If you’re looking for fun and functional gifts to put in your little one’s Easter basket this year - this blog has got you COVERED! We’ve rounded up the cutest (and most cost-effective) toys and books for all ages! And some cute pajamas, too. Take a look!

Peter Rabbit Crinkle Book: The cutest little book with crinkle sensory components and a corner for mouthing/teething. If your little one is spending their first Easter as a newborn - this is perfect and can grow with them, too.
Comotomo Teether: This “octopus” teether is my all-time favorite teether! It is easy to hold and has finger-like stubs that are great for baby to chomp on, without them going too far back to constantly gag! I recommend introducing this one around 4-5 months of age and continue to offer in play as baby nears 1.
Baby Finger Brush: Use a finger brush as a toothbrush BEFORE your little one pops their first tooth. It gets them comfortable with bristles in the mouth and helps you establish a brushing routine, too.
Olababy Spoons: I LOVE these spoons. They are my favorite for 6-12 months. They have a nice flexible bowl of the spoon that makes scooping easy when baby starts to try and scoop, and they are a great length for self-feeding a pre-loaded spoon. Baby can also teethe on them as they get closer to 6 months to practice!
EZPZ Tiny Cup: This is a perfect sized cup for teaching open cup drinking! Little hands can hold it and it has a nice weight to the bottom. My favorite trick to teach parents is to fill it to the brim with a familiar PUREE that they have eaten on a spoon, and bring it to baby’s lips so they immediately get a taste of what is inside! And you don’t have to tilt it too much to give them some. Over time you can add some water to it so it’s not so thick and you work towards drinking plain water, but that skill takes time and isn’t expected to be done independently until 18 months. So starting at 6 months gives baby plenty of time to practice!
Bunny Lovey: How cute is this little lovey?! Festive and offers sensory elements, crinkle sounds, and a teether for baby to explore.
Farm Tails Cloth Book: This cute cloth book helps identify animals in a fun way - by their tails! This is a great book to start reading around 3 months + and your toddler will still enjoy it!
Carrot Teether: A very festive teether! The handles are great on this one and it offers a bumpy texture at the carrot tip for baby to explore!
My First Easter Basket: Such a cute, soft Easter basket with plush sensory toys that crinkle, jingle, and make other musical sounds!
Bunny Teether: You can never go wrong with a teether as we want babies to mouth lots of different textures. It’s their way of exploring! This one fits the holiday perfectly and allows baby to mouth textures and work on grasping.
Nuby Teether: This is my favorite first teether - I buy it for pretty much every new mom I know. The bristles on this teether are soothing to baby’s gums, it doesn’t go too far back in the mouth, and it’s ring shape makes it easy to hold and mouth. It also comes with its own hygienic carrying case, which is just an added bonus.
Chick Teether: Another great teether that baby can hold onto and mouth!

