Should I question this odd gift from my m-in-law to my daughter?   

You're right - I don't think FIL had a hand in this gift - he seems to only know how to sign cards - hee hee. MIL is in her late 60's and Alzheimer's runs in her family - but I don't know if doing weird things like this is a symptom. It's actually FIL's mother who had gone senile. But yes, it does seem like serious problems for both of them lie ahead.

I think it's a bit of both. When MIL buys gifts, she has no head . . . she is horrible at picking gifts for everyone. And both MIL and FIL are slightly unstable anyway (long story) . . . and they both have mental health issues that run in the family. Well, the cat hair probably got mixed in somehow - their place is filthy and I can tell they don't vacuum often because there is pet hair visible on their carpet . . . but it's pretty gross how it could have gotten into the gift. We just threw out the entire thing . . . they don't have to know!

Senior moment - oy! They're not real "thinkers", so it's hard to say if they're really losing it, or if some kind of dementia is kicking in. That is by far the weirdest gift we've ever gotten from them. Ick.

Believe me, we did!! Out of sight . . . out of mind. But still why were we given such a lame Easter basket like that?

Well, my husband was going to question it - afterall, it's his parents. But my thoughts were to just chuck it and let it be. They probably sincerely thought it was a nice gesture for their grandchild . . . that's why I thought we should just let it be . . . but I do have to wonder what they were thinking.

Norman Bates - ha ha! The in-laws are actually "nice", good church-going people, so I don't think there was a bad motive to giving such an awful gift. I think they sincerely thought their granddaughter would enjoy it. Seriously it looks like they did some Spring cleaning and tossed some things in basket so as not to make waste of it. Good intention, but tacky to say the least.

I think the cat hair got mixed in with the grass . . . their place is pretty filthy with pet hair all over the place - so it doesn't surprise me. But I think it's bad especially since they know my daughter gets very itchy in their house - they probably didn't even see it. MIL is in her late 60's and FIL is 80 now . . . and yes, there are mental health issues that run in the family. They're not the type of people who do "mean" things - so that's why I question this "gift". I am thinking they did some cleaning and they found some "stuff" that they thought my daughter would enjoy and just threw it all together. Ugh . . . but that still doesn't explain the card.

I know, it must sound too funny to be real. But I'm not making this up - it did indeed happen! Yes, they usually give something to her on Easter and holidays (by the way, MIL is not the best gift shopper either) . . . but this was by far the yuckiest one. My mother in law is in her late 60's and father in law is 80. Like you said, I do think they just did some cleaning and tossed some miscellaneous crap in a basket. And oh my - my mother in law keeps stale cookies in the cookie jar too - ahhhhhhh!!

You're right - they're not spiteful people - but perhaps they are grandparents that are just not thinking so well. Their house is filthy with pet hair on the carpets and everywhere . . . so yes, I can see how it could get everywhere including the gift . . . but they should know better that we are all carefully about my daughter and being anywhere near cat stuff (their eye sight probably not as good anymore?). There was only ONE normal silver foiled Hershey's kiss . . . it looked rather old and didn't look like it was supposed to be in the basket. We just threw the whole thing out because it was just plain gross. And the card . . . the message was written in mother in law's writing . . . yes, very odd.

That is true, dawnald! Alzeimer's runs in MIL's side . . . but MIL is doing pretty well for the most part. But she is forgetful - A LOT - but the amount of forgetfulness hasn't changed the whole time I've known her (some 25 years). But FIL has changed many degrees . . . he was one a stern, confident man . . . now he's just a softie and very emotional.