Just days before Easter, Meghan Markle was spotted doing something most parents can relate to.
The Duchess was seen browsing the toy aisles looking for the perfect little surprises.
On April 1, the 44-year-old sneaked into a children’s store in Montecito, California, and emerged moments later with two bulging brown paper bags.
Inside one bag, eagle-eyed onlookers spotted a light-up box of Magic Castle Sea‑Monkeys, the instant creatures that have been delighting children since the 1960s.
And a deck of Magic Rabbit playing cards to fill Easter baskets before the weekend festivities.
GOOD MORNING! asked child and adolescent therapist Laura Gwilt of Swift Psychology what Meghan’s toy choices might suggest about her approach to parenting.
Gwilt points out that nostalgic items like Sea-Monkeys or classic card games aren’t just fun throwbacks, they’re development gold.
“Open-ended toys like these encourage children to invent play scenarios rather than following instructions,” she explains.
This type of imaginative freedom is strongly linked to creativity and emotional regulation.
Over Easter weekend, Meghan shared clips of Archie and Lilibet hunting for eggs, decorating them and frolicking in the garden of their Montecito home.
