20 + Non-Candy Easter Egg Stuffers that will make this years egg hunt better than ever!
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We go overboard for our Easter Egg hunt every year. It’s fun for me and fun for the boys. We usually hide between 100-200 eggs! If I were to put candy in every egg I would have some super hyper children and some expensive dentist bills so I’ve come up with some ideas that aren’t candy and are still fun. Check out this list of Easter Egg stuffers that aren’t candy and see if some of these will work for you:
- Money – dollars are good but coins are better! The coins make a fun sound inside those plastic eggs and my kids get so excited!
- Gift Certificates – maybe for McDonald’s or your local frozen yogurt shop
- Cheerios – Who doesn’t love cheerios?
- Trail Mix – healthy and filling!
- Stickers – get the kind that come on a roll and tear off – easy!
- Tattoos – my boys love these!
- Seed packets – it is Spring after all!
- Socks – cute Easter socks fit in the larger eggs and are fun for the kids.
- Raisins, craisins– sweet and don’t require any sort of refrigeration.
- Finger Puppets – make your own or buy some.
- Party size play doh – You can find these in the party section or near the rest of the Play-doh.
- Fish crackers – one of my boys’ all-time favorite snacks.
- LEGOs – buy a larger pack and split it up
- Tattoos – gives the kids something to do.
- Erasers – I picked up some cute Easter erasers at Dollar Tree.
- Magnets – letters for the fridge or other small magnets
- Grapes – cool, sweet, and yummy!
- Bouncy Balls – sure to get a smile!
- Silly Putty or Gak! – always a crowd pleaser.
- Gum (make sure age appropriate) – a treat for the older kids.
- Race cars – Matchbox or Hot Wheels fit inside eggs.
- Clips/rubber bands for girls – some pretty clips and/or rubber bands are a perfect Easter surprise.
- Marbles – (make sure age appropriate) – just don’t lose these on your lawn. Your lawn mower will NOT thank you!
- Chapsticks/lip gloss – for that perfect Easter smile!
- Nail Polish – again, make sure age appropriate
- Pencil toppers
- Rubber bugs, reptiles, and spiders
- Bath fizzles or bombs – change the color of the water in the tub
- Jewelry – necklaces, earrings, bracelets. etc.
- Hair ties, bows, rubber bands – perfect for little girls!
- What else can you think of?
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You get the idea! There are tons of options besides candy that are lots of fun for the kids! What do you put in your Easter eggs?
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Kristie Heilers says
Now our daughter was a little older when I started this but I went and got a roll of Quarters. I only used about 1/2 plus the small toys, nail polish, eos, I did do SF gum. I also did 2 silver dollar ‘s those went into out gold eggs.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Great ideas Kristie!
Lyuba@willcookforsmiles says
LOVE these ideas, Trish! I’ll definitely be using some of them for little man’s eggs 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you Lyuba!
srvymaster says
BALLOONS! Especially the ones with a rubber band on them that you can punch! My kids adore them. Also, I pick up the Valentine clearance items and stick them in the eggs. I’ve got some kazoos, rubber bracelets, lots of stickers and tattoos as well.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Great ideas! Love these!
Stacy Kinn says
Squinkies are so perfect for this and toys r us usually has special deals to look out for. I had to put all of my son’s Squinkies away for a bit until my daughter gets passed the “put everything in her mouth” stage but 2 years ago I got 3 sets of 12 for really cheap. They had them BOGO and I had a gift card for the difference.
Amy says
We are going to Disney a few days after Easter so the baskets are centered around that this year. Disney water bottles, shirts, autograph book, books and a lanyard with some pins to trade. I then got bunch of extra pins and they are going in my oldest son’s eggs. The usual items in eggs are Hotwheels, fruit snacks, Lego minifigures, Chuck E Cheese tokens, socks from Target’s Dollar Bins, and Squinkees. I seem to walk the aisles to look for little things.
Allyson @ All Our Days says
Our kids don’t eat candy, so this list is an amazing resource!
We’d love for you to share your posts at our Finished Friday blog party.
EPT says
I know some mamas out there are NOT play dough fans but I saw an idea I am going to use at my egg hunt…make Kool Aid scented play dough to put in the plastic eggs.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That is a great idea – thanks for sharing!
Enjoyingthejourney says
Rubber Stamps
Bandana
Lanyard
Glow Bracelets
Wrist Slap Bands
Coin Purse
Pedometer
Small Note Pad
Jewelry
Mini Bubbles
Polished Rocks (aka jewels!)
Tiny Doll Clothes
Decorative Shoe Laces
Beaded Safety Pins
Seashells
Crayons
Chinese Handcuffs
Cartoon Band-Aids
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
You are soooo awesome! I am going to add these ideas to the list!
C says
We did puzzle pieces one year. A few pieces in each egg, couldn’t finish the puzzle until all the eggs were found.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That is such a fun idea – I love it!
Grace @ Eats Amazing says
Just found this post through Pinterest – thanks for the brilliant ideas, can’t wait to put an Easter egg hunt together for my various neices & nephews!
Myrna says
What a wonderful idea, I think that I will use this for our Day Care children this Easter. Definitely will use this idea for my Grandchildren.
Thanks.
Myrna
Sephia8 says
We found mini bottles of bubbles which fit perfectly inside the eggs this year.
Anderson Family says
We do legos and puzzles. We color coordinate, so a certain kid gets the whole set. DD1 gets purple and DD2 gets pink, all other eggs are a free for all.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I love the legos idea! We just got back from Legoland and I know this would be a big hit. Off to Target this afternoon 🙂
Megan says
Love the ideas! Your project made the top 5 most viewed this week! congrats!
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Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you Megan!
Krista says
Great ideas! We already had our big egg hunt with our playgroup. I filled our eggs with stickers and fruit snacks. The moms were very grateful! Wish I had seen this post last week, though! I filled 175 eggs. A little more variety would have been nice! Next year, right?!!