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17 Adorable Target Easter Basket Stuffers Under $5

Published March 20, 2026•Updated April 3, 2026

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A dinosaur-themed egg decorating kit box, perfect for Target Easter basket stuffers, sits on the left, while a white plush bunny holding a yellow egg is on the right, both set against a light background.
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Easter baskets are supposed to be fun, not put you in debt. Luckily, Target is packed with under $5 finds that are as adorable as they are affordable, from crafts to small trinkets and stuffed animals. If you’re trying to build a basket that looks full (and cute) without straining your wallet, these Target Easter finds are exactly what you need.

Butterfly Bubble Wand Blower

A colorful toy shaped like a butterfly with a green handle, purple wings, and a yellow circular head with black dots, next to a matching yellow cap, on a light gray background.
Target

$5

It wouldn’t be spring without bubble wands. This one is battery powered, so there’s no blowing involved — and it makes lots of bubbles on demand. Just don’t forget to include batteries, or someone will be disappointed.

Peeps Easter Bunny Marshmallow Lollipop

A white marshmallow bunny with a green bow tie and orange carrot decoration, packaged in a clear wrapper with a yellow Peeps Marshmallow tag.
Target

$2.69

Who says candy can’t be cute, too? Peeps are pretty adorable already, but when you add a little carrot and a bowtie to the bunny and put it on a stick, somehow they’re even better. 

Easter Puffy Stickers

A package of Puffy Stickers featuring colorful designs, including a chick, a bunny, a frog, an Easter egg, a basket with eggs, tulips, and various flowers. The background is yellow and the package contains three sheets.
Target

$3

Somehow, puffy stickers just seem way more satisfying than flat stickers, and they’re definitely good enough for a stick book. There are three sheets of all different spring designs, from a happy raincloud to a goose.

Bunny Egg House Activity Kit

A colorful box labeled "Mondo Llama Create-Your-Own Easter Bunny House Kit" features an illustrated Easter bunny house with flowers and bunny shapes on a green background. Kit is for ages 6+ and includes gem stickers.
Target

$5

This mess-free, Easter-themed activity kit includes colorful cardboard pieces that are put together to make a little house playset. There are also foam pieces, stickers, and adhesive gemstones for decorating. 

Carrot Plush

A plush toy shaped like a carrot with a smiling face, blue arms, and green leafy top, set against a plain light background.
Target

$5

You’ve probably never thought of a carrot stuffed animal before, but it turns out they’re actually super cute — not to mention very Easter appropriate. There’s also an avocado and cabbage if those are more your kid’s style.

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Duck Tumbler With Straw

A transparent yellow tumbler shaped like a duck, with an orange beak, feet, and scarf, a clear dome lid, and a yellow-and-orange striped straw.
Target

$5

This 10-ounce covered tumbler shaped like a duck (or a chick, or a puppy, or a squirrel — there’s lots to choose from) will help your little one stay hydrated. Plus, it’s dishwasher safe. 

Frog Fuzzy Journal

A teal plush notebook with a spiral binding, featuring two raised eyes and a smiling mouth on the cover, resembling a cute cartoon frog.
Target

$3

Kids don’t seem to write enough these days, so encourage it with a cute journal. This one is a fuzzy green frog, but there are other styles available, including an Easter bunny.

White Chocolate Lamb

A boxed hollow white chocolate lamb by Favorite Day, displayed against pastel packaging with flowers, grass, a sun, and a pink bunny illustration. The lamb has dark ears and eyes, and a pink nose. Net weight: 2.82 oz.
Target

$4

This little white chocolate lamb’s name is apparently Louis, something that you might not want to tell your kids before they bite his head off. 

Easter Bunny Mini Plush Decor

A white plush bunny toy with pink-lined ears and a small pink cheek, sitting upright and holding a tan, round object with white dots, against a plain light background.
Target

$3

This is kind of a cross between a stuffed animal and a decoration, meaning it looks great as the requisite little bunny centerpiece in a basket. 

Paper Dinosaur Egg Decorating Kit

A Spritz Egg Decorating Kit box labeled "Dino Friends," featuring colorful dinosaur-themed egg decorations for ages 3 and up, with five illustrated dinosaurs on the front of the packaging.
Target

$3

Get a little more fun out of egg dyeing with this paper decorating kit. It comes with the dye for your hardboiled eggs, plus paper decorations to turn them into cute dinosaurs once they’re dry. It also comes in farm animal and other styles.

Easter Bunny Ears Headband

A white furry headband with two upright bunny ears, each lined with pink and white checkered fabric decorated with small pink flower shapes.
Target

$5

Not only does this Easter bunny ears headband look cute on a kid, but it looks great in an Easter basket, too. These are plush fur with pink fabric inside the ears for a classic look.

12-Pack Squishy Animal Easter Egg Fillers

Twelve small, colorful animal-shaped squishy toys, including a duck, seal, turtle, rabbit, panda, snail, and others, are arranged on a white background.
Target

$5

If you have a lot of Easter baskets or eggs to fill, multipacks of little trinkets are a must. You get a dozen of these sensory squishy toys in this package, and they’re cute little animals like turtles and seals. 

Peter Rabbit Book

Cover of "The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit" showing an illustrated rabbit wearing a blue jacket, holding a carrot and surrounded by vegetables, with simple decorative details on the spine.
Target

$5

If you Easter basket recipient doesn’t have the classic Peter Rabbit book yet, now’s the time to fix that. This is a small hardcover version with old fashioned illustrations. 

MicroMallows Blinds Stuffed Animal

A collection of 25 colorful, plush toy characters arranged in a grid, featuring various animals and foods such as a frog, owl, fox, dog, kiwi, toast, and boba tea, each with cute, smiling faces.
Target

$4

Blind boxes and Squishmallows are all the rage, so combining them is a slam dunk for an Easter basket. These are mini mallows, so both the price and the space it takes up in your house are mercifully small.

Kids Easter Socks

A pair of purple crew socks for kids, shoe size 11–2, featuring yellow chicks and white eggs with purple stripes, displayed with packaging labeled "Crew Socks.
Target

$1

Kids fun socks are only $1 in the Bulleye’s Playground section right at the entrance of the store. There are lots of cute options to choose from every season, including these purple striped numbers with hatching chicks. 

Bubble Wand Fan

A blue bubble wand with a circular top featuring a cute yellow and blue bee with white wings. The handle is clear with a spiral design visible inside. The background is white.
Target

$5

This bubble wand doesn’t require batteries, and it doubles as a handheld fan. You press the tab on the top and the bee’s wings spin around, cooling you off — or blowing your bubbles. 

6-Inch Sourdough Plush

A plush toy shaped like a round loaf of bread with a smiling face, tan crust, and four blue plush legs, set against a plain white background.
Target

$5

OK, maybe we actually want this one for ourselves, because who doesn’t want to cuddle a big, soft loaf of bread?! Heaven. 

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