Yesterday I wrote about the Easter basket, now I write about the eggs!
I simply cannot bring myself to fill those little guys with candy! To avoid candy all together can be hard- resisting jelly beans is not a forté of mine, but I came up with 5 things that perfectly fit into these little eggs that don’t include sugar!
- Pennies Addie and Millie LOVE to “feed the pig”. Giving them about $5 each in change gives them something fun to do, is a teaching opportunity, and they love shaking them!
tip: Before you fill the eggs, drop your change into a bowl of 1 part rubbing alcohol and 3 parts water to soak for a minute. Money is dirty! EVEN BETTER?! If you want to get the shine back, put 2 teaspoons of salt in a bowl and pour ¼ cup of white vinegar over it, mixing until it dissolves. Then dip your coins into the solution and hold it for about 20 seconds- lay out to dry! - Super Hero MiniLegos These guys are SO cute and there are quite a few options! They are the perfect size for Easter eggs, and sure to be played with in every set you own!
- First Crayons Perfectly shaped for your child’s hand, these crayons are cute, fun and the perfect size to fill up your Easter eggs! They are easy to grip and have a fun texture- these are sure to be a favorite basket filler this year!
- Love notes Leaving little notes for the girls is a favorite of mine (I also like to buy them random bouquets of flowers every now and again). Giving them love notes, all wrapped up in their Easter eggs is such a fun little tradition. You can add parts of the Bible, to incorporate Easter, encouraging quotes… anything really! I like to leave a note in one egg, at least… in lieu of buying an Easter card!
- Mini Piggy Paints, hair ties, clips Addie and Millie both love getting new “pretties”, so why not stuff a few into each egg! Fancy clips, new polish, and some new and colorful hair elastics are all things we need and use, avoid giving sugary candies, and won’t take up those small pockets of space where tchotchkes end up.
What do you stuff your eggs with?
Those are all terrific ideas for non-candy egg fillers. We haven’t done eggs in a while but when we did we usually did a little candy and some coins.
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Love the coins. Addie takes forever to count them!
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These are awesome ideas. I do get my kids each a chocolate bunny, but that’s it. The rest is all toys, pokemon cards, etc 🙂
Some chocolate works… we all need a treat!
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Such a smart tips and ideas, this is very unique idea this coming Easter.
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I hope the ideas help you!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…How to remove a tree stump, Part I
Really good ideas for Easter. My kids dont need any more sugar than what their little bodies can handle.
SO true!
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I don’t celebrate Easter but I do love your suggestions for filling the eggs with non sugary items! There are a lot of children out there who are diabetic and I bet they would love those pennies or dimes!!
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I always love a good non sweets option! Im not much of a candy person
That’s awesome!
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I used to put pennies too! I also did little hair ribbons and pretty hair ties for her baby dolls, and little outfits for her Barbies. My son got little tiny Lego kits or mini figures in his.
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All great ideas!
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I love the idea of putting pennies in the empty plastic eggs. It’s a great way to teach kids about saving money.
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Exactly!
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I love your ideas! We usually do some coins in the Easter eggs, but I like the idea of Piggy Paints and lego mini heroes too. We are really trying to get away from sugar in our family.
Us too!!!