Easter is coming up and that means easter egg hunts at your church. Here are some awesome Easter basket ideas.
Growing up, my mom used to leave me an Easter basket on the counter to find each Easter morning before church. And, I’m telling you, it was very early morning because we had sunrise services starting at 6:30 a.m. It would have Reese’s, the fun green grass, and whatever else she had decided to put.
I have awesome memories of Easter egg hunts at church, big cooked breakfasts, and lots of worship songs. The entire congregation shouting “He is Risen” and big bonnets and hats worn by the kids. Actually, I’d love to get away with wearing one of those now. Ha!
Pull out these fun connecting questions to share some laughs with your precious ones!
Use them at:
- meal times
- car rides
- as a “calm down” trick
- for dinner time conversation
- or any time the day is getting chaotic or
- you need a reset to connect.
Awesome & Inexpensive Easter Baskets for Toddlers
Nowadays you can do anything from basic wooden Easter baskets to personalized caddies or storage containers that can double as an Easter basket. We always used the wooden ones, but if you want something that you can use more than once a year, a basic basket or caddy might be the way to go.
- My First Easter Basket | 2. Wooden Easter Basket | 3. Personalized Fabric Basket | 4. Mud Pie Baby Girl Easter Basket | 5. Prextex Easter Baskets | 6. Prextex Basket with Puzzle Eggs | 7. Chevron Easter Basket | 8. Duck Easter Egg Basket | 9. Trend Lab Gingham Easter Basket
Read: Quiet time (Rest time) for Toddlers: All You Need to Know
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Basket Stuffers
If you like to give your children Easter baskets during the Lenten period, here are some Easter basket stuffers to include. My mother did a combination of candy, meaningful things relating to Jesus and the Resurrection, as well as whatever randomly attracted her attention at the time or related to my interests.
- Happy Easter Little Critter Book | 2. Peppa Pig’s Easter Egg Hunt Book | 3. God Gave Us Easter Book | 4. Llama Llama Easter Egg Book | 5. Striped Eraser Sticks | 6. Sidewalk Chalk | 7. Playdoh Eggs | 8. HueMax Colored Pencils | 9. Crinkle Shredded Paper | 10. Multicolor Easter Grass | 11. Wind Up Easter Animals | 12. Easter Bunny Stuffed Animal
I hope you have an awesome Easter egg hunt at your local church and enjoy celebrating that Jesus is Risen Indeed!
Frequently Asked Questions
Creative and artsy gifts (coloring books, paint, Play Doh), outside toys (chalk, jump rope, kites), educational gifts (books, puzzles, science experiment kits), or everyday items (sunglasses, toothbrush/toothpaste, pajamas).
Here are some ideas:
- Scavenger hunt for the Easter baskets
- Sunrise breakfast or prayer
- Easter bunny pancakes – Make bunny-shaped pancakes with fruit faces :)
- Easter gratitude tree – Have kids write or draw something they’re thankful for on paper eggs and hang them on a small tree or branch.
Good question! I go over a few options in this blog post: Super Simple Easter Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
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