What Are Things to Use for an Easter Egg Hunt?
Filling Easter eggs can be a challenge. Eggs are required for Easter egg hunts at churches, schools and community venues. You may also have to fill eggs for your own personal baskets. There are many ways to fill an Easter egg in addition to the traditional candy contents that will keep kids happy and healthy.
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Toys
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Small toys make the ideal filling for Easter eggs. Use small toys that will fit in eggs. Try small jewelry pieces, such as bracelets and necklaces. Try small, plastic dinosaurs, army men, plastic animals and plastic people. Some tiny stuffed animals may fit into larger eggs. Look at education stores and online stores that sell party supplies to find toys to fit inside of the eggs. Use hair accessories for girls and small cars for boys. Girls and boys will enjoy small bath toys.
Paper Items
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Money is one of the most popular choices for Easter eggs. Try different denominations between $1 and $5. Include one grand prize that is $10 or $20. Younger children will like stickers or temporary tattoos. Include small coloring pages folded up so that they fit inside of the egg. Some art books have pages where paint is printed directly onto the paper, so children can paint the picture without a separate, messy paint box.
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Food
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Food is a good alternative for children with allergies or with medical issues, such as diabetes, which make it difficult to eat traditional sweets. Use dry cereals for toddlers, or crackers, cheese packets, string cheese, beef jerky, sugarless fruit snacks, trail mix, nuts, dried corn and sunflower seeds
Candy
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There are many types of candy small enough to fit inside Easter eggs. Choose candies that match your child's likes and dislikes. Stay away from candies that can stain fancy Easter clothing, such as chocolate and large dyed candies. Choose candies that are in bite-sized pieces, or that have a shell or ingredients that will not melt in children's hands. Marshmallow-based candies are typically stainless, but some children do not enjoy the flavor.
Baskets and Containers
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Children should also have a place to put their treasures as they collect them. Most stores sell inexpensive plastic or reed Easter baskets in the holiday aisle. Provide children with non-traditional containers for the eggs, such as plastic buckets, small laundry baskets, plastic bowls or gift sacks. Children can decorate their baskets before the hunt.
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