The Easter Gift Guide That Goes Beyond the Basket

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Homeschooling has changed the way my family thinks about gifts.

Since the beginning of our homeschool journey, we've prioritized giving our kids opportunities to learn HOW to learn. And how to learn independently. We always have some sort of unit study that we dive into as a family. Mom and Dad are in charge of gathering everything under the sun on theme, and the kids are fully in charge of what they learn and how deep to go with it.

One of our first units was the ocean, so for about a month, we had board games, coloring books, field guides, acrylic specimens, pocket microscopes, library books, craft supplies, etc., piled high on our homeschool table. Everything that let them go as deep as they wanted at their own pace.

We noticed quickly how one thing naturally led to the next. They'd find a new fish in a board game, look it up in a nature encyclopedia, see a cool crab on the next page that we had a specimen of, peek at it under the microscope, then try to make their own with felting supplies. They became these little "if you give a mouse a cookie" moments that happened without anyone guiding them. They had the tools, and their curiosity just kept going and going.

That same approach spilled over into birthdays and holidays, gifting themed and curated activities so they could have more of those "give a mouse a cookie" moments.

And it's the heart behind this gift guide!

We pulled together our favorite Easter basket ideas for homeschool families and did the curating for you. Each section below pairs live online classes with coordinating hands-on gifts, organized by the learning your kiddos find the most joy in. That way, you can start fostering those moments in your own home without building it all from scratch.

Find their favorite way to learn. Pick a class (or a few). Grab the gifts. Tuck in a gift certificate. You're done! And it's the kind of Easter basket we actually want as homeschool families — one that keeps learning going long after Sunday.

Not sure which class to pick? Scroll to the bottom for a free printable gift certificate so your kids can choose.

For the Creatives

The Easter basket for the child who draws on everything, builds with anything, and sees art in the ordinary.

1. Squishmallow Building Set/ 2. Squishmallow Bluebird Crochet Kit/ 3. Hidden Animal Ceramic Teacup / 4. Frog Squishmallow / 5. Squishmallow Frog Crochet Kit / 6. Pastel Art Colored Pencils/ 7. Leather Sketchbook / 8. Artist Sketch Pencil Set/ 9. Waxed Canvas Art Pouch/ 10. Art Colored Pencils/ 11. Insectarium Illustrated Entomology Guide/ 12. Water Erasable Fabric Marker/ 13. Sewing Tape Measure/ 14. Butterfly Needle Minders/ 15. Bee Sewing Box/ 16. Animal Sewing Pattern Weights/ 17. Floral Pin Cushion/ 18. Garden Fairy ABC Coloring Book/ 19. Art Gel Pen Set / 20. Knights & Armor Coloring Book/ 21. Pastel Dual Tip Art Markers / 22. Butterflies Coloring Book

Live Online Classes for our Curious & Creative Kids

• Seasonal Art Projects: Spring — Ages 5–10. Four weeks of spring-themed drawing, including kites, blossoms, butterflies, and bees.
• Squishmallow Drawing Club — Ages 5–9. Draw their favorite Squishmallows — the plush IS the class supply.
• Celebrating the Arts Tea Party: England, Kings & Knights, Scotland, Ireland — Ages 8–12. Tea in hand, exploring classic art, poetry, composers, and stories from around the world.
• Beautiful Little Beasts: Joris Hoefnagel & Jan van Kessel — Ages 10–16. Explore intricate insect illustrations from two master artists and create your own.
• Basics in Drawing 3-Dimensionally: Teen Drawing Club — Ages 12–18. Learn to see and draw in three dimensions.
• Sewing Club — Ages 10–18. Hands-on sewing skills in a supportive group setting.

💡 Basket tip: Sketchbooks or inside the tea cup make the perfect hiding spot to tuck a class certificate as a surprise!

For the Storytellers

The Easter basket for the child who disappears into stories, asks for "one more chapter," and always has a book within reach or a story on the tip of their tongue.

1. The Magic Treehouse Boxed Set/ 2. The Magic Treehouse Yoto Card/ 3. Blank Picturebook Notebooks/ 4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Yoto Card/ 5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Book/ 6. Mercy Watson Boxed Set / 7. Five Little Ducks Book/ 8. Yoto Card Holders/ 9. Yoto Mini Case / 10. Yoto Mini / 11. Yoto Card Case/ 12. Yoto Mini Adventure Jacket/ 13. Poetry for Kids: William Shakespeare/ 14. To Kill a Mockingbird Collector's Edition/ 15. Sing a Song of Seasons Poetry Collection / 16. The Screwtape Letters/ 17. Poetry for Kids: Robert Frost

Live Online Classes for our Resident Storytellers

• ASL Storytelling for Littles — Ages 4–7. Sign beloved stories like The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Five Little Ducks in American Sign Language.
• My First Book Club: Mercy Watson — Ages 5–8. A gentle first book club with discussion, activities, and confidence-building.
• My First Book Club: Magic Tree House — Dinosaurs Before Dark — Ages 5–8. Jack and Annie's first time-travel adventure with hands-on activities after every class.
• Story Builders: My First Writing Class — Ages 7–9. Go from reading stories to writing their own.
• The Poetry Journey: Exploring Poets & Their Craft — Ages 10–14. Explore real poets and try different poetic forms.
• High School Book Club: The Classics — Ages 13–18. Weekly discussions of classic literature through a Christian worldview.

