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Your kids will think you are the coolest Mom ever for hosting a glow-in-the-dark Easter egg hunt. This is the perfect family activity or if you have family coming into town that is staying overnight for Easter, what a fun way to keep the kids busy. You just need a few simple supplies. This hunt is great for families that are trying to cut back on candy. [Read more…]
If you have a mix of ages at home or just want to keep up with the Easter basket tradition, we can help you with Easter basket ideas for teenage boys. I like to fill my kids’ baskets with useful items and mix it up with a little bit of candy. They love receiving a few special treats in their basket. We found some fun Easter basket ideas in all price ranges.
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Get ready for Spring with some really fun outdoor toys in your kids’ baskets this year. I love tucking a really fun outdoor toy in my kids’ Easter basket and they are just thrilled on Easter morning. It gets them excited about playing outside and I can hide the fact that I didn’t stuff their Easter baskets with tons of candy. We have found so many neat options for kids of all ages. Check out our huge list of great ideas.
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If you plan to build your own Easter basket this year and need some fun ideas for girls, we have found some great non-candy items. At our house, I like to do just a tiny bit of candy and a few small other things. Sometimes I like to include a book, some small toys and other years, I add art supplies or fun things for the upcoming Summer. I like to choose practical items or things that will last my kids a while. Check out all of our great ideas.
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If you are filling easter baskets for boys this year, we have some great ideas of non-candy items you can put in your baskets this year. At our house, we put just a small amount of candy in the kids’ baskets and we like to add a few small toys or books to fill the baskets. They already get so much candy at local Easter egg hunts that we like to limit the sweets, plus I like to restock things like art supplies, reading materials or outdoor toys. We found lots of fun things in all price ranges to help you shop for Easter this year.
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Cool and Unique Easter Basket Ideas for Teen Girls
My teen is hard to buy for and you will love these unique easter basket ideas for teen girl. I still fill a basket for her and I don’t like to be all candy. I look for small, useful items to mix in with a few candy treats like books, hair accessories, phone accessories or small games to play with her friends at get togethers.
These all new Gimme Thick Hair Bands make a useful and fun Easter basket idea for teen girls. Your teens will love the cute pony lift they get from this band to create adorable hairstyles without the breakage. These bands don’t stretch out and they are washable and they are great for thick hair. Each pack comes with 6 bands.
These super affordable bullet journals are all-the-rage for creative teens. It’s fun, imaginative and a great activity. The Bullet Journal is an analog system created by Ryder Carroll, a Designer based in New York. In his words, the Bullet Journal is meant “to help you track the past, organize the present, and plan for the future.” It’s an amazing system that keeps a record of everything you could ever want to toss at it. It can be your task manager, sketchbook, journal, idea catcher, and much more! The Bullet Journal is a organizational system in a notebook that keeps track of anything you would like to write down in an coherent way.
The Convertible Phone Holder is super flexible, and your teen can bend it into any shape to meet what their needs. My tween and teen have these and they have been a big hit for hands-free phone use! Your teen can strap it around their neck to watch a movie, they can wrap it around their car or bicycle steering wheel or it can stand up or be tucked into a bed frame. There are so many uses for this Convertible Cell Phone Holder. It comes with both white and black and it is compatible with almost every size of phone from 2.2 inches (minimum) to 3.34 inches (maximum) Wide. For example, it can hold an iPhone 8 plus with a general case easily. This holder comes in a box that is 6.25 x 7.5 inches wide, 1.25 inches deep.
Tangled cords are a thing of the past with this zip-closure velvet earbud case from MYTAGALONGS. Cushioned case with interior tab to wind cords around with a mesh pocket for quick, tangle-free storage in any bag. Fits charging cords, credit cards and transit cards too for use as a slim, petite wallet! This is the perfect case to keep your teen organized and it makes a great Easter basket idea for teen girl. This case is tiny at just 3.5”l x 4.5”w x 0.5”h.
