5 Non Candy Easter Egg Filler Ideas That will Surprise You

Your kids probably love a good Easter egg hunt as much as mine do. Through the years, we’ve come up with fun non candy Easter egg filler ideas that are a lot more exciting than just filling the eggs with jelly beans (because how many jelly beans can a kid really eat?)

These fun swaps have even inspired some of our favorite Easter party ideas that keep the celebration fun and functional.

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And if you’re you’re playing hostess to a bunch of sugar-happy little guests, I totally get the concern about dye and food allergies.

No worriesβ€”there are plenty of non-candy Easter egg stuffers that are safe, fun, and perfect for kids of all ages.

Honestly, we’ve ditched the candy altogether in both Easter baskets and egg stuffers. Now our plastic eggs are packed with goodies that actually get used or scavenger hunt clues that leads to a bigger prize.

You can say goodbye to sugar overload on Easter!

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1- Puzzle Pieces From One Single Bigger Puzzle

Here’s one of my favorite fun Easter ideas that we came up with.

I honestly don’t remember how we came up with this Easter egg filler idea, but one year I bought a puzzle at the dollar store and tucked a few piecesβ€”two or three at a timeβ€” into plastic eggs.

It turned out to be the perfect Easter egg filler. You end up needing lots of eggs, so it stretches the hunt (and the fun!) without loading everyone up with candy.
 

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If you’re planning to include a puzzle in your Easter activities, make sure to have plenty of plastic eggs on handβ€”trust me, those pieces add up fast.

A couple of jumbo plastic eggs are also great for stashing larger chunks.
 
The girls had an absolute blast collecting all the puzzle pieces and then working together to put it all together after the hunt.
 
This was so successful we now do it every year and it makes for a fantastic Easter Sunday activity for the kids.

And when you’ve got a big family, it’s extra fun watching everyone team up to finish the puzzle instead of just comparing who got the most candy.

Although there’s always that moment when a piece is missing… cue the second round of frantic egg hunting!
  
It’s a great way to keep the egg hunt exciting and a little less competitiveβ€”since they need to pool their finds to finish the final picture

Each year, we up the challenge with a slightly harder puzzle as the girls get olderβ€”and honestly, it’s such a hit that even the β€œtoo cool for an egg hunt” tweens and teens want in.

Because really… no one’s too old for a good puzzle.

Want to take it up a notch? You can even double the fun by using a black and white puzzle they can color afterward.

Following the same idea, swap the puzzle with a small Lego set and break it up between several eggs (see idea #5).

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2- Fill Eggs with Coupons for Fun Things in the Future

Kids love to receive good coupons, and in our house with big kids, they’re a huge hit on Easter morning. 

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There are tons of fun Easter egg coupons floating around online, and I even designed my own free printable Easter Egg Coupons that are super easy to customize.

That way you’re not stuck with only what I think makes a good coupon but you can write in whatever your child will love most.
 

Now, I’ll be honestβ€”my kids don’t always redeem every homemade coupon, but they still get ridiculously excited when they find them in their eggs.

It’s such a fun way to fill those eggs with something other than sugar bombs.

These days, I try to make the coupons a little more instant-gratification friendly.

For example, I’ll secretly grab their favorite ice cream ahead of time and pop in a coupon that says, β€œRedeem for a bowl of ice cream after the egg hunt.” Total win.
  
You can also get creative and make the coupons time-specificβ€”something like, β€œPick the movie for Saturday night,” or β€œStay up 30 minutes later on Friday.”
 
If you want to make sure certain coupons go to specific kids, just grab a Sharpie and write their name on the egg.

Or color-code your eggs so everyone knows which ones are theirsβ€”easy peasy and no squabbling over who gets what.

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3- The Best Non-Candy Easter Egg filler: Money, Money, Money!

Yep, we toss coins into some of the eggs too. It’s the perfect excuse to finally put that half-pound of loose change rattling around in the bottom of your purse to good use.
 
We usually stick with quarters and dimes, but every now and then, a lucky egg will have a surprise paper bill insideβ€”instant jackpot!
 
As the kids got older, we leveled it up with a little Easter twist: one golden egg per child. We write their name on it with a Sharpie and tuck in a couple of larger bills.

Nothing wildβ€”just enough to make the hunt a little more exciting (and keep the teens fully invested in egg-hunting tradition).

These days, those golden eggs are the main event.

The teens go full detective mode trying to find theirsβ€”and honestly, it’s hilarious to watch.

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4- Resurrection Eggs to Teach the Easter Story

If you want to teach your kids that Easter is about more than eggs and bunnies, getting a set of resurrection eggs is a great Easter egg filler idea.
 
Each egg contains an object representing a different part of the Biblical story of Easter.

Each Egg is numbered so the story goes in order. Resurrection egg sets also come with a list of Bible verses to read in order as you open each egg.

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You can easily buy a set of these Christian Easter egg fillers online or you can make your own with these instructions and free printables from Life Your Way.
 

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5- Small Toys and Useful Objects Easter Egg Filler Ideas

This category can get dangerously close to β€œrandom junk,” so try to focus on things your child will actually use or genuinely enjoy.

It’s totally fine to take a bigger itemβ€”like a small LEGO setβ€”and split it up between several eggs, just like we did with the puzzle pieces.
 
I’ll admit, it’s sometimes easier to find fun Easter egg fillers for little girls (hello, hair clips and nail stickers!), but don’t worryβ€”there’s still plenty out there for boys and kids of all ages.

Think Hot Wheels, toy animals, sticky handsβ€”basically anything tiny and fun that fits in an egg is fair game.

Here’s a list of non-candy Easter egg fillers to get your creativity going:

You’d be amazed how much fun kids have with the tiniest surprises. Just think small, fun, and usefulβ€”and your eggs will be filled with excitement (without a sugar crash in sight).

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Finally, here’s a fun ice cream-themed Easter basket filled with fun toys, plushies, and Easter goodies that I styled with items from Oriental Trading and my editable Easter Coupons.

And I hope I’ve encouraged you to think outside the box for your Easter egg hunt this year with these 5 Easter egg filler ideas!

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More Easter Egg Hunt ideas:

Don’t stop here. These extra ideas will pack in more fun, more surprises, and keep the Easter excitement going from start to finish.

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πŸ‘£ Easter Bunny Footprints – Printable bunny tracks that add a dash of mystery and delight to your hunt.

🎨 Coloring Easter Eggs Ideas – Fun and unique ways to decorate eggs that go beyond your basic dye kit.

πŸ’Œ Printable Bunny Letters & Notes – Add a personal touch from the bunny himself with these adorable printables.

🐰 Easter Bunnies Coloring Pages – Cute bunny-themed coloring sheets that kids will love to decorate.

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3 thoughts on “5 Non Candy Easter Egg Filler Ideas That will Surprise You

  1. Crissy B says:

    Such great ideas here! This year we added a some fun to our Easter hunt. We put numbers in different eggs so that there ended up being 2 kids together in pairs. We added funny tasks they had to do together. For example the 2 kiddos who got the number 1’s had to wiggle their bunny tails for 7 seconds. Everyone thought it was so funny. Number 2’s had to sing a song.. and so on.

  2. Natalie L Mayhew says:

    These ideas are fantastic! The vouchers are perfect given what we are going through at the moment!! Thanks for giving me so many ideas.

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