Top Gifts for Babies, Toddlers, Kids, and Big Kids Spring 2022 | 2022 Easter Gift Guide Tech, Toys, Collectibles

Here are my top picks for Easter 2022! This list includes perfectly sized gifts for Easter baskets that kids and big kids at heart will absolutely love! From Easter basket fillers to wrap-able gifts from the Easter bunny, there are plenty of ideas for Easter, birthdays, and beyond!

Artsy Gifts for Easter

The Eggmazing by Hey Buddy, Hey Pal is perfect for any season! Pre-schoolers to adults love this crafting tool. For year-round fun, I use fake eggs that I purchased from Amazon. You can also buy craft eggs at Target in the holiday section or the dollar spot. Hard-boiled eggs work well too, and is actually a great alternative to smelly dyed eggs for Easter! You can find the classic Eggmazing on Amazon for $16.99, and the new and improved Eggmazing with eight non-toxic pastel markers for softer eggs for $24.39 on Amazon!

Take surprise toys to the next level with the Dinomazing! Each surprise egg can be decorated with the Dinomazing egg decorator to reveal the cracks. Crack open the dinosaur's egg to reveal slime and a buildable dinosaur figure. $36.99 Amazon

Already have The Eggmazing? Order the new pastel colors collection to use with your Eggmazing! $12.99 Amazon 

Spirograph Animator will bring your creations to life! It's affordable price point and ease of use makes this a great Easter gift idea! $11.99 Amazon

Enter to win tickets to the The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York! 

Chalk of the Town Bunny Shirts are the perfect palette to get creative and look adorable too! Last year, I used these shirts for our Easter bunny photos, and they were a hit. $26.95 Amazon | Chalk of the Town

Sensory toys are truly having a moment in the unboxing world making these toys widely popular amongst all age groups - from kids to even adults. 

DoodleJamz Jelly Pics shown. Photo courtesy: DoodleJamz/Sky Castle

Give some creative, satisfying fun with DoodleJamz! 

Squish, shape, and create with DoodleJamz by Sky Castle! These are the perfect Easter basket additions, because there are no batteries required, and they are the perfect "on-the-go" toy! Kids will be able to show off their creative side all while playing with this satisfying sensation. This is not just a fun creative writing board, but you can also insert backing cards to keep creating. I think this is a great road trip toy - no mess, just lots of writing and drawing fun. Browse the backing cards here. 

DoodleJamz Jelly Pics has squishy, movable beads inside the board. The beads always stays inside the board, so no mess! It also comes with a tool to move the beads around. $9.99 Amazon

DoodleJamz Jelly Boardz shown. Photo courtesy: DoodleJamz/Sky Castle

DoodleJamz JellyBoard have squishy jelly inside! The jelly can be moved with your fingers or the included tools making this a very satisfying and creative play experience. The jelly also stays inside of the board, so no mess -- just lots of squishy fun! $9.99 Amazon

Learning Resources Sand & Water Fine Motor Set is a great addition for sensory play area or sensory table. My boys use this kit with the play sand kits by Learning Resources and even in water! $13.86  Amazon

Playfoam Sand ABC Cookies Play Sand by Educational Insights is a great way to mix sensory play along with fine motor skills all while learning the alphabet. This kit comes with everything you need to get started like two sand colors, the package is a handy case to keep all of the tools and sand, 26 letters, cookie cutters, and more tools to create, play, and learn! My pre-schooler, and even my eight year old son loves this kit. $21.99 Amazon 

Check out these other Playfoam and Play Sand titles by Educational Insights on Amazon!

Perfect Pretend Play Gifts 

From the enchanted world of bayala®, say hello to the cutest, most precious winged babies you’ll ever meet. Hatching Baby Animals from Schleich are adorable winged kittens and baby dragons ready to hatch and join your playtime stories.

