101 Dollar Tree Easter Basket Ideas to Save You Money

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Looking for non-candy Easter basket fillers for kids? Then check out these awesome Dollar Tree Easter basket ideas for kids that will save you so much money.

Below you’ll find themed Easter baskets that you can put together entirely at Dollar Tree, making them super simple. I also made a big list of dollar store Easter basket fillers to give you even more ideas.

Plus, each of the ideas below are also non-candy Easter gifts.

Dollar stores are a great place to keep to your family budget, especially for non-essentials like Easter basket fillers. Dollar Trees have a big selection of items so you could easily put together a whole Easter basket there, making it easy and cheap.

As a very frugal person, I regularly use Dollar Tree for holidays for our kids. For us, Dollar Tree offers the perfect blend of giving our kids Easter fun while still keeping it budget-friendly. I especially love the selection of non-clutter consumables that make for perfect kid gifts, like bubbles, bath “paint” and craft supplies.

Let’s make some Easter baskets!

Themed Dollar Tree Easter baskets

First, let’s take a look at some fully themed Easter baskets you can put together with only things you find at the dollar store. You’ll find a variety of basket ideas for kids of all ages.

For each basket, I list items that could go with that theme. Each of the baskets featured in the pictures below would cost less than $10 total (most cost about $7 including tax at our local Dollar Tree).

1. Glow in the dark Easter basket

First up, a glow in the dark themed Easter basket is a unique spin on an Easter basket. The Dollar Tree has tons of glowing items like glow sticks and glow toys.

You could make a glow in the dark themed basket even more fun by doing a scavenger hunt to the basket and hiding it somewhere dark with a few glow necklaces already illuminated.

Glow-in-the-dark basket fillers include:

• Glow sticks
• Glow bracelets
• Glow necklaces
• Glowing balls
• Glowing squishy toys
• Glowing dinosaurs
• Long glowing rope

2. Summer fun Easter basket

Easter’s timing makes it perfect for preparing for upcoming summer fun. You could do a beach-themed basket, swimming-themed basket or outdoor water play toys.

Some summer themed basket fillers include:

• Pool noodle
• Flip flops
• Pool toys
• Sprinkler toy (featured in the picture above)
• Water balloons
• Pail and shovel
• Water gun
• Sunglasses

3. Dress-up Easter basket

Dollar Tree has a lot of fun dress-up toys for kids. Dress-up clothes are great for imaginative play. In addition to the toy-specific dress up items, you can also find adult hats, sunglasses and accessories that can work for dress-up too.

Dress-up basket fillers include:

• Boas
• Masks
• Fairy wings
• Animal noses
• Sunglasses
• Hats
• Costume jewelry

4. Outdoor games Easter basket

Similar to the summer-themed basket, Easter’s spring timing also is great for gifting outdoor toys. This basket is outdoor game and sports themed.

Outdoor games Easter baskets could have:

• Balls
• Frisbee
• Disc golf
• Cones
• Foam dart guns
• Jump rope

5. STEM builder basket

If you have a kid who likes to build things, you could do a whole Easter basket with STEM-style maker toys and building kits. The Dollar Tree has lots of building toys and puzzles.

Your building Easter basket could include:

• Wood figurine kit
• Legos
• Erector set models
• Melting bead building kit
• Paint-your-own wood model
• Wood puzzles

6. Reading Easter basket

You could do a whole Easter basket focused on reading. The dollar store has lots of kids books, including these nice books on feelings and emotional intelligence skills pictured above.

A reading-themed Easter basket could include:

• Books
• Bookmark
• Flash cards
• Notebook
• Highlighters

7. Games Easter basket

For the young board-gamer in your life, you could put together a whole game themed Easter basket solely at the Dollar Tree.

They have so many board games and card games. The best part is that many of them are travel size which is taking them on-the-go and saving space in your home!

