Tired of every holiday being a massive candy-fest that has your kids bouncing off the walls? With Easter fast-approaching, you might be wondering how to minimize the sugar rush that’s to come. One way to do that is to replace the typical candy hiding within Easter eggs with something else.
Not sure what to use that kids won’t scoff at? Here are our most eggs-ellent ideas for filling those Easter eggs without using any candy!
- Mini-action figures
Poke around your local dollar store and you’re bound to find those little mini-action figures children love so much. These fit perfectly inside a plastic Easter egg and make a fantastic surprise.
- Coins
Who doesn’t love getting money? Raid your spare coin jar and fill your eggs with a little jingle. The kids will love putting them in their piggy banks!
- Fun-shaped erasers
Give a kid an eraser and you’ll get the dreaded side-eye. Give them funky and fun erasers in cool shapes and colors and you’d think they’d won a million dollars.
- Bouncy balls
Who doesn’t love those crazy bouncing balls? They are a perfect fit!
- Healthy snackables
Got toddlers that might choke on other things? Try filling your Easter eggs with Cheerios, mini-pretzels, or Goldfish. You can find different flavors too which can add assortment to these snacks.
- Stickers
Stickers are a totally fabulous way to fill those eggs. You can cut them in strips to fit inside and get a cool variety so that every kid has stickers they’ll love.
- Fake tattoos
While not recommended for the littles, bigger kids just love those fake stick-on tattoos. Get ready to apply all of them at once shortly after the egg hunt!
- Biodegradable Confetti
These are called Cascarones and you can make them yourself using real eggs instead of the plastic ones.
- Bracelets
Cute bracelets made of beads or string are fashionable and fun discoveries in Easter eggs!
- Toy cars
Every kid loves a flashy race car. They won’t remember candy exists when they open up an Easter egg with this inside of it!
- Homemade fruit chews
Make these yourself and kids are tricked into thinking they’re getting some sugary treat when it’s really a healthy snack. It’s the kind of thing you’ll feel good about giving out.
12. Jokes
Remember the jokes that used to come on bubble gum?
13. Play-Doh
And finally, give your kids Play-Doh in their eggs and they will all run off to craft and create after the egg hunt.
Save the candy for a quality chocolate bunny in their basket. For the Easter eggs, let them get cool things that keep them from indulging in way too much sugar. Happy Easter!
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