The 40 Best Easter Basket Ideas For Kids, Toddlers And Babies (2025)

The Softest Bunny For Them To Cuddle

Jellycat’s plush animals are truly some of the softest. This sweet Bashful Bunny with his long ears looks ready to snuggle with his new BFF all day. Pair this 12-inch rabbit with one of the corresponding Jellycat books for the perfect Easter basket idea for toddlers and little kids.

Musical Eggs

These colorful Haba Musical Eggs are right on-theme and ideal for a baby or toddler Easter basket. Simply shake the wooden eggs and you’ll be treated to five different sounds: rattling, jingling and more. Each shaker in this set of five is just under 5 inches tall, making them easy hold.

Watercolor Crayons That Glide Across The Page

DiDi Vaz, a Massachusetts mother to a 9-year-old, says she loves to stock her daughter’s basket with bunny-themed items and art supplies, such as “markers, colored pencils and a rabbit themed coloring book,” or “bunny slippers and bunny socks.” Washable crayons and markers are ideal for younger kids, and Ooly makes some of the most vibrant and creative art supplies. I love the way these watercolor gel crayons glide right over the page, allowing kids to get really animated in their projects.

A Story About Self-Love And Acceptance

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We all have days where we wish we were someone else or we’re simply fed up with our surroundings, and this can be especially true for kids. This children’s book offers a valuable lesson about being happy with who you are with an appropriately fun storyline about a bunny who thinks other animals might have better or easier lives. It turns out he’d rather be a bunny than anyone else.

A Pair Of Sandals That Actually Stays On

Your little one can wear these Ten Little Splash Sandals all summer long without worrying about any injuries to their toes. The flexible sandals designed for new walkers keep toes covered, let air in and keep their foot secured in the shoe. Plus, they come in four lovely colors.

Baby's New Singing Animated Friend

Gund’s animated line of plush figures are made to delight babies. Baby Flora The Bunny waves her ears and sings to her new friends with a press to her foot. Choose from among several characters, including a baby elephant, penguin, unicorn, cow or lovely Flora. Each is just 12-inches high.

Restock Their Beach Toys

Sand toys are an easy bet for my beach-loving kids’ Easter baskets. I like this petite four-piece set from Hape. It has all the essentials and is small enough to nestle into a section of an Easter basket. You could also use it in the sandbox this spring or just the backyard. The brand makes a similar five-piece set with additional buckets and shovels if you prefer.

A Carrot Nibbler For Baby's Basket

This carrot teether is right on-theme with the holiday and season. The little handles make it easier for your little one to hold onto it while the BPA-free siliconeteething carrot includes various textures for her to explore and nibble on with sore gums.

Every Basket Deserves A Set Of Shades

Babiators protect little ones’ eyes in style with its polarized, UVA/UVB blocking sunglasses. These heart-shaped shades look particularly cute in a spring basket. I like that they come in three age-based sizes—from 0 to 6 years old—so you can get the right fit for your child. They come with a pretty and soft case, too.

A Bluey And Bingo Activity Book

Keep the Easter fun going after the egg hunt concludes with this Bluey activity book that includes puffy stickers, coloring pages and plenty of silliness from Bingo, Bluey and the whole gang.

Snap And Build Blocks From Melissa & Doug

I was really charmed by this new Blockables set from Melissa & Doug when it was released late last year during the holidays. The blocks snap together easily for young kids to create all sorts of creatures and items, and it all comes packaged in a little box that unfolds to create a play area for your child’s creations.

A Bunny Teether And Sensory Toy For Babies

This lovey offers plenty of handheld fun for a baby—and plenty of places to chew if they’re teething. Babies can nuzzle the bunny, explore the teething ring, ears or knot and scrunch the whole thing up to hear it make that crinkling noise they love so much. It’s made of a soft cotton and is also available as a fox, dinosaur or koala.

Keep Babies Busy With This Modular Busy Board

It might feel a bit pricey, but this modular busy board from Fat Brain Toys lets parents rotate the magnetic tile pieces in and out of the wooden frame, so your little one never gets bored. It’s perfect for packing into the diaper bag or stroller for dinners out or travel. Each tile is 3 x 3 inches and the activities are aimed at tactile and fine motor exploration for children a year old and up.

Get Baby Beach Ready

They’ll be ready to hit the pool or beach in this adorable ocean-themed zip-up suit. The long sleeves and built-in UPF 50+ sun protection help protect baby’s delicate skin. The polyester and spandex blend provides a comfortable fit, though in my experience Tea runs a bit slimmer and snugger than Hanna Andersson and other children’s brands. I’ve found Tea swimsuits to be durable and of the best quality over the years, and they come in fun prints that really appeal to little ones.

