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9 Useful Containers to Use as Easter Baskets

April 12, 2025 By Shannon 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

I don’t remember a whole lot about my family’s Easter celebrations when I was a kid, but one thing I do remember is that a couple of times my mom gave us Easter “baskets” that weren’t traditional baskets. Like baskets, they were containers that could hold goodies. Unlike baskets, they were multipurpose storage containers that could be used for years to come.  

This was such a great idea! Instead of a basket that is limited in utility, why not give our kids “baskets” that serve practical purposes? I’ve brainstormed some fun options.

Think outside the basket when building this year’s Easter basket. These 9 containers can be filled with a mix of fun and practical items.

You can stuff any of these with traditional items (chocolate bunnies, jellybeans, small toys, etc.), but you can also use each as the foundation of a themed basket.

Alternative containers to use as Easter baskets

Umbrella

Open the umbrella, turn it upside down, and fill it with Easter treats plus rain boots, One Little Raindrop, and weather stamps with a stamp pad.

Umbrella Easter Basket

Mixing bowl

Fill the bowl with Easter treats plus an apron, whisk, and The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs.

Mixing Bowl Easter Basket

Sun hat or baseball cap

Turn the hat upside down and fill with Easter treats plus bubbles, sunscreen, sidewalk chalk, and Summer Is Here.

Hat Easter Basket

Large plant pot

Fill the pot with Easter treats plus potting soil, seeds, and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt.

Plant Pot Easter Basket

Luggage

Open the suitcase and fill with Easter treats plus a travel pillow, Ultimate On-the-Go Activity Book, travel toy, and a kid’s camera.  

Beach bag

Fill the bag with Easter treats plus sunglasses, sand toys, sunscreen, and Clam-I-Am! All About the Beach.

Beach Bag Easter Basket

Craft caddy

Fill the caddy with Easter treats plus colored pencils, stencils, and a sticker collection.

Craft Caddy Easter Basket

Fanny pack

Fill with the pack with Easter treats plus sunglasses, binoculars, a small water bottle, and Exploring Nature Activity Book for Kids.   

Fanny Pack Easter Basket

Wagon

Fill the wagon with Easter treats plus an outdoor waterproof blanket, a water bottle, and Red Wagon.

Wagon Easter Basket

Final thoughts

My kids would love so many of these! I appreciate that each allows for the incorporation of fun and practical gifts. I’m leaning towards the pot right now because my oldest two have mentioned that they miss growing strawberries (something we haven’t done since moving to our current location).  

What creative Easter baskets have you made in the past? Please share your ideas!

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Filed Under: Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: holidays, preschoolers, school-age children, toddlers




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  1. AnneMarie Miller says

    April 12, 2025 at 1:10 pm

    I love these ideas!!! We have not done individual Easter baskets for our kids-we typically do one family Easter gift (one year it was a massive box of sidewalk chalk, another year it was a marble track set, another year it was a family video game). But, I am going to keep these in mind for the future!

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