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Easter Gift Roundup
by Phoebe Assenza
Our list of non-candy Easter treats are still super-sweet.
With Easter just a few days away, it’s likely your grandchildren have already had their fill of chocolate eggs and marshmallow Peeps. We’ve picked a few equally sweet gifts that won’t ruin their appetites before Easter dinner.
Bunny Baby Slippers
She may not be able to walk yet, but that doesn’t mean she can’t sport the appropriate holiday footwear. These bunny slippers from Mud Pie are perfect for dressing up or just kicking back.
Price: $20
For ages: 0-6 months
Available at: LittleDragonflies.com
Flying Pig Finger Puppet
This iconic spring piglet finger puppet has wings for extra whimsy. Cute, soft, and cuddly as any plush Easter fauna should be, he also has a magnet in his nose so he can use the fridge as a landing pad.
Price: $6
For ages: 3 and older
Available at: MoMAStore.org
Egg Bird Feeder
It’s not made of chocolate or filled with any plastic trinkets, but it’s still a good egg. This ceramic and aluminum egg bird feeder from New York City designer J. Schatz comes in a variety of Easter pastels, as well as a few more perennial colors. Fill it with birdseed and hang it in your grandchild’s backyard to attract and feed local birds, and thus delight him with a parade of feathered friends.
Price: $135
For all ages
Available at: JSchatz.com
FurReal Friends Baby Duckling
Forgo the outdated practice of gifting real live rabbits and ducklings to your grandchildren on Easter, and opt for instead for one of the FurReal Friends. The mini-animatronic “baby duckling” flaps its wings, raises its head, and opens its beak for when your grandchild feeds it a bottle, and makes little duckling sounds as thanks. Frankly, it’s more talented (and will probably last a lot longer) than the real McCoy.
Price: $15
For ages: 4 and older
Available at: Amazon.com
Dado Cubes
Once the hunt is over and all the treats have been eaten, there are only so many things a kid can do with those empty plastic eggs. Dado Cubes are a fun and brain-building activity you and your grandchildren can share while the ham is baking. A series of interlocking squares can be built into different structures of your own design, and the bright, multihued set looks great in an Easter basket.
Price: $25
For ages: 3 years and older
Available at: Amazon.com
Jenga Girl Talk
If your granddaughter is less interested in the Easter bunny than she is talking about boys, her best friend, and her various talents, Jenga Girl Talk should prove an adequate conversation starter. The game set takes the classic Jenga structure — remove a wooden block from a precarious stack of 54 and try to keep the whole thing from toppling — only these blocks are pretty in pink and are printed with soul-searching questions for tween girls like, “What do you like most about yourself?”
Price: $31
For ages: 8 and older
Available at: ToysRUs.com
Rayman Raving Rabids
No matter the holiday, older grandsons start getting bored if there isn’t some form of sensory overload on hand. Luckily there’s Rayman Raving Rabids, an appropriately rodent-themed video game that’s available for most gaming systems (Nintendo Wii, DS, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, and PC DVD-ROM). The backstory is that the protagonist bunny, Rayman, is captured and imprisoned by an underground network of rabid rabbits, from whom he tries to escape with the help of a plunger. The game is best known for its comedic scenarios and frenetic play patterns, especially with the Wii, and you and your grandchildren will whack, jump, and swing a lasso to launch a cow through the air for absolutely no reason.
Price: $49 for the Wii version
Rated: E for “Everyone”
Available at: Amazon.com
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