Toddler & Preschool Basket Stuffers
Looking for some fresh Easter basket inspiration without all the sugar? Here are some of my favorite basket and egg stuffers, completely candy-free! From stocking up on summer essentials to wowing kids without the sugar rush, there are over 30 ideas for toddlers, kids and tweens that will make your candy free (or candy limited) Easter a total success!
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Insect Lore The Very Hungry Caterpillar Butterfly Kit
Spring is the perfect time to embark on a nature adventure – and raising their own caterpillars will give kids a front seat to the fascinating life cycle of a butterfly. This Eric Carle inspired kit is perfect for stashing in the basket of your butterfly or nature loving little one!
Hape Cupcakes Play Food Set
Little hands will love the stacking fun that comes along with this wooden cupcake set. Add frosting, toppings and even candles – this set has plenty of combinations for play cooking fun and is the perfect size for adding to a preschooler’s Easter basket!
Tomy Toomies Hide & Sqeak Eggs
These adorable eggs provide toddlers with sorting, matching and squeaking fun. Every single one of my children have loved this little egg set, and because the carton snaps shut, it’s a great toy for summer traveling as well!
Hape Ukulele Guitar
This mini guitar will get little ones jamming just in time for those summer campfire songs! Musical tots will love this real wooden ukulele, sized perfectly for small hands! My youngest son loves his ukulele because it looks and sounds just like his big brother’s guitar too.
OOLY Creatibles Window Cling Art Kit
Kids can easily create their own window clings with the included gel tubes and stencils, or make artistic creations completely their own! Hang them on the window and let that summertime sun light up your child’s creations!
Crayola Egg Shaped Crayons
These egg shaped crayons are perfect for little hands just beginning to learn to grasp and color – plus the egg shape and fun colors makes them an exciting addition to tiny tot’s Easter baskets!
GUND Plastic Peter Rabbit Plush
Stuffed bunnies may seem obvious, but this GUND Peter Cottontail plush is so exceptionally made that it will become a favorite toy and keepsake for many years.
Double Up! Mini Marker Travel Set
One of my personal favorites – this set of two-sides markers comes in a handy plastic travel case and is no larger than a small book. Perfect for keeping organized in the art bin or taking on trips – kids have a full set of 36 washable markers that’s a breeze to take anywhere!
Hoppy Floppy’s Happy Hunt Preschool Board Game
Preschooler’s will love this carrot hunting game that promotes hand eye coordination, fine motor skills, turn taking and tons of family fun!
Melissa and Doug Water Wow
Another basket favorite – Water Wow uses water to draw, paint and write. Little ones have tons of fun, even on the go, with no mess!
Ooly 3D Colorables Inflatable Coloring Toy
Take imaginative play and dress-up to a whole new level. Kids color these inflatable toys, then blow them up for playtime fun. There are lots of themes to choose from – dinosaurs, butterfly dress up wings, unicorns, knight’s costumes – they’ll love seeing their colorful creations come to life!
Big Kids & Family Basket Stuffers
Gigantic Yard Sprinklers by Big Mouth Inc.
Easter is the perfect time to stock up on summer essentials – and you can wow the kids with these gigantic yard sprinklers. At over 6 feet tall and inflatable they are a breeze to setup and an instant hit with the kids and their pals. My dino obsessed kids love their gigantic dinosaur yard sprinkler! Add a new swimsuit, flip flops, sunglasses and sunscreen for the ultimate summer fun basket idea!
Beaker Creatures Reactor Pods
Part science, part blind bag and part toy – Beaker Creatures make perfect basket stuffers – inside each box kids will find a reactor pod, mystery creature, mini science poster and classification card!
KIC Start Kids in Conversation Family Card Game
A fun basket stuffer for older kids, KIC Start is a family card game with 150 cards filled with conversation starters that will get families talking! This compact game is great for packing to take along on family vacations, camping trips or to visit relatives. My kids play this at home with us, or with their friends!
NERF Fortnite Toy Blaster
If you’re planning to stash some Fortnite fun in your Easter baskets this year, grab these mini Fortnite blasters!
So Slime DIY Kit
DIY slime is a perfect spring break activity, and these mini DIY slime kits are perfect for a fun afternoon without the big mess! Each container holds a DIY slime recipe – and kids can customize it with glitter and surprise figures too!
