Easter Basket Ideas for kids of all ages. Baby through Teenagers!
Easter is fast approaching and if you are like me, you are not so thrilled about all that candy coming into your home! I mean, sheesh, we still have left over Halloween Candy! And that’s after we donated 75% of it to the kid’s classrooms for the teachers to use as rewards! No More Candy! We need different items for our Easter basket ideas.
When it comes to Easter, we like to go low on candy yet still make it memorable for the kids. Each year is different based on the kid’s likes at the time, but we try to have a variety of entertaining items and just a few treats. We know there are many moms out there just like you and me that want to make a fun Easter holiday without so much candy, so we have put together a great list of Easter basket ideas to help give you a variety of options!
This will allow you to still fill the Easter basket, but keep the sugar to a minimum. And don’t be too surprised. There are actually quite a few items that make it onto almost all of the age lists! Because they are so universal and loved by multiple ages. Things like new hair bows for girls, neckties for boys. Socks when needed. Books and DVD’s and items of that nature. So be sure to read each list for ideas that could be applied to your kids at any age.
Easter basket ideas for babies
I always had an easter basket for my babies. Just it was filled with a lot of different items. I would include items such as
- A new blanket
- A new bottle or sippy cup
- A cuddly toy
- Socks & Onsies
- A new spring outfit
- Developmental book or inexpensive toy
- For girls: a new dress and hair bow
- For boys: a new Sunday dress outfit or tie.
- New burp cloth
Easter Basket ideas for Toddlers
With older kids you can start to get items that are more for the kid’s interest. For toddlers you can include
- Bubbles
- Stickers
- Crayola Color Wonder coloring supplies. These are brilliant because they don’t color on walls or clothes. Perfect for toddlers that love to draw.
- Play Dough
- bath toys
- Age appropriate books
- DVD- the popular cartoons we all go bananas watching but the toddlers love. We always did Signing Time or Veggie Tales DVDs. Ones that are part of a collection and each year, they would get a new one.
- For Boys: A new Suit or Tie, toy car or super hero, etc
- For Girls: a new dress, hair bow, tights, etc.
- A few pieces of Candy or their favorite chocolate.
- Goldfish Crackers
- Fruit snacks
- Sunglasses
- Hot wheels
- Side Walk chalk
Easter basket ideas for School age kids
Items begin to be more expensive at this age, but you can still get a variety of easter basket ideas within budget. Just don’t worry about getting everything from our list. A small variety is good.
- Books! This year was easy as our school just opened their book fair so the boys ran home telling me specifically which books they want. So the “Easter Bunny” made a visit to the Book Fair. I get to support the school and get Easter Basket ideas all at once! I usually get character based books that interest the boys. J is even interested in YA fiction books now so a book in this category would be great for him.
- Spring Clothing
- Hot wheels
- Sidewalk Chalk
- New Ties for boys
- New hairbows for girls
- Play makeup
- play nail polish
- Lego sets
- Sunglasses
- Dollar Store treasures! The kids are still intrigued by items from the Dollar Store toy section. Make a visit to your local dollar store and find lots of easter basket ideas.
- Mini flashlights
- Key chains
- Finger paints
- Sports gear
- Yo-Yo
- kites
- Toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss
- Radz Candy + dispenser!
The radz candy dispenser is a new one just this year I’m including. Don’t worry if you haven’t heard about it yet. It’s brand new. But it’s already a huge favorite on the market. Let me briefly explain a little about it so you can see why it’s a HOT item in our Easter basket this year.
Radz provides a blend of tech, treats and creative play! Basically you can get a toy and candy in one! You pull the hat back and the tongue pops out with the candy. The candy is peanut-free, gluten-free and kosher certified.
And then once you are done eating they each also come with a code that you can use to then play online games at RadzWorld . Here they can unlock special apps, games, videos and more! Plus the Radz retail for only $4.99 to $7.99. So you get a toy, a little candy and a video game that kids will go crazy over, for a very reasonable price. See why it’s so popular?
They also now have apps for the iPad and iPhone! You can see more about the Radz on Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest.
Easter basket ideas for tweens and teens
Many people really struggle with easter basket ideas for their tweens and teens. But really they don’t have to be difficult. Check out these super fun ideas that your tween and teens will love! And yes, I pulled a lot of adults with Teens and even a lot of teens I know for these ideas. So Straight from the tween and teenager’s mouth these ideas came!
