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20 Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

If you’re looking for inspiration for non-chocolate Easter gifts for kids, then you’re going to absolutely love this list of 20 children’s Easter gifts!

Whether you’re looking for good Easter gifts for babies, Easter basket fillers or just think the kids get enough chocolate so want some non-chocolate Easter ideas, we have well and truly got you covered with this list of Easter gift ideas for kids.

This article includes some of the best Easter toys, puzzles and books for kids of all ages, from newborns to school aged kids.

25 Non-Chocolate Easter gifts for kids 2024

Below we have covered 25 of the best gifts for kids at Easter. They’re the best non-chocolate Easter gifts for children you’ll find anywhere!

Plush Easter Toys: Peter Rabbit Soft Toys

Peter Rabbit Easter Plush Toy - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

Whilst he’s not the Easter bunny, a cute Peter Rabbit plush is a great idea if you’re looking for Easter gifts for babies.  These cute little plush Easter toys come in a range of characters from the Peter Rabbit TV series. So you can buy just Peter Rabbit, or collect a few different ones to build a complete set.

These little plush toys make great toddler or infant Easter gifts, when chocolate isn’t yet appropriate.

Click here to find out more about these Easter plush toys or to buy now.

Baby’s First Easter Gifts: Bunnykins 5 Piece Set

Bunnykins 3-Piece Set - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

I still remember these sweet little Bunnykins dinner sets from when I was a kid.  I think these sets are great Easter present ideas, particularly if you’re looking for baby’s first Easter gifts or simply non-chocolate Easter gifts ideas.  They make a great keepsake too.

Click here to find more Bunnykins sets or to buy now.

Easter Gifts: Easter Sticker Book

Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

Keep the little ones busy over Easter with this Activity book, perfect if you’re little one is PIXAR mad and you’re looking for Disney Easter gifts. Particularly Easter gifts other than chocolate.

This activity book is filled with over 50 stickers, colouring pages and various other activities making it a great choice if you’re looking for children’s Easter gifts that aren’t chocolate.

Click here to find out more about the Easter activity book or to buy now.

Easter Bunny Plush Toys: Plush Talking Peter Rabbit

Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

This gorgeous 30cm talking plush Peter Rabbit toy is based on the lead character Peter Rabbit, and is sure to delight fans of all ages with its accurate character details and super-soft plush fabric. It’s nicely presented in an open display box, but do note that the batteries are non-replaceable. Whether you’re after Easter toys for babies, Easter presents for toddlers or even older kids just mad on all things Peter Rabbit.

Click here to find out more about this TY plush rabbit or to buy now.

Easter Jigsaws: Easter Egg Hunt Puzzle

Easter Jigsaw Puzzle - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

If you’re looking for Easter gift ideas for kids that will keep them entertained for hours, a jigsaw puzzle like this Easter Egg Hunt one is worth considering.  This 500-piece puzzle is a great alternative to chocolate Easter eggs and perfect for the older children as well as Mum and Dad to do over the Easter long weekend.

Click here to find more Easter puzzles or to buy now.

Small Easter Toys: Easter Egg Putty

Easter Putty Egg - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

Do you need cheap Easter toys or small Easter toys to fill up an Easter basket? Easter Egg Putty toys are great for kids who love to squish and stretch stuff – you can even bounce and shape this gooey putty too.

This Easter Egg Putty is not recommended as Easter gift ideas for toddlers under 3.

Click here to find out more about Easter Egg Putty or to buy now.

Easter Bunny Toys: Little Live Pets Blossom Bunnies

Here’s something a bit different when it comes to Easter bunny toys.  Kids will love opening their surprise Little Live Pet to see which of the Blossom Bunnies they’ve received! It may be blue, yellow or pink. Once they have it, they can enjoy washing, drying and grooming them.

If you’re looking for Easter gifts that aren’t’ chocolate that your kids will just love you for – I think a sweet Blossom Bunny will definitely do the trick.

Little Live Pets bunnies are recommended as Easter presents for kids 2 and older.

Click here to find out more about these Blossom Bunnies or to buy now.

Fun Easter Toys: Egg Matching Toys

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How about fun Easter toys that are educational at the same time?  With matching egg sets kids get to develop their skills while having a great time. All sorts are available, including those inside egg boxes or a chicken, or a dinosaur-themed Jurassic Park set.

