Catholic Easter Basket Ideas for Kids
Easter is the feast — fifty days long, bigger than Christmas — and the basket is a catechism in miniature. A little candy, sure. But also something that says why we're celebrating.
Everything below slips neatly into a basket and points a child toward the empty tomb.
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A Life of Our Lord for Children
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Marigold Hunt's retelling of the life of Christ for children, a longtime favorite for the years around First Communion.
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Teeny Tiny Theology: The Trinity
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The doctrine a child is baptized into, in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, written for the very smallest listeners.
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Teeny Tiny Theology: Salvation History
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Walks a toddler through the whole sweep of salvation history in a format built for small hands.
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Faustina: A Saint Story for Children
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St. Faustina and the Divine Mercy devotion presented for young children by TAN Books, a natural gift near Divine Mercy Sunday after Easter.
View giftSaints on the Go!
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Recommended in a Catholic gift guide for boys as a lively, on-the-move way to meet the saints.
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Heavenly Hosts: Eucharistic Miracles for Kids
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Eucharistic miracles retold for children, which makes it an unusually good companion to a First Communion year.
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Mass Explained to Children
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Montessori's own explanation of the Mass for children, recommended in a First Holy Communion gift guide.
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My Confession Book
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A small examination-of-conscience book for children, listed in a First Holy Communion gift guide alongside the sacrament of Reconciliation.
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Catholic Children's Bible (Saint Benedict Press)
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A children's Bible named as a top First Holy Communion gift, and the kind of book a godchild keeps for years.
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The Beautiful Story of the Bible
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Maite Roche's warm illustrations make this a first Bible a five-year-old will ask for again and again.
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The Illustrated Gospel for Children
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An illustrated Gospel for young children, recommended on a Catholic booklist for the preschool and early-elementary years.
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Take It to the Queen: A Tale of Hope
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An award-winning allegory of Marian intercession told as a story about a kingdom and its queen.
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