100+ Awesome Easter Basket Filler Ideas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I had to run to the store this week to pick up a few items, and when I walked in the doors and turned the corner, all of the store associates were busy stocking shelves with boxes upon boxes of Easter goodies. The candy, oh the candy, the pastel colors, the beautiful Easter grass. I could hardly contain myself. Although there was hardly any room in aisles for customers, we all managed to push through anyway and squeeze ourselves between the boxes and the shelves just to stand there in awe and take it all in.

Here in Wisconsin we’ve had such a brutal winter. It’s little things like Easter items on a store shelf that give us the glimmer of hope that spring will someday will arrive and rescue us from this blah, mundane, freezing cold. . . whiteness.

One of my favorite things of all time is putting Easter baskets together for my kids. No worries, I always consult with the Easter Bunny (multiple times) to ensure nothing gets duplicated. I will admit, I sometimes (all of the time) tend to go overboard with the baskets and buy oversize toys and treats, trying to shove things in them that obviously won’t fit, and then the Bunny gets angry with me because there’s no possible way to hide the baskets. I say, that’s his problem.

Here are 100+ Awesome Easter Basket Filler Ideas (toys and snacks) to put into your kids’ baskets. Because I absolutely love Amazon.com, I’ve also included links to fun examples of many of the items on the list. I’m not saying that these are the absolute rock bottom prices, so make sure to check your local stores, too. This list is meant to inspire!

The ideas span a wide range of ages. There are ideas for girls and boys. There are ideas you may have never heard of or seen before. There are SO many ideas you won’t possibly fit them all in your kids’ baskets (trust me on this one), but you can absolutely pick your favorites!

Your kids will be through-the-roof excited when they find their basket this year!

1. Gift cards (iTunes, McDonald’s, local movie theater, etc.)
2. Puzzles and coloring books
3. Toothbrush/toothpaste
4. DVD movies
5. Music CDs
6. Re-usable water bottles/sippy cups
7. Swimsuit
8. Sunglasses
9. Mini lantern
10. Swim goggles
11. Bubbles
12. Bubble wands
13. Bubble machine
14. Character dinnerware set (plate, fork, spoon, cup)
15. Slime/Flarp Noise Putty
16. Play-Doh eggs/Silly Putty
17. Whoopee cushion
18. Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars
19. Stuffed animals
20. Sidewalk chalk
21. Slinky
22. Water beads
23. Beef jerky/Slim Jim
24. Bath toys
25. Dress-up costume and accessories
26. DIY coupons (family movie night, stay up 30 minutes later, dessert before dinner, etc.)
27. Water Wow books
28. Books/Board Books
29. Watercolor paint set
30. Crayola Color Wonder markers and books
31. Small character figurines
32. Fun pens/pencils
33. Cool erasers
34. Small Lego sets (Mixels are new and a lot of fun!)
35. Crayons
36. Mini boxes of cereal your kids may not get very often
37. Small journals/drawing pads
38. Hair accessories (pony holders, barrettes, headbands)
39. Nail polish
40. Stickers
41. Removable tattoos
42. Hairbrush
43. Bath color tablets
44. Character band-aids
45. Super balls
46. Yard games (Paddle ball, etc.)
47. Pajamas
48. Clothing sets
49. Beach towel
50. Small blanket
51. Fun socks
52. Popcorn that pops right in the bowl
53. Frisbee
54. Body spray/perfume
55. Travel-size hand sanitizer
56. Money ($2 bills, half dollars, etc.)
57. Craft kits
58. Small bags of snacks (goldfish crackers, graham crackers, single serve cheese & crackers, etc.)
59. Mad Libs
60. Magic Velvet Pattern Reveal Scenes
61. Juice boxes/Capri Sun/Kool-Aid single serve packets
62. Lip gloss/chapstick
63. Jump rope
64. Loom Bands
65. Silly String
66. Fun, twisty drinking straws
67. Beach toys (bucket, shovel, beach ball)
68. Paint by numbers kit
69. Slinky
70. Kite
71. Fashion jewelry
72. Flashlight
73. Action figures/Barbies/dolls
74. Flip flops/sandals/shoes/slippers
75. Mini garden tool set with flower pot and seeds
76. Window garden
77. Itzabot monsters (AKA Chia Pets)
78. Light sticks
79. Squirt guns
80. Bike accessories (streamers for handles, horn, light-up bike wheels, etc.)
81. Crafting accessories (glue, glitter, puffy paint, etc.)
82. Small gumball machine
83. Card games
84. Travel games
85. Bag of marbles
86. Airplane kit
87. LED finger lights
88. Magic grow capsules
89. Finger puppets
90. Critter case for bug exploration
91. Hatch and Grow animals
92. Ink stampers
93. Toy parachutes
94. Easter headbands
95. Air rocket
96. Wind-up toys
97. Rabbit mask and glasses
98. Ball poppers
99. Anything from Oriental Trading Co.
100. Bookmarks
101. Learning games
102. Joke book
103. Microwaveable Smores maker
104. Harmonica
105. Balloon racers
106. Sea Monkey kit
107. Slide whistle
108. Squirt guns like this Liquid Eliminator 
109. Fun bath soaps/body wash
110. Wrist watch
111. Magnifying glass
112. Binoculars
113. Bug catcher set