Easter Basket Ideas For Little Ones

4/1/2015

Let's talk about Easter Baskets (If you're celebrating). I should start by saying I'm really not a big fan out of control Easter Baskets- i.e. last year per my social media feeds, it looked like the Easter Bunny was replaced by Santa Claus. But now that I sound completely bah hum-bug, I assure you, I actually love Easter and I'm excited to celebrate spring, the renewal of warmth and light, to go to sunrise service at the beach, to gather with family and do something special for my boys. Tradition in our family (since I was little) is to do an Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt around the neighborhood, with clues leading you, and small tokens along the way; it's all about the experience and doing it with friends and family. We've actually never done Easter Baskets for the boys; the excitement and treasures of the hunt it always enough. This year with all the snow we still have in Maine, I'm thinking I may do a little garden basket for the boy, to get them excited about the changing seasons and growing food and flowers in our garden. Whether you do a basket or send the kiddos on hunt, here are some ideas for fun items to include (click on the links for specific ideas).

FOR BASKETS
Easter Egg Decorating Kit
Coloring Books
Stickers
Stamps
Play Dough (we LOVE Eco-Kids)
Stuffed Bunny
Themed Books- Runaway Bunny, Bashful Bunny, Llama Llama Easter Egg,
Ollie's Easter Eggs
Paints (finger paints or water colors)
Sunglasses
Sun Hat
Water Bottle
Character Band-aids (may sounds silly, but my boys love these)
Card Games
Annie's Bunnies Packs (of any variety)
Sidewalk chalk
Activity Books
Bubbles
Green Toys Planting Kit
Puzzle
Modeling Clay
Build Your Own Bird House
Decorate Your Own Rubber Duck
Sand Art

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A BIGGER ITEM
Colorful Spring Shirt
Gardening Theme Basket (gloves, seed packets, tools)
New Rain Coat and or Rain Boots
ToddleSmocks Apron
Hooded Bunny Towel
Make a Poster of a special activity you're going to do together and cut it into a puzzle

EASTER EGG FILLERS
Silly Putty
Bouncy Balls
Wooly Balls
Mini Playing Cards
Mini Sports Balls
Mini Bubbles
Mini YoYos
Small Figurines
Legos (take a small set and disperse it among a bunch of eggs)
Confetti
Stickers
Toy Rings
Notes- fill eggs with fun notes or IOU's (i.e. 1 Red Box rental)
Loose Annie's Bunnies
Yogurt Covered Raisins

IF IT'S BABY'S FIRST EASTER
Angel Dear Bunny Blankie
Bumpkins Bunny Batch Bib
Go Babe Bibdana
Green Sprouts Velour Ring Bunny Rattle
Spring Hat or Something Colorful from Zutano
Bird and Bear Bunny Ear Teeting Ring
Winter Water Factory Romper
Go Babe Soft Blanket

What are your favorite Easter treats or traditions? I'd love to hear about them! Thanks as always for stopping by, and have fun celebrating Easter, Passover, or simply the arrival of Spring!

xx
Rebecca

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4 Comments

Kerin link

4/1/2015 09:05:16 am

We do not do easter baskets - we do an easter egg hunt outside - not this year! Snow is predicted so we will have to be very creative hiding them inside.

Rebecca Spear

4/1/2015 09:37:37 am

Kerin- we haven't done Easter baskets either .. Just the hunt with fun things along the way... Boots will def be required this year!!

Kim @ This Ole Mom link

4/5/2015 01:08:12 pm

I love your ideas for filling the Easter Baskets with cute items beside candy. My little boy loves getting stickers, colors & coloring books, play doh and other stuff in his basket. I try not to put lots of candy in his basket or plastic eggs. We also, put money in the eggs for our Easter Egg hunts.