7 {Non- Sweet} Easter Basket Ideas

Each and every Easter we enjoy filling our kids’ baskets with goodies. We try to avoid sweets since they get plenty of those from school parties and family, and we just focus on non-sweet things. We already have some things on this list but I still think they are great ideas if you don’t have them yet.

7 {non- sweet} Easter Basket Ideas

1. The Jesus Calling Bible Storybook

We read a couple stories from the kids’ bible together almost every night. We have a couple different bibles since reading through them only takes about 4-6 weeks but our absolute favorite is the Jesus Calling Bible Storybook.

It has beautiful illustrations and each story ends with a scripture and a short narrative written as if Jesus is speaking directly to us.

2. A Kid’s Devotional

If you want to spend one on one time with your child or even time learning about God with all of your children, a kid’s devotional is the way to go.

Seeing your kids grow closer to God helps us as parents as much as it does them. A great devotional I recently discovered is GOD AND ME, which has tons of activities to teach the word of God, that you do together. (You can search for different ages) Another great daily devotion is the 365 Devotions For Kids.

 3. A What’s in the Bible DVD

I have always loved kids videos that help teach bible stories at a level they can understand. The What’s in the Bible collection helps get kids involved. This series helps them to think critically and use song and comedy to help with memorization & learning stories.

4. A Personalized Gift

No matter what age you are, I think it’s always fun to give or even receive a personalized gift. Personalized gifts could mean all sorts of things but the ones I am talking about are ones that have a name, monogram or something specifically about the person on the item. This year I got each one of my kiddos a gift with their name embroidered on it.

Each of these Personalized Easter Basket Stuffers were under $20! and there are tons to choose from! They have a fast turnaround so you still have time to get your gifts to fill your Easter baskets, and they offer 100% satisfaction guarantee.

5. An Easter Book

Teaching very young kids the true meaning of Easter can be hard, especially if you have an inquisitive child like my son. He wants to know every detail and now that he’s a little older I can go into further detail but when you have toddlers their understanding is limited so I suggest the What Is Easter? book.

This book is age-appropriate for teaching littles about Easter. A book for elementary aged kids I suggest is The Tale of Three Trees.

6. Knick Knacks from the $1 Store

All the items I’ve listed so far can be pricey, in fact the only ones we are getting this year are numbers 2 and 4, we already have compiled the other things throughout the years, on birthdays and for holiday gifts. You can find some great inexpensive things at your local dollar store.

Here are some ideas:

• stuffed bunnies
• bubbles
• chalk
• stickers
• kid-sized garden tools
• tooth brushes
• hair bows
• coloring books
• puzzles
• …and so much more!

7. A Natural Lotion, Soap or Lip Balm

There are tons of brands to choose from but one of my favorites that is practically mess free is Made On skin care products. All of the products are in solid bar form that come in little tins- which is great for little kids (lip balms are in tubes).

The ingredients are so pure that you can eat em’ (if you really wanted to). Another great brand that I highly recommend is Peace and Carrots!

These are just some ideas I think would be great for filling baskets with meaningful items! You can look here and here for some more ideas and here for some healthy sweet ideas.

What kind of ideas do you have that aren’t sweets? What is the best Easter basket item you have bought for your kids/family?