Whilst not your typical Easter toddler gifts, no doubt your little one will just love these and not even notice that it’s one of their non-food Easter gifts.

If you’re looking for best Easter gifts for toddlers aged 12 months+, egg matching sets look like lots of fun.

Click here to find more egg matching sets or to buy now.

Cheap Easter Toys: Plush Bunny Ears Headband

Plush Bunny Headband - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

These bunny ears are perfect if you’re looking for Easter basket ideas for toddlers or older children.  Every little one loves wearing a pair of soft bunny ears over Easter.  They’re a great idea if you’re an aunt or uncle to a number of little ones and looking for cheap alternative Easter gifts without chocolate.  Just buy a whole bunch of bunny ears and watch the munchkins hop around full of the chocolate everyone else gave them.

Click here to find more bunny ears or to buy now.

Easter Presents for Toddlers: Easter Sticker Book

Easter Excitement Sticker Book - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

Kids can never get enough of sticker books and make great alternatives to chocolate when looking for Easter toddler gifts. There area various Easter activity books containing colourful stickers for kids to stick. Some have detachable pages and/or guides as to which stickers belong on which pages.  Toddler Easter gifts like this are great as it helps to develop their fine motor skills as well as helping them to recognise colours and shapes.

Click here to find more Easter sticker books or to buy now.

Easter Novelty Toys: Growing Bunny Eggs

Growing Bunny Egg - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

These little eggs which grow bunnies make great toys for Easter gifts and are ideal if you need ideas for non-chocolate Easter presents.  Kids simply place the egg in water and within 12-24 hours the egg will crack and out pops a bunny which grows over 48 hours.

Click here to find more growing bunny eggs or to buy now.

Easter Gifts for Babies: Flora Bunny Plush

Flora Easter Bunny - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

The best baby Easter gifts are ones that they can get some use out of as they grow into a toddler, which is why we have the Flora Bunny in our list. The Flora Bunny is ideal if you’re looking for cute Easter gifts for babies as it can play peek a boo when you press its left foot or sings “Do Your Ears Hang Low” when you press its right foot.  It’s made from high quality plush material and has super floppy ears which baby can play with.

It can be tricky thinking of Easter baby gifts which aren’t just a simple plush, which is why the Flora Bunny is such a great themed choice.

Click here to find out more about the Flora Bunny or to buy now.

Easter Gift Ideas for Toddlers: Bunny Boo

Bunny Boo Toy - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

How great are toys for Easter gifts which are fun and help the development of a child?  Like this Bunny Boo game which helps with a little one’s cognitive skills such as problem solving, spatial insight and concentration. This little set comes with a bunny, various shapes and challenge cards. The child then needs to re create the various images on the cards.

Bunny Boo is great if you not only want chocolate free Easter gifts but Easter present ideas for toddlers to keep them entertained as well.

Easter Reading: Queen of Easter

Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

Books are a popular choice when it comes to Easter egg alternative gifts, which is why we’ve included the “Queen of Easter” children’s book. This book is about how Ann gets to work making an Easter hat out of an old straw hat. Written by the bestselling artist Mary Engelbreit, this is a lovely book to read to children at Easter time.

Click here to find out more about the Queen of Easter book or to buy now.

Fun Easter Gifts for Kids: Build a Bot Bunny

Build a Bot Bunny - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

If you’re looking for cool Easter toys as alternative Easter eggs gifts, you’ll love Build a Bot Bunny! Built a Bot comes with 20 different plastic pieces that little ones can put together to make a cute little bunny – no tools required. Other types of Build a Bot are also available.

Click here to find more Build a Bot toys or to buy now. 

An Easter Rubik’s Cube – Rubik’s Junior Rabbit

Rubik Junior Rabbit - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

What do you get when you combine children’s Easter toys with a Rubik’s cube? Rubik Rabbit of course! Just like a Rubik’s cube, Rubik’s Junior Bunny can be twisted in every which way to create a mixed-up animal. Then let your little one use their problem-solving skills to put the bunny back together again.

Click here to find more Rubik’s puzzles or to buy now.

Easter Books for kids

The Easter Book - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

There are lots of great Easter books to add to your non chocolate Easter gifts list. Some offer Easter activities that the entire family can enjoy such as craft activities, recipes, Easter jokes and general Easter knowledge. Easter books likes this make great gifts for kids for Easter that the whole family can enjoy. Alternatively, choose a cute Easter story featuring Bluey, an egg hunt, Spot, the very hungry caterpillar

Click here to find out more about this Easter book or to buy now.

