Does any one have any ides on easter for older girls?

Heather - posted on 03/26/2010

im 22 and a mom myself but my mother started making themed baskets once i was about 13. i love to knit and one year i got a knitting bag full of candy and a pattern book yarn and a craft store gift card.

another year i got a movie bag w/ movie tix some dvds and candy

get creative and use their hobbies/intrests to guide you. :)

Stacy - posted on 03/26/2010

I got my daughter (13) one of the cloth storage basket and I am putting colored sharpies, a Justin Bieber poster, a "Team Jacob" tshirt and then some of her favorite candy. The Sharpies are so she can decorate the storage bin the way she wants and then use it in her room. I spent like $20 for the whole thing @ Walmart and it is all stuff she loves better than paying $25 for a premade Easter basket that she might only like 1/2 the candy and the other stuff would get tossed in a corner in her room or something. My 17 yr old niece even wants one but instead of the poster my sister is getting her a book she likes.

Saundra - posted on 03/26/2010

Actually, I have three young adults and I still do Easter Baskets for each of them. The contents are obviously different but it gives me an opportunity to share my faith with them. I usually get them a gift card because they like to purchase things on their own, with something useful (fun t-shirt) and then something spiritual. I have two boys so I always put some food in the basket as well. It is fun for me and they still enjoy it. We sometimes use bags instead of baskets but I still have their baskets and use them sometimes. Their ages are 18, 21 and 22.

Dora - posted on 03/26/2010

Clothes? Let them pick.

Elaine - posted on 03/26/2010

everyone has great ideas, my kids love to dye eggs they are all now well into their teens and we get each a dozen eggs and a few different kinds of dyes, each of them do their eggs and i stay in the other room, I judge the eggs, most colorful, beautiful, ugly, funniest ,creative, ect.i make them up as i go along looking at the eggs, then I try to guess who made what egg, ther are no prised of awards but they love to watch me struggle with trying to pick out who did what egg. I usauly make them each a gift bag with their easter favorites. I still enjoy making baskets, I hate the mess of the grass so I go to target and get a cute felt bag or container in their dollar section and make one for each kid. your never to old to collor eggs, and it brings the family together.

Kathy - posted on 03/26/2010

Chocolate bunny then items of what they each like-makeup, hair accesories, itune cards, gas cards, etc.. The Easter Bunny has always made his baskets personalized for the kids at my house-a chocolate bunny and some things that are fun and unique to each child. Good Luck and Have Fun!

Joan - posted on 03/26/2010

ASK THEM

Kathy - posted on 03/26/2010

I got movie tickets gift cards dollar coins dollar bills etc they really enjoyed those and if it is girls you can even do make up nail polish hair clips,barrettes etc, Even gift cards for Mc Donalds is good too cell phone accessories etc just use your imagination girl

Shannen - posted on 03/26/2010

My children are young but i thought i'd let you know what i do now.... They don't get much chocolate at all from us as i know their grandparents will spoil them rotten. so instead they get 1 bunny and a couple of the tiny solid eggs and then they get PJ's and some really nice new clothes. and i hope that this will work for them as they get older.

Tia - posted on 03/26/2010

I get mine Visa gift cards and then we go have a girls day or boys day shopping

Gail - posted on 03/26/2010

I always gave gift cards for movies, gas, favorite store gift card. I also made a gift tree made from a small branch from a tree put in clay pot with plaster of paris and dirt over it hang easter eggs with earrings, in it lip balm, necklace, barretts, ponytail scrunchy, dollar bills, memory card, key chain, etc. but you have to have at least one filed with Hersey kisses and one that has a paper with "Filled with love".

Anjie - posted on 03/26/2010

How about a live bunny!! I have always wanted to do that for my 16 yr old daughter, I just need my husbands approval :) Just think the girls would go nuts on Easter morning if u had bunnies for them. What fun!! If u allow your older daughter to wear makeup then u could buy some fun makeup or earrings, my daughter loves those things.

Hilda - posted on 03/26/2010

Kids will never outgrow Easter Baskets as long as you keep them age appropriate. There are lots of excellent ideas on this post. I still give my son (18) a basket filled with essentials (razors, shaving cream, cologne, and lots of peeps, chocolate and small dollar gift cards. For my niece, I make her a basket filled with lotions, perfumes, practical costume jewelry, gift cards and candy...kids never outgrow candy. Hint: use plastic eggs for small candy and jewelry. Of course, they all get a box of confetti eggs as well that are a hit at any age.

