Fill Easter Baskets With Fun Instead Of Candy

Store aisles are bulging with Easter-themed chocolate and confectionery, but there are plenty of other options. Here are some themes for candy-free Easter baskets kids will love. Cooking basket: Use a large mixing bowl as your container. Add a kid-size apron and mixing spoons, spatula, measuring cups and a chicken-themed egg timer. For instructions, there's no better guide for the newly hatched chef than Better Homes and Gardens[r] New Junior CookBook (Better Homes & Gardens Cooking)  Memory basket: Craft stores like Michaels and Jo-Ann Fabric sell sturdy decorated cardboard file boxes and upholstered sewing baskets that can be made into scrapbooking kits for the very young. Add a photo album, scrapbooking paper and some prints. Add a personalized blank notebook and an invitation to write in the journal every day, even if it's only a line. Just want to substitute some of the candy? Well here are some things to put in a Easter basket besides candy! Coloring books  Markers and crayons  Stuffed bunny  Fun toothbrush  Play dough  Magnets  Puzzles  Barbies  Superheros  Bubbles  Sand toys Pool toys (squirt guns, goggles, etc.)  Movies Bouncy balls  Sidewalk chalk  Slinky  Legos Letters and shapes for bath time fun  Play food   Eggs full of small toys  Blocks  New sippy cups or water bottles  Gardening supplies  Hair accessories  Nail polish  Movie tickets  T-Shirts  Necklaces  Trail mix & Jerky  Cologne  Baseball cards  Frisbee  Personalized stationary  New pajamas  Sunglasses A fun case for their mobile device - phone, tablet etc.  Stickers  Children’s Bible  Bunny ears Crazy socks  Finger paints  Fruit snacks  Jump rope  Homemade coupon booklet

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