*I was gifted the items in exchange for this alternative Easter gift guide. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Last year I shared with you my Easter gift guide full of

Pear & Chocolate Colomba
Instead of giving an Easter egg this year, why not go for an alternative foodie gift such as this Pear and Chocolate Colomba? It’s an Italian Easter cake studded with juicy pieces of candied Williams pear. The finishing touch is an indulgent white chocolate topping with dark chocolate chips.
Colomba di Pasqua, or ‘Easter Doves’, are traditional dove-shaped Italian Easter cakes. Colomba is traditionally made with yeast and eggs, like panettone, but are topped with sugar icing or chocolate. Colomba undergo a quadruple-leavening process to make the finished cake exceptionally light and airy.
Available from Sous Chef
RRP: £19.95

Silver and White Easter Bunny Charm
I love the idea around Nomination bracelets, they make perfect gifts. You add a charm for a special

Ryan’s World Mystery Mini Egg
Ryan is the world’s No. 1 YouTuber. His toy range had just been released in the UK and these eggs are a great Easter alternative for parents after a non-chocolate option. Each Mystery Mini Egg contains a mystery figure, bouncy ball, mystery putty and stickers.

Chocolate Sprinkle Sticks
So there is an element of chocolate in this, but it’s a great fun activity for Easter, with not a huge amount of chocolate!
Chocolate Sprinkle Stix lets you make your own delicious, bite-sized treats. Safely and easily melt your chocolate, dip your breadsticks and pour in your sprinkles then sprinkle blast! The Chocolate Sprinkle Stix unit is easy to clean and is dishwasher safe too. Just add chocolate, breadsticks
RRP £22.99

Bobux’s Bunny Soft Sole Shoes
These adorable Bunny shoes from Bobux would make a fantastic first Easter gift. The flexible, non-slip suede sole lets little ones hop around freely and safely, while the character appliqué engages little imaginations.
Available in sizes S-XL (0-3 months – 2 years)
RRP £22.00

Mummy’s and Mine Baking Set
This baking set from Wrendale Designs is perfect for baking Easter treats together. Great for teaching little ones to bake and makes a great gift for a mother and child.
Included: Lipped mixing bowl, long-handled spoon and cotton apron featuring an all over baby animal pattern.
RRP: £21.00


Bunny Jump
Games are a fantastic way to entertain the kids during the holidays. Check out this fun Bunny Jump game from University G
Safely sitting on top of his burrow, the Bunny watches his carrot field. Pull out the carrots, but be careful not to frighten him! Stay focused and be ready to catch him when he jumps in the air! Be the player who’s collected the most carrots when the game ends.
Age: 5+ yrs Number of players: 2-4

Baby Born Soft Touch
BABY born Soft Touch dolls have nine life like functions such as crying real tears, opening and closing their eyes, eating and drinking, are fully bathable, and controlled wet and poop by pushing the easy-to-press belly button – all without batteries! Plus, each doll comes with eleven accessories – a special birth certificate, friendship bracelets, bottle, dummy and dummy clip, nappy, food, plate and spoon, and a potty.
RRP: £49.99

Pink Bow Teddy Caramel Charlie Bear
There is nothing more special than giving the gift of a teddy bear. These little cuties come with personalised T-Shirts, in a choice of black or white. You can choose the size of your bear also. Who wouldn’t want a gift of a bear for Easter!

Fuzzikins Bedtime Bunnies
Fuzzikins are adorable flocked creatures to
Perfect for an Easter activity.
RRP: £9.99

Haribo – Bunny ‘n’ Friends and Chic ‘n’ Mix
A little sweet treat. Check out these limited edition packs especially for Easter – Bunny ‘n’ Friends and Chic ‘n’ Mix from Haribo.

Peter Rabbit Bamboo Egg Cup Dinner Set
This adorable Peter Rabbit egg cup dinner set consists of an egg cup, a plate, and spoon. Made using bamboo fibre. A cute first Easter gift from Beatrix Potter Gifts by Enesco.
RRP: £9.95

Spring Garden 1000pcs Jigsaw
Artist Claire Comerford has created this beautiful illustration of a garden in Spring featuring the seasonal flowers and the young wildlife. This detailed and colourful 1000 piece puzzle will keep you entertained for hours, a great alternative Easter gift.
Suitable for ages 12 plus, available from Jumbo

Pokemon Stationery
It’s always good to spend some time colouring and drawing. Pokemon has these excellent activity sets out which is ideal for this over the Easter holiday. The 8 colour pen is fantastic for drawing!

Jelly Belly’s Sparkling Wine Jelly Beans
One for the adults here! Jelly Belly’s Sparkling Wine jelly beans, perfect for celebrating Easter! Free of gelatine, gluten, fat and dairy.
RRP: £3.00

Hatchimals Mermal Magic Giveaway
Last week, we reviewed the latest Hatchimals range – Mermal magic. I think they make a wonderful alternative Easter gift and great for Easter egg hunts! So I’m giving away a 2 pack to one of you!

