The Best Easter Basket Essentials!

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Easter is just around the corner and if you are not ready yet, there is nothing to worry about. I have put together this Easter basket essentials so we can continue keeping the little ones happy with new fun and engaging games and activities that will bring the family closer and improve quality time at home.

Easter is around the corner and Yes, we all are going through the same hardship during these unprecedented times but, it’s important to make things as normal as possible and continue passion on our holiday traditions as much as we can.

Here’s a list of our favorite games and essentials to fill your Easter Baskets with and keep your kids in play!.

Science lessons for the children with My Fairy Garden Nature Cottage

Start an enchanted science project with your kid and take them step-by-step on how to plant a magical garden for fairies. My Fairy Garden Nature Cottage is a flowerpot that comes with everything you need to create a new fairy world; watering can, gardening tools, soil, seeds, and a cottage to house fairy Isla and her friends.

My Fairy Garden is recommended for kids age 4+

SRP: $24.99 at Target.com

Welch’s Fruit Snacks Mixed Fruit

Welch’s Easter Fruit Snacks are now available in 3oz. Easter Eggs feature 6 fun-sized pouches inside, making them the perfect addition to Easter baskets. Even better, the fruit snacks are festively shaped for the season (think bunnies, eggs, chicks & more!). 

The Spring Smencils® 5-Pack

The Spring Smencils® 5-Pack includes 5 of our gourmet scented pencils that are made from 100% recycled newspapers. Each Spring Smencil® is a No.2 pencil and packaged in its own recyclable plastic freshness tube that includes a collectible character top cap! You will receive 1 each of the 5 scents.

Smencils® are made from 100% Recycled newspapers, packaged in recyclable plastic freshness tubes, scents are guaranteed to last for 2 years, HB #2 pencils

Play a silly game with Stacktopus!

Have you imagined the things you could do with octopus hands? Now you can! To play Stacktopus, players have to race to stack colored cups to match the designs on the colorful cards while wearing three silly sea fingers and use only those fingers to grasp, hold and maneuver the cups. This game is perfect for sensory and tactile stimulation. Get competitive and play with everybody in the household.

Stacktopus can be played by anybody ages 5+

Contents: 9 Silly Sea Fingers, 18 Cups, 27 Cards, instructions

SRP: $12.99 at Walmart.com & Amazon

Roleplay with Face Paintoos

Traditional Face painting can be messy and requires artistic skills, but Face Paintoos are super easy to apply and easy to clean, Face Paintoos will give the kids professional face paint in minutes, helping them to spend hours dressing up in costumes and role-playing with the wild, pet, and magical 5-packs. Because who said you could only wear costumes on Halloween?  Dress up and transform into fun characters with Face Paintoos to create all kinds of stories with your kids.

For ages 4+, SRP: $11.99 at Amazon

Play a game the entire family will enjoy with Orangutwang

A fun, suspenseful and wild game. Take turns hanging fruit and jungle friends on the orangutan, but watch out! At some point, he’ll be holding too much and he’ll spring up and send the fruit and friends flying. A quick-paced game to involve the whole family, 

Perfect for 2 or more players, ages 4 and up.

SRP: $9.99 at Walmart.com & Amazon

Gather the family and put your knowledge of slogans, commercials, and logos to the test with The Logo Game

The Logo Game is all about those logos and everything wrapped up in them. It taps into the knowledge we’ve piled up about nostalgic and new brands and adds a few astonishing facts and surprises to entertain everyone. It’s great for intergenerational play, gather the family and have a blast!

Recommended for ages 12 and up! – SRP: $24.99 at Amazon

Drop Dots Mini

Drop Dots Minis are miniature versions of the popular Drop Dot play balls that are small enough to fit in the palm of the hand. These mini balls with a spiky grip have the ability to bounce, fidget and roll- just like their larger Drop Dot counterparts, and are available in packs of 1, 2, or 3, at major retailers nationwide in six color combinations.

(KESS; $5.99; Ages 6+; Available Now)

ICE BALL

Ice Ball is a bouncing ball filled with liquid glitter that has the ability to bounce and roll. As the ball bounces the liquid color filling flows in patterns for a fun shine effect. Kess Ice Ball is available in six sparkling colors:  Green, Teal, Pink, Gold, Blue, and Purple.

(KESS; $6.00; Ages 6+; Available Now)

Cutie Poms from Bullsitoy

Fluffy, soft and full of personality! The Cutie Poms come hidden inside their very own cubbies that can be personalized with adorable stickers! Each Cutie Pom comes with a character checklist and information sheet that tells you everything you need to know about your new BFF!
MSRP: 3.99
Availability: Target (In-Store)

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The main thing is to keep the kids entertained and make them feel special. Have the opportunity now to enjoy each day that we have at home and even more now that this sweet and special holiday is coming. For sure all the kids are waiting for Easter to be here.