Easter is a meaningful holiday and a wonderful time to create special family traditions. To celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection and the arrival of spring, we love giving our kids Easter baskets filled with thoughtful surprises. Here are some sweet non-candy gift ideas perfect for Easter or spring baskets. And of course, you can always add a few favorite treats too!
Squeezamals make the perfect gift for Easter baskets or spring surprises! These colorful, scented, and collectible plush pals come in all shapes and sizes. Kids will love squishing their Squeezamals down and watching them bounce back to their original shape. These soft, squishy pals are not only fun to collect but also great to share. Which character do you think would be your child’s favorite?
The Story Egg is a great way to create a family tradition and teach kids about the Easter story. This gift set includes 7 colorful wooden nesting eggs and a hardcover book. Discover a new egg and story every day from Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday. Engage your kids with this interactive activity and remind them of God’s love.
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Ooooo so many cleaver Easter basket ideas!!! I’m going to have to add some slime to my daughters basket!
Yes these are all such great ideas for Easter! love the squishy guys
How cute is this, I never thought to give my daughter a prefilled Easter basket before I always create a bunny hunt, but I like the idea of this instead of chocolates.
those are such a lovely suggestion so we do not overload our kids with too much chocolate
My girls love ballet. They always dream of becoming a future Ballerina. A new ballet shoe is something that they will really love.
Oh wow, those were a love gift ideas. My kids are all excited for easter and they would be so happy to have any of these.
These are all super adorable! Any kid would love them. I used to always put a stuffed animal of some kind in my kids Easter baskets when they were young.
Super ideas for a healthier Easter! My girls went on a duct tape craze, they had tons of fun.
I love when I can treat our kids with some fun things instead of candy! These are some really cute ideas!
We actually got those sticker sheets for my daughter when she broke her arm! She loves them!
i much prefer sugarless easter ideas. the holidays just have too many candies and desserts involved as is!
Easter with chocolate is super good. I will share it with others.
I am so excited to do your ideas. Through this, I can make our easter more exciting. Thanks!
I always associate Easter with chocolate, so this is a really unusual idea! Kids will still love these though!
Nice reading about your Easter basket ideas. The kids surely will have a fun time with those.
great ideas for children’s gifts here! good alternative to a basket of candy!
Every year I say I’m not going to put candy in my kids basket and every year I fail miserably.
Lots of great ideas here! I especially like the Animal Packers. Would have been great when my girls were younger. My youngest would still enjoy the Rhinestone Sticker Sheets – she’d paste those everywhere!