💡 Basket tip: For book clubs, put the actual book they'll be reading in the basket. Everything they need for their first class is already inside.

For the Explorers

The Easter basket for the child who flips over rocks, asks "but why?" about everything, and wants to test it before they'll believe it.

1. Draw Write Now Book 3: Pilgrims/ 2. Colonial America Coloring Book/ 3. Catan Histories Settlers of America/ 4. George Washington Coloring Book/ 5. Draw Write Now Book 5: United States/ 6. Ocean Bingo / 7. Pocket Microscope/ 8. Sea Creature Acrylic Specimens / 9. Wood Magnifying Glass / 10. Let's Investigate: Seashore Stone Figures / 11. Let's Roll Forest Stone Rollers/ 12. Peterson First Guide to Insects / 13. Peterson First Guide to Animal Tracks / 14. Tracks, Scats, and Signs Book / 15. Orienteering Compass / 16. Match a Track Game / 17. Insects Acrylic Specimens / 18. A Natural History of Magical Beasts Book / 19. Travel Binoculars / 20. The Book of Mythical Beasts and Magical Creatures/ 21. National Parks Field Notebook/ 22. A Natural History of Dragons Book

Live Online Classes for Kids Always Ready for Adventure

• Animal Science: Tracks and Facts (Part 1) — Ages 5–9. Identify and draw real animal tracks while learning fascinating facts.
• Draw, Build, and Discover! Ocean Animals (Part 1) — Ages 5–11. Guided drawings, facts, and a growing ocean fact book leveled for siblings.
• Animal Science: The World of Extraordinary Animals — Ages 6–10. A deep dive into extraordinary animals with facts too fascinating to forget.
• Kitchen Chemists Egg-speriments: The Bouncy Egg — Ages 5–14. Real chemistry with kitchen ingredients and an egg that actually bounces.
• Mystery Research Lab: Bigfoot, Aliens & Other Unexplained Creatures — Ages 10–14. Research, analyze evidence, and build arguments about the world's most mysterious creatures.
• American History Epic Family Adventure: Colonial to Constitution — Ages 4–18. Turn history into family memories through research, hands-on activities, and weekly adventures.

💡 Basket tip: Pair Animal Tracks with a field notebook and magnifying glass, then take the learning outside on your next nature walk.

For the Builders

The Easter basket for the child who loves systems, patterns, puzzles, and figuring out how things work.

1. I See 10! Math Game / 2. Genius Star Game / 3. Taksa Resources Building Blocks / 4. Genius Square Game / 5. Jump 1 Math Game / 6. Build It! Wild West Lego Model Book / 7. Build It! Medieval Lego Model Book / 8. Clixo Ocean Creatures STEM Building / 9. Lego Recreate Nature Activity / 10. Clixo Mars Rover STEM Building / 11. Lego Recreate Ocean Activity / 12. Clixo Window Travel STEM Building / 13. EXIT Kids: The Great Bee-Scape Puzzle / 14. Atlantis Escape Logic Puzzle / 15. Buddha Water Drawing Board / 16. Temple Trap Sliding Logic Puzzle / 17. Outfoxed Cooperative Family Logic Game

Live Online Classes for our Young Engineers

• Math Missions: PreK Calendar and Math Time Edition — Ages 4–6. Early math through play, calendar skills, and hands-on fun.
• Kitchen Chemists: The Secret World of Colloids — Ages 7–14. Make ice cream, butter, and oobleck while learning the science of colloids.
• Debate and Logic: Fairy Tale Courtroom — Ages 8–14. Whimsical mock trials that teach real debate, logic, and persuasive speaking.
• Math Missions Live! Time Travelers Edition — Ages 8–12. Story-driven math adventures that make practice feel like play.
• History Builders: Famous Americans — Ages 9–11. Build, research, and learn about Famous Americans through hands-on projects.
• Book Builders: The Giver — Ages 11–14. Read it, then build the world through discussion, analysis, and creative hands-on projects.

💡 Basket tip: For the Builder, the gift often IS the class supply. Lego for History Builders. Modeling clay for Book Builders. Thinking Putty for Kitchen Chemists.

Not Sure Which Class to Pick? Let Them Choose.

Our free printable gift certificate makes it easy. Download it, write in the amount, and tuck it in any basket. Your kiddos can browse the library and pick the class that lights them up.

Pair it with code WONDER20 for $20 off as our gift to your family.

This is also the easiest last-minute Easter gift for grandparents, aunts, uncles, and homeschool friends. Send them this round-up, let them pick a basket idea (or just grab the gift certificate), and done!

The best Easter baskets aren't the ones that get forgotten by Monday. They're the ones that become your child's new favorite part of the week.

Curious about more homeschool classes? Explore our marketplace to find live online classes where character and curiosity lead the way.