By Cris S
March 13, 2024
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What better way to end a cold, dreary winter season than with a bright, cheery holiday like Easter!
I remember celebrating Easter as a child with large family gatherings that always involved a delicious, huge meal and an Easter egg hunt.
Such great memories!
I carried on many of our same traditions with my own children over the years, but each year I like to try to freshen things up a bit, and one way I do that is with the kid's Easter baskets!
My Easter basket as a kid mainly consisted of chocolate and sometimes a stuffed animal. Candy is great and all, but there are so many other basket filler ideas for kids and teenagers. Here are some non-candy ideas according to age for Easter basket AND Easter egg fillers!
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BABY:
Does a baby really need an Easter basket? Not really, but if you have other kids they will be wondering why their baby brother or sister was left out of the fun. Might as well go for it!
Pacifier
Teethers
Socks
Hat
Mini travel size baby soap and lotion
Butt paste
Soft baby book
Bottle brush
TODDLER:
Board books
Sunglasses
Hair accessories
Pull-back cars
Sunhat
Mini purse
Fishing bath toy set or other bath toys
Building blocks
Toddler snacks
Jumbo crayons and color book
Small stuffed animal
CHILD:
Books
Jumprope
Sidewalk chalk
Color books/crayons
Sketch pad
Bubbles
Hot Wheels
Fun socks
Bracelets/earrings
Card game (Uno Mariocart or Skip-Bo Junior)
Cute socks
Flip-flops
Play-Doh
New Lunchbox
Mini Lego Sets
Frisbee
Journal and fun pen
Slime
Kite
Small dinosaur
Squish toys
Clay pots and paint
Wooden building set
Action figures
PRETEEN AND TEEN:
Nail polish
Face masks
Hair masks
Hair accessories
Gift card
Rubber rings (Favortie of my teen girls)
Sketch pad and colored pencils
Cat Tarot cards (got this for one of my girls last year and we all had a blast with it the rest of the day!)
Sunglasses
Bath and Body Works lotions
Bubble bath
Keychain
Seeds for gardening
Gardening gloves and trowel
Phone case
Earbuds
Favorite snacks
Water bottle
Chapter book
Movie Tickets
Electric toothbrush and toothpaste
Nail polish remover
Scrapbook
Pens
Planner Earrings
You can have so much fun with Easter baskets, no matter what your budget!
The Dollar Store carries lots of great items if you are watching your spending: Crayons, color books, action figures, bubbles, hair accessories and more!
Even my teenagers still look forward to getting an Easter basket every year! I think that I have just as much fun putting them together as they do receiving them...
Maybe I should put an empty basket out for me and see if that bunny decides to leave me a little something??
I know it looks like A LOT, but remember, I have FIVE KIDS!!!
Easter is such a fun way to welcome in the spring season. Want some fun ideas to add to your Easter family traditions?? Check out my post "Add Some Fun To Easter Family Traditions!"
Hopefully this Easter gives you beautiful weather and quality family time!
-Cris S.