To enter the giveaway, just fill in the gleam widget below.
Good Luck!
Win a Hatchimals CollEGGtibles Mermal Magic 2 PackCompetitions T&C’s
The prizes are non-transferable and no cash alternative will be offered. The winner(s) will be selected at random via rafflecopter/gleam from all valid entries and be notified by Twitter and/or email within 7 days. The winner(s) will have 28 days to respond with a name and address for shipping before a new winner is selected. Open to all UK entrants aged 18 or over only. Facebook and Twitter are in no way associated with the giveaways. Any personal data given as part of the competition entry’s is used for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties. The winner’s details will be passed to the competition PR’s for prize delivery.
By entering the competition(s) you agree to your first name and surname initial published on the competition widget if you are the winner.
You can find more info here on my privacy policies

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you have now got some ideas for alternative Easter gifts.

eggs everyone loves them they are so yummy
We normally give our grandaughters a small egg and some books either colouring or story books
We bought our son a puzzle and a dvd this Easter.
We did art stuff this year 🙂
I was boring and gave Easter Eggs.
Just chocolate eggs & soft toys, but my daughter would love a Hatchimal!
Chocolate Easter Eggs
Easter Eggs
i am giving my nieces and nephews little soft toys this year as they get lots of choc already 🙂
We get a few Easter eggs and a few Easter themed toys
Chocolate eggs for my nephews
eggs for the little ones, money for the older ones
We just gave my daughter Easter eggs
My children wanted Easter eggs and my Nieces asked for some spending money for their hols.
I took my nieces and nephew out for a day of fun for Easter. Shopping, bowling and food. They loved it
Easter eggs from the 70 I won!
I bought my two nieces white bunny rabbit dressing gowns. As one of them doesn’t eat chocolate.
Hatchimals are a favourite 😉
Mainly Easter eggs with a few Easter themed gifts for my little lad
I have mainly eggs, and bunny earrings for
My girls
We just gave my daughter Easter eggs x
I got my son an Easter Egg but I like the idea of an alternative gift for next year because he ends up with so much chocolate from family and friends it just seems too much!
I gave my daughters some Easter buckets with Easter themed chocolates and sweets as well as some makeup items from Claires and a unicorn moneybox and egg cup.
We gave flowers, chocolate and lego for Easter gifts this year
easter eggs and we always get them a toy. This year its hatchimals and LOL dolls xx
I didn’t give anything out for Easter this year, I made a family meal instead x
Along with the usual easter eggs we got some chicks. so cute!
Lol surprise gifts for youngest and money for my teen
Igave the younger grandchildren an Easter Egg and a book the older ones some money in an Easter card and a creme egg x
I made Easter baskets with a bunny in them, chocolate and a puzzle
This sounds fun play time and chocolate
Just chocolate eggs this year although we are going to buy gifts for the Grandchildren next year as they got loads of eggs from the other side of the family which is rather large.
Lots of chocolate! My youngest got a doll x
Easter eggs and books, usually.
I am giving eggs and t shirts
I’ve found some soft zip up eggs with a small soft toy chick or rabbit inside which I will give to my daughters and nieces with a small chocolate egg.
Easter eggs, mine still love a bit of chocolate
I’ve bought pretty painted tinned easter eggs with soap inside from Bronnley.
Im giving each child 1 egg which I am also using as a balloon weight so I can attach a bright easter balloon to it
The grandchildren have books instead of eggs, one each is enough
We’re just doing Easter eggs… maybe a book too. Trying to keep costs down this year.
A little egg and some money this year x
Choccy Eggs A-Plenty!
I’m afraid it will be the usual chocolate eggs from me this year! However, those are some amazing gift ideas so I may have to have a re-think!!
|I usually buy the grand-kiddies a small chocolate egg and a book
my son would rather have a bit of money
Mer and the kids will be getting eggs, but that’s it as we’re a little strapped for cash atm!!
We have stuck with eggs this year, we usually get something a little different but money’s a bit tight this year and the eggs are a nice cheap treat
chocolate eggs
we dont give easter gifts, my dad buys my daughter a chocooate egg but thats about it
Chocolate and a few books
Just Easter eggs
chocolate eggs and pocket money toys egg themed xx
I give my boys a chocolate egg each usually, we sometimes do an Easter egg hunt too, so I buy extra smaller eggs x
Just Easter eggs this year and a little keel bunny each
ive got an easter hunt planned for my daughter with toys and chocolate and 2 easter eggs
Chocolate, in the form of an egg hunt for my children
I will be giving my niece an egg and a dvd
We make a Easter Egg hunt with a gift at the end, the four little ones have to solve the clues to find them, they get little treats on the way.
I am giving the kids chocolate eggs
probably just chocolate
A few chocolate eggs and clothes. I don’t go overboard with gifts lol x
Lots of great non-chocolate ideas for Easter, I especially like the baking set
I give my children a medium easter egg, a book and some craft bits each year.
I am taking my wife and son to a caravan for the weekend.On the saturday we ate going to the horseracing at Musselburgh to meet the Easter bunny.
A few eggs and a outfit
some small choccy eggs but mainly books, small toys and stationery
Just mini chocolate eggs x
Chocolate and books
some money as usually there is more than enough chocolate eggs
I’ll be giving the grandchildren an egg each and some cash.
Happy Easter to you – what a JOY
I give money – stopped buying CHOC eggs,