EZPZ Tiny Bowl: This suction bowl is kind of like a plate and a bowl at the same time. I love that the sides of the bowl are low, which helps baby with scooping and seeing their food. I’ve had mine for two years and it’s held up great!
Skip Hop Stack & Pour Buckets: Jenna has these and they’re so cute! Practice scooping, pouring, and nesting the buckets. When they need a good cleaning, pop them on the top rack of the dishwasher!
Num Num Spill-Proof Cup: This cup has a free-flowing straw and is decently spill proof, making it a great choice from an oral motor perspective! Valveless straws are the best as they don’t restrict water flow and baby doesn’t have to put their jaw in an atypical position to drink (like biting or using excessive force). Love this one for travel, and the handles are great! Great for water and milk!
Melissa & Doug Pull-Back Cars: These were a huge hit with Paul and continue to be. Pull them back and watch them go. I love these because they grow with your little one! They’re great for motivating crawling, too!
Ark Y Chew: This one is also a tough teether, but great for building jaw strength! The shorter ends are great for biting on both sides, and they all have different textured ends. I recommend offering around 9 months as chewing skills continue to build for harder foods.
Farmer’s Market Fill & Spill: Have baby fill the bag and model functional language like “in” and “out.” The soft sensory toys make noise and have different textures. You can use this for pretend play, too!
Olababy Spoon & Fork: This set is great for a child approaching 12 months of age. Using a fork is not expected until spoon use becomes independent, and most start using a fork around 15 months. The harder silicone fork in this package is great since little ones won’t hurt their teeth biting down on it!
Xylophone: A fun musical toy! Model words like “bang, boom, tap.” As your little one grows into toddlerhood they will continue to play, too!
Olababy Straw Cup: This is #1 because it’s my all time favorite cup! I love that it’s made from silicone, has a straw stopper so baby can’t pull the straw out, has a weighted bottom so it’s harder to knock over, is a great size for little hands, and doubles as an open cup. My FAVORITE part is that it teaches straw drinking! Plug the hole in the lid with your finger and gently squeeze the cup so liquid goes up the straw and into baby’s mouth. They quickly learn that if they suck on the straw, liquid will come up and BAM, they just learned how to drink from a straw. Great for water, smoothies, and milk!
Melissa & Doug Blocks: These blocks can stack AND nest! They’re a great gift that can grow with your little one and so inexpensive for the skill building you can do with them!
BapronBaby Bib: The cutest little bib! I love the high neck to protect the entire front of baby’s clothes and the prints are adorable! I love giving these as a gift and using when baby wears short sleeves, too!
Carrot Montessori Toy: A festive toy that works on hand eye coordination and grasping that can grow with your little one. Model functional language like “pull, in, out.”
Coin Box: Use this toy to work on releasing the ball into the hole, as well as pulling the drawer open to find the ball again. Transition to using the coin slot after your little one turns 1.

Melissa & Doug Touch & Feel Puzzle: Model petting the soft parts of the puzzle pieces, PAUSE, and wait for your little one to imitate you. Then help baby slide puzzle piece into appropriate spot.
Green Toys Rescue Boat: Green Toys is a favorite brand of mine. Great for a little transportation lover, and comes with a captain and pilot character to pretend play with! Plus, made in USA!
Growing Carrot DUPLO: The large LEGO pieces and simple structure are a great introduction to building. Great for 15+ months to explore fitting together, pulling apart, and engaging in pretend play with a festive carrot to boot.
Lollaland Weighted Straw Cup: This cup is my favorite weighted straw because it does not have a valve. A valve is a piece of material in the straw itself that is a spill proof feature BUT it requires babies to suck extremely hard to get liquid out, since a lot of force is needed to get the valve open. This cup is not 100% spill proof when the top is down, but when the top is pulled over and the straw is pinched down instead, it is. The handles are also removable so it easily fits in the side pocket of a diaper bag for travel! This is one of my favorite cups for milk since it’s easiest to clean and there aren’t a lot of nooks and crannies.
Elk & Friends Utensils: This stainless steel set is ideal for 18 months or older, as spoon and fork use become independent. We love this brand and the color combinations are so fun, too!
Green Toys Tea Set: This was one of Paul’s favorite toys. I love Green Toys because they’re so well made! A great set for pretend play! Practice modeling actions like pouring and stirring.
Green Toys Pink Truck: Another Green Toys vehicle and such a cute color, too. Practice loading it up and dumping things out! Ask them if they want a ball or a stuffed animal, then let them make a choice and you can pass the item to them in the truck.
Melissa & Doug Animal Sounds Puzzle: Perfect to motivate your little one to imitate! Remove the puzzle piece and put it back to hear the sound! Also great to work on pinching (15 month milestone)!
Melissa & Doug Take-Along Shape Sorter: Paul has this and it was a favorite toy around 2 years old. This one offers great opportunities to talk about shapes and colors, and I love how portable it is! A great toy to travel with.
Honeysticks: These short, safe, and chunky crayons are great for first coloring activities. Work on holding the crayons with thumb towards the paper and making 1-2 scribbles on the paper.
Weesprout Snack Container: Love these silicone travel snack containers! Pop some melts or Puffs inside and let baby stick their hand in to pinch and grab. The top is spill proof, but flexible so littles can get their hands inside!
Thermos Funtainer: This is my favorite travel cup for littles 10 months and older since it’s very easy to open and shut and the straw is skinnier, so not as much liquid can be sucked through! It also comes in lots of sizes and colors so if your little one likes it, you have options for a long while! Great for water and milk!

