Easter is hopping back into town like a bouncy cotton tailed bunny.

It’s been a year of social isolation and the kids may need a little extra cheer in their baskets this year. Our Easter Gift Guide is full of such fun sweet finds that candy need not apply.

Kid Congeniality’s 2021 Easter Gift Guide:

L.O.L. Surprise! Easter Egg Hunt:

The L.O.L. Easter Egg Hunt activity book comes with an exclusive Easter Egg shaped spyglass! It is specially designed to take your kids on an inquisitive adventure.The mission is to find the hidden L.O.L. Surprise! The pages are full of characters, bling, and other fun surprises hidden amongst the colorful illustrations.

You can read my full review and enter to win your own copy –> HERE<–

Fantastic Flowers- Play Monster

• Once the kids get the hang of this easy paper flower maker they will be making endless bouquets of beautiful, customized blooms. Place any paper in the plate and roll it through the paper press tool, punch out colorful petals, layer the different shapes, snap, stack and voila!  Beautiful bouquets that will make any flower lover swoon.

Ryans World Tour Passport Pack-

• Tired of sitting home? How about going on a World Tour? Check out the new Ryan’s World…World Tour Passport Pack from Bonkers Toys. The set includes 6 micro figures from around the world with flag stickers as well as an educational passport book.

Hello Kitty- Pac-Man Tiny Arcade- (Ages 8+) $19.99

• Two of my childhood favorites in the ultimate mash up from SuperImpulse Toys!  What could be better than a Tiny Arcade featuring Hello Kitty and Pac Man. This working, miniature arcade game on a keychain functions just like a full-size arcade! Screen size is 1.5 inches with an overall size of 1.75 x 1.75 x 3.5 inches. You may get this for the kids but I guarantee you’ll be the one obsessed.

Books For Younger Kids:

iSeek Books-

For the child who loves unicorns I have 3 must haves from Insight Editions. The iSeek collection of interactive, creative books encourages multi-sensory early learning and creativity. iSeek books combine innovative formats and interactive elements that supports the development of essential skills and sparks the imagination.

• Magical Water Painting Unicorns Book– 32 pages (Ages 3+) $12.99. Paint brush is included with this no mess, reusable book.  Kids just fill with water and let their imagination fly.  The illustrations are adorable and the additional activities will keep your little unicorn lover busy for hours and then they can start all over another day.

Middle Grade-YA Books:

Disney has some fantastic Middle Grade and Young Adult books out right now. These books are adventurous and escapist for tweens who have been stuck home for a year and are itching for a little adventure. It was Hard to narrow down the list to fit in this guide but here are two of my current favorites:

• Disney Chills: Second Star To The Fright– by Vera Strange (Ages 8-12) $6.99. This is the third book in the Disney Chills series.  The tale of an 11 year old who never wants to grow old and stumbles upon Captain Hook is a chilling read.  It will thrill the tween who is just dipping their toes into more grown up, compelling stories.

• City Of Villains by Estelle Laure– 240 pages (Ages 14+) $17.99 This edgy series reimagines the origins of dastardly Disney Villains such as Maleficent and Captain Hook. Dark and intriguing this is Disney for teens that have outgrown the Princess tales.

Ravensburger Puzzles- 

• Ravensburger Puzzles are always a crowd pleaser. The “At the dog park” 500 large piece, large format puzzle is easy for little fingers to handle and full of dogs of every variety. It is a fun family activity but you may get non stop requests for a pet after staring at all the cute pups. $17.99.  Recommended for ages 12+ but with adult supervisions youngsters can be guided.

Easter and spring are a time of renewal.  No matter what you choose to put in your baskets this year take time to enjoy the outdoors. Sounds corny but take the time to smell the roses with the kids and the opportunity to reset after a long hard winter…or year in this case.

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