Board game Easter basket fillers include:

• Puzzles
• Travel board games like Battleship and Sorry
• A deck of cards
• Card games like Uno
• Mini cornhole
• Dice

8. Sensory toy basket

You could put together a whole basket of sensory toys at the Dollar tree. Not only is this great for the kids who use sensory toys at tools, these toys are hits with everyone. We got the purple squeezy toy pictured above this Christmas and the whole family has been playing with it since.

Sensory toys include:

• Pop-its
• Squishy toys
• Stretchy squeezy toys
• Foam puddy
• Play doh
• Stress ball style toys

9. Art supply basket

Arts and craft supplies are one of my favorite gifts to give my kids. They love them and since they’re consumable, they don’t add long-term clutter to the house.

Plus, an Easter basket is a great time to replenish crafts and school supplies since it’s been awhile since back to school shopping and the holidays.

There are sooo many art supplies at Dollar Tree including:

• Crayons
• Stickers
• Paints
• Art kits
• Coloring books
• Tie-dye

10. Disney Easter basket

If you have a Disney lover, you oculd put together a whole Disney-themed Easter basket at the dollar store. Plus, they have a good variety of Disney items, so you have way more to choose from than simply toys.

A Disney basket could include:

• Disney craft kits
• Disney figurines
• Disney puzzles
• Disney dress-up kit
• Disney bath products
• Disney bubbles
• Disney coloring books

11. Nail & beauty Easter basket

You could make an entire Easter basket of fun nail supplies at the dollar store. They have so many nail polishes, stickers and stick-on nails to choose from.

Here are some manicure & pedicure themed Easter basket fillers:

• Nail decals
• Polishes
• Nail polish remover
• Stick-on nails
• Cotton pads
• Nail files
• Buffers
• Nail oils or hand lotions

12. Play cleaning Easter basket

A cleaning themed Easter basket is win-win for kids and parents. Younger kids and toddlers love play that emulates real life skills. And as the parent, you can put your kid to work and pass it off as play.

My kids spent a whole afternoon cleaning all my walls after I gave them the spray bottle pictured above full of water and a little vinegar. It was magic.

Cleaning supplies Easter baskets could include:

• Sponges
• Towels
• Dusters
• Spray bottles
• Brush and dust pan (another favorite with my toddlers)
• Bucket

13. Bath products Easter basket

My family always gifted essential items in Easter baskets and Christmas stockings. Fun soaps and bath supplies kill two birds with one stone because they’re a gift but also needed.

Here are some easy Easter basket stuffers that are bath product:

• Toothbrush and toothpaste
• Bandaids (a toddler favorite)
• Chapstick
• Shampoos and soaps
• Shaving cream for sensory play
• Hand sanitizer
• Deodorant
• Face wipes

14. Cars & trucks basket

Our oldest is 1000% a truck kid so this Easter basket theme is inspired by him. Hot wheel cars and trucks also make for very versatile gifts. A dump truck can come to the beach or park, and a hot wheel is small enough to throw in a bag for a restaurant activity.

Here are just a few car-themed items you can find at Dollar Tree:

• Hot wheel track pieces (these are awesome, we just have straight track pieces and we tie them up to a chair make ramps down our stairs)
• Diecast-sized cars and hot wheels
• Dump trucks
• Lego sets
• Erector set cars
• Hot wheel storage container
• Tiny construction truck set

15. Dinosaur Easter basket

Finally, for a dino-lover, you could do a dinosaur themed Easter basket. You could even hide the items in a big box with lots of easter basket grass or decorative shred paper so they have to “excavate” the gifts from the basket.

Dino-themed Easter basket fillers you can find at Dollar Tree include:

• Stuffed dinosaurs (psst.. if your new toy dino needs a name, don’t miss my list of 101 names for a pet dinosaur)
• DIno lego building kit
• Dinosaur excavation kit
• Grow-in-water dinosaurs
• Glow-in-the-dark dinosaur necklace
• Dinosaur coloring books
• Dino-themed kids books

Dollar store Easter basket fillers

In addition to doing a fully themed Easter basket, you can find lots of Easter basket fillers at the Dollar Tree. Here are some ideas of easy Easter basket stuffers for kids of all ages.

