What are some inexpensive items I can use to fill a gift basket for my kids and teenagers?
Easter time is coming which means grocery stores filled to the brim with tempting items to fill your kids’ Easter basket. It’s easy to get hooked and want to buy every single kind of Easter egg fillers, but that certainly costs a lot of money. If you want to save some money on the Easter gifts for your kids, be sure to start by setting a budget. Next, look for lots of Easter basket gift ideas (like the ones in this post). Buy a few things and then have fun putting your cheap Easter gift baskets together.
Also, never underestimate the trick of putting items in an Easter basket that you will be buying anyway (sunscreen, swim goggles,toothbrush or toothpaste, etc.). Kids might even take better care of those things since they got them in their Easter basket. ;) This post has ideas for kids’ Easter basket gifts and fillers, Easter egg fillers with mostly non-candy ideas, alternatives for Easter grass, and Teenager Gift Basket Ideas. If you have a great idea you’d like to add, be sure to leave it in the comments!
Kids Basket Gifts and Fillers
- Bathtub crayons
- Fun shaped crayons (homemade) or (buy from etsy)
- Jump rope
- Chalk
- Bubbles
- Crayons
- Pencils – you can also usually always find holiday themed pencils at the dollar store
- Printable mazes
- Dry erase crayons
- Church related pictures
- Watercolors
- Stickers
- Yo-yo
- Squirt guns – also check the dollar store for these
- Water balloons
- Blow up beach ball or water toy
- Frisbee
- Card game
- Books another cool one here, here, and here
- CDs/DVDs
- Stuffed animals
- Swim goggles
- Flip flops
- Toothbrush/paste
- Sand toys
- Coloring books
- Kite
- Ball
- Watch
- Cape/tiara/scepter/bunny ears, dress ups
- Puzzles
- Seeds for planting in the garden
- Bath toys
- Legos
- Nerf gun
- Water bottle/sippy cup
- Calculator
- Socks/underwear
- Sunscreen
- Squirt bottle
- Chopsticks/Tongs /Kid Tweezers for fine motor (see my tweezers ideas here)
- Comb
- Yarn balls
- Photo album (pictures of family or churchy pics)
- Flashlight
- Keychain with fake or extra keys from keysmith
- Umbrella
- Rattle
- Silly putty
- Bubble bath
- Sunglasses
- Coin purse/piggy bank
- Crazy Straw
- Cookie Cutters
- Crazy shoelaces
- Foam shapes or stickers or alphabet foam shapes
- Glitter Glue
- Magnifying glass
- Applesauce pouches/fruit cups
- Pudding cups
- Frosting bag filled with goldfish/cheesy popcorn and tied with green string – carrot
Easter Egg Fillers (Mostly Non-Candy Ideas)
- M&Ms, mini M&Ms
- Bite size candy bars
- Smarties
- Mini Marshmallows
- Stickers
- Finger puppets
- Cars
- Barretts/bows
- Magnets
- Erasers
- Animal crackers
- Teddy grahams
- Goldfish
- Popcorn
- Colored/Character Bandaids
- Small Plastic animals/bugs
- Pennies and Nickels
- Small bouncy balls
- Lipgloss/chapstick
- Scripture verses
- Notes from Mom and Dad
- Kid Jewelry
- Nail Polish
- Glass gems (Flat Marble Alphabet)
- Nuts
- Raisins
- Water beads
- Trail Mix
- Grapes
- Cheese cubes
- Pretzels
- Puzzle pieces
- Magic grow capsules
- Marbles
- Balloons (before they’ve been blown up)
- Fruit Leather rolled up
- Dried yogurt drops
Teenager Gift Basket Ideas
- Candles
- Makeup
- Lotion
- Hair Product
- $5 gift cards
- Shaving Cream
- Razor
- Perfume/Cologne
- Wallet
- Jewelry
- Sunglasses
- Nail Polish
- Movie tickets
- Journal
- Magazine
- Book
- CD/DVD
- Frisbee
- Snacks
- Scriptures
- Pictures in a frame
- Headphones
- Hair gel
- Loofah
- Water bottle
- Apron
- Bookmark
- Travel Size Hand Sanitizer
Great ideas! Thanks for sharing. I was having a hard time trying to figure out what to get my 14yr old step son.
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