Each miniature is colored in springtime pastel hues and already in an egg, which is perfect for Easter baskets and gift bags. There are a dozen itty-bitty babies in the collection, including six winged kittens and six baby dragons to collect. 6-piece set $23.99, Schleich

Coding Critters by Learning Resources are just the cutest sets to encourage pretend play. Coding Critters are toys that incorporate pretend play with STEM education. Kids don't even realize that they're learning while playing with these sets! 

Coding Critters Boppy has a great spring theme making it the perfect gift for Easter or for a spring time birthday. My son, Rocco, is four and loves all of his Coding Critters. We actually gifted this set to him for Easter last year, and he still plays with it.  I love that each set comes with a book, tiles to map out a critter's path, and a bunch of interactive accessories.  

Expand your Coding Critters collection by adding the Coding Critters Go Pets! 

All of the Coding Critters work together creating an adorable world full of imaginative and educational play. 

Cool Tech Gifts 

Tamagotchi Pix is new and improved for 2022, and will be the ultimate Easter gift this year! Gift this egg-shaped classic to your Tamagotchi fan that now features a camera for the first time! Now, you can do more than just nurture your virtual pet, you now will have a more personalized experience. Raise your tamagotchi character a certain way, and your game play will dictate your future profession in the Tamagotchi Planet. Perfect for ages 6-12. $59.99, Amazon

The Star Wars™ R2-D2™Tamagotchi brings one of Star Wars’ most iconic characters to the palm of your hand. Train R2-D2 to master 19 skills, and take care of him to keep him charged up and clean. There are also two exciting mini games, and as game play goes on, you can unlock seven more mini games. This is perfect for kids ages eight and up. Don't forget the kids at heart, too, because this is defijnigtelt the droid we have all been looking for! 

Available in blue as well! $19.99 Amazon

Snap Circuits Beginner set is a great way to learn STEM properties without even trying! Snap Circuits are truly the easiest STEM toy around, and future scientists and curious builders will love to create light, sounds, and movement with each set. Save a bundle now with this amazing offer directly from Snap Circuits with offer code EASTEREGG22. You can save 25% and get free shipping on their Snap Circuits Beginner kit. This set is regularly $32.9, so it's a considerable savings!

Outdoor Play

TWEE Chalk Kits will be whimsical editions to your Easter baskets. TWEE creates handcrafted sidewalk chalk with your kiddos in mind! Woman-owned and made in the USA, each piece is made of eco-friendly ingredients and all hand-poured-where no two are the same!

Find unique designs like limited edition colorful eggs (there is a golden egg!), intricately detailed deluxe macarons, and even a sprinkled donut in time for Easter on their website! 

Here are a few TWEE products that we have tried out already!

Bunny's Eggs - Limited Release - 6-pack of handmade chalk eggs. $40 

 

Petite Macaron - 6-pack are adorable, colorful, and look so realistic. These handmade macarons have exquisit detail great for gifting, and perfect for play.  $24

Sprinkle Donut - You get one sprinkled donut that looks good enough to eat! This is the perfect size for small hands, and if you have more than one little, break it in half to share the fun. Comes in a lot of fun colors! $12

Show off your movers with Kickerball! The only soccer ball that achieves tricks and kicks that even seasoned MLS players have taken years to craft! This is the perfect gift to get the whole family outside and moving. Available in four colors to suit your style: Orange, Green, White, and Blue. Get this great gift for  $19.99 with free shipping directly from Kickerball. 

BLU-RAY and STAY (at home) Gift Ideas

Photo courtesy Marvel Studios

Spider-Man No Way Home is now out on BLU-RAY + DVD + Digital, so this is the perfect gift for the Marvel fan in your life! 

This is the ultimate window into the metaverse, and this film sets the stage for the Marvel universe. $24.96 Amazon | Best Buy | Walmart | Target

Kamp Koral SpongeBob's Under Years celebrates SpongeBob's early years as a wee little sponge under the sea. Original fans and new fans of SpongeBob Squarepants love seeing these underwater pals harass poor teenage Squidward! You get a two-disc set featuring all 13 episodes. Add this to the Easter basket along with some SpongeBob themed candies! $13.99 Amazon | Best Buy | Walmart

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