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Preschool Easter Basket Fillers Under $5

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Find tons of preschool Easter basket fillers under $5 for both boys and girls! 

39 Easter Preschool Basket Stuffers for kids Under $5. These Easter basket ideas are easy, cheap and can all be found online for simple shopping! Boys or Girls will be happy to see what the Easter bunny brought them this year!

When you have a bunch of Easter baskets to fill, being frugal in the process is something that our Easter bunny needs to do! We have 5 baskets to fill with the new baby this year so I decided to come up with some items under $5 that could be used to fill those baskets.

The list in this post is geared towards your preschool babies aged 3-5. Don’t forget to check out the Infant Basket fillers under $5 if you have a baby under 1. And since we literally still have Halloween candy hanging around our house, I am leaving candy off this list. No need to worry, I am sure some chocolate bunnies will find their way into the baskets but I want to focus on non-candy items for this list.

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Preschool Basket Fillers Under $5:

  1. Unicorn Sunglasses for Girls and Blue Shark Sunglasses for Boys!
  2. Crayola Color Wonder Coloring Kits – Baby Shark or Paw Patrol – I love the size of these, great to throw in your purse or diaper bag for restaurant entertainment.
  3. Play-Doh Multi Pack
  4. Egg & Chick Shaped Sidewalk Chalk and this Unicorn Horn Chalk is perfect for your Unicorn loving kiddo. 
  5. Bath Crayons
  6. Crayola Bath Bombs – to turn their bath water fun colors! The pretty colors will look great in a basket too!
  7. Shark Shaped Water Squirters – Fun for backyard or pool play.
  8. Toothbrush – A new toothbrush with their favorite Princess on it is required after all that Easter candy! My kids love these light up toothbrushes too. 
  9. Bunny Ears Headband
  10. Water Bottle with Wonder Woman or Black Panther characters.
  11. Bunny Kid’s Plate
  12. Trolls Blind Bag or Ryan’s World Blind Bag – I really do not get the blind bags but my preschooler LOVES them.
  13. Sand Bucket Set – Fun if you have a summer beach trip planned. 
  14. Mini Sand Vehicles – I am planning to use these in our sand/water table
  15. Paint Your Own Easter Canvas – They have several different choices, cute inexpensive craft. Add some paint or Markers for a complete Easter Art experience. Only $1 Each!
  16. Spring Girls Bunny Tee or Boys Bike Riding Shark
  17. Light Up Bouncy Balls – this comes in a multipack so it is good if you have multiple baskets or Eggs to fill.
  18. Jelly Bean or Chocolate Bunny Kinetic Sand
  19. Berenstain Bears & the Easter Story Book – Reminds us of the reason we celebrate Easter
  20. Emoji Stickers or Spa/Makeup Stickers
  21. Shopkins – I do not understand the appeal of these either but my 4 year old is obsessed.
  22. Barbie Color N Style Purse – little purse craft kit that you color and bedazzle
  23. Confetti Eggs – These look like fun to smash outside!
  24. Mini Jenga Game
  25. Crayola Washable Paint
  26. Baby Doll Play Food 
  27. Hurricane Disk Pool Toy
  28. Lego Easter Chick Kit
  29. Sand Tools – Another toy we will use in our sand/water table until our beach vacay
  30. Silly Scents Markers
  31. Hatchimals Egg
  32. Paw Patrol Bubble Glove – Perfect for outdoor fun
  33. Spring Colored Jump Ropes
  34. Playground Kickball
  35. Pool or Outdoor Spash Balls
  36. Plastic Bat & Ball
  37. DIY Slime Kit
  38. DIY Stress Balls
  39. Jeli Rez Jewelry Making Kit

If you need other ideas, check out this list of personalized items for the Easter basket for kids. And if you have teen girls at your house, here are tons of teen personalized items they will love too.

Have an Infant’s basket to fill? Check this out for practical fillers under $5.

Easter Trail Mix With Carrot Bugles

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This simple Easter trail mix with carrot Bugles is easy to make with just a few ingredients. 

Easter Trail Mix & Bugle Carrots

An Easter trail mix with carrot Bugles is a fun snack for the kids this holiday and it can be made in just a few minutes. 

I don’t know about you but I love having easy holiday treats that can be made quickly and are just as cute as the more elaborate alternatives. And this bunny tail snack mix with chocolate carrots fits the bill! 

The main trail mix is easy enough for your toddler to help with and the Bugle carrots are just a simple melt & dip for the adults (or older kids). 

Let’s get to making Easter trail mix!

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Easter Trail Mix With Carrot Bugles

Easter Trail Mix with Bunnies, Bunny Tails, Carrots and M&Ms

What You Need:

To make this Easter Bunny snack mix with carrot Bugles, you will need just a few ingredients. 

You can easily adjust this recipe to accommodate for likes/dislikes or what you have on hand. 

Making the Carrot Bugles 

Easter Chocolate Dipped Bugle Carrots

Creating the carrot Bugles is easy and adds a little bit of extra to an otherwise simple Easter snack mix. 

Start by melting the candy melts in the microwave according to the directions. You will want to work in two batches so save a small portion of your bag to melt later. 

