My Preschooler Easter Basket Ideas cover all kinds of different play to keep your little one busy and having fun without a ton of candy and throw-away trinkets!
More than 40 different ideas for your Preschool Easter Basket!
My Preschooler Easter Basket Ideas cover a few of the different areas you might want to think about when filling your basket and some of these ideas do lean a little traditionally “girl” but it would be easy enough to substitute in other toys or themes that fit your little one!
I am in no way suggesting you NEED all of the items I list below I am merely listing some of our favorites or things that I am considering for our Easter Basket. Hopefully, this sparks some ideas for your own Preschooler!
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OUTDOOR TOYS
We are all itching to get back outdoors after the long winter, and there is something about Preschooler Easter Baskets that just BEG for some fresh chalk and a new jump rope! I also included one Big idea, as I know a lot of people use Easter as a chance to add to their outdoor activities!
- Jump Rope – these ones are easily adjustable to any height of kid!
- Chalk
- Foam Pogo – for those kids that just never stop moving!
- Water Blasters – good for pool or backyard play
- Soccer Ball – some preschoolers are finally getting some coordination and could do with a proper ball!
- Mud Kitchen – a bigger purchase but SO worth it as long as your up for a bit of a mess!
ARTS & CRAFTS
I love Arts and crafts supplies in Preschooler Easter Baskets. It’s a perfect excuse to stock up on some fun supplies that you don’t want to buy all the time and they get used up so it’s not adding TONS more clutter forever!
- Tempera Paints – for us the bright and bolder the Neon color the better!
- Boogie Board – amazing for those kids who are loving doodling
- Pony Beads – this brand comes in lots of different color pallets and finishes!
- American Girl Sticker Book – if you have a little girl that loves looking at toy catalogs this would be a big hit!
- Glitter Glue
- Simple Stencils – helps build proper pencil grip and fine motor control for writing
INDEPENDENT PLAY
I don’t know about you but we are attempting to navigate the world post naptime and we need all the help we can get! I knew I wanted to find some new independent play items to put in our Preschooler Easter Basket
- Polly Pocket – a great compact little toy that sparks great pretend play
- Legos – this would be a bigger present, but we are in need of a new set and are super into Legos right now
- Monkey String – fidgety toy that doubles as an art supply
- Circle Pie – a great open-ended puzzle, also great for homeschool fraction lessons
- Flower Stacking Garden – we got this last Easter and it has been the biggest hit!
- Snap Beads – We go this for Christmas and she adores it so much!
SOMETHING TO WEAR
A Preschooler Easter Basket is also a great place to replace some seasonally specific clothing items. Or toss in a crown, because why not?!
SOMETHING TO READ
We are devouring books right now and you won’t hear my complaining. I know that most books don’t fit too well in a traditional Easter Basket but I just couldn’t resist sharing some new titles that we are loving! You can always set them next to the basket or maybe go on an egg AND book hunt!
- What Should Darla Do? – excited to try ou this choose your own adventure book for a new bedtime book!
- Peek Inside Fairyland – we are all about any kind of lift the flap book we can get our hands-on
- The Magical Yet – I’m betting a lot of 3-4 year olds will be learning to ride a bike this summer so this would be a great book to encourage them!
- Lola Dutch – we just discovered the adorable series and it’s so fun to read too! Mama approved!
- The Big Book of Bugs
- Wipe and Clean Hidden Pictures
PRACTICAL LIFE
I wanted to make sure and include some non-toy items in my Preschooler Easter Basket ideas. These items are where you are really going to want to customize your picks to your kid’s preferred colors, characters, and needs.
- Wallet – anyone else kid always got a pile of pennies laying around?
- Headphones
- Bandaids – Plenty of scraped knees coming with the warmer weather so these are always good
- Waterbottle
- Lunchbox – we LOVE picnics and i think she would love to be in charge of her own bag
- Camp chair – between campfire nights and lake days a chair just the right size is a fun idea!
EGG FILLERS
We are not anti candy and I am sure we will be adding a chocolate bunny and some little egg candies in as well BUT I like to limit that some and finding actual treasures in the eggs is way more fun in my opinion! I always try and think of things we actually want and need not just cheap junk.
- Gem Stickers
- Mini Erasers – ill be honest I usually just pick these up at the Target dollar spot
- Butterfly hair clips
- Scrunchies
- Toob Faries
- Wooden Loose Parts – so great for creative imaginative play!
My Preschooler Easter Basket ideas are super focused on independent play this year
At 3.5 Bitty is getting very good at her independent play skills and I am super thankful for that, but now that she is starting to quit naps we are in need of some new distractions for quiet time because I will be totally honest, Mama NEEDS that time.What are your Preschooler Easter Basket must haves? Anything that I am forgetting that you know your kid is going to LOVE!? Share it down below!
If you want to know what we are putting in my preschooler Easter Basket I am going to share that over on my Instagram soon!
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