Every year candy seems to invade our house starting at Halloween and the invasion doesn’t cease until after Easter. In an effort to curtail the amount of candy accumulating in our house, we instituted the idea of a non-candy Easter a couple of years ago. This entails a non-candy Easter egg hunt at our house as well as non-candy Easter baskets. We found that our family and friends were overwhelmingly in support of the idea, so now every year we host an Easter brunch and non-candy egg hunt for our family, friends, and their kids!

Non-Candy Easter Egg Fillers 

There is a huge variety of non-candy Easter egg fillers, so you are sure to find several to fit your child’s interest! Most of the fillers listed below can be found in the Target dollar section, the Target Easter section, the Dollar Store, or you can find them online for free!

Easter Coupons

Easter coupons are free and easy and probably good for kids starting around 5-years old! You can find pre-made downloadable coupons on Pinterest and Etsy or you can make your own. The coupons can range from activities, to letting your child made the decision on things like dinner, to skipping chores, or a little extra screen time. Click here and here to check out some pre-made coupons or get creative and make your own! For cute pre-made coupon templates that you can customize, click here.

Easter Jokes

Easter jokes are another free and easy non-candy Easter egg filler. Depending on your child, they would probably be good to start implementing around 4-5 years old. You can find pre-made printable jokes on Pinterest. Click here, here, and here for a couple of examples.

Other Ideas for Non-Candy Easter Egg Fillers

• Bows/Clips/Cute Hair Ties
• Eggs Pre-filled with Play-Doh (available at Target/Walmart)
• Stickers (Buy sheets of stickers and cut them up to fit in the eggs)
• Finger Puppets (rubber or felt depending on your child’s age)
• Easter Stamps
• Lip Gloss
• Nail Polish
• Miniature Cars/Planes/Hotwheels
• Water Toys/Balls
• Mini Bath Bombs
• Miniature Lego sets
• Change/Coins
• Animal Shaped Erasers for Pencils
• Jewelry
• Temporary tattoos
• Mini bottles of bubbles (think wedding bubble bottles)
• Barbie Clothes/Accessories
• Grow Capsules

Non-Candy Easter Basket Ideas

When assembling your child’s Easter basket, think of things they need, enjoy or want. You don’t need to purchase a ton of toys that will just get lost in their playroom. Instead think of things that you all can do as a family (games, puzzles, books, new movie) or things they will need in the coming months (i.e. new Camelback water bottle, a new hat for the hot summer days, small flashlight for camping, etc.)

• New Movie/DVD (Check out the latest Disney classic released or pick-up your child’s new favorite movie)
• Books
• Art Projects/Kits
• Compact Umbrella
• Rain Boots
• Stickers
• Bath Bombs
• Lotion (EOS has great smelling and organic options available)
• Pencil Case (can be used in conjunction with the pencil erasers listed in the egg filler ideas above)
• Headbands/Bows
• Baseball Cap or Summer Hat
• Cute Bunny/Superhero/Unicorn mug
• Card Games
• Board Games (for the whole family to enjoy together!)
• Markers/Coloring Pencils/Art Supplies
• Lego Sets
• Kinetic Sand (pick a new fun color they don’t have and maybe add in new molds)
• Puzzles
• Yoyo
• Bubble Wands
• Stamp Sets
• Fun Superhero/Easter/Mermaid/Themed Socks
• Lacing Cards
• Melissa and Doug Water Wow Pads
• Camelback/Contigo Kids Waterbottles
• Watercolors
• Swimsuit
• Kid Size Flashlight
• Goggles/Beach Towel/Water shoes 
• Kite
• Sidewalk Chalk
• Water Balloons
• Sunglasses
• Summer Pajamas
• Summer Shoes (flip flops, Natives, Cat & Jack Camp Sandals)
• Tickets to an Experience (zoo, museum, aquarium, laser tag, concert, etc)
• Kid-Oriented Cooking Items or Sets (checkout Foodstir for kid-oriented cooking kits)
• Gardening Tools and Seeds (tools, seeds, gloves, pot with soil or provide a place for them to start their own garden)

Non-candy Easter’s have become a tradition in our household and hopefully, you can make it one in yours as well! For fun kid-friendly Easter hands-on activities as well as other kid-related post check out our Kid Life page!