It’s hard to believe, but Easter is just around the corner. Are you looking for some new ideas for your kids’ Easter baskets? Here are 12 themed Easter basket ideas that cater to a variety of interests.
Art basket
Perfect for the budding artist in your house! This basket could include a new sketchbook, new paints, colored pencils, watercolor paper, stencils, little canvases and paintbrushes. You could also include a gift certificate to a local art store for new supplies or an art class.
Sensory basket
If your kiddo loves or needs extra sensory input, a sensory themed basket could be the perfect choice for them. Depending on their interests/needs, you could include kinetic sand, play-doh, fidget spinners, pop-its, or water beads.
Garden basket
Do you have a kiddo that loves to help with outside tasks or in the garden? Your little helper would love their own basket with kid-sized tools made just for them. It could also include kid gloves, a small shovel, and hand rake along with vegetables seeds, or little flowerpots they could plant their own flowers in. A new sun hat could also be fun.
Fun-in-the-sun basket
With summer right around the corner, an outdoor-themed basket could include things like sidewalk chalk, water balloons, bubbles, a lawn game, and some juicy popsicles they can pop in the freezer (like Otter Pops). You could also throw in a new jump rope, some rubber balls they can play with outside, or a frisbee.
Beach basket
This works well for a variety of ages. If you have younger kids, you can include beach toys like sandcastle molds, shovels, sand buckets, and maybe a character themed towel or bright beach towel. For older kids, you could include a new pair of sunglasses, a beach chair, towel, some sunscreen, and a floatie they can lounge on in the water.
Character basket
Is your kiddo into Pokemon? Disney princesses? A particular superhero? Star Wars? Give them a unique Easter basket with items with their favorite character(s) on them. You could include socks, notebooks, pencils, stickers, toys, games, trading cards. . .the possibilities are endless.
Book basket
For the avid reader. You could include copies of their favorite series, a cozy blanket to snuggle under while they are reading, and their favorite beverage to sip on. If you live in a warmer climate, you might include a hammock they can hang outside. You could also include a gift card to their favorite bookstore, or digital credit to download some books if they have an e-reader.
Movie basket
This basket could include snacks, microwave popcorn, and some of their favorite movies or tickets to a local movie theater. For littler kids, you could include a cozy blanket to snuggle with, and a stuffie of their favorite movie character.
Sports-themed basket
Does your child/teen have a favorite sports team or favorite sport they like to play? A sports themed basket could include tickets to a local sporting event, new equipment, and a new team jersey or hat.
Puzzle-themed basket
From Rubik’s cubes to jigsaw puzzles and so many choices in between, your puzzle loving child will love the variety of puzzles you can include in a puzzle themed basket. Another fun idea is to create a scavenger hunt they would have to complete to find the basket.
LEGO-themed basket
Have a Lego lover in your life? You could include a Lego-themed magazine, a couple of Lego sets, and one of the Lego movies.
Baker-themed basket
If you have a kiddo that loves to help you cook, you could include a kid-sized apron, a cookbook for kids, a box mix of brownies or cookies that you could make together, and their own set of measuring cups and mixing bowls.
Happy Easter!
Mary Ann Blair is a mom of two boisterous boys. Besides chronicling her adventures in motherhood at maryannblair.com, she loves the outdoors, reading, and all things crafty.
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Mary Ann Blair is a mom of two boisterous boys. Besides chronicling her adventures in motherhood at maryannblair.com, she loves the outdoors, reading, and all things crafty.
