Fun Easter Basket Ideas For Older Kids And Giveaway

Looking for some ideas for the Easter basket for older kids?

 Now that my boys are getting older, it seems like it is harder to fill their Easter basket. The cute toys and chocolate bunnies just don't seem to work anymore. I am glad that the boys still like to color eggs but they still have not acquired a taste for hard-boiled Easter eggs. So my husband and I are the ones who eat way too many deviled eggs and egg salad sandwiches. My boys still have favorite Easter candy that I put into their baskets like chocolate covered Peeps and jelly beans. I also like to treat my boys to some fun new spring toys that they can enjoy into the summer. So I am giving you a sneak-peak into my boy's Easter basket. Keep reading to discover an awesome giveaway.

Let's go fly a kite
 Spring is the perfect time to fly a kite as the wind is perfect. My younger son enjoys kites so the Easter bunny will be some unique shaped kites in the boy's Easter basket. My son really enjoyed his Shark kite from last year and it got stuck in a tree. When my son came into to tell me about the mishap, the wind became strong and the kite took off. So now that my son no longer has a kite, he will be thrilled to find one in his Easter basket.

As you call tell from the above picture, these kites from Antsy Pants are fun to fly. They are also very affordable so you can replace them if they get stuck in the tree. I am loving the pink flamingo kite that will also be in the boy's Easter goodies.

Hoppity Hop like the Easter Bunny

Why should the Easter Bunny have all the fun hopping around town? With these cute Hoppity Hop toys from Antsy Pants, kids up to 110 pounds can have a blast bouncing around the house. These durable toys can also be used outdoors. The soft bouncy toys are so easy to inflate and kids of all ages can grab the ears for a fun hopping time. Kids can work off all that extra energy from all the sugar that the Easter bunny brings by bouncing around the house. These adorable Hoppity toys and the above kites can be found at Target stores.

Give the year-round gift of baking fun

 My boys love baking and this food craft kit subscription will be perfect in their Easter basket. Every month gramma will send them a themed cookie and treat kit that containers 3 fun crafts. Each goodie box always contains cookies to frost and two other sweet treats that kids can make all by themselves. The cookie kits contain easy to follow instructions that even have pictures on them. The best part for parents is everything is included so you don't have to buy and ingredients. No baking is required either. Some of the past themes for the kid's food crafts have been holiday related, beach themed, and sports related. The Gramma in a Box is a delicious gift that kids will love.

  Head on over to Grammas Instagram page to see some past treat boxes and get a sneak peek on what will be in the next Gramma In A Box. Make sure to use code 10off to save $10 off your first box 

Keep them busy with painting

Older kids still enjoy crafts and these Creative Roots Paint Your Own kits come with everything that an older kid needs to make a cool cactus, daisy, or stepping stone. My boys enjoyed making a stepping stone last summer with a different kit but that one required them to make the stepping stone. I am glad that these kids just require painting so that means less mess. Kids can still express their creativity and then proudly display their artwork. Available themes include Daisy, Cactus and Elephant Planter. The Easter Bunny will be bringing a Cactus Kit to my boys.
Availability: A.C. Moore, Amazon, Family Dollar (Daisy)

Help them develop musical talents

Older kids love music and a Casio 44-keyboard gives them the essentials for playing those first tunes. This cool keyboard is loaded with plenty of extras like 100 tones, 50 rhythms, and 10 integrated songs. So older kids will have a blast making music and since this keyboard has LSI sound source and the 8-note polyphony, it might even sound good. This Easter Bunny present may lead to discovering a music talent in your child.

Make sure to enter the Giveaway at the end of this post to win a Casio keyboard.

Fun toys for the pool

  Soon it will time for fun in the swimming pool so these Spider-Man Dive Characters are perfect for the Easter Basket. My boys love playing the water and these dive toys will help them with their swimming skills. Just toss the soft flexible Spider-Man character into the water and kids will have a blast retrieving them from the water. These cool looking action toys are available at Target.

Help them with learning math

Now that my boys are in middle school they need a more advanced calculator to help them with more complex math problems. So I am including a Casio fx-300ES PLUS in their Easter Basket with all the Easter Candy that the Easter Bunny brings. This cool looking scientific calculator features a two-line Natural Textbook Display, which makes it possible to display fractions, exponents, logarithms, powers, and square roots just as they are written in the textbook. It’s also equipped with a repeating decimal display, random integer generator, prime factorization and more. So this will help my boys excel in math class.

Stop summer travel boredom

A recent study found that kids who spend more time on screens tend to be less happy than kids who engage in non-screen activities like reading traditional printed media or doing activities on printed material. I am guilty of letting my boys have too much screen time especially when traveling. So these travel activity books will be perfect for our summer vacations and more. The engaging and entertaining puzzles, games, activities, and challenges provide the perfect cure for "Are we there yet?" Hours stuck in the backseat will pass quietly and without complaint! Toss in some fun colored pens and kids will have fun while traveling. These activity books will be great for the airport and restaurants too.

Unique fun snacks

Do you have a pickle lover in your house? Then they will love these fresh-packed, single-serve pickles and veggie snacks that the Easter Bunny brings. Oh Snap grab and go snacks are a great way to get kids to eat more veggies. They are perfect for lunch boxes and are gluten-free, fat-free delicious single-serving snacks.

Say goodbye to the boring Easter candy

 Give the bunny an extra hand by treating your family and friends to premium dark chocolate treats.  Joyfuls will be a welcome addition to this year's Easter basket. Each individually wrapped treat is crafted with 60% cacao and topped with fruits, nuts, seeds, and Pink Himalayan Sea Salt. It is the perfect mix of sweet and salty. I love that these chocolates are Fair Trade and non-GMO. They can be found at your local grocery stores and many mass retailers.

                                   GIVEAWAY


I am so excited that Casio has provided Casio 44 Keyboard for me to giveaway to one lucky reader. Just enter on the form below and good luck!

This giveaway is open to US residents 18 years of age or older.  Chances of winning this giveaway depend on the number of entries. All entries will be verified. The winner will be notified within 48 hours of the end of the contest and will then have 48 hours to respond to the email or a new winner will be chosen. Void where prohibited

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