Non Candy Easter Basket Ideas for Toddlers!

With Easter just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about filling those adorable baskets for your toddler. While chocolate bunnies and candy eggs are classics, you probably aren’t ready to give those to your younger toddler, or maybe you just want to give your toddler items other than candy. This post will provide you with fun, educational, and creative non candy Easter basket ideas for your toddler! [*Disclosure-this post contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission for items purchased at no additional cost to you. You can read the full disclosure here.]

Easter baskets are one of the best parts of Easter, but for toddler parents, filling those baskets with age-appropriate goodies that are both safe and stimulating can be a challenge; especially if you have a toddler under age two. Or maybe you just want to mix things up this year with some fun and educational goodies.  So to help you out mama, I’ve created a list of creative non candy Easter basket ideas that your little one will absolutely love, without the sugar crash! These Easter stuffer recommendations are sure to make your holiday both entertaining and enriching for your little bunny. Also check out these adorable Easter basket ideas for babies!

Non Candy Easter Basket Ideas for Toddlers:

1. Books

Encourage a love for reading with colorful board books featuring Easter themes or sunny springtime adventures! Board books are a wonderful way to introduce toddlers to the joy of reading, especially because they have sturdy pages that can withstand toddler handling. (Board books are a great idea for baby Easter baskets too! Check out my Baby Easter Basket Ideas here!) Here are some great books for your Toddler’s Easter baskets:

• Never Touch A Grumpy Bunny: Super tactile! Fun silicone feels on every page. My toddler loves this series!
• Baby’s Love Easter: A chunky, sturdy lift the flap book with cute illustrations and rhymes!
• Little Blue Truck’s Springtime: Just say yes to Little Blue Truck! The whole series has such an engaging story with rhyming words that toddlers love!
• Peter Rabbit: This version is the classic story but with touch and feel, and lift the flap elements for interactive fun.
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Easter Egg Hunt: An adorable lift the flap book with classic characters.
• Happy Easter Bunny! This book has sound buttons your toddler will love to push, along with a cute little handle.
• You’re My Little Hunny Bunny: This series is so adorable! It has thick sturdy pages and your toddler will love the tactile experience of it. The illustrations are so cute!
• Musical Easter Nursery Rhymes: This book plays 6 Easter themed nursery rhyme songs- perfect for any music loving toddler!

2. Fun Educational Toys:

Toys that promote learning while keeping your little one entertained are the perfect non candy Easter basket ideas! Stimulate your toddler’s mind with puzzles and games that are both entertaining and educational. Look for ones that are age-appropriate and promote skills like problem-solving and hand-eye coordination. 

Here are some great options:

• Silicone Rainbow Stacker: This open ended Rainbow Stacker toy is perfect for color recognition, fine motor skills, and imaginative play. It can be stacked different way, enhancing eye hand coordination. Your toddler will love stacking it up and knocking it down!

• Yofun Montessori Carrot Matching Puzzle: Well made from smooth wood, is durable and the perfect chunky size for small hands. Your toddler will love putting the carrots in and pulling them out. Each carrot is a different size and has a matching hole. This toy is great for fine motor skills, cognitive problem solving, and eye hand coordination!

• Egg Matching Carton: This Color and Shape Matching Egg Carton toy enhances fine motor skills while teaching color and shape recognition. The sturdy plastic egg carton keeps them all together. Your toddler will love opening and closing these colorful eggs. Perfect for learning open and close, color recognition, shape recognition, and matching!

• Toomies Hide and Squeak Eggs: This is a great sensory toy that promotes developmental skills like shape and color matching. When your little one presses down on the adorable baby chick’s head inside the egg, it makes a delightful chirp sound, guaranteed to induce the giggles.  These fun eggs make a wonderfully fun Easter basket stuffer.

3. Stuffed Animals and Plush Toys:

Soft and cuddly plush toys are always a hit with toddlers, so of course they have a spot on this non candy Easter basket ideas list! Add to your toddler’s collection of stuffed animals with a cute Easter-themed plushie. Choose ones featuring Easter characters like bunnies, chicks, or lambs. Check out these super cute, cuddly options:

•  Bearington Plush Bunny: This bunny is soo adorable and perfect for snuggling! A cuddly bunny is a timeless Easter basket stuffer! This bunny is a great size and is soft and huggable- a perfect option for snuggles and imaginative play.

• Bunny in a Carrot Burrow: While this one is technically a dog toy, it is super cute and promotes eye hand coordination with fun peekaboo play. Toddler’s can push and pull the adorable plush bunnies in and out of the holes in the carrot.

• Bundaloo Farm Plushie Playset: This farm set is not only adorable, but each animal makes sounds! We love that the name of the animal is also printed on each plushie. Everything stays nicely contained with the included barn. This is great for learning animal names, animal sounds, and cuddly imaginative play!

4. Art Supplies:

Nurture your toddler’s creativity with art supplies like crayons, washable markers, and finger paints. Look for non-toxic materials that are safe for little hands. Check out these art supply Easter basket ideas:

Washable paints, crayons, and markers:

• Crayola Washable Finger Paint Set: This is a perfect my first paint set and Crayola is super washable! It comes with 3 easy squeeze bottles of washable paint and finger paint paper!

•  Crayola Spill Proof Finger Paint: these paint pods are spill free and washable! Need I say more? These are reccommended for age 3 and up however, according to the package.

• Crayola My First Markers: A great washable first Marler for little hands. They have a rounded tip instead of a pointed one to make them safe for toddlers.