Hold the Bugle chip by the widest part with your fingers and dip into the melted orange candy. So you are dipping the pointed part up to your fingers, leaving a small portion of the Bugles undipped. 

Place on a silicone baking mat or sheet of wax paper to dry. Continue melting Bugles until you run out of chocolate.

Next, melt the second batch of candy melts according to directions. 

Pick up each Bugle by the tip this time (the portion already dipped). Dip the wide portion into the melted candy and then immediately dip into the green sprinkles. 

Place the Bugle Carrots back on the silicone mat to dry. 

First and second Dip

Mixing the Easter Trail Mix Up

Fun Easter Trail Mix for kids

Now for the easy part, mixing up the Easter trail mix with carrot Bugles. 

Dump in one bag of Easter M&M’s, one box of Annie’s Bunnies, half a bag of mini marshmallows and the carrot Bugles. 

Gently toss the ingredients together, place in a bowl or individual cups or bags for serving. 

Simple Easter Bunny and Carrot Snack Mix

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Infant Easter Basket Fillers Under $5

Preschool Easter Basket Fillers Under $5

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Infant Easter Basket Fillers Under $5

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Big list of infant Easter basket fillers for baby that are under $5. 

Practical Infant Easter Basket Fillers for Boy or Girl - Cheap and Inexpensive practical gifts for baby.

Inexpensive Easter Basket Stuffers for Infants to One Year Olds

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Filling an Easter basket for an infant can be challenging. They don’t need or want anything but you want them to have something.

This time around our baby will be right around 5 months but his big sister will be expecting the Bunny to leave her brother a basket filled just like hers.

For baby baskets I try to focus on practicality and things that the baby might need in a few months.

The list here shares lots of ideas for items that baby needs for less than $5 and the best thing is that they can all be purchased on your Amazon Prime account!

We all know that it can be impossible to get out of the house with a baby and no sleep so the Easter Bunny can deliver it straight to your door!

If you don’t have a Prime account yet, you can try it free for 30 days here! Prime was a lifesaver for me less than 5 years ago when I was pregnant with my first baby.

It was getting harder and harder to lug paper towels, groceries and my BIG belly around. I still have Prime deliver lots of our essentials and it really helps with another new baby in the house to not have to drag everyone out to the store! You can read the top 5 reasons that I subscribe to Amazon Prime here.

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Infant Baby Easter Basket Stuffers

Baby/Infant Easter Basket Stuffers Under $5

  1. Nuby 4 Pack Hot Safe Baby Spoons
  2. Nuby Teething Blanket Toy
  3. Happy Baby Greek Yogis Snack
  4. Cute Animal Baby Socks
  5. Baby Buddy First Toothbrush 
  6. Baby Einstein Soft Book
  7. Tomme Tippee Pacifiers
  8. Link Ring Toys
  9. Baby Sippy Cup
  10. Sprout Curlz Snacks – Sweet Potato & Cinnamon, Yum
  11. Animal Plates – these are slightly more than $5 but they come in a 3 pack so individually you pay less than $5 and they are so Adorable to add to a basket.
  12. Waterproof Bibs
  13. Baby Bows Headbands
  14. Sleepy Baby Wash
  15. Baby Octopus Washcloths

More Baby Basket Stuffers from Target

The following list is more baby stuff that would be great in a first Easter basket. This list has links to shop at Target. I signed up for a Target debit card years ago and love that it just comes right out of my bank account plus you get free shipping and your 5% Red card discount! Win. Win.

  1. Dr. Seuss Board Book
  2. Coffee Cup Teether
  3. Baby Food Pouches
  4. Baby Hangers – Not a traditional Easter basket item but we always need these and the baby won’t mind!
  5. My First Easter Socks for Boys or Girls
  6. Pacifier Clip
  7. Reusable Snack Cup
  8. Touch & Feel Easter Board Book
  9. Disney Baby Nail Care kit
  10. Baby Joggers with Bunny Feet
  11. Bunny Onesie

These little Personalized basket liners are too adorable not to list too! The best part is that they stick with the under $5 theme! This is a great way to still have a personalized basket and save money.

Personalized Easter Basket Liner

What Was In My 5 Month Old’s Easter Basket?

If you read all those $5 or under infant Easter basket fillers and still don’t know what to do, maybe this will help! Sometimes I like to just have an exact guide to follow so that I don’t have to really think about it. 

If that sounds like your mama brain right now, here is exactly what was in my 5 month old’s basket. 

Baby Mum-Mums – Both of my kids loved these! I always keep them in my purse for restaurant outings. Baby can hold these and self feed. 

Tommee Tippee Roll UP Bibs – These are the best for babies that are starting solid foods because they wipe off so easily. If your baby is bottle feeding, these Tommee Tippee Padded collar bibs are a must. They prevent the drips of milk going down their neck and getting super gross.

Carter’s Dinosaur Onesie

A couple of Baby Food Pouches – Because he was about to start trying new foods. 

For right around $20, the baby’s Easter basket was filled with age appropriate treats and essentials. 

Don’t forget to check out this post on Preschool Easter Basket fillers under $5! What are you putting in your infant’s basket?