These Easter Basket Ideas for Toddlers include fun treats and some ideas for seasonal items they might really need (and want). So get ready to help out the Easter Bunny with some of the best Easter basket ideas for toddlers, babies, and big kids!

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When I was a kid, I always looked forward to white chocolate in my Easter basket and our family egg hunt around the house. We don’t quite have the same traditions as I did when I was growing up, but we definitely do Easter baskets!

I love thinking about Easter baskets for toddlers that are surprising, fun, and also some that are things that the kids actually might need.

These Easter basket ideas span that range and include outdoor toys like sidewalk chalk and gardening supplies, sunglasses, sun hats, favorite toddler treats, Easter books, and more—all tested by me, a real mom with three kiddos.

My full list is also available right in my Amazon storefront!

(You may also like my Easter recipes for kids, Easter Sugar Cookies, Carrot Cake Bars, Breakfast Cake, and Easter breakfast ideas.)

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Easter Basket Ideas for Toddlers

Here are some of my favorite Easter basket stuffers for boys and girls. We like to do a mix of activities, creative supplies, and treats. But overall, we try to keep it both fun and simple.

  1. SUNGLASSES: They’re so easy to lose, so it’s always good to have backups! We like Babiators and WeeFarers.
  2. NO-SPILL BUBBLES: Because you surely need a new stash for spring and summer. We like these no-spill ones best.
  3. SIDEWALK CHALK: To get ready for outdoor play!
  4. PLAYDOUGH: To refresh your supply and offer a simple activity whenever you might need it.
  5. DUPLOS: A small set is perfect for a basket.
  6. PAINT-BY-STICKER BOOK: My kids are obsessed with these!
  7. SMALL BOOKS: We love this Duck and Goose Easter book!
  8. TODDLER GARDEN TOOLS: We just got these and they are awesome since they are all one piece and therefore can’t break in half!
  9. SEEDS: To start and plant in a spring garden.
  10. TEMP TATOOS: We love the veggie ones from Tater Tats.
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Fun Easter Basket Fillers for Babies

Older babies will have some fun opening their Easter baskets when they’re filled with fun and simple goodies. These are some of my favorite items for baby Easter baskets.

  1. SUNGLASSES: Shades and maybe a hat to make sure you’re ready for the warmer weather.
  2. SMALL RIP-RESISTANT BOOKS: For endless entertainment.
  3. BATH TOYS: It’s always fun to have new ones.
  4. LOTION: We adore the lavender lotion from Tubby Todd.
  5. BABY INSTRUMENTS: We have these rain shakers, which are so easy for a baby to hold and are so fun!
  6. REUSABLE POUCH: We’re obsessed with our Squeasy Gear for smoothies and yogurt.
  7. MESH FEEDER: To help them explore more foods!
  8. STRAW CUP: We love this cup for helping babies learn to use a straw cup.
  9. NEW BIB: And one with sleeves to keep more of the mess contained!
  10. FAVORITE SNACK: Like the Amara Puffs.

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Easter Basket Filler and Stuffer Ideas

If you’re looking for even more ideas to round out the Easter basket this year, here are some other general ideas to help you help out the Easter bunny!

  • Plastic eggs filled with little figurines
  • Little Golden books
  • Craft paint, paintbrush, craft paper
  • Blocks
  • Small puzzles
  • Post-It notes
  • Stickers
  • Markers, crayons, highlighters
  • Pom-poms

Best Tips for Success

  • Try to aim for a mix of useful and fun things with Easter gifts—and know you don’t have to go overboard. Art supplies are one of our forever favorites.
  • Place the smaller items into Easter eggs for a fun Easter morning, or add loose to the basket. We usually do stickers inside eggs for our Easter egg hunt, but there are lots of options.
  • Do what works best for your family, always.
  • If adding Easter candy, avoid round, very hard, or very sticky options which are common choking hazards for little kids. Chocolate bunnies and larger chocolate eggs are usually a safer option from this perspective. Jelly beans would be less safe.
  • Save your Easter basket “filler “grass” to use from year-to-year.
  • Try a make-ahead Easter breakfast or brunch to keep the morning fun and easy.
  • For a kid’s Easter basket, you can use a basket, pail with handles, a bucket with ribbon, a woven basket bunny basket, or any container you prefer.

I’d love to hear feedback on these ideas, so please comment below!

This post was first published March 2018.

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  1. 5 stars
    Wow, these are some fantastic ideas! I always look forward to your recommendations for holiday gifts like these. I have a kiddo in each of these 3 age groups so this list is an outstanding jumping off point for me. We love your recipes and your well-informed, realistic, accessible, and fun ideas. And I just love your passionate heart in all of it! Thanks for sharing with us!

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  2. Some great ideas! Thanks for all the research and help with this. I sometimes feel that your perspective doesn’t always follow what the current science and data are saying (ie. surrounding the reasons you market organic dairy; the expensive food/snack recommendations giving us the impression that these snacks are superior, (and everything that is implicated with that) and that the conventional snacks with artifical colours and flavours are bad, etc., so I will always go to Registered Dieticians, food scientists (like “foodsciencebabe”) and professionals with a nutrition and health degree for advice first, but I do appreciate your recipes and food ideas for toddlers! Also, the chocolates you listed are yummy, but they are 3x the price as the conventional chocolates, and some more affordable, more accessible options would’ve been great to add too. Thanks.

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    1. Hi- These are meant to be options and I have absolutely never said that any snack is superior to any others or that any flavors or colorings are bad. I do apologize if that was implied. I always try to provide options and I value your feedback.

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