31 Best Easter Gifts for Babies Celebrating Their First Easter
These unique Easter basket ideas will please both babies and parents!
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If there's a baby in your life that's gearing up to celebrate Easter for the first time, there are so many ways to make it special. That's because there are so many extra-adorable outfits, super-sweet plushes and tiny toys with all the bunnies, chicks, ducklings other Easter and spring themes. The hardest part, then, is just figuring out which Easter gift to choose.
These are the best Easter gifts for babies celebrating their first Easter holidays. They include current and former Good Housekeeping Best Toy Awards winners and Good Housekeeping Kids' Book Award winners, which have been tested by real parents and families to ensure they were a hit with babies. We added to those editors' picks, best-sellers, fun toys and practical gifts, so you can find something for every family on your list.
These "tobbles" look like cracked eggs, and each one is uniquely weighted. They stack, nest within each other and spin — perfect for babies' first building, toppling and sorting explorations. Ages 6 months+
They can sort, crack and smush these hard plastic eggs any which way they want, but they'll hear a gentle squeak with each squeeze. The bottoms also have different shapes, so returning the eggs to the carton is a shape-sorting activity, while the colored chicks inside help them learn their colors. There's also a coordinating stacking toy to go with this set. Ages 6 months+
Peter Rabbit is the ideal storybook character for Easter-time, since bunnies are such a huge part of the tale. This gift set comes with a stuffed animal, a rattle and a teether to keep babies entertained on the go. You can also get the soft book to go with it. Ages 0+
Zip them up in this soft and cozy footed PJ set, thoughtfully decorated with curious bunnies. It's so precious you might want to keep it stored away with your other baby keepsakes. Sizes newborn – 9 months
This toy has so many sensory elements to entice kids, including a mirror on top, fabric that crinkles, textures to touch and rings to grab. Plus, when kids press the animal noses, it makes animal noises and plays music. Ages 6 months+; requires 2 AAA batteries
Tester families loved looking through the honeycomb-shaped die cut in this previous Good Housekeeping Kids' Book Award winner, which follows a bee's journey from flower to flower and back to the hive — a perfect story for spring. "It's so entertaining and different than other books we’ve read," one tester said. Ages 0–3
This is for all the families out there who, when they give their baby a toy, the baby spends their time playing with the satin tags the most. This lamb gives them what they want: nine tags to play with, plus a soft lamb to snuggle next to. It comes in other animals, too, including a sloth and raccoon, though the lamb seems the most Easter-appropriate. Or, if you like the sheep but not the toy, you can also get it as a crinkle sheet (just $12!), a soft book or a blanket doll. Ages 0+
This is a gift that's also a great activity for a baby at the Easter function! It comes with 50 balls, and the balls and the pit fold up for easy carrying to a relative's house. “My nearly 1-year-old will climb in and out of this all day," one parent tester said. Ages 9 months+
These little light-up faces — which look kind of like eggs, don't you think? — offers babies lots of ways to work on those developmental skills. The faces promote visual tracking, while the rattling helps them practice motor coordination. And it can stand up on its own and give babies something to look at during tummy time. Ages 0+
Good Housekeeping Institute tester families loved peeking behind the paws, feathers, wings and even tentacles to see which animals were hiding behind. “We would open one flap and then go back to hiding the animal, then do it again,” said one mom. There's a bunny on the cover, which makes it Easter-appropriate, but the variety of animals means it can be used year-round. Ages 0–3
Bath toys usually have an ocean theme, but you can give the bath a springy, barn-like feel with these toys, which float in bath water. Each one squirts water, which encourages kids to practice their fine motor skills, and you can also use them to teach animal sounds. Ages 9 months+
Your baby will love cuddling up and listening to you read this book. And with the soft bunny ears and cuddly animals inside, they'll also love holding it and petting it, too. Ages 6 months+
DJ Baby on the 1s and 2s! This play set has loads to grab a baby's attention, including a watermelon ball to spin, a light-up bunny DJ, a tomato buttons that make sound effects (like an air horn), a blueberry slider and more. It also comes loaded with five songs. Ages 6 months+; includes three AA batteries
It looks so good, they'll look like they're saying, "What's Up, Doc?" The silicone teether is textured, which is extra pleasing on baby gums. Ages 0+
You can never have too many baby towels around, and this one makes them look extra-cute with its animal-face hood and bunny ears. It comes in loads of other animals, too. Sure, it's really a gift for parents, but babyhood is the perfect time to get something cute for the adults to coo over. Sized for 0–24 months
Who's the cutest baby in the world? The one in the mirror! This helps with visual and sensory development as infants look into the mirror and engage with a spinning ball ladybug and rotating bee, which give it a springtime feel. Ages 0+
Babies adore lovies. Babies love teethers. Put them together and you've got a great Easter gift. This bunny has arms that crinkle, a teether to chew on, soft sherpa plush, textured ribbons and more. You can also get other, non-Easter themed animals, or a crinkly bunny instead of a sherpa one. Ages 0+
This toy works for a bunch of developmental stages: At first, they can use as something to cuddle with. As their coordination improves, they can try taking the stacking rings apart and putting them back together again. Ages 0+
Good Housekeeping testers loved to squeeze and hold these plush animals, which, at 13 inches, they found the perfect size. But Good Housekeeping Institute experts were also impressed with the fact that it's made from recycled materials, including the fabric, stuffing and packaging. In addition to a duckling, it also comes as a duckling or a lamb. Ages 0+
This toy has so many soothing elements to it, including vibrations, lights and event the sound of a heartbeat. You can set it to play continuously for 15 minutes, or to do shorter bursts of activity. Ages 0+; requires three AA batteries
Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; previously, she wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother. She lives with her toy-collecting husband and daughter in Brooklyn, where she can be found helping out her team at bar trivia or posting about movies on Twitter and Bluesky.
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