I do a basket that can be re-used like a $tree bin I dress up with their initals in vinyl or a draw string bag, backpack, duffel bag to use for camp, re-usable shopping bag, etc.
Now that my girls are older (12 and 16) we do the egg hunt and I hide some kind of chocolate candy like Hershey kisses and money in the eggs. They still look forward to looking for plastic eggs on Easter morning! Then in their "baskets" I try to do a new beach towel for the summer, sunscreen or goggles, some kind of gift card and a bag or box of their favorite candy. I do order chocolate bunnies through our middle school orchestra program as it supports the orchestra as a fund raiser.
When my girls were younger I did outside play things like chalk, bubbles, pool toys/noodles, and lots of different candy. I realize now they would each be happy with a 6 pack of Reese's egg and a Starbucks gift card (or gas card for the 16 yo).
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