Every Mama Works

Spring has arrived and if you're anything like my family, you and your kiddos are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Easter Bunny! I like to keep our focus of the holiday on the reason we celebrate it, but the excitement of hunting for goody-filled baskets and eggs adds to the joy. :)

Each year since having kids, I search the stores looking for items to put in their baskets that don't include sugar and might last a little longer than a piece of candy. So, I've compiled a list of some great basket stuffers in an effort to save you some time in your searches. I've tried to include ideas for several age groups and these can all be purchased for fairly cheap.

I'm wondering what the Bunny will bring for YOUR kiddos this year. Please let me know. :)

- Coins in eggs (you can never wrong with money!)

- Barrettes/hair accessories

- Temporary tattoos (my girls love these and one sheet lasts us a long time)

- Small dolls/action figures

- One larger toy they’ve been asking for

- Movies (you can get $5 DVD's at large, chain stores and even $1 movies at the dollar store)

- Stuffed animals

- Coupons for “treats” like an extra time added to a curfew, a special dessert, a special outing to someplace your child likes

- Socks (I see cute seasonal socks in the dollar section at Target all the time)

- Crayons/Markers

- Chalk

- Coloring books

- A fave, framed photo (My girls love to look at pics of themselves LOL)

- Watch

- Wallet

- Jewelery (I'm thinking of the dress-up kind for young kids, but you can also get cute, fashion earrings/necklaces/bracelets for an older child)

- Perfume

- Lip gloss

- Stickers

- Flashlights

- Craft kits (Michael's craft store has a ton of foam craft kits that are easy to make and my girls adore them)

- Flower seeds/kits

- Sunglasses

- Travel games/card games

- Homebaked treats (granola bars, cookies, trail mix)

- Play-doh

- Goldfish crackers

- Paper dolls (I have found some printable ones online that I put on heavy paper. They are fantastic!)

- Puppets

- Slinkies

- Raisins

- Granola bars

- Leggings/tights

- Movie tickets

- ITunes gift card

- Toothbrush

- Hairbrush

- Comic books

- Photo album

- Sports cards

- Water bottle

- Magic tricks

- Beach towel

- Books

- Kite

- Small Lego sets (Walmart and Target have these GREAT themed Lego sets in their Easter sections. They don't have many pieces and would fit nicely into a basket.)

- Ball cap

- Bubbles

- Baseball/basketball/football

- Marbles

- Squinkies/Zoobles (Popular little toys nowadays)

- Hexbug Nano (I saw one of these in action the other day and they are too cute!)

- Hot Wheels

- Baby puffs (These are a great alternative to candy for particularly young children who are eating table foods)

- Gardening tools

- Kaleidoscope