- Nail polish
- Nail polish remover
- Makeup
- Gum
- Fun socks
- Earrings
- Gift cards
- Sunglasses
- Lip gloss
- Lotions
- Diary/journal
- Pens
- Designed Notebooks
- Jelly Beans _ mentioned by multiple teenagers
- Bookmarks
- Highlighters
- Movie Tickets
- DVDs
- CDs or iTunes gift card for music purchases
- Headphones
- Books -yes, even some teens and teens still love to read.
- Faith based Wall art, inspirational posters, etc
- Faith based Books
- Solid Chocolate Bunnies
- Get out of Jail Free Slips. Ok so really it would be little slipping hidden in plastic easter eggs with things like “Get out of doing dishes today” or “Mom helps you clean your room today” type slips. Fun slips that get them out of doing chores or offers your help on select chores. Have dates written on them so the tasks can be easily fit into your schedule, or have your kid redeem them like a coupon. Which ever works best for your household.
- Money! Make it more entertaining and hide the money in the plastic Easter eggs!
No matter the age, there are many ideas that will be sure to fill up the Easter baskets faster than you will imagine!
We often put the goodies for each kid into their Easter Basket and hide the Baskets. They have to go on a hunt around the house in search of their Easter basket that morning. Once hte baskets are found and the spoils enjoyed then we begin the Easter Egg hunt!
Usually their Easter Basket has very little candy if any at all. When it comes to candy; we get those little plastic eggs and put some jelly beans and little chocolates in them. Sixlets are a huge hit in our home. Then we hide those around the yard if the snow has melted. Or around the house if we still have snow. Then we have a family Easter egg hunt. This is where they get the candy for the Holiday. And that is it.
Now, if you are not a USA resident, you have my utmost jealousy! Our favorite item for Easter has always been the Kinder eggs! But they are not legal in the USA. It broke my heart when we moved back to the USA from Germany and I can no longer get them. We always got Kinder eggs for Easter. So Be sure to enjoy a good Kinder egg for me and my kids!
Now you saw that Books were listed quite often. If you are curious about some amazing Easter Centered books to pick from, my friend Nicole from Wyoming Girl Turned Coastie Wife has a great preview post about different books and DVDs you can select for your little kids. For your tweens and teens, I suggest just asking them. No better source than directly from their mouth on what interests them.
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What are your Easter basket Ideas for your kids?
Awesome ideas! I love Easter and all the yummy Easter candy. I usually put toys and candy in the baskets (then I take most of the candy).
Oh, thank you for the tween ideas! I’m so struggling with my son’s easter basket this year and this gave me some fantastic ideas!
I never thought of putting a DVD in my toddler’s Easter basket, what a great idea! We still need to grab a few things so I’m going to keep your list in mind 😉
I used to love to get my daughter a new spring dress for Easter! Great ideas!
Dawn
Everything is so colorful. It all looks great.
I love that you are promoting other items than candy! I totally agree there 🙂
Great list of Easter treats . Thanks for putting it together.
Oh good idea’s here, love your Easter Egg basket idea’s! That dress is too cute!!
Those are awesome ideas! It is such a waste for us to fill them with candy as he eats hardly any. I think the idea of getting it out weighs actually eating it by far 🙂 We try to stick with the DVD’s, crayons, coloring books, small toys. Similar to stocking stuffers kinda. Way more useful and fun!
I am starting to get in to the tweens stuff with my oldest. I like the idea of nail polish! How cute. Thanks. Oh and I am in Canada, a #KinerMom too, so we will have lots of Kinder eggs here. 😉
Great ideas!! My Mom was the best when it came to being creative with an Easter basket. One year, I got a hula hoop, another year I got little kid gardening tools, others years I got clothes, shoes, candy, toys, etc. Loved Easter almost more than Christmas when I was growing up.
Great ideas! I was thinking of putting togeather something nice for my mom this year, with some baked goods and relaxation items 🙂
I always run out of ideas for things to add to my boys’ baskets!! Which reminds me…I have to go shopping!
We always do candy, a DVD and definitely hot wheel cars!
this year we are not doing Easter baskets, I purchased books for my kids instead that were centered around Jesus.
Terrific ideas. I was just telling another mom that I wanted to limit the candy this year. I am thinking of giving my son a Harry Potter DVD or 2 in his basket.
I have a 8 & an almost 13 yr old. thank you for the list!!! so many times everything is for younger kids that I can’t find a thing for my older kids. I hate giving money!!
I try to balance the toys and candy as well. Great ideas thanks. Oh and yes, Kinder eggs make great Easter toys, wish you guys could have them.