Cool Easter Gifts for Kids: Feisty Pets Vicky Vicious Bunny

Feisty Bunny - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

This little bunny by Feisty Pets might look all sweet and innocent but give it a squeeze on the back of the head and she turns vicious! Older kids who aren’t really into adorable bunnies will love pranking their family and friends with these Easter plush toys.

Click here to find out more about Feisty Pets Vicky Vicious Bunny or to buy now.

Creative Easter Gifts for Kids: Bunny Stationery

Bunny Pens - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

Little bunny pens, stickers and other Easter stationery is so cute, you can even buy me some if you like! Themed stationery make a great Easter basket filler for older kids, or to give as a cheap alternative to chocolate Easter gifts. From bunny pens to notebooks, stickers, pencil cases and more, there’s lots to choose from.

Click here to find more Bunny Stationery or to buy now.

Easter Craft Gifts: Easter Tales Activity Book

Book: Easter Tales - Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids

The last of our non-edible Easter gifts in our kid’s gifts for Easter guide is another Easter activity book. Easter Tales is an activity book well suited to older children as it has 20 hidden picture puzzles, over 250 stickers and humorous fill in the blank stories.

Click here to find out more about this Easter activity book or to buy now.

Easter Accessories for Kids: An Easter Bonnet

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Easter bonnets make superb Easter gifts for kids, and can be delivered to your door too. Choose a super cute one for a baby or toddler, or invest in a pack containing one or more to decorate. This can be a fun Easter craft activity too, and you can also use it as a sunhat later after removing the seasonal decorations.

Click here to find Easter bonnets for kids or to buy now.

Easter Crafts for Kids: Easter Craft Kits

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If they like to get creative, an Easter craft kit makes a great Easter gift idea for kids. There are plenty to pick from, so they can get on with scratch art, making greetings cards, painting rocks, creating decorations or simply putting together felt pieces to make their own pictures.

Click here to find Easter crafting kits for kids or to buy now.

Good Easter Gifts for Kids: Easter Baskets

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You can buy various kinds of Easter basket to give kids during autumn. The kind they can use for storing eggs makes an ideal present, or you could buy a larger bunny one to use for toy storage all year round. All colours, shapes and sizes are available, including small ones to carry or those big enough to hold a week’s worth of their laundry.

Click here to find Easter baskets or to buy now.

Non-Easter Egg Gifts for Kids: Sylvanian Families

non-chocolate easter gifts Sylvanian Families

With their cute bunnies or other animals, Sylvanian Families surely make top Easter gifts for kids. You can buy sets to suit all sorts of budgets too. Pick out a small set of figures such as the super cute chocolate rabbit family, treat them to the sweet little triplets or buy a starter home with figures and furniture. There’s lots more to add to their collection too.

Click here to find Sylvanian Families sets or to buy now.

Easter Fashion for Kids: Bunny Bracelet

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If you have a stylish young sort to buy for, then they’ll love the fashion bracelets for kids featuring Easter bunnies. For younger kids or more practical types, a slap band is another option without tiny pieces that little ones could swallow. Easter charm bracelets are so cute and can be worn year after year. Or buy a pack of Easter slap bands for a party or Easter treasure hunt.

Click here to find Bunny Bracelets and Slap Bands or to buy now.

Check out these free Easter printable worksheets for your kids here!

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Janine Mergler

Janine Mergler is a veteran Queensland teacher, graduating from QUT with a BEd majoring in Social Sciences. After many years in the classroom, Janine moved on to academia. She has proudly trained new generations of teachers in her role as a lecturer at Queensland University of Technology Faculty of Education. She has also worked in the Queensland Government as an education specialist, developing education resources and delivering community awareness programs to help families conserve water. Currently she is the owner and editor of Families Magazine, a publication specifically targeted at parents who value a quality education for children.  Janine leads a team of professionals who write about family lifestyle, early childhood, schools and education information and family-friendly events.

1 thought on “20 Non-Chocolate Easter Gifts for Kids”

  1. Whilst some of these suggestions are great and very cute, what about for the older kids or even more practical items like pyjamas or slippers, keyrings for school bags, new jumper for winter, hair accessories, socks, board games?

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