Matching Eggs: These are great for color and shape recognition and fine motor skills, and can also be used for pretend play while your little one makes breakfast for you! Perfect for this holiday, too!
Toothbrushes: We love these toothbrushes! With soft bristles, a simple design, and fun colors - they get the job done! A super functional basket stuffer!
Festive Pop Its: If your little one needs to work on finger isolation (15 month milestone), these are a great idea! You can also put yogurt in them and freeze to make little yogurt melts!
Munchkin Raise Utensils: This stainless steel set is ideal for 18 months or older, as spoon and fork use become independent. These wash and wear well, as I have had for 3 years and use daily!
Melissa & Doug Bowling Friends: This is the cutest bowling set! Work on hand-eye coordination and roll the ball to knock down the pins. Great for working on turn-taking, too!
Elk & Friends Stainless Steel Cups: We love these stainless steel + silicone cups! They’re great for toddlers who already drink from a straw very well! Perfect for milk or smoothies, the straw is a little bigger in diameter, so bigger sips come out. Also very easy to clean and plastic-free!
Egg Chalk: As the weather gets warmer, this is great take outside on a sunny day and create on the sidewalk/driveway. Festive and affordable, too!
Silicone Bento Box: We love this simple silicone bento box with 3 sections. Perfect for aiming for a combination of fat, protein, and carb.
Farmer’s Market Sorting Set: These are great for toddlers just getting interested in colors and double as pretend play food! Great quality - Paul plays with this all the time.
Weesprout Divider Plates: These are great silicone divider plates for littles as they approach one year of age and beyond (and stop chucking their plates so much!). They also come with lids, so great for traveling or packing for daycare!
Peekaboo Learning Farm: Take turns matching the roofs to the correct color barns and the play peekaboo finding the animals inside!
Easter Egg Puzzle: Hide and discover Easter-related items by putting the puzzle together and taking it apart again. Help your little one twist the oval eggs to fit them into their spot when hiding the dinosaurs. Great for 18+ months.

Mix-Animals: These stick to bath walls when wet and your little one can match the heads and bodies of the animals - or mix them up!
Dab and Dot Markers: Jenna’s toddler loves these! They’re minimal mess and have a grip area to allow for learning proper writing grasp. A great item to have in your craft cart, too!
Bunny Bubble Gun: Paul has the standard Sloosh bubble gun and loves it! But how cute is this bunny for Easter?! They’re fun to take outside and great for keeping little ones entertained. Practice chasing the bubbles and popping them!
Spinning Snack Dispenser: This one is so much fun for travel and even for daily use! It’s a great way to offer choices for your toddler and take foods on the go. If your little one is in a food rut, try to spice it up with a snack spinner- a little change can really help!
Elk & Friends Glass Mason Jars: We love Elk & Friends cups and the glass ones don’t disappoint! They’re durable and easy to clean. Jenna uses these for smoothies for her kids.
Green Toys Watering Can & Garden Tools: Toddlers love to help and water the plants! This is a perfect age appropriate skill that works on increasing independence, wrist rotation, motor strength and coordination, and following directions. Take your little gardener outside!
Foam Blocks: These blocks are great because they are easy to stack and build. A great price point, too!
Duplo Flowers & Garden Set: A great set to start building with! Work on pushing the blocks together and pulling them apart. This set can grow with your toddler, too!
Felt Pizza: A great toy to use for pretend play! Let your toddler take your order, “make” the pizza together, or practice turn taking!
Water WOW!: A great, mess-free option for working on practicing using writing/coloring grasp to hold the water marker and reveal the hidden image on each page. It also helps practice using 2 hands together as they hold the pad steady with one hand and color with their water pen with the other hand.
Gardening Tools: Dig, rake, scoop, and pour with these handy sand and dirt tools. Perfect for toddlers to engage in sensory-rich play while developing fine and gross motor strength and coordination.
Munchkin Stainless Utensils: This stainless steel set is ideal for 18 months or older, as spoon and fork use become independent. These wash and wear well, as I have had for 3 years and use daily!

