106 Things to Put in Easter Eggs

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I like candy. A lot. Give me some chocolate and I’ll follow you anywhere.

Okay, not anywhere, but many places.

My kids like candy, too.

They like candy so much that they’ll eat it until their bellies hurt and then whine for days.

As the parent, it’s my job to make sure they don’t get enough candy to make that happen. At the same time, I don’t want to deprive them of a super fun Easter egg hunt on Sunday.

We’ll be stuffing our Easter eggs with things from this list. If you’re also looking for some non-candy alternatives, pick up some of this stuff between now and the weekend:

1. Jelly beans
2. M&Ms or Skittles or other small candies
3. Snack-sized candy bars
4. Fruit snacks (but they’re basically candy anyway, right?)
5. Mints
6. Chocolate eggs
7. Trail mix
8. Dried fruit
9. Nuts
10. Marshmallows
11. Cereal (even sugary cereal is probably healthier than candy)
12. Gummy bears or worms
13. Nilla Wafers
14. Gum or gumballs
15. Fruit roll ups
16. Goldfish crackers
17. Peanut butter crackers or cheese crackers
18. Grapes
19. Cuties (teeny oranges)
20. Dollar bills
21. Coins – We will have lots of eggs stuffed with coins. Grace loves money! (Who doesn’t?)
22. Lip gloss or lip balm
23. Nail polish
24. Scented body spray
25. A mini tube of lotion
26. A travel-sized tooth brush – I think a little kid would find this cool and different.
27. Socks (or a sock if it’s a small egg)
28. Cool shoe laces
29. A pair of lace or satin gloves for dress up – I just saw some of these in the dollar stuff at Target.
30. Magic towels (If you haven’t seen them, these are wash cloths molded into teeny shapes. When you put them in the bathtub, they expand into full-sized wash cloths. I buy them at the dollar store.)
31. Little barrettes
32. Ponytail holders
33. Bracelets (I’m thinking those little jelly-style plastic ones or even friendship bracelets.)
34. Earrings
35. Rings
36. A little girl sized compact mirror
37. A folding fan
38. Zipper pulls
39. Jibbitz – Those little things that you stick in the holes of your Crocs.
40. A cheap beaded necklace for dress up
41. Pretend hair extensions
42. Hair crayons
43. Temporary tattoos
44. Band-aids with cool designs
45. Stickers
46. Foam shapes
47. Squinkies
48. Mini erasers
49. Toy cars
50. Little action figures – Think army men
51. Mini skateboards
52. A mini rubber duck
53. A key chain flashlight
54. Small key chains
55. A whistle
56. A kazoo
57. Marbles
58. Bouncy balls
59. Stress balls/squeeze balls
60. An un-inflated beach ball
61. A porcupine ball (I don’t know what else to call it. They have these at Oriental Trading and the dollar store.)
62. Polly Pocket clothes
63. Barbie accessories, including clothes
64. Party games – Check the party supply store or that aisle at Wal-mart or Target. They have all sorts of favor items that are little enough to put in eggs.
65. Mini rubber stamps
66. A mini stamp pad
67. Little Play-doh tubs or little balls of homemade play dough in zip top baggies
68. Silly putty
69. Crayons
70. Crayola’s Pipsqueak markers
71. Glitter glue
72. Confetti
73. Vials of glitter for making crafts
74. Googly eyes for making crafts
75. A little bottle of bubbles
76. Wind up toys
77. A pocket knife
78. A coupon for a free ice cream (handmade or from the local shop)
79. Jacks and a ball
80. The monkeys from a Barrel of Monkeys game
81. Legos
82. Little People – You know, the chubby little figures?
83. Toy bugs or toy animals
84. A punching ball (Really a big balloon with a rubber handle. You have to blow it up.)
85. A mini kaleidoscope
86. Pirate eye patch
87. Baseball cards – Do kids still collect these?
88. A top – You know, they spin.
89. A bendable rabbit – Think Gumby.
90. Ear buds – You know, like headphones but without the bulk
91. Glow sticks
92. Tiny cookie cutters
93. Egg-shaped shakers – These are like maracas without handles.
94. Magnetic bookmarks
95. Pencil grippers
96. A pencil sharpener
97. Pencil top erasers
98. A yo-yo
99. A mini slinky
100. A mini magnifying glass
101. A mini squirt gun
102. Those sticky hands – I’ve seen these at the dollar store. They have a long, long arm, and the hand at the end is sticky. Grace played with one in the bathtub until it got sucked down the drain.
103. Finger puppets
104. A parachute toy
105. Seashells or interesting stones
106. Jokes – I’m going to print a couple of these, cut them up, and fold them into eggs. Grace loves the jokes on popsicle sticks, so I know she’ll love jokes in Easter eggs.

I have two girls, so my list is pretty heavily girl-themed. Sorry about that. I tried to include lots of things for boys, as well, but I’m not sure how successful I was.

Please use your brain and some common sense. Don’t use anything smaller than a toilet paper tube for small children.

What will you put in your kids’ Easter eggs?

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