We’ve all been there: you spend time and money finding the perfect basket, only to have your kiddos gather eggs in their Halloween bucket. This year, ditch the cheap-o weave and try one of these seven enticing alternatives that keep on giving long after the hunt. Scroll down for inspiration!
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1. The Living Basket
Turn a simple easter basket into something verdant with a little soil, seeds and lining. Once the grass is sprouted you can nestle a few eggs and treats inside. Start this one a couple weeks before Easter (you can do it all indoors) to be sure your grass is long enough by the big day. Get our complete how-to here.
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2. Flower Power
Find a pot and fill it up: a simple terracotta pot filled with seeds, gloves, a spade, a kid’s book about gardening and even paints for the kiddos to gussy up the pot themselves all make great additions. Or pick up some plants, pots and a few tiny things to start your own fairy garden, nestle them in the basket with some seeds and Easter treats and watch their eyes light up!
3. Bike Basket Bonanza
This one does double-duty: it serves as an awesome catch-all for those Easter Bunny surprises and it encourages the kids to get active and get outside. In fact, once you trick out their bikes with a sweet basket, it will be hard to get your kiddos to stop riding. If the kiddos already have a nice basket, you can still use it: make a Easter bike ride part of your family tradition.
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4. Put It Chair
It doesn’t get much simpler than this. If your house is overflowing with baskets and toys but you still want the kiddos to have a special find, try setting up a chair with a sweet little stuffed animal and a few eggy-treats. What makes it extra nest-like is the faux fur, but even a cozy blanket will do. (Although you have our full permission to purchase faux fur or a plush new throw!).
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5. Sandy Surprise
With summer fun right around the corner, get the kiddos jazzed for beach play by filling a sand bucket with toys, gardening gear and a chocolate bunny or two. You an also consider a small inflatable pool (especially if you have two kids) and fill it up with gear for the warmer weather.
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6. Build-a-Basket
If you build it, they will grin! Pull out the LEGO bricks after they’ve gone to bed and get building: you’re going to create a basket shape. Once you’ve completed it, add some minifigs to plastic eggs (wow them with these mega-cool DIY gold ones from A Few Shortcuts) and tuck in a cool new LEGO City book. Bam!
Want ideas on some candy-free Easter Basket fillers? Click here for our ideas.
—Amber Guetebier
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