by Rachel Wells
Easter egg hunts are such a fun spring tradition, and it’s almost time to get those baskets and plastic eggs ready. Instead of filling your eggs with candy or trinkets that will eventually end up in a landfill, why not fill them with fun surprises that are unique, useful, and just as sweet to open up.
This list of 30 non-candy Easter egg fillers should give you plenty of ideas for small items that will fit in eggs, and are good for a wide variety of ages.
We hope this is an egg-cellent resource for you!
1. Small animal figures
2. Cute erasers
3. Fun Band-Aids
4. Small rubber duckies or bath toys
5. Stickers
6. Small bottles of bubbles
7. Deflated balloons
Bonus points for balloons because you can blow them up after the egg hunt and keep the party going.
8. Sidewalk chalk
9. Small containers of Play-Doh or Slime
10. Lego Minifigures
11. Fun shoelaces
12. Lip gloss
13. Money
Coins make for a super fun surprise.
14. Glow sticks
15. Printed coupons
Make some kid friendly coupons to print and hide inside. Some fun ideas for these could be a coupon to stay up late, a special treat, or a movie ticket.
16. Small race cars
17. Nail polish
18. Temporary tattoos
19. Puzzle pieces
Put 1 or 2 puzzle pieces in each egg. Your child will have to find all the eggs in order to complete the puzzle after the egg hunt.
20. Self-inking stamps
21. Hair ties, bows, or scrunchies
22. Bath bombs
23. Lego set
Put 1 or 2 pieces from a small Lego set in each egg. Your child will have to find all the eggs in order to build their Lego creation after the egg hunt.