50 Junk Free Easter Basket Ideas

Easter is right around the corner! How do you all celebrate?

One of my biggest memories of Easter from childhood is the Easter basket. We would get a basket in the morning, filled with cellophane grass and chocolate bunnies and other goodies. Sometimes there would be a book, or a toy, some playdoh or other treat. It was so exciting to open the basket and see what was inside!

Now that I have a daughter, so many of the little toys for filling a basket seem so cheap to me…little trinkets that will be in the garbage within a week. And the candy, I am so tired of the garbage filled ingredients. I am not opposed to a little non-real food candy on occasion, but our children are exposed to junk food all the time, I like to avoid it if at all possible.

I am always trying to do a junk free Easter basket whenever I can!

So, what can you put in your Easter basket that fits into the Real Food lifestyle? I have come up with a huge list of ideas of toys, treats, desserts, candies and more that you can use to make your Easter extra special and full of Real Food goodness!

Gifts

We keep Easter simple and don't go for big gifts. Here are some small but useful gifts children may like.

Bubbles
Sidewalk chalk
Sunglasses
Beachtowel
Swim suit
Gardening tools
Packs of seeds
Card game
Board game
Kite
Art supplies
Movies
iTunes gift card
Books
T-shirt or other item of clothing
Stickers
Nail polish, lip gloss, etc.
Flip flops
Cooking tools

Egg Decorating

Egg decorating is such fun for Easter! We usually decorate well ahead of the big day and hide the eggs around the house. Here are some great techniques for dying Easter eggs without the use of artificial colors and chemicals.

Color Your Easter Eggs Naturally
from Blissfully Domestic
Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs from Homestead Honey
Egg Decorating with Spices and Seeds from Pure Ella
Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs from Live Simply
Red Eggs for Greek Easter from Nourishing Minimalism
How to Dye Eggs Using Onion Skins from Real Food RN
10 Ways to Dye Eggs Naturally from Thoroughly Natural
Natural Blue Food Coloring from Whole New Mom

Chocolate Candies

Photo From Happy Health Nut

A great place to buy all candy is Natural Candy Store. You can search candies with a variety of filters…allergies, organic, fair trade, etc.
Brown Butter Fudge from Red and Honey
Homemade Chocolate Caramels from Recipes to Nourish
Paleo Almond Joys from Edible Harmony
Almond Joy Chocolate Bark from A Happy Health Nut
Sugar Free, Dairy Free Double Chocolate Bunnies from It Takes Time