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Easter Basket Ideas For Toddlers

  • Easter Photo Card Bunny ChickSidewalk chalk (get the good stuff without the lead and other additives because they still like to eat the chalk).
  • Thomas the Train engines
  • Mini balls – soccer, basketball, baseball. I saw these at Target last week in a set of three, they aren’t small enough to be a choking hazard, but they could be ripped apart, depending on your child, so always watch them with these.
  • Bunny ears!
  • Blocks – Peek-a-blocks are fun for the younger ones, or some extra duplos for the bigger ones.
  • Hot Wheels and other cars (without any detachable parts)
  • Stickers
  • Larger play figures (Army men, Fisher-Price people, etc).
  • Chocolate bunny
  • Bubbles – these no spill bubble containers are a hit around here.
  • Smaller sand/bath toys

What are you putting in your little one’s basket this year?? Tell us in comments! Also see our 13 Toddler Easter Egg Fillers for more ideas and Cute Easter Costumes For Children & Babies for even more Easter fun, don’t forget your photo Easter cards as well!

23 Responses

  1. kailani March 26, 2007 at 3:33 am #

    For the kids in Girlie Girl’s class, I’m getting them all easter egg dye kits. I found them at Target on a layover and I don’t think you can get them anywhere in Hawaii. I hope they like it!

  2. Tendrils March 26, 2007 at 9:54 am #

    GREAT list! I have not been that organized yet, so I have yet to put my little guy’s basket together! But all of your suggestions would be a HIT! HE LOVES THOMAS, cars, blocks, bubbles, and balls!

  3. Trish D March 26, 2007 at 10:15 am #

    Great ideas! For my 4 YO son, he’s getting a Rescue Hero figure, sunglasses, and a new hat. My 2 YO daughter will be getting sunglasses, some fun barrettes (she loves hair stuff!) and some play food. For goodies, they’ll both get fruit snacks and some individual bags of pretzels. Anything individually packaged is automatically cool at our house :)

  4. Mike March 26, 2007 at 4:03 pm #

    Books are always popular in our baskets as are the little plastic easter eggs. Our kids played with the eggs for most of the rest of the year last year.

  5. Lauren March 26, 2007 at 6:37 pm #

    I have also bought my son some Thomas the tank engine trains, some sidewalk chalk, jelly beans (just about the only candy he likes, bubbles and a Dora video! I think he’ll have a ball!

  6. Elizabeth March 26, 2007 at 9:50 pm #

    My boys are 10 and 8, and last year they each got a new chapter book in their basket. And of course, chocolate! For my daughter this year, I’m thinking crayons because she LOVES to color. Target has lots of cute gift basket ideas.

  7. Mandy March 28, 2007 at 2:58 pm #

    I bought my son who’s almost two a Spud Bunny (Mr. Potato Head), Sally car from Cars Movie, Nick Jr Vehicles (with Blue Clues on it), Small John Deere Tractor, A reeces pieces carrot (Bag with green top shaped like a carrot with reeces in it), and put M&M’s in little eggs. Unfortuately – I am going to either need a bigger basket or two. He has a firetruck basket that he was given while I was pregnant and I can’t seem to part with it. Daddy’s basket is a police car (daddy’s a cop), so they look so cute together.

  8. Brandy April 7, 2007 at 6:10 pm #

    Your list gave me some great ideas that I didn’t think of. I found this really cute plush lamb puppet and a Wiggle’s book of first words. I still have to pick up some other things as well as her treats. Thanks for the ideas.

  9. Alesha March 22, 2008 at 12:42 am #

    My 2yr old son is getting plastic eggs filled with stickers and fruit snacks! I also was thinking about putting in a crayola color wonder coloring book! Mess and worry free ;)

  10. Kelly March 11, 2009 at 3:52 pm #

    They all sound like great ideas!

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