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April 2, 2019 by Joy Kincaid 12 Comments

101 Non-Candy Easter Basket Ideas

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Non-candy Easter basket ideas for all ages. This list will help you create the ultimate Easter basket!

girl with Easter basket

Non-Candy Easter Basket Ideas

I can still remember the excitement my brother and I had every year over our Easter baskets. We would wake up on Easter Sunday to find a basket filled with goodies. My mom was always so good at coming up with creative Easter basket ideas.

After having my own children, I looked forward to passing on the tradition with them. But as our kids have gotten older, it’s become a bit more of a challenge.

However, it’s a challenge I love! It’s fun to come up with special gift ideas to bless our kids.

What Can You Put in Easter Basket Besides Candy?

There’s so much tempting Easter candy in the stores at this time of year (I’m especially partial to Reese’s Eggs and Cadbury Mini Eggs).

When filling our kids’ Easter baskets, I try to avoid focusing too heavily on candy. And when we do add candy, we try to find dye-free or naturally-sweetened treats.

I try to avoid most of the candy, but we always get the kids some chocolate. Tradition, you know! 🙂

Here are some non-candy Easter basket ideas that will help you create a basket your kids will love.

Easter and spring toys

Easter Basket Ideas for Younger Children

Below I’ve listed all the Easter basket filler ideas I could come up with that don’t include candy. These ideas include art and craft supplies, toys, books, games, clothes, and more!

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1. stickers

2. coloring books (this Peter Rabbit coloring book is adorable!)

3. markers

4. crayons

5. colored pencils

6. watercolor artist set

7. sketch pad

8. finger paint

9. Do-A-Dot markers

10. Do-A-Dot book

11. fun scissors

12. flashlight

13. swim shoes

14. sunglasses

15. sidewalk chalk

16. jump rope

17. sand toys

18. kinetic sand

kinetic sand toy

19. silly putty (or try our favorite, Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty)

20. bubbles

21. magnifying glass

22. sunglasses

23. sun hat

24. fun socks

25. slippers

26. flip flops

27. Nerf football

28. playdough (or make your own!)

29. Wikki Stix

30. bike bell

31. bubble bath

32. non-toxic bath crayons

33. bath paint

34. body wash (this one is natural)

35. personalized name crayons (these are so cute!)

personalized crayon gift for kids

36. Uno game

37. shape sorter

38. wooden rabbit puzzle

39. Spring Story

40. An Egg is Quiet

41. A Nest is Noisy

42. The Little Rabbit

43. Pelle’s New Suit

44. tea set

45. stuffed animal

46. rabbit finger puppet

47. blocks

48. toy cars

49. Lego set

50. doll

51. wooden hand kite

52. egg shaker set

53. slice and sort wooden eggs

54. kwik stix

55. wooden memory game

56. Skip-Bo game

57. stacking cups

58. Dig it Up! Dinosaur Eggs

dinosaur eggs science toy

59. seeds

60. gardening gloves

61. Jack’s Garden

62. Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

63. A Seed is Sleepy

64. nature journal

65. pocket microscope

66. bunny lovey blanket

67. farm babies TOOB

68. Holztiger wooden animals

69. color and shape matching eggs

70. Grimm’s giant wooden marbles

71. wooden tetris puzzle

Easter basket for teen girls

Easter Basket Ideas for Teens

Do your teenagers still get an Easter basket? Ours do, and they love it! Don’t leave your teenagers out of the fun. Try some of these creative Easter basket ideas for teens and older kids.

72. cute washi tape

73. gel pens

74. inspirational coloring book (we love this one)

75. journal

76. Amazon gift card

77. lip balm

78. nail polish

79. hair scrunchies

80. baseball cap

81. cute flip flops

Easter basket for teen boys

82. water bottle

83. phone camera lens kit (my son has one of these and uses it often!)

84. key chain flashlight

85. portable USB charger

86. Jenga game (our teens love this game!)

87. special coffee mug

88. iTunes gift card

89. USB flash drive

90. felt letter board

91. bath bomb gift set

92. beginner knitting kit

93. sugar scrub (or make your own with this recipe)

94. Write the Word journal (We love these!)

95. fun beach towel

96. multi-tool pen

97. Prismacolor colored pencils

98. Scripture cards (here’s a set that would be great for guys)

99. books

100.headphone splitter

101.tickets to an event

I hope this list has given you some great Easter basket options to try this year!

 

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  1. Richella J Parham says

    April 18, 2019 at 8:04 am

    What good ideas! I love candy, but filling baskets with candy can easily become too much. Thanks for so many ideas of other great ways to provide Easter treats.

    Thanks so much for joining the Grace at Home party at Imparting Grace. I’m featuring you this week!

    Reply
    • Joy Kincaid says

      April 19, 2019 at 1:46 pm

      Thanks, Richella!

      Reply
  2. Jennifer Wise says

    April 11, 2019 at 11:18 am

    I was pretty good at non-candy stuff when my kids were little, but now that they’re teenagers it’s a lot harder. Your suggestions are great!
    #graceathomelinkup

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      April 11, 2019 at 3:27 pm

      It is a bit more challenging with teens! So glad it was helpful!

      Reply
  3. Jessica @ Faithful Pursuit says

    April 11, 2019 at 6:27 am

    Yes, I need this post in my life. We have a huge bag of candy that we keep hidden away with all the halloween, easter, christmas, etc candy. I’m not saying everything in there is “in date,” but it keeps my kids from eating a lot of candy at once. An Easter basket without candy is what we plan for this year! Thanks for sharing.

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      April 11, 2019 at 3:26 pm

      That’s a great idea with the candy so it isn’t all eaten at once!

      Reply
  4. Hillary says

    April 9, 2019 at 3:36 pm

    These are such great suggestions! I especially love your ideas for teens!

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      April 11, 2019 at 3:26 pm

      Thanks Hillary!

      Reply
  5. Mother of 3 says

    April 5, 2019 at 3:42 pm

    My boys are all tweens and teens so I found it particularly hard to fill their baskets this year; I finally decided to fill them with things I’d most likely have to buy them anyway like bathing suits, flip flops, new swim goggles, and water bottles.

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      April 11, 2019 at 3:25 pm

      Great idea! Several years ago we got each child their own colorful beach towel, and they loved it and still use them!

      Reply
  6. Katie @ This Domestic Life says

    April 3, 2019 at 10:54 am

    Those name crayons are so cute! I have never seen anything like them before.
    I wonder if you could find letter molds and make them yourself. It would be a fun activity to do with a group of kids.

    Reply
    • Joy Kincaid says

      April 3, 2019 at 4:43 pm

      I agree, I thought they were very unique and fun!

      Reply

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