Practical, Meaningful Easter Gift Ideas

I love giving gifts, but I hate buying “stuff” just because there’s a holiday and I want to give a gift. Check out these practical, meaningful Easter gift ideas that your kids will use and enjoy! Most of the ideas below can be used for all ages. I also added a section for babies because they may not be ready for the other ideas.

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For extra practicality and fun… Get creative with your “basket” – try using rain boots, an open umbrella or even an inflated pool float to hold treats!

For babies/toddlers
Pacifier
Bottles or sippy cups
Baby sunscreen
Hat
Teething toy
Spinagain toy – my kids have this and all of them play with it (baby, toddler and preschooler)
Baby food – teething crackers, food pouches, puffs, etc.
Light up bath toys
Bath thermometer
Baby shampoo
Sit-Me-Up seat

Spring/Summer Gear
Sunglasses (for younger kids or teens/adults)
Hat
Umbrella (check to see if Zulily has any deals on umbrellas too!)
Rain boots
Flip flops
Sunscreen (my kiddos love the deodorant-type stick of sunscreen that they can use themselves)
Beach toys
Binoculars
Pool float (these are cool too!)

Activities
Bubbles
Bubble machine
Sprinkler
Play Doh
Thinking Putty (I know it costs more than Play Doh, but my kids will literally play with Thinking Putty for HOURS.)
Dress up outfit
Bath pipe toys
Activity books – scratch art, Water Wow, etc.

Miscellaneous
A watch
CD or movie (we stream most things these days, but CDs and DVDs are super handy for car rides – especially road trips!)
Art & craft supplies
School supplies
Animal (these are marketed as pool floats but are filled with beads and would be great bean bag pillows too!)
Gum
Favorite snacks

Health/Beauty
Bandaids
Toothbrush & toothpaste
Deodorant
Hairbrush (my kids and I all love the wet brush!)
Electric razor
Nail polish (for young kids make sure to get non-toxic)
Body spray/perfume/cologne
Chapstick
Lotion

Meaningful Gifts
Resurrection eggs
Younger kids bible
Older kids/teens bible (my husband and I even love this bible)
Jesus Storybook Bible
Special book (devotional, faith-based book, personalized book, etc)
Gratitude journal
Photo book filled with pictures and memories
Personalized jewelry (I love this engraved necklace)
Faith-based CD (my kids love VBS music!)
Faith-based movies (our favorite is The Star!)
Activities for your family to do together – puzzles, games, etc – we love Dutch Blitz, Blokus (for older kids) and The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel (for younger kids)

Bigger Gifts
Slide
Bicycle
Trampoline
Play kitchen
Pool
Picnic table
Water table
Sand box
Indoor swing

Easter Egg Fillers
My kids have food allergies, so there are some types of candy they can eat but we try to use non-candy fillers, such as…
Puff corn, Cheerios or other snacks
Stickers (Foam stickers are great for eggs because they’re individually cut!)
Jewelry
Bandaids (because when do young kids NOT need a bandaid?!)

What do you do with Easter eggs once the kids have emptied them?
Make one of your kids gifts a sensory box! Here’s my intro post on sensory boxes. You’ll need…
Empty tote box (I like using the sweater size – approx 16 qt boxes)
Dyed pasta, rice or chickpeas (see tutorial here on how to dye it)
Easter eggs
Shovel, scoop, etc (clean out your beach toys or play kitchen for tools!)

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