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50+ Creative Ideas for Easter Gifts (No Candy Required!)

March 20, 2020 by Leslie

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Non candy Easter gifts don’t have to break the bank. Here you’ll find over 50 fun and affordable ideas for Easter gifts that kids will love.

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Kids are expensive – especially when it comes to holidays.

Everyone expects to spend a lot of money at Christmas, but did you know that Americans are expected to spend $2.9 billion on gifts for Easter this year?

And that’s in addition to $2.6 billion on candy; $5.7 billion on food; $3.2 billion on clothing; $1.3 billion on flowers; and $1.1 billion on decorations. (source)

Is it just me, or are those numbers insane?

Thankfully, you don’t have to break the bank or rely only on sugar-laden foods to fill your kids Easter baskets with fun gifts this year.

Let’s give them the gift of experiences, activities, and things they’ll actually use and love.

Easter Bunny Approved!

Get your Easter hopping along with a sweet selection of printable goodies – including printable games, tags and bag toppers, party decorations, and art prints all designed to to make this Easter more colorful than ever. Check it all out right here.

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Ideas for Easter Gifts that Get Kids Outside

Outdoor toys are the gifts that keep giving. Not only is the fresh air good for kids, but most of these ideas also get kids moving around and letting their energy out:

  1. Sidewalk Chalk
  2. Bubble mix
  3. Pinwheels
  4. Kites
  5. Jump Rope
  6. Beach toys
  7. Kid-sized gardening tools
  8. Beach towels
  9. Plant growing kits
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Crafts and Art Supplies

When the weather is rough outside, one of the best ways to get some peace and quiet is to give the kids a fun craft. Sometimes it’s as simple as letting them draw whatever they want, and sometimes it takes a full kit.

Either way, these gifts are always welcome:

  1. Crayons
  2. Markers (these are my kids favorites)
  3. Colored Pencils
  4. Coloring Books
  5. Activity and Puzzle Books
  6. Stickers
  7. Stamps
  8. Shaped Erasers
  9. Craft kits
girl in a pink Easter dress

Clothing and Accessories

Want a way to trick your budget? Use your Easter budget to purchase clothes and accessories you’ll need for the summer. We love to buy cute bathing suits and sunglasses to put in our kids baskets. And the kids love getting them too.

  1. Bathing Suits
  2. Sunglasses
  3. Wallets
  4. Hair Bows
  5. Hair Bands
  6. Pajamas
  7. Bath towels
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Easter Gifts that Promote Learning

There’s nothing better than helping kids learn while they’re just thinking they’re having fun. Here are a few gifts they’ll love, that will also sneak in some education:

  1. Story Books
  2. Non-Fiction Books (My toddler loves this series, and my 8-year-old loves these)
  3. Play-doh
  4. Blank notebooks or journals
  5. Puzzles 
  6. Card games
  7. Science kits
girl in an Easter dress with a flower crown playing outside

Easter Gifts for Girls

Here are some things to give that little girl that’s all sugar, spice and everything nice:

  1. Dress up jewelry from the Dollar Store
  2. Lip gloss or chapstick
  3. Nail polish
  4. Pint-sized apron and chef hat
  5. Tote bags
  6. Dress up clothes
boy playing with colorful egg crafts

Easter Gifts for Boys

There’s nothing like raising boys and girls alongside each other to see how different they are. Here are some fantastic ideas for your little superhero:

  1. Train Whistle
  2. Duffel bag
  3. Matchbox cars
  4. Superhero cape and mask
  5. Nerf balls
  6. Toy train cars
  7. Dinosaur toys
dyed eggs with faces and felt bunny ears

Ideas for Easter Gifts that are Just Plain Fun

At some point you just need to let kids be kids. So here are some ideas for Easter gifts that will definitely bring smiles to their faces:

  1. Temporary Tattoos
  2. Stuffed animals
  3. Playing cards
  4. Bunny Ear headbands
  5. Silly String
  6. Silly Putty
  7. Slinky
  8. Silly Straws
  9. Plastic Eggs filled with Coins
  10. Bath toys
  11. DVDs
  12. App store gift cards

Now It’s Your Turn

See? You don’t have to break the bank to make Easter fun. Pick a bunch of cheap ideas from this list and add in one or two gifts that are a bit of a splurge and your kids will be thrilled.

What are you buying your kids this Easter?
Which of these are your favorite non-food ideas for Easter gifts?

What are your favorite non-food Easter gifts for your kids?

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About Leslie

Leslie is the passionate party planner in her family. Living with metastatic breast cancer since 2022, she is determined to find a way to continue making amazing parties for her kids that don't leave you exhausted. To do that Leslie combines the experience she learned working for a professional event planner with the reality of a busy family life to create party inspiration that the average mom can reproduce and be proud of.

Comments

  1. Yum Yucky says

    March 14, 2016 at 2:39 pm

    Hi Leslie. Easter baskets are always hit or miss at my house. You have some great ideas here. Thanks for this!

    • Leslie says

      March 14, 2016 at 10:30 pm

      Aww, Easter baskets should be fun. Hopefully these ideas helped!

  2. Caryn says

    March 21, 2016 at 3:04 pm

    This list is AWESOME. My son has nut allergies, so we try not to hand out too much candy. I’m going to share. Thanks again.

    • Leslie says

      March 21, 2016 at 5:37 pm

      So glad this list was helpful, and thanks for sharing!

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