Alternative Easter Basket Fillers

Great Ways to Avoid Candy

© Charlina Stewart

Mar 14, 2008

Avoid filling your children's Easter baskets with candy this year. Try some of these fun and practical options.


With Easter right around the corner, children will be anxiously awaiting their baskets filled with goodies. This year, do your kids a favor and forget the candy. Try filling their Easter baskets with fun, practical alternatives.

  • books
  • bubbles
  • dolls, teddy bears and doll accessories
  • toy cars
  • bubble bath
  • gardening gloves
  • sports gear (soccer balls, basketballs, etc.)
  • small outdoor toys (buckets, shovels, etc.)
  • coloring books
  • crayons and markers
  • play dough
  • modeling clay
  • funnels
  • magnifying glasses
  • bug boxes
  • favorite music and movies
  • fruit

These alternative Easter basket options will continue to gratify your children long after the candy is gone.


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