Easter Basket Ideas for Your Little Bunnies
Easter is just around the corner! This spring, ditch the same old candy and delight your kids with these creative ideas:
1. Create an “edible” basket by taping boxes of candy together into a rectangle shape. Then toss a few more goodies inside to complete the gift.
2. Fill plastic eggs with small gifts, then attach them to sticks and arrange like a bouquet.
3. For teen boys, fill a cap or hat with their favorite snacks, gum, a cool t-shirt, and of course some traditional Easter treats. Gift cards or tech accessories would work great too!
4. If your little one loves Disney, paint a basket like Mickey or Minnie Mouse and attach paper ears on top.
5. For kiddos too young for candy, pack a basket with baby puffs and toys that will help their motor skills like stacking cups or sand toys.
6. Save money on Easter candy by making your own delicious Nutella cream eggs. They’re pretty and taste way better than store-bought goodies.
7. Encourage your kids to get outside with a gardening-themed gift! Pack a miniature wagon with kid’s garden tools and other treats.
8. Set your kids up for a spring full of outdoor fun with packages of colorful washable sidewalk chalk.
9. Relive the fun of dying Easter eggs with bath drops. They turn the bath water fun colors and will make tub time easier on everyone.
10. Fill the back of a toy dump truck with bubbles, chalk, a frisbee, and their favorite treats for a gift they can enjoy long after Easter morning.
11. Bookish little ones will love The Easter Bunny’s Workshop, an adorable tale of the Easter bunny prepares for the big day.
12. Keep kids entertained for hours with a classic egg-shaped container of Silly Putty.
13. Tuck treats inside cute bunny-shaped bags to make any gift extra special.
14. A fluffy wind-up bunny or chick shows kiddos the fun of toys without all the bells and whistles.
15. Give your girls some spring style with fun heart-shaped sunglasses!
16. Make your own Easter eggs out of string for a unique egg hunt.
17. Make your kiddo feel pretty as a princess with flower and bunny hair accessories.
18. Delight superheroes-in-training with Avengers buckets stuffed with comic books and action figures.
19. Balsa wood gliders are a fun gift you can make and fly together.
20. Ramona books by Beverley Cleary are a fun addition to any young reader’s bookshelf.
21. Cleary’s Henry Huggins is another classic pick for kiddos who like reading.
22. Help kids develop a green thumb with cute planters with rye grass inside.
23. Teach your kiddo the fun of collecting with a pack of baseball cards.
24. Cook up some old-fashioned fun with a chemistry set.
25. Encourage adventure and independence by gifting The Daring Book for Girls.
26. Mini fashionistas will love nail polishes in fun spring colors.
27. Keep preteens occupied with a Rubik’s Cube.
28. Movie gift cards are a great pick for teens.
29. Set the bar high for your teen’s next sleepover with spa accessories like face masks or Eugenia Shea butter gift packs
30. Get kids to read by gifting them subscription to a magazine about a topic they love.