Last updated on July 12th, 2024 at 01:16 pm
Are you wondering what you are going to do with all those plastic Easter eggs? Surprisingly, there are many uses for plastic Easter eggs.
Here Are 50 Suggestions:
- Putting prizes in for egg hunts.
- Use to hold paint if eggs do not have holes in them.
- Store pantyhose. (larger eggs. remember when pantyhose used to come in eggs?)
- Keep necklaces from getting tangled by placing one in an egg. Great for travel.
- Packing material.
- Make an egg duck.
- Or how about a plastic egg bunny.
- Grab some glue, beads, and ribbon. Decorate eggs and then display in a nice basket.
- Try felted Easter eggs.
- Make your own play dough and store it in plastic eggs.
- Try Dinosaur Play-dough eggs for a fun project.
- Decorate eggs with faces. Glue craft sticks to egg and put on a puppet show.
- Stuff with potpourri and use as an air freshener. Either puncture holes in eggs or use eggs that already have small holes.
- String eggs together to create garland for a fireplace mantle or table centerpiece.
- Saving receipts? Place important receipts for big ticket purchases in eggs for safe storage.
- Store special coins. This way you are less likely to accidentally spend that state quarter or wheat penny.
- Glue eggs halves around a plain picture frame to create a one-of-a-kind frame that is perfect for holding that egg hunt picture.
- Store craft beads. Keep organized by color.
- Use it to keep eye shadow brushes clean and easily accessible.
- Keep plastic eggs to use in conjunction with gifts. Put tiny trinkets until the eggs for an added surprise for the recipient.
- Use sand in plastic eggs when you need to weigh down a gift bag to keep it from tipping over.
- Keep small eyeglasses screwdriver and screws since it’s much easier to find a brightly colored plastic egg in a junk drawer than a small screwdriver.
- Place fingernail clippers inside because it will be easier to find when you need it.
- Use eggs to help younger kids learn to count.
- Learning tool to learn colors as well. or combine games (give me the blue egg, or give me two pink eggs)
- Fill eggs with different materials like dirt, rocks, etc. Have children try to guess what each egg holds.
- Have children race with a plastic egg in a spoon. If they drop the egg, then they are out of the race. Usually done with real eggs but fill plastic eggs with water or dirt to give them a little weight.
- Another racing game is to have kids push a plastic egg with their nose to the finish line.
- Form a line and have each person pass the egg to the next person without using their hands. See how far it can be passed before it’s dropped.
- Play croquet. Take a plastic bat and tap the plastic eggs around the yard, trying to steer eggs through the scoring goals.
- Mismatch eggs and then have children race to place the eggs back to one color.
- Hide one prize in an egg. Then quiz kids on various subjects. When they get a question right, they get to choose an egg. Game is over when the special egg is found.
- Place in a basket for decoration.
- Convert your Christmas tree into an Easter tree. Take ribbon and hang plastic eggs on tree.
- Use half an egg to scoop sand or take to beach to build sandcastles.
- Add plastic eggs to ball pit or make your own by tossing them into an empty, small swimming pool.
- Keep loose buttons in them.
- Pack some thread and a needle in one for a travel sewing kit.
- Keep loose change organized on a dresser or in your car by placing it in eggs.
- Fill eggs with sand to create your own weights for use during workouts. Plug any holes in eggs first.
- Weight down eggs with dirt or sand and use in flower garden as decoration
- Keep small parts to board games(like Monopoly pieces: shoe, horse, etc.) so you don’t lose them.
- Place cotton balls in eggs. Takes up little space and keeps them clean.
- Keep an egg in your purse to hold loose change.
- Use a plastic egg to hold one serving size of your favorite candy. This way you can have a little treat guilt free.
- Keep band-aids in eggs when traveling or in your purse.
- Place jewelry that you plan to wear with each outfit into separate eggs. It will keep it together and well organized.
- Place small media cards inside eggs to protect them as well as to be able to find them fast.
- Do you work on computers? Place those small screws inside a plastic egg and never lose one again.
- Donate plastic eggs to a church or organization that sponsors a community egg hunt.