Easter basket stuffers for babies

First up, here are some Easter baskets fillers for babies that you can find at Dollar Tree:

16. Simple board books
17. Wipes
18. Bath products
19. Bibs
20. Cooking utensils (our baby loved a spatula and big spoons are great for sensory play like at water tables)
21. Baby socks
22. Pacifiers
23. Teethers
24. Baby toothbrush
25. Bows and hats
26. Bath toys (e.g. rubber ducks)
27. Sensory box items (e.g. rice, spoons, storage container)
28. Snack containers
29. Spray bottle and towel for cleaning play
30. Stuffed animal lovey

Easter basket stuffers for toddlers and preschools

Next, let’s take a look at Easter basket stuffers for the littlest kids. Here are basket fillers for toddlers and preschoolers:

31. Bath toys
32. Cars & trucks
33. Stickers (tip: peel the back off the sticker sheet to make them easier for toddlers to peel!)
34. Bubbles
35. Sensory toys
36. Pail and shovel
37. Bandaids (my 2-year old loves a fashion bandaid)
38. Sensory box items (e.g. rice, pompoms, spoons, storage container)
39. Straw cups
40. Chalk
41. Snack containers
42. Sunglasses (I love getting sunglasses at the dollar store because toddlers lose them so easily)
43. Jumbo-sized coloring book
44. Shaving cream (spray some on the table for such an easy activity that will keep them busy for a long time)
45. Bath novelty products like bath finger paint and color tabs to dye the water

Easter basket ideas for kids

46. Temporary tattoos
47. Stick on mustaches
48. Chalk
49. Art supplies
50. Animal figurines (great for imaginative play and also as bath toys)
51. Puzzles and board games
52. Deck of cards (you’re never too young to learn gin rummy); Uno deck
53. Silly string
54. Whoopee cushion
55. Potion making supplies (e.g. soaps, little empty travel bottles)
56. Water guns
57. Slime and play doh
58. Gemstone or fossil excavation kit
59. Tie dye supplies
60. Dominos

Easter basket ideas for teens

61. Car products like car wash supplies, steering wheel cover, ice scraper & air freshener
62. Nail supplies
63. Pool items like pool noodles
64. Sunscreen
65. Hair accessories
66. Adult coloring book and colored pencils
67. Calming bath products like face masks and bath bombs
68. Baking and cake decorating supplies
69. Favorite snacks
70. Temporary tattoos (you’re never too old for temporary tattoos)
71. Pretty journal or school supplies
72. Gardening supplies
73. Lip balms and make-up
74. Board games and card games
75. Organization supplies

Low-clutter and consumable Easter basket

Now let’s turn to my favorite type of gifts for my kids: consumables! These are items that you use up so gifts are a great time to replenish them. And the best part is that they don’t add long-term clutter to your house.

76. School supplies
77. Art supplies
78. Bath products
79. Bubbles
80. Glow sticks (throw them in the bath!)
81. Chalk
82. Snacks
83. Bandaids, especially fun patterns
84. Hair ties
85. Movie night supplies (e.g. popcorn, candy boxes)
86. Stick-on nails and nail stickers
87. Wooden craft sticks (I loved these for crafts as a kid but they have lots of uses)
88. Poster boards or canvas
89. Coloring books

Practical & simple Easter basket ideas

90. Toothbrush and toothpaste
91. Soaps and shampoos
92. Mini-tissues for backpacks
93. School supplies
94. Chalk
95. Snacks and pouches
96. Cute socks
97. Baby wipes (for real, so handy for all ages)
98. Water bottles
99. Flip-flops
100. Hair accessories
101. Sunscreen