mistake I did make sure and order your Reese's Peanut Butter eggs early ! We sell them by the single peanut butter egg or for those of you who need a bigger supply you can get them by the whole box.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

O'ryans Village has a great selection of Kids Easter Baskets to choose from. Whether you are looking for one with lots of candy or a small amount of candy. Some even have a plush Easter toy.

Kids love the hunt of finding their Easter baskets and the anticipation of what they will find in their baskets. They can't wait to bite the ears of their chocolate bunnies and of course they can't wait to see what color marshmallow peeps they received this year.

They love spending hours digging through their baskets finding all their favorite sweet treats. Then of course they have to go back and check it out again to see if they missed anything or if some sweet treats magically appeared.

Then the fun begins. The trading of the Easter Candy ! I can remember as a kid sitting down with my brother and sister and trading off candy. I always wondering why the Easter Bunny was not more like Santa, why he just didn't remember that I really wasn't fond of those marshmallow eggs, however marshmallow peeps were my favorite. I would get one package of peeps and 4 marshmallow eggs. My sister and I would trade peeps for the marshmallow eggs. My brother didn't like the Easter bunnies with fudge filling so another trade would begin. One of the best parts of Easter was being allowed to eat chocolate bunnies, eggs, jelly beans for breakfast.

This is a perfect size Easter basket for kids there is enough candy included in this basket for the kids to enjoy, but not to much to give them a sugar buzz that will last for days. Included in this basket is an Easter Plush styles do vary, but all of them are cute. You will find not only some chocolate Easter candy in this basket, but also a variety of nostalgic candy.

Another one of our popular Easter gifts is our Bunny Easter Pail it makes a great kids Easter Basket, plus when it is empty the kids have a cute pail to take to the beach, play in the sandbox with or just carry around. Just a few of the Easter candies included in this pail is Hallow chocolate bunny, reese's mini peanut butter eggs, bunny sucker malted milk mini eggs and of course jelly beans.

What ever Easter basket you decide on your little Easter bunny will be hopping around with joy.

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Friday, March 4, 2011
It’s never too early to start thinking about what kind of Easter candy you are going to buy this year, especially after Valentine’s Day has come and gone. For those candy lovers who enjoy nostalgic Easter candies, the opportunity to handpick your favorites from a wide selection of delectable retro candies is as close as the click of a mouse. While certain types of retro candy might not have originally been intended as Easter candy, their chewy goodness certainly merits inclusion in a fun-filled basket of sugary candies.

For baby boomers who love serving up some nostalgia, retro and nostalgic candies are perfect for filling up Easter baskets. So many popular styles of nostalgic candy are available today that you can include just about any retro taste that you want from Sweet Tarts to chewy candy varieties to candy filled Easter eggs.

Adding a few pieces of retro candy into your child’s Easter basket is the perfect way to share some of your childhood memories with your little one. Reminisce with your child about the good old days while enjoying the distinctive, sweet taste of Good and Plenty candies, Mary Janes, or Boston Baked Beans. Many of the memories that people hold onto for years and years are often associated with smells and tastes, so including nostalgic Easter candies is the perfect way to share some of your fondest memories with loved ones.

Filling a colorful Easter basket with all types of chewy, chocolate, or sour candy can send a person’s thoughts down memory lane to all those nostalgic candies that tasted as good as they looked. Nothing can ever replace the delight of eating retro Easter candy since the experience is only 50% about the candy’s taste. The other 50% of enjoying retro candies is all about the memories- the camaraderie of siblings who enjoyed chomping into solid milk chocolate bunnies or a handful of Brach’s jelly beans.

Browse through our selection and see if you can find your favorite hard-to-find candy treats. Pick from some of our most popular varieties including Easter Peeps, Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs, Marshmallow Eggs, Bunny Teeth, and Cadbury Eggs. Once you have enough to fill your Easter basket to the brim, why not purchase a few nostalgic Easter treats to place in bowls throughout the main rooms of the home for decorating purposes?

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tucked away in the back of a closet shelf filled with Sunday bonnets and fur-lined hats, the tiny china tea set waited for the next tea party. Its tiny dishes decorated in fancy swirl patterns of bright blue color would be filled with deliciously sweet pieces of chocolate candy, Necco Wafers, and Licorice Wheels. Sometimes we pretended to have real tea and other times we made do with Kool-Aid. Occasionally, we varied things up a bit and had regular or peanut M & Ms for our tea party, pretending the red ones were cherries, the yellow ones were creamy butter cookies, and the brown ones were expensive chocolates. However, nothing tasted better than our caramel or peanut butter filled pieces of chocolate candies!

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