Mostly Candy Free Easter Baskets Kids Will Love
For Easter in our house, I love coming up with creative and fun alternatives for my boy’s baskets rather than a whole basket full of only candy. If course, as homesteaders, we have some beautiful colored eggs from our own chickens. I do want to include some candy though, and have found some better alternatives. I have done a lot of research on food additives and dyes and know how they negatively affect my kids. Did you know some other countries do not even allow synthetic food dyes in their foods? The candy suggestions in this post will help you find some better alternatives and help you create a mostly candy Free Easter Baskets Kids Will Love!
I have always loved making fun themed Easter Baskets. I have two boys who love Star Wars. In the basket pictured here I went with Yoda slippers, mini Lego figures, and some silly putty. The healthier food additions are are some organic lollipops, unreal chocolate pieces, unreal peanut butter cups and hard boiled eggs. I had two very happy and excited boys! Here are some other ideas for mostly candy free Easter baskets kids will love.
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Healthier Easter treat ideas
There are several companies that have candy with better ingredients and no food dyes such as the ones listed below.
Heading out to places like Aldi, Lidl, World Market and Trader Joes will help you find fun treats with natural dyes and no high fructose corn syrup.
- Unreal candy (mock MNMs, peanut butter cups, ect) so good!
- Surf Sweets
- Yummy Earth Lollipops
- naturally colored hard boiled eggs (if you do not have chickens that lay colored eggs, there are several natural food coloring kits you can get online)
- oranges
- apples
- clif bars
- granola and carrots (rabbit feed)
- Chocolate Rocks ( I found these at World Market)
Outdoor fun Easter basket ideas
- Bubbles
- seeds and a watering can
- a butterfly net
- sidewalk chalk
- pool toys
- binoculars
- frisbee
- flashlights
Gardening / Homesteading Basket
- watering can
- gloves
- seeds
- boots
- hat
- sunscreen
- overalls
- incubator
- chicken feed
- bucket
Clothing fun Easter basket ideas
- slippers
- fun socks
- hats
- new swim wear
- rain boots
- Umbrella
Misc. fun Easter Basket Ideas
- stickers
- tattoos
- bubble bath
- books
- card games
- coupon books for an outing
- gift card for a restaurant they love
- craft supplies
- silly putty
I hope that these healthier Easter Basket goodies help you with some fun and healthy ideas for your kiddos Easter Baskets!
Want more Holiday themed fun? Check out my DIY S’Mores Platter
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These are great ideas! I love the Yoda slippers!!
These are great alternatives to just giving kids candy. I especially like the clothes options.
Great ideas! Thank you for sharing. I wouldn’t have thought about a gift card, but my daughter would be excited to receive one!
I love the idea of avoiding all that Easter candy! Thanks for the ideas
Love these ideas! I am always looking for candy alternatives for easter baskets and stocking stuffers. Thanks!
We try not to consume too many sweets, so I’m always on the hunt for healthier options, especially for my son and nieces and nephews. I love the clothing and fun Easter basket ideas that you share.
Thank you for spreading cheer despite the grim circumstances the world is currently in. I love Easter, it’s a time for change and new beginnings!
Thank you so much Corinne!
Great suggestions. I love gifts that arenr candy and you covered some great ones!! Thank you!
These are fantastic ideas. Flashlights are always a big hit in our house.
This is such a great idea especially in the times that we are living where every bite we take is either healing a disease or feeding it.
Oh they get so much candy we are always trying to hide it or get rid of it. These are some great non candy ideas.
I love all of these ideas! My daughter is a little under 2 and I was just thinking the other day what to do for Easter. Thank you for posting.
These are fantastic ideas! I have always tried to find little things for my sons basket that aren’t candy, and I would have loved to see different “themed” ideas like this when he was younger.
These are great ideas! We try to limit sugar and it’s hard enough with everyone else getting the kids sweets let alone from mom and dad too! I feel like they won’t even miss the sweets with these! Thank you!!
I love the idea! I always go with the healthier options.
I love these ideas! My kids get so much candy from their grandparents on Easter and I love the idea of giving the kids less candy in their baskets. I never thought about giving them slippers! My boys will LOVE them!
It is so fun. to do the themed baskets <3
Sounds awesome and great choice. I wish you had more photos..
Some great ideas here. We still do Easter baskets. I even do one for my husband.
This is great to help me with less candy this year. Its hard because I like to eat the candy too. Lol. Thank you.
I love all of these ideas! I got my son binoculars for his basket and can’t wait to go on hikes and use them! Thank you for sharing!
I love that these mostly candy free suggestions are still items kids would be so happy to receive. Thanks because I wasn’t aware of the ” mock” M & Ms.