Parent Confession: If you dig through it, you would see that our candy bowl still has Valentine’s Day…and Christmas… and Halloween candy in it! We are guilty of buying lots of fun sugary treats for our family, and then fighting against the kids' (and our) impulses to eat it every day.
Check out this awesome list of ideas for helping to fill your child’s basket this spring without turning to the norms that are full of sugar:
- Slime
- LEGO figures
- Books
- Bouncy balls
- Stamp set
- Finger Puppets
- Dinosaur figurines
- Astronaut ice cream
- Sidewalk chalk
- Stencils
- Bubbles
- Stress balls
- Jewelry
- Matchbox cars
- Stickers
- Reusable straws
- Silly Putty
- Deck of cards
- Fake tattoos
- Crayons
- Yo-yo
- Origami
- Farm animal figurines
- Colored pencils
- Go Fish
- Tiny baby doll
- Finger paints
- Fun socks
- Small notepad
- Water color paints
- Bubble Bath
- Glow-in-the-dark stars
- Duct tape
- Gardening gloves
- Wikki stix
- Flash light
- 3-D erasers
- Pencil sharpener
- Rubik’s cube
- Lip balm
- Walkie talkies
- Washi tape
- Jump rope
- Harmonica
- Book light
- Water bottle
- Wind-up toy
- Twinkle lights
- Flip flops
- Wallet/coin purse
- Fidget spinner
- Water balloons
- Back scratcher
- Unicorn figurines
- Mad Libs
- Magnets
- Bow tie
- Squishy toys
- Toothbrush
- Kaleidoscope
- Glitter pens
- Sunglasses
- Frisbee
- Flower/vegetable seeds
- Music box
- Play Dough
- Fake mustaches
- Pedometer
- Small magic tricks
- Potted Succulent
- Nail polish
- Rubber band ball
- Hair bows
- Small puzzle
- Baseball cards
- Fun BandAids
- Invisible ink pen
- Handmade bar of soap
- Old Maid
- Post-it notes
- Garden gnome
- Whistle
- Pipe cleaners
- Compass
- Barrel O Monkeys
- Fun office supplies
- Water beads
- Mug or teacup
- Cookie cutter
- Potted Cactus
- Eye mask
- Squirt gun
- Sand shovel
- Toy boat
- Tiara
- Pop beads
- Hackie sack
- Kazoo
- Silly straws
