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  • What’s in our Easter Baskets? 2024

    Easter is fast approaching–even faster since it’s in March this year! I love getting everyone’s Easter baskets ready, though we try to keep them pretty simple.

    Today I wanted to share what is going to be in our baskets!

    Kids’ Baskets

    The kids are getting mostly the same things in their baskets, with just a couple of individual items. I try hard to keep it inexpensive but also meaningful (I don’t want a bunch of new cheap toys that are going to break right away or clutter up our house).

    Candy

    We get our kids a chocolate bunny each year. This year, I also got them a Cadbury caramel egg, a Lindt Napolean truffle (I bought a couple two packs and will put one in each of the four baskets), and a bunny Pez.

    Other Treats

    We don’t do cereal most days, so I asked each of my kids what their favorite cereal was (Ashtyn likes Life Cereal, Parker likes Puffed Red Wheat, and Rylee likes chocolate) and got them their own box of it. My husband and I have gotten cereal in our basket or stocking for a couple years now and the kids always say they want some. We also got them each a bag of the Simply Cheetos. I really like giving them a snack that isn’t sugary.

    Nonfood Items

    I found some cute CTR rings (which stands for Choose the Right) that I’m excited to put it in. The pack came with two different colors, so they’ll each get two rings. They’re also getting their own pack of sidewalk chalk and a couple of bath bombs. I love getting special consumables that I know they’ll use but won’t add to the number of items in our home!

    Individualized Items

    Ashtyn

    Ashtyn has been listening to the Harry Potter series and been really into it. For her “toy”, we got her a Harry Potter wand that she’s been wanting. I also got her a set of bobby pins of her own to use for crafting things (she’s been asking for this for quite awhile now). For her book set, we got her The Complete Chicken Squad (we listened to the first book and she loved it). I also got her a piano book with Disney songs in it.

    Parker

    All the kids have been into Minecraft lately, but I think Parker has been the most. For her toy, I got a small Minecraft Lego set. I also got her a mini Minecraft figure for just a couple dollars. For her book set, we got her books 1-6 of Zoey and Sassafras. We also got her I Am Not Scared (she loves the books in this series).

    Rylee

    As soon as I saw this unicorn set with brushes, I knew it was the toy for Rylee’s basket. She is going to be so excited and I’m a little worried her sisters will be jealous of it. The book set we got her is Narwhal and Jelly, some of our favorite graphic novels. We also got her an alphabet companion book to I Need my Monster (one of her favorite books!).

    Oliver

    I got Oliver this car set for his toy. I think he’s going to like being able to put the cars inside the wooden box slots. For his books, we got him a dinosaur/tractor book and a baby owl book.

    Parents’ Basket

    Ben and I share a basket each year and keep it pretty simple. For treats, we each picked a box of cereal that we wanted and a big bag of Simply Cheetos. I also got Yum Earth gummy bears and coconut milk caramel bites from Vitacost. For his nonfood item, Ben picked an over grip for his pickleball paddle. For mine, I picked books, of course. I got Arcanum Unbounded and The Lost Metal, both by Brandon Sanderson.

    I am excited for Easter, both for the fun things (like Easter egg hunts and baskets) and for the added focus on Christ. It’s such a special time of year and it is one of my favorites as we move from cold weather to a warmer spring.

    What are you putting in your Easter baskets this year? What is your favorite part of Easter? Let me know in the comments below!

  • What’s in our Easter Baskets? 2026

    Easter isn’t as big as Christmas for us, but I have fun with their baskets each year. We kept their baskets under $100 each and decided to only do baskets for the kids this year, not us parents. We always keep candy to a minimum in the baskets, but this year I especially am because that weekend is also General Conference and we have some big candy traditions with that.

    Today I wanted to share what we are actually giving our kids for Easter.

    A Book

    I love to put a book or DVD in their baskets each year. This year, we got Ashtyn some horse books, including All About Horses and a DK Handbook one. I also got her I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, she was asking for a physical copy after listening to it. We got Parker all three books in the Magical Animal Adoption Agency series, her favorite books right now. We got Rylee a four set book of Phoebe and her Unicorn, a series all the my kids love. For Oliver, I got him an Animalia book that I think he will love and the picture book Moonbear’s Shadow (he loves this whole series). For Leah, I got her a couple indestructibles and a couple finger puppet books. I got some from Amazon, but I also love using Thriftbooks.

    Axilotle Heating Pad

    My kids love rice bags and I have wanted to get them a stuffie that is also a rice bag for a long while. I wasn’t sure what their main gift on Easter should be and finally decided on these adorable Axilotles that double as a rice bag. We got one for each of the older four kids, each a different color.

    Baby Toy

    Instead of getting a rice bag, Leah is getting a little baby mirror and a rattle toy. I think she’ll really like both of them. Other than a bag of freeze dried yogurt drops (her favorite treat!) and the books, this is all that will be in her basket. The rest of the gifts we got for the four older kids.

    Tracing Paper

    One of my kids was recently given tracing paper and all my kids went wild for it. I decided to get them some more for Easter, I know they are going to love it and use it.

    Mini Chalk

    My kids love chalk and this year I got them each a pack of Kids Chalk from Walmart.

    Shovel and Bucket

    We have a big dirt hill in our backyard that the kids love to dig with, but plastic shovels and buckets from the dollar store always break so quickly (especially when the kids leave them out in the sun for days). This year, we got them each a metal bucket and nicer little shovel to go out and dig with that hopefully will last longer.

    Chocolate Bunny

    My kids are used to not getting a ton of candy in their Easter baskets, but they love getting a chocolate bunny every year!

    Easter Candy

    For other candy, we got some to divide up between all their baskets. We Cadbury caramel eggs (and for Mom and Dad to eat), some Lindor truffle eggs, bubble gum eggs, and a bag of jelly beans. We didn’t buy this specifically for Easter (Ben and I keep these around for us to snack on sometimes), but I am also going to add a snack bag of beef jerky to each of their baskets.

    That is what we are doing for their baskets this year! I was really happy with the selection we came up with, I think the kids will really love and use everything we are getting them. I am especially excited about the books! What do you do for Easter baskets? I’d love to hear from you in the comments below!