Easter usually brings to mind Easter baskets chock-full of sweet treats like hollow chocolate bunnies and lambs. In fact, 65% of Americans have a favorite Easter treat, whether they celebrate it or not! Still, 91% of Americans have at least one Easter treat they think is over-rated. We do too, which is why this year we decided to switch it up and make a Family Fun Easter Basket instead of our traditional candy hauls!
One of the staples in the traditional Easter basket is candy animals. Chocolate bunnies, chocolate lambs, little candy chickens. They’re almost too cute to eat! This year, we’re granting amnesty to those cute little animals in favor of something new.
For our Family Fun Easter Basket, we’re going a different direction. The Cheetos brand, the masters of cheese, have brought back their Cheetos Sweetos Cinnamon Sugar snacks in time for Easter. They’re available for a limited time only, so they’re a perfect seasonal treat to add to our Family Fun Easter Basket!
Sweetos are sweet enough, so we decided to fill the rest of the basket with fun items to enjoy together as a family! We all enjoy different hobbies and activities, but there are a few things we can all agree on.
One of those things is a love of movies. We added a couple of movies to our basket to watch together as a family. We decided to roll with the family bonding theme, and we added a video game with multi-player mode for the guys. Since we’re expecting a baby in the family in just a few short weeks, it made sense to add some children’s books so we could all read together!
The awesome thing about a Family Fun Easter Basket is that it’s totally customizable. If your family loves spending time outside, you can add outdoor activities like a Frisbee and a kite. If your family loves adventure, add in a few passes to local parks and some personalized water bottles. Don’t forget the Sweetos for when you get hungry from all that activity!
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of ModernMom and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
Sweetos sound like something my boys would LOVE!! I will have to keep an eye open for them at the store!
What a cute Easter Basket and Sweet Cheetos!!!! How I wish i can get them around here.
Sweetos?!? I haven’t seen these! Where can you buy them?
I love the untraditional Easter basket ideas!!! My kids love it when I put clothes in the Easter basket.
Sweetos sound really intriguing. I would love to try them but I doubt they are available here in the UK. You Americans always get the best stuff! LOL.
I just don’t know if I can wrap my head around sweet Cheetos! These may be really good and I think I need to try them.
My kids would love to have a bunny. LOL. I think I’m going to make myself an Easter basket and then I’ll make an extra one for all of us. The kids already have theirs.
I wish I had done this for each of my children and families. I guess it’s not too late to do though. They’d all love an outdoor family Easter basket.
I love, love, LOVE this! My daughter has recently had some dental work and we have to change up our “traditional” basket with sweet treats for a more teeth friendly basket full of things she loves. Thanks for the suggestions!
Oh my word! How cute is that baby bunny? Adorable. This is such a fun idea. I think I will do one of these up for my husband and I to share. I’m running out this evening to finish all my shopping, talk about last minute so I’ll grab some stuff. What a great idea!
I haven’t seen these yet but I love Cheetos so now I’m going to be looking for this. This is perfect for Easter for sure.
We don’t really do Easter baskets in our house. I will probably pick up my boys a fun treat tomorrow. They also go out to my sister in laws house for an egg hunt.
The sweetos sound delicious.
So neat and that bunny is the cutest ever ! I want one for a pet now lol
Great gift ideas to throw into a Easter basket… very cute picture of the little rabbit!
Now that my kids are all grown up we try to have family game nights. I should do a family fun basket with some new games in it.
A family fun Easter basket is a great idea. I like to play some outdoor games when the weather is good.
We’ve not tried Sweetos yet, but they sound interesting. I might have to buy some this week
I couldn’t find these in the store, but I am determined to try them!
That baby bunny is so precious! I used to raise bunnies, and I miss them so much! They were so adorable. This is such a great idea!
Jasmine / http://www.jasminekeclipse.com
OK I have to admit I have never heard of Sweeto’s but I totally need to try them – awesome idea for an Easter basket. x
That little bunny just melts my heart! I will have to try Sweetos! They look yummy!
Those Cheetos would certainly be a hit. I’m still not done with my Easter prep so I am going to grab some.
These are some cute ideas for new variations on Easter baskets! Thanks for sharing!
I am not sure my comment worked. Just wanted to say how cute that bunny is, and that I will have to keep my eye out for the Sweetos.
Woah that bunny is just seriously too cute. I haven’t ever seen Sweetos before, but I will have to look for them.
I just saw the Sweetos in the store yesterday and thought they would be great for the Easter Basket. Great minds think alike, right? 😉
Sweetos?! Where have these been all my Cheeto loving life?! I can not wait to pick up a few bags and share this fun snack with the family.
I love the idea of a family basket like this!! I have never seen these Cheetos they sound delicious!
My son loves the Cheetos brand. I bet he’d love these. Thanks for the idea for his Easter basket!
CUTE idea! I had no clue about Sweeto’s, but want a bag (or four) NOW! I wouldn’t mind seeing that in my basket!
I have been dying to try the Sweeto’s but haven’t found them anywhere!
I had no idea that Cheetos made these. I am totally interested in trying them. It would be a fun Easter basket idea I will have to admit.
Sweetos sound like something I wouldn’t share with my kids. I plan on getting them chips for their baskets, I’ll get these!
I bet my boys would love those. They sound super yum!