I love assembling Easter baskets. It’s been a family tradition since the girls were babies. Holiday traditions naturally evolve as the years pass. My girls are teens now, and this is the third Easter that we’ve had non-bunny believers, a fact that I’ve managed to completely ignore for the last two Easters. Because even a tween Easter deserves recognition — I mean my mom still gives me an Easter basket.
Recently, my girls and I were in Target. While they looked at clothes, I hit the Easter candy aisles. We had sort of an unspoken agreement at checkout. They wandered off to Starbucks knowing that the Easter candy was in the basket, and I didn’t sweat over the fact that they got a sneak peek of Sunday’s chocolate bunnies.
There will still be some surprises in their baskets — from the Target makeup aisle and a gift card to each of their favorite stores.
I loved that my mom continued the Easter basket tradition well after I was grown. My basket always had a solid chocolate bunny, gold brick eggs, and a gift. We, too, had an unspoken agreement of sorts. I remember one year when my Easter basket contained both candy and a new blazer for work.
We also tossed an egg-dying kit into our Target cart. You are never too old to dye eggs!
A tween Easter basket can be just as fun
Here are some suggestions:
- Phone pop socket
- New headphones
- Gift cards to their favorite store
- Movie tickets
- iTunes gift card
- Hair accessories
- Jewelry
- iPhone charms and accessories
- Nail polish
- Lip gloss
- Chapstick
- Lotion
- Sunglasses
- Beach towel
- Perfume or cologne
- Toothbrush
- Water bottle
- Favorite drink or soda
- Flip flops
- Socks
- Sketch pad
- Journal
- Gel pens
- Smelly pens
- Sharpies
- Cool stationary
- Book
- Magazine
- Poster of their favorite actor/band
- Baseball Cards
- Hat
- Video game
- Mini golf passes
- Post-It Notes
- Favorite chocolates (and maybe, just maybe… an Easter Bunny, for old times’ sake!)
Updated on March 25, 2026
