Inexpensive Easter Basket Ideas for Kids

These inexpensive Easter basket ideas for kids won’t break the bank! We take a simple approach to Easter baskets in our family and are sharing our tips and tricks with you.

Easter is right around the corner and if you’re like me you’ve been racking your brain trying to think of great things to put in your child’s Easter basket. We always try and keep it simple. We definitely don’t want Easter turning into Christmas or a birthday where we shower our children with more than a few gifts. And we want our children to learn that not every holiday is a huge gift-giving event.

We’ve always used the same guidelines each year since our son was born… simple. The Easter Bunny will only bring what will fit in the Easter baskets (except for the eggs filled with treats that he hides everywhere). These Easter basket ideas for kids are not only simple but ones you can pick up at your local stores.

This year is no different. I went to a few different places to score the awesome loot found in my kids Easter baskets this year but didn’t spend more than $25 per basket and were purchased at Target (both the Easter section and $1 section) & See’s Candies. Plus, many of these things hold dual purpose and can be used over and over again.

Here are our Easter Basket Gift Ideas for Kids:

Easter Basket Ideas for Boys

Mini LEGO packs – found at the LEGO store and at Target or other retailers (pictured)
chalk (pictured)
sunglasses (pictured)
bug catcher gear (pictured)
See’s mini chocolate bunny & duck lollipop (pictured)
DVDs
wristwatch
jump rope
bubbles (we LOVE Gymboree bubbles!)
Hot Wheels cars

Easter Basket Ideas for Girls

Mini LEGO packs – found at the LEGO store and at Target or other retailers (pictured)
chalk (pictured)
sunglasses (pictured)
hair ties (pictured)
lip gloss (pictured)
wristwatch (pictured)
bug catcher gear (pictured)
See’s mini chocolate bunny & lollipop (pictured)
DVDs

We’ll be stuffing fun stickers, temporary tattoos and See’s jelly beans in the plastic Easter eggs as well to hide for our family Easter egg hunt before brunch as well. And since they just saw Peter Rabbit in theaters, we added some fun Peter Rabbit plush toys we found on Amazon here.