Easter is almost here and the isle of the supermarket seems to be more packed with Easter goodies than ever! But how do you avoid giving your kids chocolate overload this Easter?
Firstly, it’s a good idea to think quality not quantity! Easter is only one weekend and you don’t want excess chocolate hanging around for weeks. Let your child choose one special Easter egg.
It’s probably a good idea if you know family members will want to bring gifts for your children to suggest in advance what to buy. But do remember, Easter is not Christmas! They don’t need to get a present from every relative or friend.
Easter gifts don’t have to be about chocolate and chocolate eggs. There are many alternative Easter gifts for children. Here we have been and searched out our favourite alternative Easter gifts that children will love:
Hatchimals
Hatchimals CollEGGtibles are tiny, adorable Hatchimals you can take with you wherever you go. This 2-Pack egg carton is the only way you can collect special edition Citrus Coast CollEGGtibles!
Warm each egg until the heart changes from purple to pink, then press down to hatch! Crack the shell all the way down to the wavy line, but save the bottom. Your adorable Hatchimal will have a cosy place to hang out!
Hatchimals CollEGGtibles are for kids aged 5+, price £4.99
Inspired by the hit movie, each DreamWorks Trolls character has soft and colourful hair and a comb for wild styling. A few critter friends are included, too, for lots of fun and imaginative play. Additionally, each set comes with accessories definitive for each character.
Each doll comes with their signature accessories. Style each doll’s hair with fun, fuzzy flair materials and comb. Decorate with sticker sheet included in each set.
Troll 4-inch critter set is for aged 4+, price reduced from £10.99 to £2.99
Funky Face Egg Bouncy Balls
These crazy funny face balls can’t help bouncing all over the place! Egg-shaped bouncy balls, ideal for gifts for active kids this Easter
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Sometimes the best and most fun children’s toys are the simplest. These bouncy balls will provide hours of bouncy fun and burn off some of that sugar this Easter.
These Funky Face Bouncy Balls are for ages 3+ and are £2.45 for 6.
StikBot Pets
These toys may look simple to the naked adult eye but these are award winning toys! They are perfect for any technology loving kid.
StikBots are a unique, poseable and collectable figurine! At a basic level, they are a fidget toy that is perfect for imaginative play. perfect for making your own stop-frame animation movies using the StikBot Animation App which is free to download for iPhone and Android operating systems.
Suitable for ages 4+, £4.99, click here to watch a video of these in action.
Turn bath time into fun time with Gelli Baff! Gelli Baff turns water into goo and then back again. Sprinkle the goo former over the water and watch in amazement as your boring bath water magically starts to turn into a fun, thick goo. Stir well, get in and have fun!
When the fun is all over, add the dissolver sachet and the goo will turn back into coloured water, easily drained away.
Completely safe: Gellibaff conforms to strict testing and safety regulations and doesn’t stain your towels, clothes, carpets or kids! 5+ £4.99
Tomy Hide and Squeak Eggs Activity Toy
Crack them open to reveal the brightly coloured press-and-cheep chicks. It is also a shape sorting game matching egg bases to the right shaped hole in the box.
Hide ‘n’ squeak eggs are full of surprises for little hands to get to grips with!
Suitable from 6 months+, reduced to £8.99
