Easter baskets are a great time to gift your kids a few new items for spring. Rather than filling the baskets with candy, chocolate, and tiny toys, we try to choose a few items they’ll actually use. This roundup features 20+ ideas for Easter baskets for kids, including something to wear, something to read, something you want, and something you need. Here are our ideas for Easter baskets for kids!
Easter Baskets for Kids
Something to Wear
We love to use gift giving occasions as an opportunity to give our girls something to wear: new clothing for the upcoming season. This could include new pajamas, a cute dress, tees and leggings for the upcoming season, new shoes in their next size, or fun accessories like sunglasses or hair elastics.
New Pajamas
Our girls always love getting new comfy pjs! Thistwo-piece pajama setis made of soft cotton and is comfortable and cozy. They come in lots of colors, and sizes for ages 1-12, so you can choose to get coordinating sets for the siblings!
A Cute Dress
When spring comes around, our girls LOVE wearing dresses! It’s so easy to grab a dress, slip on a pair of cartwheel bike shorts, and head out to play. These cute cotton dresses are only $4.99!
Tees/Leggings for Spring
We love finding simple outfits that our girls can easily mix and match. These sets are “light and bright” and can be worn in lots of different ways. They are also ALL solids, so the tees can also be mixed with other shorts, and the leggings mixed with other dresses that the girls already have.
New Shoes
These shoes are designed to support natural growth in little feet, with reinforced toe caps, no-slip tongue, and non-skid soles. They even have an image inside to help kids know which shoe is for the left foot and which one is for the right foot! They come in lots of colors and are perfect for walking, running, or climbing at the park.
Quality Sunglasses
These heart sunglasses are ultra-lightweight, flexible, and virtually indestructible. They have polarized shatter-resistant lenses, glare reduction technology, and provide 100% UVA/B/C protection. We love that the arms are bendable, rather than breakable. They even come with a carrying pouch that doubles as a polishing cloth!
Hair Elastics
Our girls have gotten really into having their hair worn in ponytails or braids lately, and so we have been using lots of little elastic hair bands! This set comes in a little tub with a lid, and can be used for lots of different hair styles. They are available in multi-color, clear, brown, or black.
Something to Learn/Read
We love to use gift giving occasions to add a new book to our home library, give our girls an activity book about something they want to learn or do, or restock art supplies to they can write and draw. Here are some ideas to include in an Easter basket for kids, in the category of something to learn/read.
Encyclopedia for Kids
An encyclopedia for kids is a fun way for kids to flip through various pictures and facts and learn things that are interesting to them. If they seem especially intrigued by a specific topic, you can then choose other non-fiction books to go even deeper on one topic, like oceans, rain forests, dinosaurs, the solar system, weather, or science.
Learn to Draw
Our girls LOVE to draw! This “learn to draw…” series has easy-to-follow drawing guides onlots of different themes. Kids can trace the outlines, or follow the step-by-step illustrations. At only $5.99/book, these are a fun add-on item to any birthday or themed holiday gift, and your kids can gradually add on more to their collection.
Paint by Sticker
Our girls love this paint by sticker series, and this one is full of images for Easter and spring. Kids can find a sticker, peel it off, and then stick it on the correct location within the picture. It’s a fun and unique way to “color” in the various images!
Colored Pencils
A fresh set of colored pencils can make a great Easter basket gift. Our daughters love drawing, coloring, and writing, so we try to keep their art supplies stocked so they can consistently practice their fine motor skills in this fun and creative way.This set includes 50 different colors!
Journaling Kit
This cute journaling kit includes 3 highlighters, a black pen, and a mechanical pencil. All the items are contained in a small case that keeps them tidy and organized. It’s perfect for kids to use when you’re on the go, or keeping in the car.
Something You Want
We like to include something fun in our Easter baskets for kids that is considered something you want. For our kids, this could be something like a clip-on reading light, a makeup kit, a charm bracelet kit, a sewing kit, or new craft supplies. It’s something small yet fun that they will enjoy and actually use!
Clip-On Reading Light
Our three girls sharea triple bunk bed. They love reading in bed before they fall asleep, and they each have their own clip-on reading light. We can turn off the overhead light, and they can each have their own little reading space. The lights are also great for travel, and rechargeable so we don’t have to worry about batteries.
Makeup Kit
Our girls love getting “fancy” when they’re playing dress up together. This gentle, non-toxic kids makeup line is made from quality minerals, natural preservatives, and is free from artificial dyes and heavy mineral oils. The sets include items like natural mineral eye shadow, natural mineral blush, lip shimmer, and water-based nail polish. (They are also available on Amazon)
Charm Bracelet Kit
Our girls love craft kits, and this charm bracelet set is sure to be a hit in our home! It comes with bracelet and necklace chains and lots of different beads and charms, so they can each create their own unique personalized jewelry style!
Sewing Kit
Our oldest daughter wants to learn how to sew, and this sewing kit for kids is filled with colorful fabric, multicolored threads, safety scissors, and decorations. Kids can follow the step-by-step directions to learn how to sew their own creations. These beginner sewing kits are available inunicorn,owl, ordessertthemed sets.
Craft Supplies
This multi-colored craft tape has been a great addition to our open-ended craft box at home. We keep it in a bin with empty toilet paper rolls, ribbons, stickers, craft sticks, and more. It allows for a surprising amount of creative play for our girls! Replenishing craft supplies is a great gift to create the opportunity for limitless creativity.
Something You Need
Easter baskets for kids can also be a great opportunity to gift our kids something they need that is practical for the upcoming season, or something they’ll use all year round. Our ideas this year are a travel jewelry case, a cute emergency first-aid kit, a pencil case, and new toiletries in a fun spring scent. They are items they won’t specifically “play with”, but they will still enjoy and use.
Travel Jewelry Case
Our older girls recently got their ears pierced, and this travel jewelry case will be perfect for keeping their jewelry organized when we’re on vacation. It can be personalized by choosing from 8 colors, adding their name, and selecting the flower that matches their birth month.
Cute First-Aid Kit
This little first-aid kit is perfect for on-the-go. Our oldest daughter loves to keep bandages in her backpack, and this cute kit will keep her organized. It comes in several colorful prints, and 3 different sizes. The mini could be kept in a bag, and the larger one is perfect for the car.
Pencil Case
Thistranslucent pencil casecan keep colored pencils and other small items contained. It’s a great size to throw in a travel activity bag when you’re on the go, or keep in the car. It comes intranslucent purple,pink,green, orgrey, and also a solid grey, unicorn, orouter space design.
New Toiletries
We love putting new toiletries in our Easter baskets for kids because it is something they use every day. It’s a fun way to give a daily essential our girls need, but make it a little more special. This set includes hair & body wash, bubble bath, and everyday lotion. Shopthrough our Tubby Todd linkto automatically get an extra 10% off!
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