Celebrating Easter – Ideas for Easter Basket Gifts and Easter Cookie Recipes for Kids

Posted by Renee Carver Mar 14, 2009

Instead of wasting money on plastic trinkets that will break or get thrown away soon after Easter passes, invest in a spring and summer of family fun by selecting Easter gifts that kids can play and learn with in spring, summer, and all year round.

Unique Easter Basket Gifts

For example, children interested in planting a garden this spring will benefit from an Easter gift basket full of Easter basket stuffers like kids' gardening kits and tools. Kids who enjoy studying wildlife and nature will enjoy Easter gifts like educational nature and science toys such as animal kits and insect kits. And children who enjoy baking as a spring craft activity will like Easter presents of spring-themed kids' baking sets, kids' bakeware, and cookie decorating supplies.

Easy and Fun Easter Cookie Recipes

Once child chefs have kitchens stocked with kid-sized baking utensils, they will enjoy using a honey shortbread cookie recipe to make unique Easter cookies like Easter Egg Puzzle Cookies or an Easter Bunny Hutch Cookie House.

Celebrating Easter – Ideas for Catholic Families

Catholic parents can check out ideas for recommended children's religious books or other Catholic children's gifts (such as prayer items, Catholic jewelry, or Christian toys) to use as Easter basket fillers.

Easter Activities for Kids

Parents can choose unique Easter eggs for Easter egg hunts. And of course one of the most treasured and traditional Easter activities is eating candy! Parents can find out where to find the best online sites to buy Easter candy. Families may also enjoy watching fun, appropriate Easter cartoon specials together, so check out some reviews of some of the best animated Easter specials.

Happy Easter!