Holidays & Occasions Easter Excellent Easter Basket Ideas For Kids, Toddlers, Teens, And Adults These homemade Easter baskets stuffed with gifts are sure to make your loved ones smile. By Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon is a Digital Editor and has been on the Southern Living team since 2017. She helps run the brand's social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and TikTok, where she's happily behind the scenes. When she's not ruffling feathers with an etiquette poll via Instagram Stories, she's writing content for the website and assisting in various print projects like gift guides and home stories. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on March 11, 2024 Close Photo: Laurey W. Glenn With the promise of spring comes Easter, one of our favorite holidays to celebrate in the South. Full of bright colors, painted Easter eggs, and fresh flowers galore, Easter decorations can be pure fun or simply gorgeous. As you plan which centerpiece will grace your dining room table for your holiday lunch, don't forget about the family's Easter baskets. Maybe you were the master of Easter baskets when your kids were little, but now that they're tweens and teens it's so much harder. We've found the best ideas for every member of the family, whether you need a treat for a 9-month-old baby or your 90-year-old grandmother. We've got ideas that will delight the men of the family, too. And if you need Easter basket stuffers, we've got ideas to suit everyone from candy lovers to master gardeners. Hop into spring with these adorable baskets. 01 of 13 Grow Your Own Centerpiece Robbie Caponetto; Produced: Buffy Hargett Miller Ditch the plastic grass and plant the real thing in an Easter basket this year. Add a plastic liner in a basket before filling it with potting soil. Ten days to two weeks before Easter, sprinkle wheatgrass seeds on top and water well. Set this simple and natural centerpiece on the dining table or patio. 02 of 13 Think Outside The Basket Laurey W. Glenn This imaginative Easter basket has sprouted branches bearing sweet treats. Kids will love the colorful paper cones, but the artistic flair will also impress teens or tweens. The tiny plastic eggs complete the look of a miniature outdoor egg hunt. 03 of 13 Make A Bouquet Laurey W. Glenn Wow your Easter lunch guests with this impressive and bright arrangement. No need for candy—this sweet-smelling Easter basket makes a touching gift for Mom or other loved ones. A rustic, moss-covered pot makes a charming base for the "basket," while a creeping vine or dried grapevine can be fashioned into a handle. 04 of 13 Sprout Some Fun Laurey W. Glenn This live ryegrass Easter basket would make an adorable centerpiece, host gift, or adult Easter basket. But it's colorful enough to enchant the kids, too. Stuff it with their favorite seasonal treats, and don't forget to order the Peeps. 05 of 13 Gift A Plant Laurey W. Glenn Adults with green thumbs will appreciate an Easter basket they can grow. Use these rustic carton planters as placeholders at the table or as favors for guests, or give them as thoughtful gifts to family members and neighbors. Every basket needs an Easter bunny, so we included a small garden ornament. 06 of 13 Treat Them To Wine krblokhin / Getty Images For the wine aficionados, tuck a nice bottle behind the colorful dyed eggs. If you're hosting a big event, use multiple baskets and pack a full picnic lunch for every guest. Line the baskets with bright napkins or tea towels that they can take home. 07 of 13 Surprise A Meat-Lover Igor Golovniov / EyeEm/Getty Images Who knows what the Easter bunny has tucked up its little blue sleeve? There's no law that says Easter baskets have to be limited to sweets. Smoked sausages, hams, and other charcuterie will delight your meat-lover on Easter morning. 08 of 13 Make It A Spa Day soapman/E+/Getty Images As indulgent as chocolate can be, sometimes we could really use a lavender-scented bath and an exfoliating scrub. Fill an Easter basket with loofahs, scrub brushes, bath salts, and fluffy white bunny slippers for a home spa day. Tweens, hard-to-shop-for teens, and adults alike will appreciate the gift of relaxation. 09 of 13 Charm A Master Gardener Fancy/Veer/Corbis | Getty Images Some of the best Easter gifts for adults involve gardening. Take this spring-green basket filled with assorted tools, seeds, and vegetable starts that could be just the thing for the green thumb in your life. Use eco-friendly paper grass. Biodegradable papers can be used to mulch the garden. 10 of 13 Spoil The Chef Robbie Caponetto; Produced: Buffy Hargett Miller The cook of the family would be thrilled to get this Easter basket filled with fragrant ingredients. Use a ceramic container with a hole in the bottom for drainage and fill it with potting soil. Then plant herbs and edible flowers, like parsley, thyme, Swiss chard, and violas, forming a "handle" out of fresh rosemary. Water regularly, and keep it on a sunny spot on the counter. 11 of 13 Inspire Young Chefs Rimma_Bondarenko / Getty Images Beautifully decorated Easter cookies and a few baking implements will delight an aspiring young chef. Throw in a few cookie cutters too so they can get started on their first baking project. 12 of 13 Hand-Knit A Nest Of Chicks Tzuhsin/Getty Images Hand-knitted or crocheted chicks are a special gift that will keep a toddler busy playing for hours. Stuff the chicks in a basket or wrap a bowl with "grass" to serve as a nest. Arrange candy eggs around the chicks to complete this adorable Easter basket. 13 of 13 Pamper A Budding Makeup Artist Liliia Bila/Getty Images Your teen or tween will be thrilled to find a few cosmetics or a pedicure kit tucked in among other Easter goodies. Bath bombs, makeup brushes, and hair accessories are all popular choices for teens. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit