Last Minute DIY Easter Basket for Your Dog
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Easter is in just a few days and if you’ve just realized that you left Fido out when putting together Easter baskets for your kids, don’t panic! Dogs deserve to be in on the Easter festivities too and luckily it’s super easy to throw together a last minute basket for the pup. Today, I’m sharing the essentials for a last minute DIY Easter basket for your dog.
Where to Buy Easter Basket Goodies for Your Dog
Honestly, how would we survive without last minute shipping? When it comes to holidays, it’s easy to forget an item or two. Amazon and Chewy are my favorite places to go for last minute gifts and necessities for my dog. Both sites have so many fun and adorable options with 1-2 day shipping making them the perfect stop for your last minute Easter basket building.
What to Put in Your Dogs Easter Basket
Unfortunately, the chocolate bunnies have to be left out of your dogs easter basket (since chocolate is toxic to dogs). However, there are plenty of festive options out there that your dog will enjoy receiving on Easter morning! The best Easter baskets include a variety of toys and treats and between Amazon and Chewy your options are endless.
Treats
What’s an Easter basket without some candy?? Real candy should never make it’s way into your pups Easter basket unless you want to spend Easter Sunday in the doggy ER (you don’t, trust me). Luckily, there are plenty of dog treats that make the perfect replacement for real candy.
Bocce’s Bakery makes fun, dessert flavored treats that your dog is sure to love. From mint cookie crunch to unicorn shake, there are plenty of sweet treat options to include in your dogs Easter basket. These tiny treats are great for training and are made with minimal ingredients so that you can feel good about feeding them to your pup.
Three Dog Bakery is great if you’re looking for some cookies to surprise your dog on Easter morning! Their sandwich cookies largely resemble golden Oreos and are a fun option to spice things up from the traditional dog biscuit.
If you have a super fancy pup, Bonne et Filou homemade macarons are sure to be an Easter basket hit! These fancy treats are made with human grade ingredients and come in a variety of fun flavors!
And if you come from a family of marshmallow Peep lovers, then Mutt Mallows dog treats by The Lazy Dog Cookie Co are the perfect treat to include your dog on the marshmallow fun.
Toys
Frisco by Chewy has the largest collection of Easter themed toys imaginable. Whether your dog is into stuffed toys or rope toys there’s sure to be something they’ll love from this collection.
Zippy Paws is another great company with a variety of Easter themed toys. Their burrow puzzle toys are the adorable enrichment toy you and your dog have been missing!
Accessories
Everyone needs a new outfit for Easter Sunday, your dog included! Add an Easter themed bandana, collar, or bowtie to your pups basket so that they can look their Sunday best along with the rest of the family.
How to Build a DIY Easter Basket for Your Dog
Putting together a last minute DIY Easter basket for your dog is simple. You can find baskets anywhere from the dollar store or even Amazon. If your pup is in need of a new toy bin, a new one will make a perfect Easter basket!
Fill the basket with a dog safe Easter grass replacement. Easter grass is considered a huge threat to both dogs and cats if ingested. It’s not digestible and can cause blockage if swallowed. If your dog is known to swallow things they shouldn’t, ditch the Easter grass in their basket for some tissue paper or crinkle paper.
Fill plastic Easter eggs with the treats! Filling plastic eggs with your dogs treats creates a fun challenge as they sniff them out and attempt to open them. Be sure to monitor your dog closely during this activity so that none of the plastic is swallowed. You can also include your dog on the Easter egg hunt this year by filling some eggs with dog treats and letting them find them in the yard!
Stuff the basket full of all the goodies and let your pup go to town pulling out new toys and treats. It’s sure to make for a memorable Easter morning and the cutest photo op as well.
Do you make an Easter basket for your dog?