LEGO Brickheadz Easter Bunny
Small Lego sets are perfect for filling Easter baskets and this Easter Bunny themed set will make a fun Easter day activity!
Hatchimals CollEGGtibles Easter Egg Carton
Hatchimal fans will love finding a carton of collectible eggs in their baskets! Each egg holds a surprise hatchimal for plenty of Easter morning fun!
Fortnite Temporary Tattoos
Fill eggs with sheets of Fortnite Temporary Tattoos for a non-candy surprise that won’t disappoint!
Polly Pockets Playsets
This may just be my nostalgia talking, but how great would it be to find these Polly Pocket sets in your Easter basket!
Candy Land Board Game
Just because we’re avoiding actually candy doesn’t mean we can’t include some sweet fun! This classic board game is perfect for playing together!
Lego Minifigures
Another candy free idea that will be a hit with the kids! We do this every year because you can never have too many LEGOs! Fill eggs with minifigures and don’t forget to add a few small sets or brick plates to their Easter Baskets for plenty of LEGO fun!
Try Not To Laugh Easter Joke Book
Kids will love memorizing these jokes to share with friends!
Grow and Glow Terrarium
FurReal Walkalots Lil’ Wags Bunny
This adorable bunny makes the perfect Easter basket stuffer and pal for a tabletop walk!
Squishy Squishie Shish’ems Bunny Pack
My kids are obsessed with squishy toys, and this Easter themed pack makes the perfect squishable basket stuffer!
Stampers
Great for filling eggs for kids of all ages – stampers are one of our favorite candy alternatives because kids love to create fun pictures with them! Add a drawing pad or package of construction paper to their Easter basket so they can stamp away!
For Tweens & Teens
Pastel Bunny Soap
Bigger kids will love this peep look-alike soap because they’re just plain adorable!
Hair Chalk
Let older kids show off some spring colors with a temporary ‘do upgrade!
Shower Bombs
My bigger kids have outgrown the bath, and along with it the fun bath bombs, but love these shower bombs! Toss them in the bottom of the shower for a great smell!
Leather Bookmarks
These leather bookmarks are durable and perfect for using time and time again!
Fortnite Socks
These Fortnite Socks are great for a gamer basket!
Fortnite Chugger Jug Water Bottle
Another fun treat for the Fortnite fan, re-hydrate the Battle Royal way with this Chugger Jug bottle!
So many smart ideas and the candy gets to be too much during the holiday. It is great to get some nice beach wear for our teens for the coming season
I love the idea of a candy free Easter basket. The grandkids get so much candy as it is. You have some really great ideas.
These are some great ideas! I always like to mix things up and include toys and such and not stick to only candy. My kids would like the slime kit.
Wow there so many wonderful ideas for non candy Easter baskets. Great options
I would much rather put stuff like this in a basket instead of candy, in fact, the years I have added candy, I also add electric toothbrushes. I know the perfect person to buy the Hide & Sqeak Eggs for this year. My babies are grown but I buy for my neighbor’s kids and my grandkids. These are all fabulous ideas and I’ll check some of them out.
We had that terrarium. My daughter got it for a birthday present one year. The hair chalk looks like a lot of fun and I see a few other items here the kids would enjoy even thought they are teens now. Great ideas.
These are all great ideas. I can’t wait to put together my families Easter baskets this year.
What some lovely ideas of things to put in Easter baskets. I love the idea of having things other than chocolates to give it little ones.
Love all of these ideas. We got sidewalk chalk for my granddaughter’s Easter basket.
This is a great list of ideas for little ones! Some of the things on your list are also on one of my daughters wish list actually! Now is the time to order butterflies!
I’m desperately trying to create candy free baskets this year. It’s been a challenge though, I won’t lie! These are great options.
I love the butterfly kit. That would have been a highlight in my daughter’s basket. She loves nature!
These are better ideas that putting a candies on our kids Easter basket and I am sure kids will love having these stuffs instead of having candies.
I love the idea of candy free Easter baskets! My kids will appreciate these for sure!
These are all great ideas. We don’t have children around any more for Easter baskets but I am passing these ideas on to other family members who do.
Great list! My niece would love the butterfly kit. I’ll get it for her.
Those are cool stuff! I am going to take my kids to local events this year. They always enjoy egg hunt.
I love the idea of candy free Easter baskets! Goodness knows we eat enough sugar as it is…LOL!!