Easy Easter baskets that are “cheap cheep”
Looking for DIY Easter basket ideas that are cute but still affordable? Look no further!
Easter is a beloved time of year for gathering with family in celebration and worship, but those Easter baskets can put a huge dent in our budgets! Here are great some ideas for keeping the holiday cute and affordable with easy Easter baskets that are “cheap cheep!”
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Budget-friendly Easter baskets
When I was growing up, Easter almost always featured a gigantic basket wrapped in cellophane. Those were pretty standard for the time, but honestly, at 5 years old those bad boys were hard to lug around. So don’t worry, bigger is not always better when it comes to Easter baskets.
These days there is so much variety out there which is really refreshing. Easter baskets don’t even have to be baskets anymore, and thankfully they no longer have to be the size of a Thanksgiving platter. 😂
These 8.5″ colorful baskets (affiliate link) comes in a set of 12 for less than $2 a piece! They’re cute and reusable. You can’t beat that, plus they come with colorful Easter grass included!
An even more budget-friendly choice are these smaller 9″ tall Easter basket totes are a great bargain (affiliate link) at less than 63 cents each, and they comes in several different colors and designs.
Baskets pre-filled with candy can be tempting to buy, but so not budget-friendly. I did a quick Amazon search for pre-filled Easter baskets and they’re right about $35-$40!
It can be done for sooo much cheaper, plus you’ll be adding the personalized touch that pre-made baskets lack. 💛
Here are some cute and colorful Easter stickers to add to your Easter basket, or use them to decorate it! Grab them here:
“Cheap cheap” items for your Easter baskets
The ever-hailed giant chocolate bunny, the huge fluffy stuffed animal… These may be Easter standards, but that doesn’t mean that they have to be gigantic. A small toy or 2 is perfect, whatever kind your kiddo likes, whether a small stuffy or maybe a little ball or other toy.
Another unique and frugal idea is books. I’m the book aunt in the family, just ask my nieces and nephews. Books are fun and interactive and get those little minds thinking and growing.
Amazon has some Little Golden books (affiliate link) in several Easter themes for around $5-$6. Like I said, book aunt. There are other smaller paperbacks available too that are also affordable.
And hey, if a book or small toy is not in the budget, that is perfectly okay. The candy is pretty much what it’s all about anyway. There are adorable little chocolate bunnies (affiliate link) that are only $1, or packages of 4 or so individually-wrapped bunnies for around $3.
There are also cheap plastic eggs (affiliate link) that can be filled with M&Ms or jellybeans, and it’s always a better deal to make them yourself.
Another thing I like is a snack-size bag of crackers or something like that so the whole basket isn’t completely filled with just candy. Annie’s Bunnies snacks (affiliate link) would be adorable for this!
Fiercely frugal tip: To really maximize the budget, just use snacks that you already have at home! Yes, you can totally do that. Shh… no one has to know and your kids will still love their baskets!
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Quality over quantity make for affordable Easter baskets
Putting together Easter baskets on a budget can still be cute and fun. The special kiddos in your life and going to love the fact that you thought about them and took the time to get them a basket full of goodies.
And doing a smaller basket is a win for the wallet, plus it really is better to look at it as a treat, not a gigantic sugar-fest splurge.
Besides, do you really want your kids running wild on that much sugar? I mean, I’m an aunt, so I don’t have to deal with those hyped-up sugar babies at bedtime. But why make my sisters-in-law mad at me? 😂
Then there are the other goodies that the kids will be getting, too. There’ll probably be more candy from grandparents and other family members. They might get some Easter candy at church too, or at an egg hunt or any other special Easter event.
There are tons of places they’re going to be raking in the chocolate eggs, so don’t worry about them not getting enough. Your “cheap cheep” basket will be loved!
Want cute and colorful Easter stickers to add to your Easter basket or to use to decorate it? Grab them here!
An Easter basketful of savings
All things considered, putting together an Easter basket yourself is going to give you the biggest bang for your buck. The price of a smaller basket, a little toy or book, and a few tasty treats is minimal compared to the ready-made baskets.
Let’s say you’re doing baskets for 6 kids. The six baskets themselves would be $4.20 to $37.14, the cost for six small toys or books would be $12 to $24, and other candy or treats would be anywhere from $0 to $10.
Adding it all up, that’s a price range of $16.20 to $71.14 for six kids, so each filled basket would be from $2.70 to $11.86. If you go with the cheapest options, that’s less than $3 per filled Easter basket! WAY better than the $35 pre-made baskets.
Having different items to choose from to create an Easter basket is super affordable since it allows for flexibility. If you’re only doing a basket for one child, you can spend a little more, but there’s also the option to adjust to something more affordable if you’re doing baskets for several kids.
For more hands-on DIY Easter basket tips, check out this article from Living On A Dime.
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Final thoughts on “cheap cheep” easy Easter baskets
Creating a budget-friendly Easter basket is all about flexibility. And anyway, picking out things and creating Easter baskets yourself is much more fun than purchasing expensive, pre-made baskets. You’ll feel good about limiting the amount of sugar you’re giving the kids while still being able to stay within your budget, and of course, your kiddos will feel special that you created a basket just for them!
I hope these tips are helpful and have inspired you to create your own baskets on a budget! Happy Easter, friend!
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