Skip the cheap Easter basket “fillers” this year that will end up all over your floor (and somehow find your bare feet or make a huge mess—looking at you Easter grass) and go for a few quality Easter basket gifts instead.
Start a tradition of new art supplies or meaningful books to truly add to your home.
These 45 Easter basket ideas are mainly geared toward girls because that’s what I know 🙂 with a few great picks for boys, but if something stands out, know there’s often a boy version/color of the same product.
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Refresh Your Art Supplies
Spring is a great time to toss those dried markers and used up coloring books, or donate the crayons that always get passed over for their favorite drawing utensils. Bring in pretty spring color with an invitation to create with kid-approved art supplies for Easter.
1. Wipe-Clean Unicorn Activities — *technically* this is educational, but my kids will pull this one out of our quiet bag for fun because they are fun! As a bonus they are great for fine motor skill practice to help with handwriting
2. Wipe-Clean Dinosaur Activities — another popular addition to this fun series by Usborne
3. Crayola Clicks Retractable Markers — a bestselling Crayola product for a reason. Rejoice in no more hunts for lost lids
4. Mermaids Magic Painting Book — the water color pigments are built in to the black lines, so just add water and a paintbrush
5. Crayola Super Tips Pastel Markers — love this color palette! They sometimes are cheaper at Walmart if you can find them in stock
6. Easter Eggs filled with Play-doh — an awesome non-candy Easter egg alternative that kids can hunt for
7. Ooly Sparkle Watercolor Gel Crayons — these are one of my kids’ go-to art supplies and we all love how they glide on smooth (kinda like lipstick?) and you can choose to leave it as is or turn it into watercolor
Other non-candy Easter egg filling ideas: Annie’s organic bunny fruit snacks, neapolitan bunny graham crackers, or cheddar bunny variety pack
8. Washi Tape – Pastel Harmony — gentle tape so your child can hang up their art without damaging walls or leaving sticky residue
9. Sparkly Play-doh in pretty spring colors . . . with sparkles!
10. Marker Paper — a blank canvas for your artist
11. Crayola Skin Tone Markers – Colors of the World — my kids use these for all their people drawings and they add beautiful diversity
Kid-Approved Sticker Books
Every parent should have a few sticker books in their toolkit. We save them for quiet moments like church, road trips, or when I just need a break. Pure gold, my friends.
12. Glittery Princesses Sticker Book — Sara Ugolotti is a talented children’s book artist and I’ve been thrilled with her sticker books that come in a nice large size. Plus, the stickers are sturdier/more removable than others we’ve tried
13. Sticker Dolly Dressing – Easter — a cute travel-sized dress up book perfect for an Easter basket
14. Fairies, Pixies and Elves Sticker Book — a current favorite in our house right now
15. Sticker by Number: Easter — a puzzle plus stickers is a great sticker book for slightly older kids
Sticker Books for Little Fingers
Toddlers and elementary school kids will love these high quality sticker books.
16. Diggers and Cranes – Little First Stickers
17. Easter Bunnies – Little First Stickers
18. Nature – First Sticker Book
Pamper Your Little One
19. Piggy Paint Non-Toxic Nail Polish — water-based polish that comes with fun scents and is safe for kids (sometimes cheaper at Target)
20. Bunny Ice Packs — a cute size for kiddos that doesn’t take up much space in our freezer and I just love how cute they are
21. Dabble & Dollop Natural Bath Bombs — bath bombs without the junk or skin irritation
22. Kids Stainless Steel Reusable Water Bottle — can they please make this in adult size?
Curate Your Spring Library
Books are an underused Easter basket idea for kids. Spring is perfect for adding some fresh reads to your storytime.
23. The Honeybee — one of my favorite springtime reads
24. Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! — particularly fun to read aloud, and my youngest delights in pointing out the sneaky bunnies on each page
25. Our Little Adventures — on my list to get! The watercolor art, the sweet nature-based stories, the quality of the build. Ah, just a lot to love here
26. Rain! — minimal words, great art, and a sweet message about kindness
27. Baby Bunny – Usborne Little Lift and Look — the art is darling, lift-a-flaps are always a hit, and unlike a lot of board books, the text isn’t annoying. Easter board book for the WIN
28. Worm Weather — the playground page is my kids’ favorite, and I love that it’s a quick read
29. Spring Parade — another one with sparse text and lovely whimsical art
30. You’re Lovable to Me — an oldie but a goodie if you can find it still in print
31. Flower Fairies Magical Doors — fairy doors are magical, but then throw in pop-ups and flaps? My girls really enjoy this one
32. You’re My Little Honey Bunny — a new release for 2025 in this bestselling board book series that is beyond cute and will help your child feel loved
Adorable Easter Toys
These were too cute to not include in this Easter basket idea list. They say all things bunnies, pastels, and spring.
33. Mini Fabric Bunny Family — each bunny comes with removable velcro clothes
34. Gardening Set for Kids — love the muted shades (the blue set is great for boys). If you have a patch of dirt for kids or a pot, they can grow a child’s garden with easy basics like sunflowers, zinnias, & snap peas
35. Mushie Silicone Tea Set — we enjoy our silicone tea set for tea parties and for bathtime, but ours has more pieces and I like that this one is less overwhelming and stylish
Related: Best Toy Tea Sets for Kids
Calico Critters – The Floppy-Eared Bunny Family — collectable and adorable floppy-eared bunny family
Calico Critters Family Picnic Van — ok, the seats turn into a picnic table? How cute is that?
Magic Disappearing Bottles — there has been some fighting over our one disappearing bottle, so this is definitely on our list to get! This set is a better size than some of the micro 2 inch bottles of different brands
Magnetic Dress Up Bunny — pull out a tray and let your kiddo play with this on the counter, or keep them entertained on a flight (dino and shark version available for boys)
Best Easter Books About Jesus + Plus Resurrection Egg Tradition
Make Easter extra meaningful this year. These authors are of various faiths, so make sure the doctrine aligns with your beliefs before purchasing. You usually can find a read aloud on YouTube. But I think these are all beautiful books to teach children about Jesus and the hope of Easter.
40. Holy Week – Baby Believer — each page features a different emotion as you go through the Holy Week with Jesus
41. The Story of Easter – Little Golden Book — Slightly on the longer side, but it covers all the key points in a beautifully simple way with sweet art. Great for helping kids understand the Easter story without glossing over the hard parts, but also keeping it appropriate for children
42. ‘Twas the Morning of Easter — the unique art is moving and filled me with hope. Watch the “read aloud” video here
43. Resurrection Eggs — an interactive way to teach your kids about the symbols of Easter that can become a treasured tradition like it did for me as a child
44. Easter is Coming! — bright, colorful art that covers the time period from Adam and Even to present day with the refrain “Easter is coming” that kids can join in and repeat
45. Celebrating a Christ-Centered Easter: Children’s Edition — “On the first Easter Mary shared her witness that Jesus had risen. Could you?” This book is filled with Easter activity ideas, lovely art, and questions to get both you and your kids pondering
Hope you found some quality Easter basket ideas for kids. A few things that will last or be useful or memorable make for the best gifts.
Happy Easter & God bless!
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