Your teen will love transforming simple words into stunning works of art with this easy introduction to hand lettering! Super Simple Hand Lettering is a valuable resource for any artist, whether you’re a complete novice or an experienced designer looking to expand your technique. Learn to create your own unique lettering for everything from thank you notes to photo mats, mugs, clipboards, and more. Hand lettering expert Kiley Bennett gets you started right away with sage advice, traceable alphabets, inspirational prints, and fun lettering projects. Super Simple Hand Lettering: 20 Traceable Alphabets, Easy Projects, Practice Sheets & More! by Kiley Bennett includes all the alphabets for the different styles lettering. She has illustrations of which direction to begin your lettering had where to fill the area in more. Even for someone that doesn’t have pretty handwriting she makes it easy for your letters to be pretty too. Handy tracing paper is included with this book!
This highly-reviewed, Unstable Unicorn Strategy Game started off as a Kickstarter project and it is a great game for teens. It is a strategic card game about everyone’s two favorite things: Destruction and Unicorns!
You start with a Baby Unicorn in your Stable. SO CUTE! But don’t get too attached, because even Baby Unicorns aren’t safe in this game! There are over 20 Magical Unicorns to collect, and each has a special power. Build your Unicorn Army as fast as you can, or be destroyed by one of your so-called friends! Seek revenge or protect your stable using your Magic! Sound easy? Not so fast. Someone could have a Neigh Card (Get it? Neigh?) and send the game into MADNESS! The first person to complete their Unicorn Army shall hereafter be known as The Righteous Ruler of All Things Magical… at least until the next game.
Solve your teen’s dirty device problems with these iCloth Wipes. These cleaning wipes are for use on Glasses, Chromebooks, Tablets, Smartphones, Sunglasses, Eyeglasses, Cameras and other small electronics. Teens love easy and these wipes are easy to use and individually packaged. This one-step wipe removes skin oils, grease, germs and grime fast! Leaving the device surface looking like new. They were developed to be safe for use on expensive equipment. This set comes with 3 boxes with 30 individually wrapped wipes in each box (90 total).
Your teen will love creating safe and fun temporary tattoos using this premium Jagua, fruit-based tattoo kit by Earth Henna. Use for all occasions, these temporary tattoos look just like real tattoos and last 1-2 weeks! Dermatologically lab tested for safety, the creators of this kit have ensured this product is up to standards and safer than any other product on the market. Completely safe for children and adults alike, this kit can be used by the entire family! Your teens can freestyle draw or you can order henna stencils for them to use with this kit. Henna may stain, so be sure they are careful when applying!
These Hydroflask drink bottles are all-the-rage for high schoolers. They are pricey, but work amazingly well. The TempShield technology keeps cold drinks cold for up to 24 hours, and hot drinks hot for up to 6 hours. Your teen can stay cool and hydrated all day long, no matter where her adventures take her. Choose from an assortment of colors and styles.
Bullet journals and fancy lettering are all the rage for teen girls. They will love creating art with these Ooly Calligraphy Duo pens. This set includes 12 colored, dual-tip calligraphy markers so your artist can create beautiful writing and brush lettering in one set!
Keep your teen and friends busy with this highly-reviewed The Game of Things. In this hilarious game, you read a topic card and then write down your response. It can be anything that comes to mind, there’s no right or wrong answer! Then all the responses are read aloud and you have to figure out who said what! You won’t believe the THINGS… the people you know will come up with!
These Da Bomb bath bombs are packaged perfectly for gift giving and work great for Easter baskets. They are in a cool black packaging and have catchy names and colors. They are both affordable and fun for tweens. What a special treat!
This highly-reviewed and affordable (under $9) NYX Makeup Setting Spray will keep help her makeup stay put all day long. For that fresh makeup look that lasts, the NYX Makeup Setting Spray – Matte is a gorgeous shine-free matte finish that is lightweight and comfortable while working hard to make sure your makeup stays put.
Mermaid dreams do come true with this gorgeous Holographic Makeup Bag. Your teens will love how it changes colors as you move it. This hologram makeup bag is crafted from Scratch-resistant/Durable/Water-resistant high-quality TPU(better than PVC) material, completed with a sturdy silver zipper to keep your makeup in place. It is the perfect size for organizing and storing all of her beauty essentials; Dimensions: 7.9″L x 4″W x 4.3″H.
