Easter is around the corner, and it is one of children’s favorite holidays- mostly for one reason alone- CANDY!  What kid doesn’t love to wake up to a basket-full of candy or do an egg hunt and see how much candy he or she received!

While I am not against candy, and certainly won’t judge anyone who does traditional Easter egg baskets, I strive to make Easter all about Jesus so that my kids learn to love HIM with all their heart and be excited about HIM more than anything else- even chocolate bunnies!

Since children are naturally excited about candy- we have tried to find ways to keep this Easter basket tradition more low key and hype up Jesus as the most important reason for Easter.

I ran across a blog by Oh Amanda- a wonderful blog for Christian moms several years ago. Amanda has a great post about “un-Easter baskets” with wonderful ideas to lead your kids closer to Jesus through what you put in their basket- which is great for younger kids. She also has a blog entitled “Easy Scripture Ideas for Meaningful Easter Baskets,” where she attaches scripture related to each gift item.

I became inspired after reading her blogs and decided to do the scripture idea to go with each gift one year, along with finding gifts that would grow my kids in their faith.

Over the years, I have still been able to find some really cute ideas for Easter baskets that my kids have enjoyed even into the teen years.  My list (besides their favorite candy) typically includes a Christian T-shirt, Christian-themed hat (for my son), new devotional, journal, pens/highlighters (for my daughter), Christian book, and Christian movie.  Other options are a subscription to Lightgliders Video Games or Brave Books. You can find great ideas for these Christian resources by clicking my Resource tab and searching by age and gender for these items.

Click here to find some Easter-related resources I used for my kids’ baskets through the years.

Whatever your traditions are, I hope these resources will inspire you to think of creative ways to use Easter baskets to lead your kids closer to Jesus.