40 Candy Free Easter Egg Filler Ideas

Sugar-Free Easter Egg Filler Ideas

I love our annual Easter Egg hunt. Although it can be difficult to limit the sugar and avoid the cavities when all the eggs were filled with sugary treats. That why I wanted to share a few of out favorite fun and sugar-free Easter egg filler ideas. No more crazy sugar crashes. Yay! Check out our favorite items to hide in Easter eggs BESIDES Candy!

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Punch Ball Balloons ~ My kids love these silly balloons. Best part is they come in packs, so you van fill a few eggs.
Mini Bottles of Nail Polish ~ Most nail polis bottles will fit, although the mini bottles are just too cute.
Silly Putty ~ We love silly putty. You can stretch it, shape it and bounce it. Did you know if you press it onto a comic image or words from the newspaper it will leave a print on the putty? Super cool!
Puzzle Pieces ~ Did you know you can buy blank puzzles that you can add your own message too? Hide one puzzle piece in each egg. Turn the kids Easter egg hunt into a search to find all the pieces to the puzzle! Just make sure to know where you hide all the eggs. Nothing worse than getting to the end of a puzzle and finding out your missing a piece.
Money ~ This is my kids personal favorite. Everything from pennies to quarters are fair game. We mix it up and add a few different coins to each egg. If you really want to go crazy, slip a few bills into the egg and make it super tricky to find. This works particularly well with older kids.
Barrettes ~ If your girls are anything like mine…they will love this simple option.
Plastic Rings and Jewelry ~ Bring out your inner Fancy Nancy and dress things up a bit. Accessories are the key to any outfit;)
Socks ~ Does your washing machine eat socks like ours does? Seriously, where do all the socks go?
Balloons ~ My kids love playing balloon games. The best party, they are super cheap and come in giant packs.
LEGO Minifigures ~ My kids LOVE minifigures. Legos are twice the fun when you have a variety of them to play with.
Character Band- aids ~ Because they are fun! I wish the doctor still game me a bugs bunny band-aid when visit.
Mini Glitter Glue ~ Glitter, glitter and more glitter. Have you tried glitter glue yet? It gives you all the sparkle of regular glitter, but with out all the mess! Love it!
Finger Puppets ~ Find a cardboard box and put on a fun show for all your friends.
Lip Gloss or Chapstick ~ Kids love putting on chapstick and lipgloss. Our current favorite is the ESO brand. It comes in a variety of colors and flavors.
Bouncy Balls ~ Classic fun…enough said.
Stickers ~ Easter themed stickers are just too cute! Did you have a sticker collection growing up? I did…and spent hours trading stickers with friends.
Character Grow Towels ~ You can also pick these up a your local dollar store.
Magic Grow Capsules ~ Amaze your kids by simply placing the capsule in water and watching a foam creature emerge in just a few moments. The best part is, they came in blister packages. So you can cut them apart and place in a few eggs.
Embroidery Floss ~ Perfect for making friendship bracelets. I love all the crazy colors that are available. Since they come in a large pack, you can fill lots of eggs!
Colorful Hair Ties ~ Can you ever have enough? We love the Ribbon Elastics by Goody. They are super cute and come in a variety of fun colors.
Party Poppers ~ These are a fun way to celebrate any occasion, or pop them just because there fun.
Mini Stampers ~ They make so many fun sets of pre-inked stamps. The Easter sets are perfect for filling eggs, and creating with later.
Earrings ~ My girls love wearing a different pair of earring everyday. Find all kinds of adorable see perfect for any occasion.
Sticker Earrings ~ A great alternative for kids who don’t have their ears pierced. They are temporary, sparkly and oh so cute!
Finger Lights ~ Create your own fingertip light display with these little lights. There are so many fun ways to use these lights, and come in a variety of colors.
Temporary Tattoos ~ If you are having trouble removing your temporary tattoo, rub with a little olive oil. This will help loosen the tattoo and make it easier to remove.
Mini Bubbles ~ Bubbles are always a hit, we keep a set in the car just incase the bubble “blowing mood” strikes.
Washi Tape ~ I am in LOVE with Washi Tape. Thy come in a variety of fun colors, patterns and styles.
Tokens for Chuckie Cheese (or tokens to your favorite place) ~ Just remember you get to take your kiddo on a date to “spend” them. Fun!
Gift certificates ~ Did you know you can print gift certificates to most fun kids fun zones and play spaces. If you are using extra large eggs, you could also hide gift cards to the kids favorite places.
Novelty Erasers ~ Kids will love fixing mistakes with unique novelty erasers. They come in a variety of shapes, colors and many even come with stackable pieces.
Pencil Toppers ~ Add a little pizzazz to your boring pencil with adorable Easter toppers. Homework has never been so fun.
Bath Fizzies ~ Target has individual packets that make their water turn colors.
Mini Post-it Notes ~ Kids of any age love Post It Notes. They are perfect for making little doodles, or just sticking everywhere. We love taking them with us in the car.
Squinkies (or other small toys) ~ They are fun, colorful, bouncy, soft plastic and lots fun (Just remember they are small, so use your judgement if they are right for your child). Kid love to trade them, play make believe and since they are tiny, they are super portable.
Pencil led ~ My kids love using mechanical pencils. However, we are always running out of lead. Perfect time to stock up. Did you know that they come in a variety of colors?
Travel Hand Sanitizer ~ They come in a variety of scents. Perfect for flip attaching to your kids backpacks.
Glow star stickers for walls ~ Really anything that glows is fun. Glowing stars are a fun way to add a special touch to their room at night. Did you have a set growing up?
Dice ~ Dice no longer are are just white with black spots. Check out all these fun colors.
Movie Tickets ~ Movie tickets are a fun addition to the Easter Egg hunt. We like to hide these eggs extra hard just to make it a little more challenging.

