As Easter is getting closer I can’t stop thinking about the big Easter Egg hunt. For good reasons and bad….it definitely is a highlight for the kids, and so much fun really for the whole family! The before hand is what I dread….stuffing all those dang Easter Eggs! Unfortunately my creativity got the best of me and this year I am probably creating more before work, but also definitely more fun for the hunt! I decided to switch it up a little this year. To make it a little more fun (and maybe a little healthier too) I want to do a lot of non-candy ideas mixed in with some regular chocolate eggs, and jelly beans too! So here is a list of 50 ideas I found to fill those Easter Eggs!
Ideas for Girls
1. Mini lip smackers
2. Stick on (or clip on) earrings
3. Mini baby dolls
4. Play makeup
5. Nail polish (depending on the age)
6. Headband or hair bow
7. Plastic jewelry
8. Hair Clips
9. Bracelet making kit (string and beads or charms)
10. Polly pocket and/or accessories
Image from Mache Mag
Ideas for Boys
1. Stick on Mustaches
2. Invisible ink
3. Small action figures
4. Nerf gun darts (they always seem to disappear quickly)
5. Toy car
6. Legos
7. Animal Figurines
8. Marbles
9. Cool rocks (I don’t know why boys love these so much!)
10. Plastic bugs
Ideas for Anyone
1. Pair of Socks
2. Bubbles
3. Pens or Pencils
4. Stickers
5. Erasers
6. Money (just change of course, but the kids will love it!)
7. Temporary Tatoos
8. Glow in the dark stars (only a few will fit in each egg)
9. Bouncy Balls
10. Sqinkies
Image from All Things G&D
Ideas for Anyone Continued…
11. Small rubber bands to make those popular bracelets
12. Joke Book
13. Dice (maybe include instructions for a dice game)
14. Silly puddy
15. Whistles
16. Pencil toppers
17. Mini playdough
18. Cool shoe laces
19. Slap Bracelet
20. Bubbles
21. Yoyo
22. Craft Feathers
23. Finger puppets
24. Seeds packets (to grow different plants)
25. Treasure map to the “golden egg” (we always have a golden egg hidden really well with a $20 bill, or another “grand prize”)
Non-Candy Snack Ideas
1. Gold fish crackers
2. Mini box of raisins
3. Fruit snack packs
4. Sugar free gum (my kids are always stealing gum out of my purse!)
5. Trail mix (with a few M&M’s won’t hurt)
Image from Hip 2 Save