Thanks for the great pointers for the harder to shop for demo (teens and tweens)!
Thank you for the great ideas! Easter being in March this year is really throwing me off, I just realized it’s just over a week away! I guess I should get a basket together sooner rather than later!
Having Easter in March is really throwing me off too! I kept thinking it was in April. When I realized it was in March, I sort of freaked out. That’s what sparked this post. I know there must be other moms out there scrambling for ideas with Easter so early this year.
Thanks for the great ideas. My son is 6 and I have yet to gt started on an Easter basket. I guess I need to get my butt in gear!
Great! Thanks for all the wonderful ideas! Some of them are so creative!
Wonderful, unique list and love that it’s not all connected to CANDY!
Oh my goodness. My kids need use as a mom! What an awesome and complete list!!! I am so impressed!
I am not too good on this, but I would say definitely these are amazing ideas! I usually just give my daughter the gifts, but this would sure make is more fun. Pinning now.
Love these ideas! I always tried when my kids were growing up to make age appropriate baskets. My son is 34 and I still, sometimes, make him a basket with razors, lighters, car care items. Thanks for sharing the basket ideas
This is great where is the pin it button?
Jacqueline, there are three interest buttons on each article, two at the bottom before comments start and one that shows up on the lefthand side with other social media icons as you scroll down. Hope you can spot them.
Great ideas! Now that the kids are teens they each just get a chocolate bunny.
Thank you so much for the ideas. I also thought that Easter was in April so I was not thinking about Easter baskets or anything until I realized that Easter is coming this month. For my son’s Easter basket he gets very little Easter candy, a stuffed Easter bunny and usually an XBOX 360 game that he has been wanting and that is the extent of his Easter basket. Thanks again for the wonderful tips.
Wonderful ideas. Did you list lottery tickets for teens?
I didn’t Shelley. Many states don’t have lottery, and others have laws that require the tickets are for 18 or 21 year olds only, so I didn’t think it would be that good for a teenager and endorse parents breaking a law in some states. But that could definitely be a great one for a Husband or wife.
This is cool! We don’t do Easter baskets here where I live but I might do this for my baby’s birthday.
Perfect timing – I just was trying to figure that out yesterday
Check it out Amber! http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/american-children-finally-deemed-smart-enough-to-eat-kinder
Yeah, we saw those “knock offs” on the news a few days ago. The whole thing is just silly. I mean REALLY. Anyone that has ever had a Kinder Egg knows they really aren’t a choking hazard unless you are completely clueless. These knock offs just won’t be the same, They don’t use the same chocolate. That was my second favorite part.
This is the kind of stuff I like to buy for Easter. Hubby likes to buy chocolates and candy. LOL
loved your ideas for Easter Baskets!
Sounds like a great list for all ages! When I was growing up I ALWAYS got a new pair of shoes in my Easter basket! Now, the perfect Easter basket would have office supplies in them!
We actually don’t do Easter baskets, but I LOVED these ideas for stocking stuffers at Christmas! 🙂
So better late than never–great post and thanks for the shout out! 🙂
I like your ideas much better than giving a whole basket of candy. I grow my own Easter grass for the baskets.
Oh that is so cool Terry! How do you grow Easter Grass? 🙂
I like candy in my basket. Yes, I am a candy eater and love some jellybeans and chocolate.
Fantastic ideas. I have never been big on putting candy in my boys Easter baskets, so I fill theirs up with action figures, flashlights, books and things like that.
I love that the lists include so many things that are not candy. We do give candy for Easter but try to not make it the focus of our kids baskets.
We usually do a lot of candy. In the past couple years we have scaled back our Easter baskets because it was starting to be like a mini Christmas where the kids got toys and such. But it is fun to give small things in their baskets. Thank you for the non candy ideas!
I don’t know what Radz are but I”m off to find out. my kids get SOME candy but not much. like you it gets wasted. mine are each getting a frozen sparkle doll- he’s getting kristoff, girls are getting anna and elsa and hopefully the bunny will remember who likes which girl more 🙂
they each also get a book and usually fun spring pajamas.
I think you have covered it all. Great Easter basket ideas for kids
I really love the Color Wonder idea for Easter. I have not ever bought these products but for Easter when all the kids are in their fancy clothes, this is the PERFECT time to try them out! Never heard of RADZ either….gotta check them out.
You have such great idea’s! I think it is fun to put in some other items besides chocolate goodies in the baskets! Thanks for the idea’s!
