Easter Basket Ideas

Create a theme Ideas for older kids Make it memorable Basket substitutes We all know about the colorful, charming, time-saving store-bought baskets that are exciting to find on Easter morning. Below are some Easter basket ideas for teenagers and preteens who have outgrown the typical basket... ideas more suitable for their age group.
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For substitute Easter basket ideas, come up with a theme

The easiest way to come up with Easter basket ideas is to think in terms of a theme. For example, when our kids and grandkids felt they had outgrown them, we substituted practical Easter basket ideas, but still used the grass and colored eggs, but cut down on the candy by using healthy snacks and other small items instead; for example:

Frisbees make a great base for the grass; add a new bike lock
tool box with a bird house kit
youth baseball glove with tickets or baseball cards tucked inside
beach bag with snorkles, diving fins, flop flops, sunglasses, etc.

a fishing creel with equipment and lures
a garden bucket caddy for garden tools and seed packets
a tin, or shoe box (covered with seasonal wrapping paper) suitable for storing your child's collectibles or hobby items
a new puppy in a bushel basket; puppy treats

Include some of these Easter basket ideas for older kids . . .

film
yo-yos
tickets
post its
stickers
marbles
magnets
sunglasses

bookmarks
bubble gum
little notepads
deck of cards
travel games
reading lights
craft supplies
gift certificate

colorful pencils
wash-off tattoos
nail polish for girls
guardian angel pins
miniature flashlight
small school supplies
bubble making liquid (make your

Make it memorable with these Easter basket ideas

Make or buy an autograph bunny (use white canvas). Put it in a wicker tray filled with grass; don't forget the dyed eggs and some candy with the healthy snacks like trail mix. The kids can use the tray as a "to do" box for homework, projects or chores after Easter.
Or include an autograph animal (or book) and sticker book. Be the first to autograph it on the inside cover with a funny poem like this: Spring has sprung, the grass is rizz, the bunny's coming, we're in a tizz.
Take pictures and add your Easter basket ideas to your scrapbook.

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More substitutes for Easter basket ideas for older kids . . .

Give a gift certificate or concert ticket tucked into a hollow egg.
Make a twig tree (or use an Easter egg tree). Roll up dollar bills (or other denominations) and secure with a string and tie to the twigs. Make colorful Origami eggs as fillers – or make them out of construction paper, punch a hole in one end and tie with a string to the twigs. Anchor the twig tree in green floral foam (that you can get at a florist shop) and use as a table centerpiece.
Other Easter basket ideas are to make centerpieces with grass; place a bunny in the middle; and sprinkle with jelly beans. Add plastic eggs with the kids' names on them with a $$ gift tucked inside to put toward something they're saving for.

We hope these Easter basket ideas help make your holiday a special and memorable one. If you have any substituteEaster basket ideas, let us know so we can share with others in a buzzing kids world.