10 Tips to make a Budget Friendly Easter Basket

I’m all about getting things for the best price. If you are patient you will find a deal on everything.  The Holidays are the one thing we can plan for each year. We don’t have to go broke filling a basket full of goodies!

Here are my 10 Tips for a Budget Friendly Easter Basket

 

1.       Make a Budget for each child.

This may not seem important but it is. It is hard to resist the Easter only items at retail stores. Everything is so cute. To keep things fair for your kids and your budget set a spending amount per child. Keep it simple. Keep it in the budget.

2.       Reuse Easter Baskets.

I am surprised that some people buy new ones each year. As kids we always had the same basket. I never thought anything of it. We do the same thing with our kids now.

3.       Reuse Plastic Easter Eggs.

Same thing here. Sure they may only be a couple dollars. But why toss the old ones when you can just wash and reuse them.

4.       Do Not  Buy Non-essential items.

I save my store ads from the newspaper and put them in our paper shredder. I’m using what I already have and it still looks just as cute. If you don’t have a shredder you could use tissue paper as well.

5.       Use Non-candy items.

Take advantage of the dollar stores and dollar areas in stores. Target has the One Spot. Michaels has their dollar bins and so does Tops! Sidewalk chalk, coloring books, bubbles, etc. all make great goodies.

6.       Pair Candy coupons with sales.

Now is the time when coupons are available for candy. Check online in your newspaper inserts and the store flyers.

7.       Use Smaller Baskets.

If you have a smaller basket you don’t need to fill it with non-essentials. If your budget is smaller you can make a basket look full.

8.       Buy Snack packs.

We buy the packs of Goldfish crackers and split it up among our kids baskets. This is cost effective and gives you an option other than candy. Fruit Snacks are another one we use.

9.       Shop After Easter Clearance.

I have my baskets all set this year from buying the marked down Easter items at Target. I got sidewalk chalk, bubbles and coloring pages for 70% off!

10.   Save your Halloween Candy.

Yep this is the cheap side of me coming out. I took lots of the candy from the girls on Halloween. They were ages 1 and 3. And it’s ALL they wanted.  I may have went a bit overboard. My brothers make fun of me for it. I meant to use it for Christmas stockings but forgot. So now it’s going in their baskets! You can store chocolate in the freezer. Of course you can still get your jelly beans and what not but a couple snickers bars, twix etc in the basket is just fine and cost ya nothing!

 

How do you save money on your child’s Easter Baskets?