2025 Easter Basket Ideas for Family Travel and Outdoor Adventures

We really love our summer hiking sandals and get tons and tons of wear out of them. My kids wear them all summer long for hiking, of course, but also for water play, walking around, and even with socks when chilly. It’s a great kids Easter basket item!

One year for Easter we got this rain cover for two of our older kids to use with their upgraded/bigger hiking backpack.

This rain coverall has been perfect for our toddler when we’re traveling to a place with a good bit of rain!

We love this water bottle for kids (also available at Target)! We also love the larger version for our older kids. We also love this water bottle, as well as this one. Finally, this one is especially great because it’s lighter weight and has a covered straw for younger kids who might drop the bottles.

If you’re doing a fair bit of hiking or adventure travel and want hands-free hydration, we absolutely love these hydration packs – especially for the littler kids who aren’t carrying much more than a snack and water.

Headlamp – always useful & this 2-pack is under $10

I love including a new swimsuit for summer in my kids’ Easter baskets. It’s the perfect time to start with a fresh one and to grab them before they start selling out. We love the Primary rash guards for their bright, solid colors with no logos. We also love these girls’ swimsuits from Carter’s.

This is one of my favorite useful Easter basket items! We really like both these fabric strap goggles and these snap goggles. Both are helpful for not pulling hair when removing them, which my kids hate.

We love these dive gems – so fun if you have some pool time planned.

We’ve put this 4 pack of collapsible beach buckets to good use – we split it up between kids! The bucket itself could even be used in place of a basket.

Since Flip Flops need to be replaced more regularly, we love getting them on sale from Old Navy!

Sunglasses are a must for all the kids.

• Mini markers in travel case with drawing board (perfect for travel with my kiddo who loves to draw)
• LCD Drawing Boards – this 2 pack is a smoking deal!
• Triangle crayons – perfect for travel since they don’t roll
• Painter’s tape – this is the best on flights. Kiddos love to stick it everywhere and it peels off easily
• Multi color pen, Glitter pens & felt pens
• Play foam
• Bendable fidget toy
• Finger puppets
• Wax sticks

• Auto Bingo
• Fun little solo thinking game
• Magnetic Magic Word game
• Farkle – amazing deal on this one

• Uno Flip – great for all ages
• Spot It – such a great one for younger kiddos
• Sleeping Queens – a perennial favorite
• Deck of Cards – the fave of my 13 year old right now

• Human body activity book
• FREE Lego Magazine
• Rainbow scratch art doodle pad
• How to Draw 101 Animals
• Water Wow books
• Mini travel journal – I love this brand of notebooks, and the small version is perfect for on the go
• Kid word search
• Sudoku for kids
• Paint by Sticker
• Easy Origami book
• Backyard bug book
• Riddle book
• Mad Libs

Soft headphones that stay on younger kiddos – these will be great for travel and to use with a Yoto player, including on road trips.

• Magnetic bookmarks
• Carabiners – divvy them up amongst children or backpacks. We never travel without them!
• Toothbrush Covers – these toothbrush covers will ALWAYS get used and it’s always nice to have fresh ones. A perfect little gift that’s a travel essential.
• Portable soap sheets – I stuck these in my kids’ stockings and they were a big hit and have been so helpful!
• Hair Ties – we always have a couple on hand when traveling.
• Lip Balm – also on Amazon
• Mini Wet Brush or this Travel Hair Brush
• Mini flashlight – always great to have on hand and come in a pack with 6 colors.
• Sanitizer holder – if you have multiple family members, buy a pack and split them between baskets

• Portable, reusable metal straw
• 3-in-1 Spork/Knife – this 3-in-1 spoon / fork / knife is convenient and easy to clean. And comes with 2 in a set!
• Long-sleeved bibs – perfect for a useful baby Easter basket item
• Mini container of cereal – perfect portable travel snack.