A Touch-And-Feel Baby Book

I love these soft, touch and feel Jellycat baby books. They come in all sorts of animal themes, from unicorns to monkeys, but the bunny, duck and lamb versions make ideal Easter basket ideas for babies and toddlers. Cory Baldwin, executive director of commerce and content strategy at Forbes Vetted, is also a fan of these gifts for her young daughters who aren’t ready for candy. “The books are bright and engaging for little ones and were a favorite from pretty much as soon as she could focus her eyes on a page,” she says.

Bubbles For The Win

Bubbles are an Easter-basket tradition for many families. Scoop up this three-pack of no-spill bubble tumblers from Fubbles Bubbles to fill your little ones’ baskets and to avoid tearful spillage.

This Vibrant Puzzle For Rainy Spring Days

This 36-piece Crocodile Creek puzzle looks just right for perking up a rainy spring day spent indoors. It comes in a fun rainbow-shaped box and the chunky pieces are sized right for older toddlers and preschoolers. Choose from among more than a dozen fun themes at this size—or shop the brand’s many other puzzle options by age, size or theme.

Gift A Train Set That Spells Out Your Child's Name

These new Brio letter trains allow you to gift your child their name spelled out on the tracks. The train pieces connect via magnets for a colorful display. Of course, you could also just give them the first initial of their name or both initials. Brio trains and train tracks are among my favorites for their high quality and use of FSC-certified wood.

A Baby Duckling To Snuggle

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The hand-knit Cuddle + Kind dolls are extra soft and snugly. Its baby animal collection is particularly darling, and this duckling is sure to look precious in their basket. You can choose from among a small (7 inches) or a “big baby” (10 inches), as well as several other animals, including a baby bunny, lamb, lion and more. Each is handmade with cotton yarn in Peru or Nepal under fair trade practices, and Cuddle + Kind makes a donation toward ending child hunger with each doll sold.

A Big Kid Puzzle Challenge

Kids ages 7 and up can try their hand at solving the 200 challenges offered in this Kanoodle brain teaser. It comes with an activity booklet that describes the puzzles they need to solve by stacking the pieces just so, and it’s perfect for quiet downtime away from their screen. My 10-year-old especially loves this viral puzzle game, and this Kanoodle is just the right size for an Easter basket.

Scented Cloud Slime With Mix-Ins

As much as we try to keep it away from them, kids just love their slime. These scented Squishmallow Cloud Slimes are more stretchy than sticky and come with familiar and adorable characters and plenty of mix-ins so they can customize their slime.

A Pack Of Sidewalk Chalk For Hopscotch, Drawing And More

OK, this could absolutely go into the best Easter basket ideas for toddlers, too, but my big kids still enjoy a fresh pack of sidewalk chalk each year. They use it to draw hopscotch lines, Four Square lines and yes, plenty of rainbows and messages, too. We’ve tried plenty of different brands over the years, but I always come back to Crayola for it vibrant colors and more durable chalk pieces.

A Shape-Shifting Puzzle Cube They Can't Put Down

These magnetic puzzle cubes offer kids a new take on their much-loved Rubik’s Cube. The Shashibo Shape Shifting Box opens up and bends, so they can recompile the box in different ways and into new shapes. The pieces click back together via magnets and can be combined with additional cubes to make more shapes. These cubes come in all sorts of prints and patterns like this limited edition Cotton Candy cube made for Easter. My kids certainly can’t get enough of them.

A Perfect Easter Set From Lego

This Lego bunny and her carrot are the perfect addition to any kid’s Easter basket. She’s just over 7 inches tall and takes about 325 pieces to put together. Kids can keep her on display or work her into games. This set can also be built into two other characters: a llama or a seal. Each animal has posable parts, so the rabbit’s head, legs, ears and mouth can move.

Raise And Release Their Own Butterflies

Get them in the spring spirit with this butterfly kit and habitat. Each kit includes a voucher for your free caterpillars, which are then shipped directly to you. Kids will be thrilled to watch their caterpillars turn into pupas and then emerge as butterflies, treating them to the full metamorphosis show. My kids have enjoyed this set many times, including feeding the resulting butterflies and then setting them free in the yard.

Watch Tiny Creatures Hatch Out Of Colorful Eggs

Whether they’ve always been fans of the Hatchimals line of collectibles or will be discovering them for the first time, this colorful spring-themed basket makes a perfect addition to your Easter basket. The set comes with three pastel-hued eggs they can “hatch” with the included bottle and the power of water, two already hatched figurines and mini pacifiers for their “babies” once they’ve emerged.

A Playable Keychain

Add this playable keychain to their basket for a quick round of retro gaming. This one hangs from my 10-year-old’s backpack and he and his buddies love to play it for a few minutes on the way to school, despite their Nintendo and PlayStation consoles at home.

A Magical Dragon Egg

This flashy dragon egg is sure to add a dose of excitement to their basket. The egg opens to reveal a dragon with articulated and flexible joints, so kids can hold them in their hand and move them around. There are more than 20 dragons to choose from and collect. This one is for ages 8 and up.

