How to make a healthy Easter Basket
Kids are so excited to find their basket of goodies on Easter Morning, but I don’t love giving them a ton of candy. We know that sugar is not good for them and neither are all of the artificial colors and flavors.
So how can we make a healthy easter basket? Let’s fill their baskets up with some fun and useful items that will sure to please.
Using a pretty, reusable basket will allow you to use them over and over even as they get older so you can continue to give them an amazing healthy easter basket.
Here are few of my favorites:
How to make your healthy easter basket?
Adding lots of fun things that your kids will LOVE that don’t come full of excess sugar and loads of artificial ingredients. Here are my top 20 non-candy items to put in your healthy easter basket.
Swim Goggles: As the weather warms up so will pools and beaches! We even love wearing goggles in the bathtub to “practice” going underwater.
Tegu Travel Blocks: We love the bigger version of these blocks but these ones are perfect for the basket, the car, the restaurant, or any other time.
Egg Sidewalk Chalk: We love drawing and playing in the spring with this fun chalk.
Books: The good egg…A perfect book for easter and spring.
Plus Plus Bunny: We love plus plus blocks. They are perfect to throw in your bag for on the go. This bunny is extra fun!
Hide and Squeak Eggs: These are great for little hands, matching, shapes, and colors.
Puzzles: This mini set of puzzles has its own container and comes in different themes.
Piggy Paint: Our favorite non-toxic nail polish. Perfect for little hands.
Water Bottle: These bottles come in different sizes and colors and are perfect for keeping water cold.
Matchbox Mice: These little critters are the cutes.
Kids Chopper: Kids love helping in the kitchen chopping veggies with this chopper. They can keep both hands on top and away from the chopping making it fun and easy.
Stuffed Bunny: Jellycat animals are the softest. These bunnies come in a few different colors.
Cookie Cutters: Kids love helping in the kitchen and these spring cookie cutters are the perfect addition to your baking
Hot Wheels: The perfect little toy for their basket. These cars stand the test of time.
Bunny Fruit Snacks: a better version of something sweet for their basket!
Bathing Suit: They’ll be so excited to know that some swimming time is to come.
Madlibs: Older kids will love doing these on their own and little ones think it’s so fun to help you fill in the blanks.
Jump Rope: Fun and exercise all in one little rope.
Bunny Snacks: Because it’s the bunny’s time to shine!
Honey Sticks Watercolors: we love this brand of art supplies, non-toxic and have great colors!
I hope you use some of these ideas when you make your healthy Easter Basket this year!