Easter baskets are such a special treat for kids… but they don’t have to be full of candy and chocolate. When I’m putting together Easter Baskets for my kids, I always like to add a chocolate bunny, a few chocolate eggs, and then some extra fun surprises like little toys and puzzles.
So we’ve gathered five clever, non-candy Easter gift ideas for you and we’re giving away a prize pack worth $105. The giveaway will end after Easter, but your kids will love toys like these any time of year. These gift ideas include affiliates and items from sponsors.
Cool Pens To Inspire Creativity
I always use birthdays and special occasions to give my girls new stationary supplies.
A new set of colored pens or pencils is inspiration for them to get creative.
My girls spend lots of time drawing and coloring, so every few months, they can usually benefit from new supplies.
These Blendy Pens are extra fun because kids can create custom color blends.
Puzzle Games
Small games that challenge the brain are a wonderful addition to an Easter basket.
Compact puzzle games from Smart Games can provide hours of fun.
STEM Toys
I love getting my kids playing with toys that inspire STEM thinking.
This miniature microscope is so fun and still a small enough gift that you can tuck it into an Easter basket.
It turns a smartphone into a high-powered microscope for STEM learning on the go.
My kids love toys that work together with their smartphones.
And I love toys that get them thinking!
Card Games
Card games are perfect little gift ideas for Easter baskets.
Top Trumps has four new STEM-themed card decks that play the same as the other 60+ decks in the line, ranging from Marvel and Harry Potter (content written by J.K. Rowling) to Mischievous Cats or Creatures of the Deep.
These card games are great for travel.
Easter Themed Stuffie
I always like to add a cute stuffie to my girls’ Easter baskets.
Willy Hyde is an adorable new character from Whiffer Sniffers.
Whatever age your kids are, they’ll love clippy this cutie to their backpacks.
Giveaway
Would you like to win a prize pack with some of these fun gift ideas worth about $105?
Leave us a comment letting us know which of these gift ideas your kids would like the most.
Then complete your entry using the entry form below.
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Written by Susan Carraretto, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom
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Penguins Pool Party looks like it would be a lot of fun!
My grandson would love the Blendy Pens,
My kids would both love the Blendy pens! An awesome idea for my little boys’ birthday coming up!
My daughter loves Whiffer Sniffers.
My daughter would really love the blendy pens.
She’d like the Blendy Pens
My daughter would love the shopkins cards
I would say the Puzzle Games.
My choice for one of my grandsons, is the puzzle games. He’s very bright & he loves challenges.
For my other grandson, I’d choose one of the card games. He does love playing cards.
I’d choose an Easter themed Stuffie for my 20 month old granddaughter. She loves her soft dolls & stuffed toys.
The cat trumps card game.
MY DAUGHTER WOULD LOVE THE Blendy Pens AND MY SON WOULD LOVE THE PUZZLE GAMES 🙂
My son would love the blendy pens
My son would love the Harry Potter card set
My Granddaughter would love the stem themed Shopkins card game.
The cards are a great idea. My daughter loves cats. A cat themed basket may be a good direction to take Easter this year.
My kids would like the Blendy Pens.
My daughter would love the blendy pens. She’s into arts and crafts.
i think my grandson would enjoy the miniature microscope
The Blendy pens would be a hit
My boys would love the puzzle games.
Puzzle Games
The blendy pens will be a big hit with my grandchildren.
Everything is great – but I think the miniature microscope would be a huge hit!
STEM toys are great!
The Blendy pens are neat!
Awesome giveaway! I would love to win an Easter basket for my 10 year old daughter.
The stem themed cards would be fun
My son would love the blendy pens.
Hands down it would be the blendy pens
I think the blendy pens would be the biggest hit in our house
my daughters would love the blendy pens
They’re all great but I think she’d most like the Top Trumps new STEM-themed card decks. Thanks.
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my 9 year old grandson. would love the card games. It gets boring when all we play is uno : )
I know my grandchildren love to play games, so I think they would love the games the most.