Size Up Their Crocs

If your kids live in Crocs’ Classic Clogs during the warmer months like mine do, Easter is the perfect time to size them up—or offer them a new style like the Cruiser Sandal or a fresh pack of Jibbitz to accessorize their shoes. Crocs really encourages kids to personalize their pair with Jibbitz but also with fun character-themed clogs and plenty of variety in colorways.

The Perfect Spring Suit

It’s easy to get excited about the coming season with this colorful bathing suit from Hanna Andersson. The brand is one of my go-to choices for kids’ suits as they hold up well, swim after swim, and block 97% of the sun’s harmful rays. They also come in many adorable prints and styles, including one-piece, two pieces and short- or long-sleeve rashguard options. They’re roomy, comfortable and fit well, too. This one is made from recycled polyester and nylon as well a spandex blend.

The Perfect Football Size For Kids

This softer and easier-to-grip Franklin Sports football is game-ready for grade-schoolers or anyone in the family who enjoys a casual game of catch or flag football with friends. It’s 10 x 6 inches, so smaller than regulation but not just for tots. At about $10, it also makes a great Easter basket filler for kids.

The Coolest Little Figures

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I discovered these 3D printed collectible toys at the New York City Toy Fair this year thanks to my sister-in-law Stephanie Sala, an independent toy store owner in the San Francisco Bay Area—and neither my kids nor I can get enough of them. The Wigglitz come in all sorts of creature forms and they seem to move in your hand thanks to their articulated pieces. They’re also incredibly lifelike given the detailed design, even if they’re each only about an inch long. Scoop up a random bundle of these little fidget play figures for your child’s basket or pick out a custom bundle with all their favorite creatures; we particularly like the possum, octopus, sloth and axolotl. They were created with a biodegradable PLA (a bioplastic) derived from cornstarch by a couple in Utah and continue to be manufactured right there.

So They Can Take Their Magna-Tiles On The Road

If there’s one toy that my kids have played with more than any other over their childhoods, it would be a hard call between Magna-Tiles and Lego. I love this new MicroMags travel set from the brand for portable playtime and building fun wherever we are whether on the plane, vacation or just in the waiting room. It includes 26 pieces in a carry case, so they’ll have to stretch their imaginations to discover what and how much they can build with it.

A Fun Toothbrush To Remove All That Sugar

These lightweight, battery operated toothbrushes from Colgate come in a variety of cheerful kid-friendly characters that might just encourage them to take a little longer to brush all that Easter sugar away. They’re surprising gentle and quiet, which is why my children probably don’t mind them. Choose from Bluey, a unicorn, Pokémon and other characters.

A Tube Of Mini Building Blocks

This Plus Plus tube of mini interlocking building blocks offers 70 pieces and the directions to build a unicorn, but parents can also choose from among dozens of other options, such as this T-Rex or this airplane. My kids always light up when offered a new Plus Plus tube challenge. (Just keep these mini bricks out of reach from babies and pets—I speak from experience on the latter.)

The Hoop That Anyone Can Catch

The foam Beamo sails through the air and is easy (and less scary) for even young children to catch, because it’s soft and lightweight. It’s also easier to snag it from any angle with the hole in the middle. Stuff this kid-friendly flying disc into the back of your active child’s basket and be ready to play at your next park excursion.

A Mini Me Gardening Set

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This miniature gardening set is the perfect Easter basket idea for toddlers and preschoolers who always want to copy their grown-ups. Now they can follow you along as you plant, mulch and water the garden this spring. They also make great beach toys.

All Their Favorite Creatures In One Toob

If you have a creepy-crawly fan, this narrow Insects Toob from Safari Ltd. might appeal more than all the cutesy Easter toys and accessories. I love these Toobs for preschoolers who are still deep into imaginary play. This one includes 14 figurines, such as a caterpillar, dragonfly, centipede, grasshopper and more insects, but you can also find Toobs of career people, dinosaurs and plenty of other creatures.

An Extra Special Bath Bomb

I love to include a fun bath bomb in my kids’ Easter baskets, and Lush always turns out some special limited-edition treats. I’m eyeing its Easter collection of bunny-shaped bath bombs, but also this Minecraft collab, which I know my younger kids will like. Besides its spot-on Creeper design, it infuses the bath with a lemongrass and bergamot scent and a green hue sure to please kids.

An Easier Beading Kit

This space-themed mini bead kit from Super Smalls lets them craft their own accessories with little fuss. It comes with three charms, including a gem-covered star and an alien, along with an assortment of beads and shapes to add to their creations. The set includes a 26-inch and a 10-inch cord to design multiple pieces of jewelry. Choose from among several themed mini sets or go for a full-size Super Smalls bead, craft or play kit. I also like this Make It Purple mini kit and this Super Smalls bracelet-making set.