Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Non-Candy Easter Egg Hunt Ideas

The kids get so much candy and sweets over the holidays, it's nice to shake things up a bit.


We were brainstorming some fun and creative, candy-free Easter egg hunts, and this is what we came up with.

Charm Bracelet Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

We were shopping and came across a basket full of charms on clearance for a dollar.  Light bulb moment!  Wouldn't it be fun to have an Easter egg hunt, where all the eggs had a different charm inside them.


Easter Egg Hunt

We bought a long chain that included three clasps, in the craft section of our local superstore.
I believe it was around $3.  
You could also use leather or jewelry cord.

Easter Egg Hunt



If you wanted to insure each child got specific charms or and even amount, you could separate them by colored eggs.  Instruct each child what color egg is theirs.

This would even be fun for a girlfriend/wife.
Many women go without Easter gifts.  How surprised would she be to get lead to her own Easter egg hunt full of beautiful charms.  You could even enclose a note expressing why each charm was chosen.  Very romantic!

TIC-TAC-TOE

Easter Egg Hunt

It would be fun to have a game inside of a game.  
Place games pieces inside the egg. 
As they are found they must be played in that order.
We used a stone game we bought in Mexico, but you could use paper.


Easter Egg Hunt

Puzzle Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

Put a piece of a puzzle inside each egg.

You could do one large puzzle for the group, or separate smaller puzzles into individual color of eggs.

Jewelry Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

My girls love earrings.  
We thought it would be fun to  put a pair of earrings in each egg.

You could shake things up and only put on earring in each egg.

Easter Egg Hunt

Fun rings, hair accessories or pins would also be fun.

Beaded Bracelet Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

It would be fun to put a bead in an eggs. 
After all the eggs are collected, make a bracelet or necklace with your beads.  
We put them on a jewelry elastic cord. 
Be sure to super glue or use clear nail polish to keep the knot from untying.

Easter Egg Hunt

You could use cheaper pony beads for younger children.  Maybe even use pipe cleaners.

Building Blocks

Easter Egg Hunt

You could put blocks inside the eggs to build a project at the end of the hunt.

The kids could use their creativity and build whatever the come up with.

You could buy a set and place the pieces inside specific colored eggs for each individual child.

Perler Beads

Easter Egg Hunt

Perler beads are always a hit with the kiddos.  Again, you could separate them by color to build a specific item or let the kids use their own imagination.

Sticker Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

What kid doesn't love stickers?
You could just buy a pack of individual stickers 

Easter Egg Hunt

Or you could cut up sheets of stickers.

Easter Egg Hunt

They even sell children's books and coloring book that come with a sticker page included.

Easter Egg Hunt

It would be fun to give the book for Easter, and then hunt for each individual sticker.

Easter Egg Hunt

 Foam Stickers


Easter Egg Hunt

You could put different foam stickers inside the eggs and make a picture at the end of the hunt.

Easter Egg Hunt

Money

Easter Egg Hunt

Who doesn't like money?

Shiny Things

Easter Egg Hunt

I have learned form teaching preschool kids  love shiny things.
It could be a polished rock or one spray painted gold.

It would be fun for a boy to get and car rug, and then hunt for Eggs filled with small cars.

Sea Shells would also be fun!

We hope our ideas spark your creativity.
Now get hunting!

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