Best Developmental Easter Gifts for 3-5 Year Olds

Easter Basket Ideas for 3–5 Year Olds

Imaginative, Active, and Ready for Adventure

By ages three to five, Easter baskets can hold more than simple surprises and treats, they can spark full-blown adventures. Preschoolers are building stories, negotiating rules, digging for treasure, racing cars, and whipping up pretend breakfasts for the whole family. Their play is richer, louder, more collaborative, and beautifully imaginative. If you’re looking for Easter gift ideas for 3–5 year olds, this is the perfect time to introduce open-ended building toys, outdoor sand toys, pretend play accessories, action-packed racetracks, and creative water play. These toys encourage independence, strengthen fine and gross motor skills, and invite hours of screen-free exploration.

Here are some of our favorite Easter basket ideas for preschoolers: 

	Fun with Sounds Wooden Musical Eggs Shake, twist, and compare five uniquely sounding eggs designed to refine listening skills and rhythm awareness. These beautifully crafted wooden eggs encourage color matching, sensory exploration, and early musical creativity.
	Butterfly 2-in-1 Wooden Puzzle (4 Years and Up) Flip, rotate, and solve with this double-sided wooden puzzle featuring unique images on every piece for twice the challenge. Designed to build problem-solving skills, creativity, and focus, this durable puzzle encourages independent thinking and collaborative play.
	Bubble Bath Whisk Turn bath time into a bubbling experiment as kids crank their own foam creations in the tub or water table. This hands-on water toy builds hand-eye coordination, independence, and joyful sensory exploration.
	HABA Cars Stunt Jump Set Launch racers off the jump ramp and crash into block obstacles for thrilling, action-packed play. With battery-free flywheel power and sustainable materials, this expandable race track fuels STEM thinking and big imagination.
	Spielstabil Large Sand Bucket (2.5L) Built for serious digging, hauling, and castle construction, this sturdy sand pail is made to last for years of outdoor play. Perfect for beach days, sandbox adventures, snow forts, or mud kitchens, it supports active, muscle-building fun.
	Dinosaur Digger Sand Toy Part dinosaur, part excavation tool, this award-winning digger turns every sandbox into a prehistoric adventure. Kids can bury, uncover, scoop, and chomp their way through sand, snow, or dirt while strengthening gross motor skills.
	Wooden Play Food Eggs (Crackable Set) Crack open the wooden egg to reveal a removable yolk and cook up endless pretend kitchen creations. This realistic play food set encourages role play, storytelling, and early social skills in budding little chefs.
	Coco Soft Doll With her cheerful floral dress and easy-to-change outfit, Coco is ready for tea parties, errands, and imaginative adventures. Her soft body and sit-up design encourage nurturing play and storytelling that grows with your child.
	Bao’s Cloudland Wooden Puzzle & Stacking Game Fit whimsical animal shapes into cloud outlines or stack them sky-high in this imaginative logic and balance challenge. With 60 progressive puzzles and growing STEM complexity, it builds spatial awareness, problem-solving skills, and fine motor coordination for years of play.
	Sand Dump Truck Fill, haul, and dump sand, water, shells, or stones with this bright, easy-to-roll truck built for serious outdoor construction play. With large wheels and a sturdy handle, it strengthens gross motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and open-ended creative building at the beach or sandbox.