Play-Doh Eggs: Play-Doh is great for working on hand strength and fine motor skills, and it’s a fun sensory experience! The colors are great, too!
Farm Animal Wooden Stamps: Stamps are a great way to increase hand-eye coordination and fine motor strength as your little one presses them down on the ink pad and again on the paper!
Magnetic Blocks: We absolutely love these magnetic blocks! Build, color sort, count, stack, and more. The pastel colors are perfect for Easter baskets!
Toothbrushes: We love these toothbrushes! With soft bristles, a simple design, and fun colors - they get the job done! A super functional basket stuffer!
Dust Bunnies Game: A cute gross motor game for you and your little one to play together! Spin the wheel and find out if you have to hop, tiptoe, sweep, or dance.
Sticker Wow!: Paul has enjoyed these! Use the bunny stamper to press the stickers down on the pages and work through the activity book!
Dress Up Bunny: A magnetic bunny and mouse to dress up for ballet class!
Stacking & Sorting Toy: There are so many things to do with this toy! Sort, stack, or work other fine motor skills going fishing or slicing the fruit pieces.
Animal Puzzle Sets: These are a great introduction to jigsaw puzzles and an awesome price, too! My kids love them.
Owala Straw Cup: I tested this cup out and it passes my test for age 2+! It’s stainless steel and insulated, travels well (read: spill-proof straw), and comes in fun, color combos!
Seek & Find: One of Jenna’s favorite things John got for Christmas last year. It works fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination placing the stickers in the right place. It’s a mix of “I spy” and art as you can color the pages, too. And under $10!
Weesprout Stainless Bento Box: No plastic, no problem! The interior stainless steel on these traveling boxes are great! The outer silicone makes them easy to hold, so these are perfect for daycare, a picnic, or even just for eating at home!

Owala Straw Cup: I tested this cup out and it passes my test for age 2+! It’s stainless steel and insulated, travels well (read: spill-proof straw), and comes in fun, color combos! Paul and Nellie both have one and love!
Seek & Find: Paul is loving this! It works fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination placing the stickers in the right place. It’s a mix of “I spy” and art as you can color the pages, too. And under $10!
Bubble Wand Set: With this set you can blow bubbles, or see bubbles form when using your arms to swing the bigger wands back and forth! This set is also fun for color and shape labeling. Great for gross and fine motor skills outside!
Flower & Herb Growing Kit: Teach your preschooler how to garden with this kit! Decorate the pots together, plant, and watch them grow!
Munchkin 3-Piece Set: These silverware sets hold up so well! This is a great set to start introducing how to use the small knife to cut.
Paint a Birdhouse: Comes fully assembled, so you don’t have to worry about using tools and making it yourself. Your toddler can decorate using included paint, and help to find a special spot outside to welcome a bird family!
Wooden Shape Puzzles: A great activity for talking about shapes and matching as your child uses the picture cards to create the same image. Comes in a compact case, so great for traveling, too!
Jelly Blox: Why didn’t I buy these sooner?! These sensory blocks are a blast - squish, squeeze, stretch, twist, or build with these!
Simple Modern Water Bottle: I recommend this more for preschool age littles because of its hard straw. Hard straws are NOT recommended for little ones because of the mouth injury risk, but preschool-age kids will love all the fun designs and patterns they can choose from! Alicia’s son loves his!
Zingo!: With thousands of 5-star reviews, this game is fast-paced and involves picture matching to fill your bingo card. Take turns zinging the picture cards out while playing!
Silicone Art Mat: Help contain the mess of arts and crafts with this silicone mat. Have your preschooler practice squeezing the paints into the squares, dipping the paintbrush, and then washing it off, too.
Rainbow Swirl Play-Doh Set: We have been loving pretend play with this set! Work those fine motor skills while whipping up sweet treats together!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Easter Egg Hunt: Anything Eric Carle is immediately a slam dunk! Love this version of the Hungry Caterpillar that you can bring back out year after year.
Peek-a-Flap Hop: Such a cute Easter flap book! The thick pages are easy to turn for baby.
Never Touch a Grumpy Bunny: This one makes Paul laugh every time! Love the touch-and-feel components of the book to keep littles motivated to see what is next.
My First Easter: If you have a brand new baby this Easter, this is a great option as the pictures are high contrast and black and white!
Llama Llama Easter Eg g: If you collect the Llama Llama books (like we do) this one is necessary! Such a cute story surrounding Easter eggs.
Where’s The Chick?: This one is simple and fun with bright felt flaps throughout to keep baby’s attention!
How to Catch an Easter Bunny: This book is adorable with rhymes throughout and a fun short book to keep littles’ attention!
Spot’s Easter Surprise: Love Spot and all the flaps in the book! These books are short (5-6 pages) so they are perfect for baby and toddler attention spans.
Where Are Baby’s Easter Eggs?: Karen Katz never disappoints with her big flap books and dazzling items on the last page! Add this one to your seasonal collection!
Slide & Seek Cheep Cheep: Another one we love and will keep baby’s attention with flaps, sliders, and finger trails!
Hippity, Hoppity Little Bunny: The little finger puppet books are SO CUTE! I have several of these and they don’t disappoint.
That’s Not My Bunny: Touch and feel books are always so fun! Don’t forget to pause to let your little one try and imitate you!

