Easter Gifts for a Child

A stuffed bunny will make your child light up on Easter morning.

Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ; it is often characterized by the delivery of colorful baskets from the Easter Bunny that are filled with jellybeans, chocolate and plastic eggs. Easter also coincides with the coming of spring and represents rebirth. Keep all of these components in mind when choosing the gifts that will go in your little one's basket this year.

Religious Gifts

A cross necklace will remind your child of the resurrection.

Choose a Christian-based gift for your child to emphasize the religious meaning of the holiday. Purchase a child's Bible decorated with plenty of pictures to capture your child's attention and help him remember Bible stories. Give your child a necklace with a silver cross engraved with his name, a framed picture of Christ or a book that teaches about the resurrection of Christ.

Clothing

Dress your child in new clothes on Easter Sunday.

A new Easter dress or suit is an appropriate and useful Easter gift; your child will have something fresh and new to wear to church on Easter Sunday. Don't forget church shoes, a springtime hat, barrettes or a tie tack to complete the outfit. Also consider giving her pastel-colored pajamas decorated with eggs, bunnies, chicks or other springtime and Easter symbols.

Easter Toys

Place a stuffed bunny in your child's basket.

Stuffed bunnies, ducks, chicks and lambs are likely to be found in various sizes and colors at every store during the Easter holiday. Choose one of these, or find a pair of fluffy bunny ears your child can wear on Easter Day. Pick some other springtime gifts; jump ropes, sports equipment, squirt guns, pool toys, a sand box or bubbles may not be appropriate gifts at Christmas, but Easter is a great time to purchase the things your child wants for spring and summer play.

Gardening

Your child will work hard in the garden with his own tools.

Easter is a great time to start flower and vegetable gardens. If you are interested in gardening and your children want to help, fill their baskets with small gardening shovels and rakes, gloves, a watering can and several packets of seeds. Having their own tools will make gardening a family activity and the work more fun.

Easter Activities

A springtime puzzle will entertain your child on Easter.

Fill your child's basket with Easter-themed activities. Choose Easter-themed coloring books full of fluffy bunnies, ducks or chicks and a large box of crayons. If appropriate, Easter-themed movies or video games can be added to the basket of a technologically talented child. Round out the basket with a few springtime puzzles or a large notepad and watercolor paints so she can create her own springtime art.

Plastic Egg Hunt

Fill plastic eggs with trinkets to delight your child.

Purchase plastic eggs in various colors and sizes to hide around your yard. Fill the eggs with treats like jellybeans and chocolates, or with toys such as bouncy balls, plastic animals, stickers and stamps. Save up your spare change or get a few rolls of coins from the bank and put a few coins in each egg. If the weather is bad on Easter morning, hide the eggs around the house instead of outside.

References

• ApplesForTheTeacher.com: Easter Holiday Gift Suggestions
• Easter Day: Christian Easter Gifts
• More4Kids.com: Looking for Inexpensive Easter Gift Ideas?