Creating the Candy Free Easter Basket

Thanks to Chambanamoms at  for these great ideas!

Easter is going to be a big challenge for many families this year as the Cornoavirus has had us 'shelter in place" and  tightened our wallets. ​Community Easter Egg hunts are being cancelled, and trips to the store are limited. 

We love this list developed by Cambanamoms of fun things you can put into your kids Easter baskets, using things you have at home and without running around town. See what you think!
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Things you probably already have in your house, or can put together in your house

• Coins. Kids LOVE coins! Or…
• Dollar bills (!!!)
• Inspirational Quotes or Bible verses on pieces of paper
• Stickers
• Bottles of sprinkles (yes technically we know this is food … can be used for baking later though!)
• Balloons
• Homemade coupons – date night with mom or dad, ice cream trip, Skateland visit, etc.
• Card games – deck of cards, Uno, Go Fish

Things you can grab at your grocery store or pharmacy (links to purchase online and have delivered to your home)

Toy Aisle

• Mini Bubbles (similar to what you get at a wedding) or non-spillable Fubbles
• Bubble bath or bath bombs
• Sidewalk chalk
• Books – coloring, reading, activity (like Mad Libs)
• Shopkins
• Little planes, cars, people
• Bouncy balls
• Take and go packs of Play-doh
• Silly putty
• Mini Slinky
• Puzzles – One parent says, “I always buy a 24-piece puzzle and put 1-2 pieces of the puzzle in each egg!”
• Jump rope
• LEGOs

Office supply/craft aisle

• Little Post-It notes
• Slime, or bottles of Elmer’s glue to make slime
• Paint
• Erasers

Personal care aisle

• Hair accessories – ties, bows, scrunchies, etc.
• Lip balm
• Fun Band-Aids
• Nail polish
• Jewelry – we love these bunny earrings

Garden section

• Mini flower pots
• Flower Seeds
• Mini gardening items to help plant flowers

Things you can pick up from local businesses

• Game card for Jupiter’s
• Swim passes to use this summer from Champaign Park District or Urbana Park District

More fun things you can order on Amazon and have delivered to your home

• Tiny stamps
• Small plastic animals (from a Toob)
• Little animals (from Little People)
• Temporary tattoos
• Magic Grow Capsules
• String and beads for kids to make their own jewelry
• Pretty rocks for rock collections or the family fairy garden
• Hydro flask and/or stickers
• Fun socks
• Finger puppets
• Earbuds
• Latch hook tool/kit
• Perler beads
• Shrinky dinks
• Keychain Craft 
• Mini Sticky hands
• Doll accessories
• Lanyards
• Carabiners
• Bug jar

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