Happy Easter, Mouse!: We love this series! Join Mouse as he paints Easter eggs of all different colors.
The Runaway Bunny: A classic with a little bunny who keeps running away from his mother - but she always finds him! A warm story about a mother’s love.
The Easter Egg Is Missing: Read through each page to find where the missing Easter egg went. The cut outs make it fun!
Let’s Go Home, Baby Bunny: Move the coin on each page and help the animals find their way home.
Slide & Seek: Hop, Hop!: Another engaging board book with flaps to pull and finger trails to follow!
Peekaboo Easter: Follow the Very Hungry Caterpillar and see if you can find him in each of the Easter baskets!
5 Silly Easter Eggs: Drive along in Bunny’s truck as you count down from 5 to 1 with these silly eggs!
You’re My Little Honey Bunny: Our team has so many of the books in this series. They have fun rhymes and cute illustrations with a sweet sentiment of love.
I Love You, Funny Bunny: A book about how much Funny Bunny is loved - from head to toe!
Happy Easter, Little Pookie: Little Pookie books are silly with rhymes and this one will definitely get you in the Easter holiday spirit!
The Itsy Bitsy Bunny: Read or sing this to the tune of the itsy bitsy spider! A cute little rhythmic book - and under $6!
Easter Colors: Join the Very Hungry Caterpillar for a simple introduction to colors.

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick: The kids and I love this series of books! So entertaining and silly.
‘Twas The Night Before Easter: Follows the rhythm of ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas but details the night before Easter and setting baskets out hoping the Easter Bunny will be there!
How To Catch The Easter Bunny: The “How to Catch a…” series books are great and so entertaining. I’d recommend age 3+! They will grow with your preschooler, too.
Pete The Cat & The Easter Basket Bandit: We’re big Pete the Cat fans and this book is no “eggception.” Read to find out where Pete’s Easter basket went and get a lesson on sharing in the process!
Construction Site Spring Delight: Spring has sprung! Lift the flaps and help the diggers find signs of Easter and spring as the snow melts.
Happy Easter From The Crayons: Join the crayons as they get ready to “color” and decorate for Easter!
Fancy Nancy & The Missing Easter Bunny: JoJo’s class pet, Nibbles the Bunny, comes home for Easter - but then goes missing! Help find him!
Where Do Diggers Hunt for Easter Eggs?: For preschoolers who love diggers and construction vehicles, this is an Easter rhyming delight!
Velveteen Rabbit: A classic to add to your book collection about love and the magic of childhood.
The Littlest Easter Bunny: Read about Penny the littlest bunny in Easter Town and how she prepares to celebrate Easter!
Pete The Cat - Big Easter Adventure: Another Pete the Cat book we have and love! The Easter Bunny is in need, and Pete steps in to help!
It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny: P.J. Funnybunny is tired of being a bunny and thinks it would be more fun to be another type of animal, but in the end he realizes it’s great to be himself!

Check out our favorite Easter pajamas, all made with 100% cotton & so cute!

Here is a round up of some fun and festive Easter Baskets (and some eggs, too!) I love to use Easter baskets that can then be used around the house, too (Numbers 1, 6, 11, and 12 are great examples!)

Hope you have a Happy Easter!