My son would love the blendy pens!
Definitely the Blendy Pens!
My daughter would love the pens.
I think my granddaughter would love the Blendy Pens and my grandson would like the Puzzle Games Thanks! 😃
I know my grandchildren love to play games, so I think they would love the games the most.
The Blendy Pens, my daughter loves art. Thanks!
The blend pens and the microscope woyld be big hits in our house.
STEM toys are very important advancement I think it is important for them to start thinking about the future very early in the core areas.
My son isn’t old enough for any of this, so if I won I’d gift it to my best friends son. He would love the puzzle games!
My son would love the STEM toys!
My son would love the blendy pens!
my kids would have fun with the blendy pens
We’d like the STEM toys!
My niece would love all of these but the blends pens would be her favorite because she loves drawing and painting.
My 8 year old is really into card games so I know he would love those.
I think the grandkids would like to have the Puzzle Games the most. Everyone could play together.
My daughter would love the card games! These would be great for on the go travel.
The brain games would be nice, outside of the sweet treats; exercising the mind is very important. Learning to focus and concentrate is crucial for a young mind for problem solving. Reasoning on what works and doesn’t stays with them forever.
My nephew would like the puzzle games.
My niece would love the Blendy Pens. Thanks for the fun giveaway!
I think my kids would love the Card Games best!
my youngest daughter would love to have shopkins..she loves them.
My Grandkids would love the Blendy Pens and Jumpin Puzzle Game. All these would be great for any basket or for gifts.
I think that they would like the stem toys
My kids would love Compact puzzle games from Smart games.
The cool pens idea, because all our Grandkids love pens, so this would be perfect for them!
The puzzle games look great!
I think my daughter would like puzzle games the best.
I think my Grandkids would love the miniature microscope stem starter kit. Educational and fun.
We like to put small toys in the Easter basket. We give her candy too, but try not to overload it with candy.
She would like the blendy pen the most as she’s always drawing and writing.
My kids would love the blendy pens
The BlendyPens would be the biggest hit around here!
My kids would love the Shopkins game for sure! Great giveaway. Thanks!
I have three daughters – all artists and they would love the blendy pens!
Blendypens. My daughter is obsessed with art. She goes to kindergarten next year, but instead of pre-school, we let her go to art school because it’s what she wanted. Art, all day, everyday!
My daughter would love the Shopkins card games
My kids would love the Puzzle Games! That looks like so much fun!
My kids would love the blends pens!
My little girl would like the puzzle games the most.
My kids would like the card games. We love to play all types of games with the family. Thanks
I love these ideas about adding a little variety to their Easter Baskets! For us too the Easter Bunny chocolate is essential! I am really interested in the STEM microscope which looks unique! My son however has a love for crafting and drawing so he is going love those BLENDY PENS!
My son would love the puzzle games. He loves a good puzzle!
I think my kids would love all of it but my daughter would especially like the blendy pens and my son would love the card games.
I know my kids would love the blendy pens.
my little niece loves Shopkins Everything
My nieces and son would love the Blendy Pens, too!
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Blendy Pens would be the favorite, but the others would grab their interest as well.
The Blendy Pens! My daughter has been asking me for them forever now! 🙂
I like the Harry Potter Top Trumps game.
my son is really into drawing right now so would love the pens.
The Stem toys or the blendy pens would be fun for my boys
My kids would like the card games for family game night.
My grandsons would most like the games, especially Jumpin.
My daughter would love the stem toy.
My son would like the Harry Potter cards.
I think it will be Jumpin In.
The blendy pens are delightful and special.
My daughter would love the Willy Hyde Whiffer Sniffer. She loves these types of toys.
Compact puzzle games from Smart Games can provide hours of fun.
My daughter would like the Blendy pens!
My grand daughter would love the Blendy Pens .
My nephew would enjoy the Blendy Pens.
The pool party game.