A classic Easter basket contains chocolate eggs, shredded confetti meant to look like ‘Easter grass,’ and a toy, all packed in a plastic basket. While they look pretty, they’re really of no use and are forgotten once the weekend is over. Kids may like it for the sweets, but we can do something much better when it comes to Easter baskets for adults.
Following, you’ll find a lot of Easter basket ideas that can be aesthetically pleasing AND useful, according to different people’s personalities!
15 Adult Easter Basket Ideas That Are Better Than Candy:
1. Bloom Easter Basket
Especially favorable for people who are into gardening or looking for an activity that keeps them busy in this tech-savvy world, a gardening Easter basket is perfect for the occasion, even aesthetically, whether it be including fruit/herb seeds, flowers, pastel-colored pots, or more items that welcome spring.
The creator of this particular basket, Skyler Mann, suggests an amazing way you can use the idea on another occasion as well:
“These little bloom baskets would make the perfect gift ideas for May Day or Mother’s Day!”
2. Sustainable Easter Basket
With non-toxic, refillable goods, this is an amazing option for adults who know nobody is going to use the egg-shaped plastic baskets and materials after the occasion. You can gift refillable containers with products such as shampoo, hand wash, and conditioner with spring scents.
For edibles, think about adding jars of organic jams, fruits, and other seasonal produce. For carrying, use a reusable wooden box that can be used for storage in the future.
3. Hostess-Themed Easter Basket
For this adult hostess basket, you may choose quality over quantity. The products may include a luxury cutting board with a paring knife set, chocolate bunnies, and a choice of wine according to the giftie’s taste.
Extra Tip: Instead of the fake shredded grass, use a linen hand towel or cloth beneath all the stuff to make a base that can be used as an item later!
4. Fandom-Themed Easter Basket
Some celebrities, movies, or series have such a wide range that everybody in the family, from kids to adults, loves them. With the holiday being about children, this is the perfect opportunity to curate a basket to let them have their inner child out.
Give them merchandise such as books, sippers, mugs, stickers, socks, and anything that you can get your hands on from the fandom they belong to!
5. Bookish Easter Basket
As a book lover, I might be biased, but this is definitely among the top choices for me out of the list! Apart from adding seasonal flowers and decor in your wicker basket for the day, any booklover will appreciate this gift with a novel, diary, pens, tabs, and other stationery materials!
6. Bouquet Easter Basket
If you liked the earlier version of a hostess basket, then you’ll love this Easter basket for adult children. You are including a proper flower bouquet of the spring season in the gift alongside beeswax wraps, cloth napkins, face masks, and essential oil, all tied up in a classic brown wicker basket tied by a pastel bow at the top.
7. Coffee Easter Basket for Adults
Switch up chocolate eggs for chocolate-covered coffee beans for the adult giftee in your life for Easter. Mugs, foam beaters, and coffee with flavors such as carrot cake and lavender are fabulous for this basket. You may also include K-Cups if you are certain they have the proper machine at home!
If you are not that interested in the Coffee Basket, then you can easily switch some things for a tea lover, too!
8. Colorful Easter Basket
Sticking to a single or monochrome basket, such as the Yellow one we see following, not only looks bright and aesthetically pleasing but also showcases the effort you must have gone through to curate it for your loved one! Some easy but practical things you can find in different shades for adults to follow a color code include:
- Pens
- Notebooks
- Claw clips
- Mist
9. Fruit-Themed Easter Basket
Easter is the season of spring, with some fruits and veggies taking center stage, including carrots, beets, and berries. The following colorful Lemon Easter Basket for adult diy is just a fine example of that, with items of flavored soda or lemonade, tumblers, a notebook or journal with the printed design, and other lifestyle products.
10. Boozy Easter Basket
A popular choice among Easter basket ideas for the older generation is the inclusion of alcohol miniatures, dehydrated fruits, cocktail mixes, and snacks like nuts, cheese cubes, and pretzels.
11. Baking Easter Basket
Baskets make an amazing container for baking goods, so shoot two birds with one stone if the adult in your life is a home baker, and then make a baking Easter basket. Include these popular choices:
- Cookbook or Recipe Cards
- Tin of cookies
- Chocolate bunny or compound chocolate
- Flowers
- Tea Towel
12. Drink-Carrier Easter Basket for Adult Diy
Change the usual plastic/wicker basket for a paper drink carrier, one for an Easter basket for adult children. Keeping in theme with the eco-friendly base, you can incorporate.
I believe the creator of this particular beautiful adult Easter for adult diy, Amanda Warren, says it best:
“Sip, savor, and spring into joy—because nothing says ‘adulting’ like enjoying a little tea party on the go!”
13 Easter Baskets for Him
Easter baskets to make for men may not be that popular in comparison, but they should be. After all, since Easter is really about the whole family, we have to take care of the guys, too, with a mix of practical and seasonal goodies such as socks, scarves, gift cards, and, of course, chocolates.
14. Sports Easter Basket
An Easter basket for men, women, or anybody who has an interest in a particular sport makes a unique hamper for the day! Feature items such as baseball caps, t-shirts/socks of the team they support, balls, alongside their favorite chocolate/protein bars.
15. Charcuterie Easter Basket
Easter and bite-sized foods just go together. Most of the treats, such as the chocolate and pretzels, are something to nibble upon, but you can make an adult version of them by turning them into a charcuterie basket. Edibles to include in Easter baskets for teens and adults include:
- Variety of Cheeses
- Fruit pieces such as grapes, strawberries, and more.
- Crackers
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Julienned Vegetables like Carrot and Celery
We have listed such aesthetically pleasing Easter baskets, but if you are in a hurry or want to relax a bit after curating the baskets for the kids in the family, then you can use these new takes on the Easter basket ideas!
Include small knick-knacks such as lip balm, sanitizer, Peeps chocolates, miniature fragrances, and literally anything you think can fit inside!
Tip: Make sure to use a ribbon to tie around the handle for that extra sparkle!
For that Trendy Girl…
I love this idea of turning the trendy giant Stanley Tumbler into a carrier where you can put gifts or Easter baskets for her, for instance:
- Lip Glosses
- Clips and Pins
- Hairbrush
- Mists
And more…
Adult Easter baskets have already become a big thing in the past couple of years. But this year, you can be ready with some inspiration that is actually useful while being aesthetically curated. What are your Easter basket must-haves?
Note: All the images used belong to the creators.