These are some wonderful ideas! I love the idea of the trinkets, they have fun with them and they do not give cavities, always a great thing.
great suggestions, I am going to try to do candy free myself this Easter. Thank you for the ideas!
YES! Please let’s petition for no more candy baskets!! I love Color Wonders, great idea for the basket!
Grewat ideas! I only put one thing of candy in the basket and all others are useful things they will like
You’ve got great tips for a baby’s basket! For the older kids we always give some candy, maybe a movie or game or something they’ve been wanting.
I have a 16 & 20 yo. I do a lot of candy free options.
Great ideas for a basket! I havent even started shopping yet.
I love that you included candy free options. I pinned this post. The bright Easter colors really made me happy- and so excited for Spring!
I’m glad there are so many more choices than just things that fit into plastic eggs. Ours are too old for it now, but good info for those with toddlers.
I do a lot of candy free options too. My kids like gift cards.
These are all good ideas. I usually got my kids a DVD or book they had been wanting and their favorite candy item.
The idea of offering less candy in Easter baskets is a great idea! I try to include fruit snacks, candy(a little won’t hurt), coloring books, books, toys, and bubbles.
Love the ideas for a basket for teenagers been trying to come up with something for son.
These are great ideas. Much more creative than my candy only baskets.
Wow, some great suggestions in there!!! Those Radz are too cute! Makes me want to make up a basket now… have to find a kid. lol
These are great ideas! I have been wondering what I should get my 10 month old for her first Easter this year!
Oh cool! Thanks for creating this awesome resource! So fun! Those Radz dispensers are the cutest! My son would get a kick out of those!
I usually put a few pieces of candy and fill the rest with chalk, bubbles, coloring books and fun stuff like that, We don’t need to be eating candy for days.
This is fantastic! I don’t like giving my kids loads and loads of candy either. I am going to use your ideas for sure!
These are awesome basket ideas, I am not so thrilled of tons of candy too, these are very useful but, still have treats.
My kids are adults now but we use to celebrate Ester with fun baskets and we always had inexpensive items others than candy involved. I loved giving sidewalk chalk and bubbles back then. Great tips!
We don’t do Easter baskets we just do the Easter egg hunt. These are great ideas though, I know plenty that need these.
Wow, what great ideas!! We usually get the girls new dresses for Eater and only a few chocolates. Kinder MUST be given, Love our Kinder Eggs!
Oh Tammi, You have NO idea how UBER jealous I am of you and your Kinder Eggs!!!! I cry every Easter and Christmas that we have to live without them. It’s not just the fun toy inside. It’s also the chocolate. hmmm….no one makes chocolate like Kinder does.
I think we need to take a road trip into Canada so we can get all the good stuff like Kinder eggs and Smarties (you know; the chocolate ones). Stuff our faces and then come home. lol.
I love the movie ticket idea!
Lots of great ideas and I have kids in all categories so thank you! I want get out of jail free slips in my basket!
Great ideas!! Love the baby suggestions!
We like those little Radz guys. They’ve got a baseball line now too, if I’m not mistaken, and that would be fun to get and put in the little one’s basket. My teen is all about girly stuff this year, so hers will be fun to make too. 🙂
lots of great ideas! My problem is usually I buy things, stick them in the closet and forget about them or I worry I don’t have enough to fill the basket. Come Easter i have waaaay to much! 🙂
I do the same thing Amanda! That closet hiding is a black hole! Lol. That is why I’m trying not to buy anything for another week, so i will hopefully remember it all. Lol
I have so got to get to work on this years’ EAster baskets. I’m always looking for great ideas, so this is a perfect list. thanks for sharing.
I love all these ideas! My son isn’t big into candy, so I get him a lot of books and small toys for Easter.
These are all great ideas! My youngest is getting Frozen DVD and my oldest is getting Catching Fire. They will also get some candy and a few nail polishes. Those are the things that make mine really giddy to come down to on Easter morning.
What a comprehensive list. I am feeling way more enthusiastic about Easter shopping now.
Amen to going low on the candy! I was just trying to figure out what to put in the baby’s basket (It’s been a while) and your suggestions are perfect! A big thank you for the assist and this post! <3
When I was a kid I would LOVE getting an Easter basket. I now enjoy putting them together for my kids each year.
These are fantastic basket ideas. I don’t like to give my kids a lot of candy either so these ideas would be perfect.
I like the idea of not putting a lot of candy in kids’ Easter Baskets. They get enough junk throughout the rest of the year.
I love those ideas. I love filling the eggs with candy but this is so much healthier. Will have to do a few of these ideas with my own kids.