I bought my teen one of these super affordable OXO Good Grips Heat Resistant Silicone Travel Pouches for her flat iron last year. It has been one of my best purchases! It keeps her from dropping her flat iron on the floor or on her foot. The Pouch doubles as a non-slip mat and is heat-resistant up to 450 F. The textured surface keeps outside of Pocket cool and prevents Pocket from slipping off your bathroom countertop. Rushing to pack up for a trip? The silicone Pouch safely and conveniently stores still-hot hair tools, cord and all. It comes two great colors – Pink or Gray.
Tweexy is the first of its kind wearable polish holder that fits all finger sizes and every size nail polish bottle, from the mini ‘collections’ to the largest, luxury brands. It is made of silicone and it is soft to the touch and fits securely on two fingers of your hand (or on your thumb). The Tweexy bottle grip system securely holds any size bottle, even when your hand is held upside and shaken; yet the bottle can be easily removed from the Tweexy. The two expandable rings are thick enough to naturally keep fingers separated during polishing, allowing your hand to relax. Tweexy has two rubber wings built into the form (we call them ‘squeeze-tabs’) that act as levers and pull open the Tweexy finger rings (which also slide on like a jewelry ring) to accommodate different finger sizes. When you have completed polishing one hand you can effortlessly pull the Tweexy off (vertically) and transfer it to your opposite hand, all without smearing your freshly applied polish. During the transfer, the bottle remains securely held in the crown. Reach every last drop of polish by tilting your hand. It also has a bottle base gripping system that allows you to open a bottle of polish with one hand simply by applying downward pressure on the bottle while twisting the cap.
These clear/printed, highly-reviewed, L.A. designed Sonix Phone cases are hot right now with teens. They come in the cutest prints and are military drop-test certified to assist to protect the phone when dropped. Each case is also UV coated to prevent the design from being scratched and each Sonix case has a limited-lifetime warranty. They come in so many trendy prints-sunflowers, boba tea, lemons, palm leaves, gummy bears and so many more. Be sure to order the case that will fit your teen’s model of phone.
With this cute, highly-reviewed Cat Ear-Shaped Selfie Light, your teen will be able to take great selfies in dark areas or whenever natural light is not available. This light can change to 9 different lighting adjustments: 3-level brightness, cold and warm light and with the clamp design, it can 360° rotatable, 60° adjustable, you can adjust the ring light for various uses – take selfies, make up, fill in light, as a night light, etc. The cute selfie ring light will light up your life. Make your selfies stand out on social media at all times it will brighten and soften your features, rather than casting harsh shadows across your face. It is lightweight and it can be easily carried in your purse. Now your teen will have no problem taking pictures at areas without light or at night time. Even extra light for applying makeup! It is USB Rechargeable: With Micro USB cable comes with the selfie light, you can charge it with computer, laptop, power bank, wall charger, and all USB powered supply. You can also use the ring light while charging.
“F” stands for “funny” in this perfect gift for students or anyone who has ever had to struggle through a test and needs a good laugh. Celebrating the creative side of failure in a way we can all relate to, F in Exams gathers the most hilarious and inventive test answers provided by students who, faced with a question they have no hope of getting right, decide to have a little fun instead. Whether in science (Q: What is the highest frequency noise that a human can register? A: Mariah Carey), the humanities (Q: What did Mahatma Gandhi and Genghis Khan have in common? A: Unusual names), math, or other subjects, these 250 entries prove that while everyone enjoys the spectacle of failure, it’s even sweeter to see a FAIL turn into a WIN. This paperback book makes a great stocking stuffer for teens! This bestselling series has other F in Exam books to choose from!