Evelyn - posted on 03/26/2010

I get my kids beach/pool stuff for Easter each year. Bathing suits, Cool beach towels, flip flops and other beach or pool accessories. It's always a big hit. They are 17 and 21 (girl and boy consecutively) and they still like getting their summer gear for Easter

Sue - posted on 03/26/2010

You can make a fun basket out of a plastic container (not an easter print.. just a fun color) that would hold hair accessories, a scarf, t-shirt, some colorful pens/markers, post-its, a little candy, I've also used the plastic eggs and put money in them. (usually change and singles). School age kids always need school supply type things. Have fun...

JUNE - posted on 03/26/2010

HAVE THEM MAKE CUP CAKES FOR THE ELDERLY AND TAKE THEM TO THE CONVELESENCE HOMES.THEY LOVE GETTING VISITORS,AND IT WOULD SHOW YOUR GIRLS,THAT THIER ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO DONT HAVE VISITORS.IAM A RETIRED CNA&HOME HEALTH AID.AND I KNOW WHEN I WORKED IN THE HOMES AND YOUNG KIDS WOOULD COME AND VISIT AND BRING COOKIES THEY LOVED IT.HAVE ABLESSED EASTER

Belen - posted on 03/26/2010

hey girl congrats on ur girls. i too have 3 n their ages r 20, 18, n 9. for your oldest my suggestion would be a basket with some mags like cosmo, 17 etc. or makeup n stuff. appel to her interest maybe a new pair of shoes she has been eyeing. for you thirteen they r a little more difficult because they change from one idea to the next. she wants to feel like she is to grown up for this sort of thing but we all like to be pampered. u can try maybe a c.d. or a movie, but only u can figure out on that one. the younger two will appreciate anything u would give them. my girls always liked things that u could do outdoors at that age. bubbles, water toys, etc.

Tracy - posted on 03/26/2010

Meghan, for your 18 month old you could get Goldfish crackers in individual boxes or packs that can fit into a larger easter egg, stickers, little stuffed animals without the button eyes that are a choking hazard, temporary tatoos, bath toys, animal crackers, maybe some semi-sweet chocolate morsels if that won't get too messy for you, Smarties candy, fruit chews, etc. I am a mom who continues our family Easter traditions with my 15 and 10 year old and put all their "goodies" in their original Easter baskets from age 1. Happy Easter!

Meghan - posted on 03/26/2010

when we where younger my mom bought us a new disney movie, a stuffy and loads of chocolate every easter, then when we got older we got cd's instead of the movie. I am 23 and my mom still buys me all the chocolate (even though I don't really eat it, I use it for baking) and she still buys me a stuff lol. I love Easter and I love that my mom still follows our traditions! I think the other mom's idea's on gift cards is a GREAT idea. Now if anyone has any suggestions on what to get an 18 month old...lol

Nicole - posted on 03/26/2010

I'm 21 and I still like to get Easter stuff. But my parents get me stuff for my age like gift cards to the mall. Dvds,cds stuff like that

Brenda - posted on 03/26/2010

Nomination Bracelets are good....you can then add a charm for special occasions.I think its a lovely keepsake of memories x

Schyla - posted on 03/26/2010

when my sisters and I were those ages my parents gave up movie passes and a gift card for dinner that might work or you can try gift cards for their mps players or ipods a new game for their ds or what ever they are pluged into

Stacey - posted on 03/26/2010

My daughter is 10 and still enjoys Peeps and a chocolate bunny :) But the Easter Bunny now brings her and her older brother a dvd or video game. Nail polish in fun colors is always a hit, and if the bottles are small enough they may be placed inside plastic eggs. "Funky socks" are also another favorite...either toe socks, or something with a crazy pattern.

Tasha - posted on 03/26/2010

Have you ever thought of just getting gift cards for a popular store that they like to shop at? Or maybe Itunes cards or even IPODS if they don't have any. You can find a lot of used but in great condition electronics on craigslist. IPOD shuffles are also pretty low priced brand new.