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Gift ideas · Sunday, March 28, 2027

Easter basket ideas beyond candy

An Easter basket works best with a little chocolate, one thing for outdoors and one thing to make.

Make it together, free

A letter from the Easter BunnyLeft in the basket, with a clue to the first egg. Spring coloring pagesFor the quiet hour after the hunt.

Under $20

  • Seeds and a small pot. Sunflowers or cress grow fast enough to hold their interest.
  • Sidewalk chalk and bubbles. The first warm-weather gifts of the year.
  • A spring book. Something about animals, gardens or new beginnings.
  • A kite. For the first windy day.
  • Egg-decorating kit. Natural dyes from onion skins and red cabbage are a good science lesson too.
  • A clue hunt. Hide the basket and leave rhyming clues. The oldest can help write them.

$20 to $75

  • Outdoor toys. A bat and ball, a jump rope, a bug catcher.

Questions people ask

When is Easter 2027?

Easter 2027 is Sunday, March 28, 2027. In 2028 it falls on Sunday, April 16, 2028.

What can the kids make for the kids?

A letter from the Easter Bunny — Left in the basket, with a clue to the first egg. It is free on Keepers of Childhood.

What is a good Easter gift under $20?

Seeds and a small pot. Sunflowers or cress grow fast enough to hold their interest.

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