50+ Eco-friendly Easter Egg Fillers your Kids will Love
As Spring approaches, it’s time to prepare for your kids’ annual Easter egg hunts. This post has over 50 eco-friendly ideas for easter egg fillers you and your kids will love!
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Easter is one of my favourite holidays of the year. The sun is usually shining, the kids are happy and enjoying their annual Easter egg hunt, plus you get to eat the yummiest food. What’s not to love?
There is one problem with Easter though! The sheer amount of waste that is created. Each year, more than 8,000 tonnes of waste is generated from Easter egg packaging and cards alone which is mind-blowing! Not to mention all the plastic Easter eggs and fillers used for those annual Easter egg hunts.
For me, being eco-friendly isn’t just about buying toys made out of cotton and wood but about reusing what we already have. If you do decide to purchase something new, that’s fine too but just make sure it is loved and cared for. Then pass it along to someone else when the time comes.
So, why not join me in creating the perfect eco-friendly Easter egg hunt this year that your whole family will love?!
50+ Eco-friendly Easter Egg Fillers Your Kids Will Love
Firstly, you’re going to need an eco-friendly Easter egg basket.
Easter baskets are the main event. I love creating these with my kids but sometimes if we don’t have enough time we reuse the ones from the year before which is better than creating a new one each year.
You might find this post about ECO-FRIENDLY EASTER BASKET IDEAS helpful.
What can I use for Eco-friendly Easter eggs?
Easter egg hunts usually involve plastic eggs filled with edible & non-edible treats. Plastic eggs (annoyingly) are probably the best thing to use as they are durable and come in a range of sizes. But they are not eco-friendly at all.
The perfect solution is reusing any plastic Easter eggs you have from last year.
Another great alternative is to try your luck on Facebook marketplace or local thrift stores and try to nab some secondhand!
Don’t worry if not, there are some other great options (including ditching the eggs altogether)!
Eco-friendly alternatives to plastic Easter eggs
Paper Mache Easter eggs (fillable)
Pack of 4 pastel wooden eggs (fillable)
Large pastel wooden egg (fillable)
Etsy wooden eggs x2 (fillable)
Once you have your baskets and fillable eco eggs ready, you can start to think about what you’re going to put in them! You might choose to use different treats depending on the age of your children & there are plenty of ideas for both edible and non-edible treats too.
I prefer not to fill the eggs with small toys that the kids will enjoy for one day and then discard.
My goal is to de-clutter the house not fill it with junk!
Think about the size of the toys & treats when you are choosing fillers as they will need to fit into your eggs.
Eco-friendly Easter Egg Fillers for Toddlers
Finding fun Easter egg fillers for little kids can be tricky because the eggs are usually quite small. We all know that it is not the best practice to give toddlers small toys as we want to avoid choking. So if you choose the smaller non-edible treats make sure they’re always supervised.
The perfect way I get around this is to choose a toy like this Le Toy Van Forest Stacker Tower and Bag.
I split the pieces up into different eggs and once your child has found every piece they can then put it together. This saves money and your child ends up with a toy that will last.
Toys perfect for splitting into separate eggs
Duplo or Wooden Blocks (can reuse the ones you already have)
Create your own sensory bag (can DIY your own bag with sensory toys around the house)
Wooden stacking Spring garden toys
JoJo Maman Bebe Favourite Picks
Wooden plant & pick veggie patch
Remember you don’t have to buy anything new for these hunts although these are ideal for those who want to purchase a new toy for their toddlers or Mums with limited time on their hands.
Eco Easter Egg Fillers for Young Kids
Younger children are a little easier to organise gifts for as they are allowed to play with smaller toys and tend to be easily pleased.
Easter gift ideas for your younger kids
Stickers
Small wooden toys
Crayons
Hair bobbles
Headbands
Bubbles
Stationary- Most kids love rubbers and pencil sharpeners for school
Colourful & fun pencils with pencil toppers
Football cards
Football stickers
Lego
Craft Supplies
Small card games like UNO or Top Trumps
Hot Wheels cars– ideal if you were already looking to buy some new cars or even better reuse the ones you have at home
Small racing cars (a cheaper option for small cars)
Playdoh- Reuse ones you already have or you could also make your own salt dough
Seed balls – You can also purchase seeds from your local garden centre and pop them into small paper cases for an even more eco-friendly gift
Friendship Bracelets with charms
Coloured Pavement Chalks For Children
Plantable seed paper Wildflowers
You don’t have to buy anything new for these hunts although these are ideal for those who want to purchase something new for their younger kids or Mums with limited time on their hands.
Eco Easter Egg Fillers for Tweens & Teens
If you have teenagers you will know that the majority of the time they like to do their own thing. Therefore it will probably be difficult to get them to join in with the Easter egg hunts at all, but with some incentives, it might just work!
Fun ideas to get those teenage kids engaged with your family Easter traditions
Stationary
Gift cards- for Netflix, Nintendo, food places etc.
A small pack of card games
Makeup- something particular that they will need and use
Lip balm– you could also make your own
Jewellery
Scrunchies– the hidden pocket ones are the coolest
Bath bombs -try these handmade bath bombs from Etsy
Small tech products
Books
Teenagers’ gifts that aren’t junk are usually a little more expensive than the younger kids’ toys.
You don’t have to buy anything new although these gifts are ideal for those who want to purchase something new for their teenage kids.
Edible Easter Egg Fillers for everyone
The majority of kids will have some sort of chocolate egg in their basket or hidden and ready to find as part of the Easter egg hunt.
Sweet treats without the sugar overload plus some vegan options too
Fruit snacks
NOMO chocolate Easter bunnies- NOMO is a vegan range of chocolate
Moo Free Mini Chocolate Bundle Moo Free is another vegan range of chocolate
Small packs of raisins
Yoyo Bears
Flapjacks
Large individual eggs– try to get ones with reduced packaging for a greener option.
Small individual Easter egg hunt eggs– these usually come wrapped in different coloured foil and can be purchased from the local supermarket
Make your own snacks like these Peanut Butter Date Bites.
Fair Trade chocolate ideas
Organic & Fair Trade chocolate- you can also buy this from local health food stores
Green & Blacks organic Easter egg range
Top 3 Easter Egg Hunt Tips
1. Set the rules
If you are preparing an Easter egg hunt with children of different ages or abilities a great idea is to assign a particular coloured egg to each person or age group. Alternatively, you can use name labels on each of the eggs. This works very well and will be fair as the older children won’t be able to find all the eggs first!
2. Be prepared
Remember how many eggs you hide and where you put them. This way you can make sure they’re all found. If not you’ll be having some uninvited guests in your garden. Or if the animals don’t get them you’ll be forever finding them hidden in the bushes!
3. Check the weather
Check the weather for the day ahead. If you’re lucky and the weather is warm, hide your chocolate eggs in the right place and out of sight of the sun!
We hid some eggs on top of our car one year and let’s just say it was pretty messy and no one wants to hunt for eggs only to find them completely melted.
If the weather is a complete washout, hide the eggs around the house and prepare some other Easter activities.
This post is about eco-friendly Easter egg fillers your kids will love that aren’t junk.
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