Easter Basket Ideas for the Kids
Is it just me, or did Easter really sneak up on us this year?
I’m still processing everything that has happened over the last three months, and suddenly my seven-year-old asked me when in the world we’re finally going to dye Easter eggs and I realized Easter 2021 is this week.
Y’all….how did that happen?!
Clearly I’ve been a little off my game this month, so I’ve been scrambling to grab some cute, simple, and affordable Easter basket fillers for the boys this year and I figured I’d share what I came up with.
Because I can’t be the only one who still hasn’t prepared for Easter at all, right?!
Easter basket ideas: What I got for the boys
Here’s a look at what I got for my boys’ Easter baskets. I got all of it from Target this year because, again, I am running late and I just wanted to get it done. But below, I’ll also share some other fun ideas that you can get quickly from Amazon or a few other stores so hopefully if you’re in the same boat as me you can still whip up something cute!
I found almost everything for their baskets in the Target Dollar Spot – many of the Dollar Spot items aren’t available online, so I only linked what I could find.
Jackson’s (7 years old) Easter Basket
- Stuffed bunny rabbit
- Mosaic birdhouse kit
- Mickey Mouse umbrella
- Sloth peel & stick suncatcher
- Raya ImagineInk coloring book
- Avengers coloring book
- Dove Easter bunny
- Reese’s shake & break egg
Grant’s (2 years old) Easter Basket
- Stuffed bunny rabbit
- Tonka Build Your Own Fire Truck
- Paw Patrol umbrella
- Mickey Mouse ImagineInk coloring book
- Disney Princess Color Wonder coloring pages
- Animal stamps
- Dove Easter bunny
- Reese’s shake & break egg
Other easter basket filler ideas
Here’s a few other ideas – all are either from Amazon (thank goodness for Prime shipping!), or from stores like World Market or Target where you can go grab ’em in person – or, better yet, do a curbside pickup!
I’ve included some specific items along with a few general categories of things. I asked my friends on Instagram, and it seems like the most common thing people like to do is outdoor-related toys! It seems a lot of us use this opportunity to get the kids things they’ll need for summer, or to replenish those often-used backyard items like chalk or bubbles!
- Monster Temporary Tattoos
- Watercolor Paint Cards
- Paint a Bug Abode Craft Kit
- DIY Pinwheel Craft Kit
- The Skin You Live In book
- Shark umbrella
- Magnetic space mission game
- Wooden egg shakers
- Sidewalk chalk
- Bubbles
- Bubble machine
- Velcro catch game
- Jump ropes
- Sunglasses
- Rain boots
- Frisbee
- Water bottle
- Kite
- Play doh
- Blind bags
- Card games (here are a few of our favorites!)
- New sandals
- Bath toys
- Bubble bath (I’m dying to try these pods for the kids!)
- Bath bombs
- Sun hat
- Puzzles
- Glow sticks
- Book of Bunny Farts (Jackson would be rolling!)
- Toy binoculars
- Flashlight
- Brain Quest cards
- Guess in 10 Game
- Paint by Sticker book
- Paint with water book
Need even more ideas? I’ve got this post from a few years back with 50+ Easter basket ideas, and this post with stocking stuffer ideas from Christmas could help too!
Adorable Easter Baskets
And, of course, if you don’t already have cute Easter baskets, here are a few favorites that you can get quickly!
And with that, my friends, we should be ready for Easter! Maybe next year we’ll be a little more on top of things?
