5 Fun Non-Candy Easter Basket Ideas for Kids

3 min read September 13, 2026 Rachel McAffee
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If you're looking for unique Easter basket ideas that are candy free then you've come to the right spot! From baskets filled with arts and crafts for the creative kid to bugs and nature for the outdoorsy type! Each Easter basket idea comes with a free Easter printable tag to add to the fun! Check out all 5 non-candy Easter basket ideas below and be sure to download the Free Easter Basket Tags here!

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Arts and Crafts Easter Basket

Fill Crafty Storage Cubes with Colored Pencils, Markers, Construction Paper, Pom Poms, Glue Sticks, Chenielle Stems and Scissors. Next, fill Easter Eggs with Arts and Craft Supplies and scatter them throughout the basket. Place the supplies inside Short and Tall Jars and attach the printables to the jars using Glue Dots. Your budding artist will have a blast drawing, creating and crafting!

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STEM Easter Basket

Science, tech, engineering and math games fill this basket for your science loving kid! Fill a Wire Mesh Storage Bin with STEM Starters Paper Circuits Kit, Interlocking Star Connectors, Wikki Stix® STEM Pak and Coding Notepads for keeping notes. Place printable STEM challenges inside Plastic Eggs for lots of hands on projects!

 

 

 

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Slimy and Squishy Easter Basket

If your kids love all things squishy and slimy, this basket is for them! Fill a Small Confetti Storage container with supplies to make their own slime complete with slime recipes! Glitter Glue, Beads and Sequins are placed in See-Through Jars.Squishies, Slime Filled Easter Eggs and Water Bead Toys complete the basket with lots of slimy, squishy fun!

 

 

 

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Outdoor Fun Easter Basket

Kids will love running, jumping and playing outdoors with this Wire Mesh Storage Bins filled to the brim with outdoor toys like Bubble Wands, Ice Pop Sidewalk Chalk, Squirt Guns, Jump Rope, Sport Ball Missiles and Flying Discs. Use the free printable as an outdoor fun bucket list and have your child cross off each activity when they've completed the activity!

 

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Bugs and Nature Easter Basket

Switch up the Easter basket this year and use a fun Ladybug Backpack instead! Your little nature lover with love exploring the great outdoors with their handy backpack filled with Bug Nets, Compass Clip Keychains, Bright Binoculars, Bug Jars and Nature Print® Sun-Sensitive Paper to make amazing images out of all the cool leaves and rocks the little ones collect. Tuck in a few Bug Bingo printables to play while you're taking a break from exploring and fill Bug Plastic Eggs with Mini Insect Erasers to use as the game pieces!

 

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