Easter Basket Ideas - That Won’t Rot the Kids Teeth

Easter is one of those wonderful holidays that is filled with great family dinners, treats for the kids, and fun activities such as egg hunts. But what if you want to celebrate in the holiday with your family without rotting the kid’s teeth? It’s true that filling an Easter basket with chocolate and candy are an easy way to commemorate the holiday but there are other ways to have a great Easter basket that your kids will love! Fill it with a few things that are safe and healthy and chances are, the kids won’t even notice that it’s not loaded with sugar (and you won’t have to deal with cavities and children bouncing off the walls!)

Crafty Easter Baskets

Craft supplies are easy items to slip into an Easter basket. Put in crayons, markers, glitter glue, modeling clay, or anything that will keep your little one happy and creative for hours on end! Kids love to create things and by offering these items as gifts, you’ll be helping their little minds develop while keeping their teeth clean and sugar-free!

Educational Easter Baskets

Another great way to spark the kid’s imaginations and to keep them away from all of that sugar is to place books in the basket. For smaller children, large board books with colourful pictures are a great Easter present! They will enjoy looking at the pictures as you ask them, “Where’s the bunny?” For older children, place in a book from their favourite series, or a book that is related to a topic they are interested in. Placing a book in the basket that is all about Easter and the meaning and traditions of the holiday is a nice way to celebrate the day and to keep the basket festive!

A Gardening Easter Basket

An Easter gardening basket is a terrific idea for kids. Place in the basket some non-sharp gardening tools and some seeds for the child to plant. If you live in a warmer climate, you can plant the seeds on Easter Day or you can buy some small pots and place those in the baskets as well. Just as they love to create things, they will love watching the plant or flower thrive and blossom because they made that happen!

Easter Baskets with Toys

Place some outdoor activity toys in the basket that can be played with while you are outside with your child planting seeds. Things such as skipping rope, sidewalk chalk, and croquet sets will keep the sugar-highs down and will encourage physical activity. Plus kids love being outside and running around to burn off some steam!

Festive Easter Baskets

To keep with the festive theme, place some stuffed bunnies or chicks in the basket. This is especially useful for very small children that may not benefit a lot from seeds or outdoor play sets. These stuffed animals can be found just about anywhere during Easter and they come in very playful Easter colours such as soft yellows, pinks, and greens.

Bath Time Easter Baskets

For kids who love the bath, find some special bubble bath, bath crayons, bath foam, and shampoo to slip into their baskets. It’s very easy to find these in characters that kids love, such as Disney characters. They will love to squeeze Winnie the Pooh’s head to make special soap squirt out and it will keep them healthy at the same time!

Indulge and Teeth-Care Easter Basket!

If you really can’t see filling a basket without one sugary treat, place a small chocolate bunny or other Easter candy in the basket. Just make sure that you also include a toothbrush, toothpaste, and other items that can be used after they are done eating the sweets! These can also be found in special kid-friendly characters!