Healthy Easter basket stuffer ideas for kids and Adults (Candy-Free)

The report isn't surprising when you consider Australia's love for candy and chocolates.

However, millions of marshmallows, jelly beans, chocolates made with high fructose, food dyes and syrup aren't good for health (especially for kids). The chocolate manufacturer in Australia generates a revenue around $6 billion every year and there's a BIG chocolate sale every Easter.  So, will healthy Easter Basket Ideas for children really work well?

Easter is the time when children are obsessed with sugar candy, Life-size chocolate bunnies and toys. Easter egg hunt is one of the traditions that come with this holiday. Filling the Easter eggs with treats and goodies, a basket full of fun things can bring on the true spirit of Easter.

Easter doesn't have to include 'High-sugar' and 'chocolaty treats'! Instead of filling the Easter basket with sugary sweets, you can opt for healthy alternatives and small toys. After all Easter is not just about sweets and chocolates it's more about spending time with your family and having unlimited fun and entertainment. Easter Basket ideas with candy-free treats might sound complicated but it isn't! You can include a lot of healthy items which may or may not be snacks and eatables!

Here's a list of Healthy Easter basket stuffers

• Honey popcorn

• Dried fruit

• Homemade cakes and muffins

• Colouring book and Crayons

• Book

• Easter decorations

• Stuffed animals

• Games

• Temporary stickers and tattoos

• Bouncy balls

• Easter Balloons

• Bubbles

• Bunny ears headband

• Jump rope

• Hair accessories

• Water gun

• Puzzle

Easter Basket Ideas with 'No Sugar'

You have to get creative and come up with interesting Easter basket ideas to avoid candy, chocolate, processed food and junks. As a kid, everyone fancied receiving Easter baskets with chocolates and going on a Easter egg hunt. You need to make special baskets for kids with no sugar and importantly without missing the Easter fun and excitement!

Excessive intake of processed food and food colouring may affect behaviour, so considering a healthy alternative on holidays is highly recommended. Instead of material gifts, you can even think of giving 'experiences' that are not specific to kids but for the whole family.

Also Read, Inexpensive Easter Basket Ideas for Kids

Themed Easter Baskets for Kids (and Adults)

Craft Easter basket

Craft-themed Easter basket is perfect to keep the little ones busy and occupied. Fill the Easter basket with craft paper, glue, scissors, clay, colouring sheets, crayons, Easter printables, buttons and other creative things your kids can use.

Book themed Easter basket

You can include colouring books, crayons, story books in the basket. Figure out your child's favourite book and include them in the basket. For adults, you can include novels and books from their favourite author.

Easter decorations basket

What's better than decorating your home for this Easter? You can include Easter decorations, confetti, cutouts, hanging and door decorations and other interesting Easter party supplies and let the kids and adults at home come up with creative ideas to decorate your home.

Sports-themed Easter basket

Think of Easter basket stuffers that include all gear to play certain sports. Tennis, cricket or you can also include a ticket to the latest sports event that's happening in the neighbourhood. Let your kids spend time playing their favourite sport and it can always become the favourite family time together.

Gardening themed Easter basket

Gardening is interesting and you can buy cheap clay pots instead of baskets. Fill the clay pot with kids' gloves, garden tools, some seeds and other relevant items. They can plant the seeds and water them throughout the year. Gardening is an interesting hobby for the adults too!

Movie themed Easter basket

Suitable for kids and adults, you can come up with a lot of Easter basket ideas relevant to movies themes. Include DVDs of your kids' favourite movies or you can get the tickets for a recent movie in theatres. Include some homemade popcorn and snacks to set up a movie night at home.

Easter gift ideas for toddlers

You can include toddler essentials, toddler leg warmers, socks, puzzles, hair clips, and fun toys for toddlers. They will enjoy it no matter what you put in there!

Easter basket for camping

Include camping supplies like a flashlight, binoculars, whistles, camping tools, homemade snacks and other items that are used for camping. You can go on camping with your kids and have an adventurous experience

You can even choose a favourite colour, character or activity and come up with creative Easter basket ideas around the theme. These ideas are creative and easy on your pocket.

You may also read, Useful Holiday Gift ideas on a budget for cheap and useful gifts for Christmas.

Healthy Treats for Easter Egg Hunts

Easter eggs are a tradition to follow at this time of year. Easter egg hunts have a huge significance as a part of the celebration so ensure your child enjoys the tradition in a more healthy way! You can dye Easter eggs naturally to make it healthy.

Colouring Eggs in a more natural way

• Blue - add purple cabbage when boiling the eggs

• Green- a cup of spinach or green juice can be added to the eggs

• Red/pink - add pomegranate juice, beet juice to the boiling eggs

• Purple - soak the cooked eggs in grape juice

• Yellow - Add turmeric to the boiling eggs

Mommypotamus has interesting tips and tricks to dye Easter eggs naturally with everyday ingredients. When using plastic eggs, you can use fillers like coins, little toys and other interesting items instead of candy.

If you think everything about Easter celebrations is centered around sugar, these healthy Easter basket ideas will prove you wrong! Here a list of candy-free, educational, non-toxic, Easter baskets that are centered around good habits and good values. These Children's Easter basket ideas will include a variety of fun things and they will not miss the fun and celebration.

• Homemade Snacks - Prepare sugarless snacks at home and include them in Easter baskets.

• Educational Toys - It is important to encourage your kids to participate in outdoor activities. Let them breathe fresh air and exercise outdoors. You can also pick some interesting educational toys and teach them to be self-sustaining and develop their skills and knowledge.

• Fun Experiences - Spend time with your family and take the kids to a children's museum, adventure park, zoo, aquarium, kids concerts, art classes, a craft store or buy them an activity book.

You need to be creative and come up with out-of-the-box Easter basket ideas for kids. They should feel healthy and should not miss the colourful celebration. Hopefully, these ideas help you fill the Easter baskets with loads of love, surprises and most importantly good health.

What special Easter basket stuffers do you use on Easter? Share your healthier Easter basket ideas. We'd love to hear.