• Crayola Palm Grasp washable crayons: A great my first crayon set. The egg shape is chunky, good for small hands and durable. My toddler threw them and they didn’t break. And of course the egg shape is perfect for Easter.

• Dot Markers: These non-toxic dot markers are such a fun art activitiy! These really hold my toddlers attention and we love the vibrant colors. These dot markers are also washable and dry quickly, and the set comes with paper!

• My first Scribble Book: We love this book because not only is it a dedicated place for my toddler to color but I also get to save it as a collection of his first works of art. 

Play dough: Play dough is a great way to encourage creativity and develop fine motor skills for tollders age 2 and up. Look for dough that is non-toxic. 

• Crayola Play-Doh Easter Eggs: This play dough is non-toxic and the egg shaped is perfect for Easter. You could also hide these for your Easter Egg hunt instead of candy filled eggs. See all of my non-candy Easter egg filler ideas here!

5. Outdoor Toys:

With spring in full swing, outdoor toys are a must-have for Easter baskets! Check out these outdoor toddler Easter basket ideas:

Bubbles: Bubbles are a classic outdoor (or indoor!) activity that toddlers love. Opt for a bubble solution that is non-toxic.

• Fubbles: These bubbles are No Spill and Non-toxic! We love anything non-toxic and spill proof! They also make excellent bubbles.

• Bunny Musical Bubble Wand: This bubble wand is easy for your toddler to hold; just press a button for it to make bubbles. It also lights up and plays music!

Sidewalk chalk: Encourage outdoor creativity with sidewalk chalk. Look for non-toxic sidewalk chalk in various colors.

• Sidewalk Egg Chalk Easter Eggs: This egg shaped chalk is non toxic and has beautiful colors to choose from. The fun egg shape is not only great for small hands but perfectly fits in with the Easter theme.

• Chalk Easy Grip: This chalk set has easy grip handles making it easy for toddlers to grasp and color without getting chalk on their hands. You can also purchase refills for them instead of having to buy the whole set all over again when the chalk runs out!

Balls: A bouncy ball or small inflatable beach ball is a great way to get your toddler moving and playing outside.

• Marbelized Bouncy Balls: These bouncy balls are the perfect sized outdoor ball and the beautiful vibrant marble colors will remind you of dyed Easter Eggs!

6. Musical Toys:

Introduce your toddler to the world of music with simple musical toys or musical instruments. Choose ones that are easy to hold and make pleasant sounds. 

• The Haba Musical Eggs: This playful set of eggs is a Montessori favorite, featuring wooden eggs that make different sounds when shaken, twisted, or clicked. Your toddler will love exploring all of the different sounds! These eggs are not only creative, they also help with fine motor skills.

• Egg shaped maracas: These egg maracas are the perfect size for small hands. My toddler loves shaking everything and anything to hear the sound it makes so, I know these delightful maracas will be a hit!

• Manhattan Musical Chicken: This beautiful, wooden, musical chicken is 3 musical Instruments in one! It has a xylophone, removable maraca, and clacker. Its wood design makes it perfect for lasting many musical years. Your toddler will surely have fun making music in their own band!

7. Easter and Spring Themed Toys: 

These delightful Easter and Spring themed toys will brighten up any toddler’s Easter! 

• Peter Rabbit jack in the box: Does your toddler love peekaboo, and any games with anticipation like mine does? This classic toy will be sure to indulge them with surprise but with a cute plush bunny, instead of a creepy clown! Turning the crank also helps develop fine motor skills.

• Wooden Bunny Car: This adorable bunny car is great for the car obsessed toddler (mine!), and is durable being made from wood. This is a cute addition to any Easter basket.

• Easter themed bubble popper: A great sensory toy that also promotes hand eye coordination. Popping the bubbles is really satisfying for us mamas too!

• Learning Resources Grow it Set: This adorable pretend gardening set sparks imaginative play and enhances fine motor skills.The watering can can be used for pretend gardening or, put real water in it for fun water play! Perfect for curious toddlers!

• Baby Chick Bath Toy: This fun waterfall bath toy will surely bring a smile to your little one’s face. Use it in the bath, sensory bin, or water table. This is perfect for sensory exploration and water play loving toddlers!

8. Non-Candy Treat: Instead of filling the basket with sugary candy, opt for some yummy, sweet, healthier options like these:

• That’s It Fruit Bars: The ingredients are 2 fruits, that’s it! Lots of different flavors to choose from. We love the Apple Mango flavor!
• Natures Bakery Bars: These bars are so good, we buy extra so my husband and I can eat them too! Lots of yummy flavors to choose from. We love the apple oat crumble and strawberry oat crumble. 
• Beech Nut Oaty Bars: These are a staple in my home. My toddler loves them! I love that the ingredients are so simple and have no added sugar, and no artificial flavors, dyes, or ingredients.

Remember:

• When choosing Easter basket stuffers for your toddler, always prioritize their safety by choosing age-appropriate items. Opt for toys that are free of small parts, choking hazards, and sharp edges.
• Consider your toddler’s interests and developmental stage when selecting items for their basket.
• Most importantly, have fun and enjoy creating a special Easter basket for your little one!

This Easter, make your toddler’s Easter basket extra special with these fun and educational Easter basket ideas. Don’t forget to check out these sweet and safe baby Easter basket ideas for baby’s first Easter! These Easter basket stuffers will not only bring a smile to your little one’s face, but will also spark their imagination and promote developmental skills. Whether it’s books, toys, or outdoor playtime gear, there are plenty of options to choose from to create a magical holiday for your little one.

Happy Easter and, Happy Mommying!