This Pro Wet Brush Paddle Brush great for detangling your teen’s hair. My teen uses this after a day at the lake or after sports when her hair is super tangly! She can brush wet hair anywhere easily with the Pro Select Condition Edition Paddle Brush Punchy Pink from Wet Brush. The Wet Brush set out on a mission to conquer the horrible issue of detangling hair without damage. This unique brush with IntelliFlex bristles that effortlessly run through hair and detangles wet or dry hair without pulling or tugging.
Just about every teen I know dreams about taking a fun trip to New York City. This super cool Times Square Adult Jigsaw Puzzle is a great activity for teens. They will love the vibrant colors of this 2000-piece puzzle. Every Buffalo Games jigsaw puzzle is manufactured in the United States of America from recycled puzzle board. They use a precision cutting technique to ensure the pieces perfectly snap into place.
Older teens will love this book, The Freshman Survival Guide to help them prepare for college. This book is a strikingly clever work from Bradbury and McGarvey in which the potentially tremulous first weeks of college life are dissected into 25 must know survival tips. From healthy relationship building, to avoiding the disastrous pull of procrastination, the guide colorfully dispenses common sense and holistic development. The newest members of any college community will find in this guide a wonderful blend of down-to-earth advice and answers to the deepest of life questions. This book is a great gift to give a son or daughter, a niece or nephew, a godchild or grandchild who is heading off to college.
If your tween has a cell phone or a tablet, they will love these super cool LoveHandle phone elastic grips. They adhere to the device using a strong but removable no-residue 3M peel-n- stick adhesive. Featuring a patented slim-profile pocket-friendly design that won’t get in the way, the LoveHandle enables users to securely hold their devices without the risk of dropping them. They come in so many cute colors and patterns from marble, to boho, to solids, stripes and so many more! You can also buy them in packs of 2!
Be sure to check out our other Easter posts.
Tween Boy Easter Basket Ideas – many of these work for girls too!
Easter Cupcake Decorations – Carrot Garden Cupcakes
Jelly Bean Bark Recipe – Easy Easter Treat
Arts and Crafts Easter basket ideas for kids
Outdoor Toy Easter basket ideas
Unique Easter Basket Ideas for Toddlers
While your tweens might not still believe in the Easter bunny, you still might want to treat them to a few things for Easter, especially if they have siblings that still believe. We have found lots of great non-candy options to fill those baskets. We have a variety of items, in all price ranges to fit a variety of tween interests. You won’t want to miss our cool Easter basket ideas for tween boys.
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Tween girls can be hard-to-please and if you need help filling Easter baskets this year, we have lots of great ideas they will love. My tween loves arts, crafts, games and other fun activities. I like to fill her basket with a few non-candy items for her to enjoy. We have filled this list with lots of great Easter basket ideas for tweens at all price points.
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I just love making these spa sock cupcakes and who doesn’t like warm fuzzy socks? I wrapped this sock cupcake for my daughter’s teacher for Valentine’s Day, but you can make these for any holiday or occasion. These cute treats make great, inexpensive gifts for your kids’ teachers, for friends, bridal or baby showers, or even inexpensive party favors for your tween or teen’s birthday party. They are quick and easy to put together and I just love how they look wrapped in cellophane and tied with a pretty ribbon. If you are using these as favors, these would also look adorable if they were set up on a tiered cake plate or on a cupcake tree. [Read more…]
Sometimes my husband and I exchange little gifts on Valentine’s Day and he knows I appreciate very practical items. I would rather have something that I will use or wear all year long than for him to spend lots of money on flowers and stuffed animals. If you need gift ideas for women for Valentine’s Day, we have found some really cool and unique things for teens, signifigant others and other women in your life. There are lots of fun items in many price ranges to help surprise your loved one this year. [Read more…]
Men are hard to buy for and if you exchange gifts, I try and find gifts that my husband will love. He would rather that I wrap up something useful in Valentine’s wrapping rather than gift him candy or stuffed animals. When choosing out a Valentine’s Day gift, I try and find something that my husband wouldn’t normally splurge on or a little something to make his life easier. If you are looking for Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Men, we have a great list of gift ideas that will help you find something unique for the men in your life. We tried to find really fun things in all price ranges to help you with your shopping this year. [Read more…]