Put Together a Fantastic Easter Basket for Kids at #Dollarama for Under $20

Recently, I had the opportunity to go shopping at Dollarama (one of my all-time favourite stores!) to buy the supplies so I could put together two children’s Easter baskets – one for a 4 1/2 year old boy and one for an almost 3 year old girl.  As you will see, I was able to fill those baskets with all sorts of goodies, candy and otherwise, for just under $20 each before taxes INCLUDING the basket itself.

Boy’s Basket:

Basket

Easter grass for in basket

Bubbles

Easter wooden ornament kit with markers

A plastic carrot filled with jellybeans

Candy ring

3 small chocolate carrots

Even the dog approves!

Sidewalk chalk and a holder for it

Notepad

Puzzle

Easter Fun Pad (colouring, mazes, etc)

Paddle ball

Chocolate bunny

Stuffed chick

Crazy straw

2 Easter lollipops

A plastic bunny with powdered candy in it

Catch the bunny game (half of it)

Easter tic tac toe game

5 Easter pencils

8 small Easter erasers

1 Kinder Surprise egg

Checking out his loot!

Girl’s Basket:

Basket

Easter grass for in basket

Tinkerbell play ribbon

Bubbles

Easter wooden ornament kit with markers

Eggs filled with pony tail holders

A plastic carrot filled with jellybeans  

Candy ring

3 small chocolate carrots 

Sidewalk chalk and a holder for it

Notepad

Puzzle

Sticker books (3 small) 

Paddle ball

Chocolate bunny

Stuffed bunny

Crazy straw 

2 Easter lollipops  

A plastic bunny with powdered candy in it 

Catch the bunny game (half of it – gave the other half to her brother so they could play separately or together)

Hoppity bunny game

5 Easter pencils  

8 small Easter erasers

1 Kinder Surprise egg

As you can see, the baskets were a big hit!

There were many many more choices at Dollarama; the hardest part was narrowing it down because if I had purchased everything I saw that I knew would be suitable for in Easter baskets and loved by the recipients, I would have needed to give each of them at least 6 baskets a piece!  There were all kinds of outdoor toys perfect for spring weather, crafting supplies, story books, and so much more.

Check out Dollarama for alternatives to the traditional basket as well, such as sand pails, containers that can be used for organization and storage after the holiday, small decorative trash cans (they even have ones with children’s favourite theme characters on them), and other practical items that can used over and over again well after Easter is over.