In recent years, I find I’m a touch Grinch-y when it comes to the holidays and getting things for my kids. I’m all,they don’t need this shizzznet in their baskets or my house!
But today, I kind of gave myself a kick in the pants about it. I was standing in the Easter aisle in Wegmans and there were these two British ladies there shopping for their kids baskets. They were all, “Brilliant!,” in their cute accents every time they showed each other a small little toy for their kids and their enthusiasm just spread to me. So yah. My kids will play with their Silly Putty Easter egg for all of five minutes before it eventually moves to the trash but it’s SO FUN for them on Easter morning too get a bunch of cute items in a basket.
So I have a couple of ideas plus resources for you guys for this year’s baskets – I tried to pull things that were a little more unusual but cool. It’s coming up soon! Easter is Sunday March 27th, early this year. We have less than two weeks to get it together:
- For kiddos ages 3-7, I wrote this post for Easter 2014 and it continues to get pinned like crazy on Pinterest. 50 Ideas for the Easter Basket for Kids ages 3-7
- If you have a Skylander fan in your house, these special Easter Skylanders are sure to thrill. Plus they come in eggs and would look really cute in the basket.
- I kind of love these Color Fill Jute Floor Bins to use as an Easter Basket – what do you guys think? Filled up with some Easter grass, these could be cute to stick goodies in – plus, BOUS! They can be used beyond Easter. They’re currently on clearance for $15.97 each. {Stripes Around the Cube Bin is a cute option too for $12.95}
- PopSugar came up with a list of 53 Non-Candy Easter Basket Items that are cute – I love these Chalkboard Eggs (pictured below). Or this My Studio Girl Sew-Your-Own Bunny Onesie ($12.99 at Kohls.com)
- Sidewalk chalk is always fun
- PLAYMOBIL is offering Easter Eggs with toys to build this year with various themes. You can’t say this Zookeeper with an Alpaca isn’t original.
- Rain boots for basketsfrom Good Housekeeping – cute! And they would definitely be timely with April showers….
- Leave it to LUSH to have some wonderful ideas. Like these bunch of carrots {pictured above} or a golden egg bath bomb
- Sidewalk games pencils – pull a pencil out and each of them has a childhood game idea written on it that your kiddos can play outside
- Well isn’t this clever! Using a ziplock baggy, make Peeps Smores Kits! My kids aren’t really into Peeps on their own so I never get them but this is a cute & original way to get them into the basket.
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