From A to Z, 115 non-candy items to put in Easter eggs for your kids

I always cringe around Halloween and Easter when I think about how much candy my kids will be getting. Since I am secretly the Easter Bunny...shhhhhh....don't tell, I can control what appears in their baskets. I compiled a list of 115 items from A to Z to hide inside Easter eggs that are not candy. I hope some of these inspire you.

  1. Anything at the Dollar Store!
  2. Army men
  3. Balloons
  4. Barbie clothes
  5. Barbie shoes
  6. Barretts
  7. Baseball cards
  8. Bath fizzies
  9. Beads and string to make a bracelet
  10. Bouncy balls
  11. Bubbles (the kind for weddings)
  12. Chalk
  13. Chapstick
  14. Character Band-aids
  15. Chuck E. Cheese Tokens
  16. Clues for scavenger hunt
  17. Coin purse
  18. Coins
  19. Cookie cutters
  20. Craft supplies – clay
  21. Craft supplies – foam pieces
  22. Craft supplies – glitter
  23. Craft supplies – glitter glue
  24. Craft supplies – glue
  25. Craft supplies – glue sticks
  26. Craft supplies – googly eyes
  27. Craft supplies – pipe cleaners
  28. Craft supplies – plastic lacing
  29. Crayons
  30. Dog treats (for the dog of course)
  31. Dollar bills
  32. Dress up jewelry
  33. Dried fruit
  34. Earbuds
  35. Earrings (pierced or stick on)
  36. Easter confetti
  37. Finger puppets
  38. Flower seeds
  39. Football cards
  40. Fortunes
  41. Fruit roll ups
  42. Fruit snacks
  43. Glow sticks
  44. Goldfish crackers
  45. Grow capsules
  46. Hair ties
  47. Homemade coupons - Bowling
  48. Homemade coupons – Day with Mom/Dad
  49. Homemade coupons – Eat your dessert before dinner
  50. Homemade coupons – Get out of one chore free
  51. Homemade coupons – Pick a movie
  52. Homemade coupons – Stay up later
  53. Jacks
  54. Jelly bracelets
  55. Jibbitz (Those little things that you stick in the holes of your Crocs)
  56. Jokes
  57. Kazoo
  58. Key chain flashlight
  59. Keychain
  60. Lanyard
  61. Legos
  62. Lip gloss
  63. Little people
  64. Littlest Pet Shop
  65. Magic wash cloths
  66. Memory card (for camera, video game, etc.)
  67. Mini deck of playing cards
  68. Mini erasers
  69. Mini raisin boxes
  70. Mini Slinky
  71. Mini tube of lotion
  72. Mini water gun
  73. Nail polish
  74. Necklaces
  75. Parachute toy
  76. Pedometer
  77. Pencil grips
  78. Pencil sharpener
  79. Pencil toppers
  80. Pirate eye patch
  81. Play-Doh
  82. Polly Pocket
  83. Poppers
  84. Pretend hair extensions
  85. Punching balloon
  86. Puzzle pieces (put them together once they are all found)
  87. Rings
  88. Rocks (for rock collection)
  89. Rubber stamps
  90. Shoelaces
  91. Shrinky Dinks
  92. Silly Putty
  93. Slap bracelets
  94. Slime
  95. Small figurines
  96. Small Post-It notes
  97. Socks
  98. Squinkies
  99. Stamp pad
  100. Stickers
  101. Stress ball
  102. Sugar free gum
  103. Sunflower seeds (for the baseball fan)
  104. Teddy Grahams
  105. Temporary Tattoos
  106. Tops
  107. Toy Cars
  108. Trail mix
  109. Treasure (seriously, anything is treasure to a kid)
  110. Whistle
  111. Wind-up toys
  112. Wristwatch
  113. Yogurt covered raisins
  114. Yo-Yo
  115. Zipper pulls
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Kim Fiscus is a mother of 3 young children, a special education teacher, behavioral specialist and mobile therapist. She uses her experience, ideas and creativity at home and at work to help kids express themselves creatively, socially and behaviorally. Contact Kim at mykidscoolmom@hotmail.com.

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