I would love to hear your favorite candy-free ideas. Leave your suggestions in the comments below.

Simple Bunny Garland

DIY Easter Decorations ~ Simple Bunny Garland

Spring is here, and I can’t wait to add a little color to our dining room. We love creating simple DIY Easter Decorations. Although my current favorite is this simple Spring garland. Beautiful! The bunnies are too cute, and the painting technique is so fun. Read on to find out how to make your own simple bunny garland.

Wax Paper Resist is not only beautiful, but also so fun to make. We love this simple art technique. Each piece of wax paper leaves a slightly different print. My favorite is the starburst that you see in the above photo. I love that you don’t it discover what the print will look like until you paint it with watercolors. Beautiful. Click the link to learn more about making Wax Resist Prints.

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Materials for Simple Bunny Garland:

Wax Paper Resist prints ~ Click the link for full tutorial.
Bunny Template ~ Click the link for a printable PDF
White Craft Glue
Sharpie ~ Black
Bakers Twine ~ (provided by Creatify)
White Pompoms ~ (provided by Creatify)

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Tutorial on how to make DIY Easter Decorations:

Print out our bunny template.
Trace and cut out your little wax paper resist bunnies.
Glue on the fluffy little bunny tails.
Punch holes in each of the ears.
Thread with bakers twine, and hang

Simple, adorable and oh so colorful. Love it. I love making garlands because they are an easy and inexpensive way to decorate for the holidays.

How cute are those fluffy little tails?

Spring is the perfect time to add a little splash of color. Garlands are a great way to introduce color with out painting your walls. Love it! If you love this simple bunny garland, then I know you’ll get excited about our adorable Paper Flower Garland. Both are perfect for Spring!

DIY Easter Decorations ~ Simple Bunny Garland

The best part is that you can tailor your Easter Bunny Bunting to any color scheme you’d like. So don’t just sit there HOP TO IT!! Happy Easter.

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Cone Chicks

Easter Stained Glass Art

Paper Plate Carrot

Easter Chicks Craft

Carrot Handprint Art

Ladybug Number Game

Preschool Math ~ Ladybug Number Game

Ladybugs are one of my favorite bugs. Have you tried making any of our fun Ladybug Crafts? My favorite is our long legged paper plate ladybugs. Adorable! So it just seemed natural to create a simple spring number game using ladybugs. Since iIdentifying numbers is something we are really working on, this little spring game was prefect.

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Materials Needed:

Wooden Ladybug Clothespins
Jumbo Craft Sticks
Masking Tape
Wooden Box or Table ~ to tape the craft sticks too.

I love these little Lady bug clothes pins. They are so sweet and make a perfect manipulative for this simple game.

Alternative to purchasing the little Wooden Ladybug Clothespins: use regular clothes pins and add little ladybug stickers, or draw a ladybug. Easy peasy!

Clothespin Number Match-Up:

The premise of this simple game is: Pin the correct number of ladybug clothespins to the number stick (resembling grass).

I simply drew the numbers 1-5 onto the craft sticks, taped them to the back of a wooden box, and encouraged the kids to come and play. They knew exactly what to do, and immediately began pinning them to the little number sticks.

Not only does this simple activity reinforce those all-too important number recognition skills, but it also involves counting, and fine motor skills of clothespin-pinching. Yay!

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Easter Stained Glass Art

Stained Glass Watercolor Art ~ Easter Art Projects

Have you tried making stained glass art with your kids? Its super easy to create, and you only need a few supplies. Easter art projects are always a hit, and these adorable stained glass creations are so fun for kids and enjoyable for grown-ups too! Love it!

Materials needed:

Watercolor Paper
Watercolors
Paint Brush
Easter Egg Shaped Cookie Cutter
Black Tempera Paint

We used the same stamping technique to create our paper flower garland. Have the kids stamp egg shapes over their entire paper. For this project, it works best when the egg prints over lap.

Once your paper is full of egg shapes, its time to all a little color. Like a coloring book, use the watercolors to fill in all the white spaces. Easy Peasy! I could fill my whole house with simple easter art projects like this.

It may take a bit of patience to paint all the little areas. However, we had so much fun painting and chatting. I love that this little project turned it into family time around the table.

Notice that the cookie cutter prints are not totally connected and slightly imperfect. That totally adds a little interest and dimension to the piece.

Cookie cutters make the best prints. It is so easy, and works for any holiday. Have you seen our cookie cutter shamrock prints or our star filled 4th of July art? Love it!

It was fun watching the kids decide which color should be placed in which space. They were very concerned that 2 of the same color would be touching. Ha! Love it. I love how these simple prints turned out. So easy and perfect for most any age.

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Rainbow Cloud Craft

St Patricks Day Craft for Kids ~ Rainbow Cloud

Rainbows and glitter make me happy. This adorable St Patricks Day craft is the perfect combination between the two.

Materials Needed:

Cloud Printable (click link to print)
Shamrock Printable (click here to print)
Construction Paper ~ in the colors of the rainbow
White Glue
Glitter
Green Yarn or String

I adore making St Patricks Day crafts with my kids. A few of my favorites use these same templates. I love our simple Fruit Loop early math game using this same cloud PDF, and the colorful Rainbow Shamrock using the shamrock PDF. I love tat we are able to use these simple printables in more than one craft!

Easy st patricks day craft:

The kids painted watered down white glue (about 50:50) onto the little shamrocks. They then sprinkled them with sliver glitter. Since the kids love glitter so much, we decided to use 2 different sizes of glitter. I love the contrast of the larger flakes and the smaller dust like glitter. You can never have too much sparkle!

Simply glue the rest of the pieces together, add a little string so the shamrocks hang from the cloud and your all done.