55 Homemade Quarantine Easter Basket Ideas

The world is crazy right now, that is for sure, and with Easter coming up and so many people stuck at home, I thought I’d share some fun ideas for Easter basket fillers that you can make at home without any trips to the store! There is still so much fun to be had despite the shelter-in-place orders, so ransack your supplies, get creative, and have fun!

1. Snacks! So maybe you didn’t think to stock up on Easter candy, but maybe you have other snacks around your house? You can use my cute tutorial here for making these cute Easter bunnies from Ziplocs! I used Skinny Pop but you could use any yummy snack!

2. Bubbles! There are lots of easy bubble recipes on the internet, I made these last week and just poured the extra into a plastic jar and used a piece of wire to make a little bubble wand to go along. Some cute twine and it’s a cute little basket filler!

3. Homemade Peeps! Okay, so they might not be shaped like chicks (although I know some super-Mom out there could probably figure out how to), you can easily make some yummy sugar-covered marshmellows by simply….covering marshmellows with sugar! Luckily we had a pack I stashed for a hot chocolate bar and I could whip out some cute marshmellow treats! Just dip them in water and roll them in sprinkles, and boom! You’re super Mom!

4. Homemade Playdoh! There are a lot of awesome homemade playdoh recipes on the internet that use a variety of supplies. I didn’t have any cream of Tarter so I went with one that didn’t need it and it came out great!

5. Craft Supplies! Craft supplies are colorful and have limitless potential! My kids love when I get them new paints or markers. I grabbed a few things of cute paint that my kiddos didn’t know I had and added them in for more fun! Washi tape, sequins, glitter, stickers…they all make fun surprises in an Easter basket! You can also make homemade paints, crayons, etc.

Those were the things that I had available and time to make but there are tons more great ideas of homemade items you could add to an Easter basket. Here are 50 more ideas  of things I thought of that you can make at home, all of these have instructions on Pinterest:

1. 1. Homemade Crayons
2. 2. Chalk Sticks
3. 3. Confetti Eggs (I loved these as a kid!)

4. Salt Scrub
5. Homemade Face Mask
6. Coloring Pages (there are even websites and apps where you can turn your own photos into coloring pages!)
7. Bunny Cookes
8. Cookie decorating supplies
9. A note telling your child how much you love them
10. A cute homemade sign for their room
11. Homemade bracelets or homemade bracelet supplies
12. Homemade Hairbows
13. Divinity (this is a great recipe)
14. Tools (my kids love getting tools!)
15. Seeds for starting a garden (you can get seeds from grocery store veggies)
16. Sew a face mask! (you know I had to throw that one in there)
17. Homemade Kaleidoscope
18. Chocolates
19. Yarn dolls
20. A Homemade Flower Press
21. Dyed Eggs
22. Mickey Mouse (or Minnie Mouse) ears
23. Bath Bombs
24. Homemade Puff Paint
25. Homemade Headbands
26. Beads and string for making necklaces and bracelets
27. Bunny Pretzels
28. Cinnamon Rolls
29. A coupon for screen time (or another thing your kids want!)
30. Supplies for making homemade ice cream
31. Homemade Chapstick
32. DIY workout equipment
33. Homemade scented paint
34. An illustration drawn of your kiddo
35. A Homemade storybook
36. Homemade sprinkler (instructions here)
37. Homemade Fidget putty
38. Slime
39. Clay Easter Bunnies
40. Homemade Stuffed Animals
41. Bubble bath
42. Homemade crowns (as a little girl I would have loved a pretty crown in my Easter basket!)
43. Rocks and paint for painting them
44. Cloud Dought
45. Superhero capes
46. Homemade stress balls
47. Tic Tac Toe set made from rocks
48. Homemade Lava Lamp in Easter Colors
49. Easter Magnets
50. An Easter puzzle (use cardstock, draw or print a picture and then cut it up)

For Easter grass, I literally just used grass. What better time to do the authentic version? I simply cut some from my backyard, laid it in and trimmed the areas where it was too tall.

I’d love to hear what you guys are planning to do for Easter this year. I love the simplicity that the quarantining is bringing to the holidays and how the focus is really turning back to the Savior. I hope you and your family are safe and enjoying this unique time!