what to do with plastic easter eggs

10 Ways to Repurpose Plastic Easter Eggs

1. Hanging Planter. Drill or cut a hole at the top of half a jumbo egg. ...
2. Nest Necklace. ...
3. Metallic Pendant Light. ...
4. Rain Day Mobile. ...
5. Stylish Room Divider. ...
6. Bacon-and-Eggs Garland. ...
7. Multicolored Marquee Light. ...
8. Terrarium Gnomes.

1. Can you recycle plastic Easter eggs?
2. What can I fill plastic Easter eggs with?
3. Should you wash plastic Easter eggs?
4. What are the holes in plastic eggs for?
5. What can I use instead of plastic eggs?
6. What do you put in Easter eggs for tweens?
7. What do you put in Easter eggs for a 1 year old?
8. What can you put in Easter eggs for babies?
9. How many Easter eggs do you hide per child?
10. Are plastic Easter eggs toxic?
11. Do Matchbox cars fit in Easter eggs?
12. Can you decorate plastic eggs?
13. Can you spray paint Easter eggs?
14. Why do we celebrate Easter with eggs?
15. How do you hang plastic Easter eggs on trees?
16. What are some Google secrets?
17. How do you do the Easter egg without plastic eggs?
18. How do you make cardboard Easter eggs?

Can you recycle plastic Easter eggs?

An Easter egg hunt with colorful plastic eggs is a spring tradition, but you may want to consider an eco-friendly update this year. Plastic eggs are not recyclable, and some have been shown to contain lead paint and the harmful chemical BPA.

What can I fill plastic Easter eggs with?

40 small non-candy Easter egg fillers that can fit inside of a plastic egg! No candy included!

• Cheerios.
• Small Figurine.
• Mini Pretzels.
• Money.
• Glow Sticks (these will fit- you have to twist them and you may need a piece of tape to keep the egg from popping open, but it can be done!.. ...
• Hair clips.
• Marbles.
• Erasers.

Should you wash plastic Easter eggs?

If they get dirty, just throw them in the wash. Remember, as you are getting ready for this year's Easter hunt, keep the environment in mind. Use BPA-free plastic eggs, or another sustainable option. Make sure all the eggs are collected when you do outdoor egg hunts.

What are the holes in plastic eggs for?

It's to let the air out when you join the two halves together. Seal the holes and try it. They keep popping open!

What can I use instead of plastic eggs?

No plastic Easter eggs!
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20 Eco-Friendly Easter Egg Ideas

• Egg carton Easter eggs. Bum a few cardboard egg cartons from a friend, and turn them into Easter eggs of your own.
• Embroidery floss Easter eggs. ...
• Felt Easter eggs. ...
• Papier mache eggs. ...
• Pine cone Easter eggs. ...
• Rock Easter eggs. ...
• Upcycled book page eggs. ...
• Wooden eggs.

What do you put in Easter eggs for tweens?

Gum and Mints. Gum and mints are inexpensive Easter basket fillers for tweens and teens. These Double Bubbles are just the right size to fill an egg or scatter around the Easter basket. These are also individually wrapped!

What do you put in Easter eggs for a 1 year old?

20 Candy-Free Easter Egg Fillers for Toddlers

1. How cute is this little bunny? ...
2. Stickers! ...
3. Kids love money before ever understanding what money really is. ...
4. Barrettes, bows, hair clips, ponytail holders–any kind of hair accessory your little girl is currently rocking these days! ...
5. Little toy cars! ...
6. Sidewalk Chalk. ...
7. Miniature Playdough. ...
8. Miniature bubbles.

What can you put in Easter eggs for babies?

I didn't put too many snacks inside the eggs, just enough for my child to have something to snack on and something in every egg. Here are some snacks ideas for your Easter eggs: Berries: strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. Just fruits and veggies.

How many Easter eggs do you hide per child?

Make sure you have enough eggs so no one feels left out. Ten to twelve per child is a good goal. Hide the eggs with varying degrees of difficulty that are age-appropriate: For little ones, eggs should be out in the open.

Are plastic Easter eggs toxic?

Chemistry professor who raised an earlier warning flag about toxic lead levels in toy jewelry found evidence of similar risks in Easter items such as plastic eggs.

Do Matchbox cars fit in Easter eggs?

Matchbox Cars– They fit perfectly inside the eggs after being removed from their packaging. You can find them for less than $1 each.

Can you decorate plastic eggs?

There are just as many ways to decorate a plastic Easter egg as there are real eggs. You can make them into creatures, wrap them with yarn or just use stickers.

Can you spray paint Easter eggs?

Making spray paint Easter eggs is so easy and fast! It's a no-dye alternative that creates colorful, bright, saturated eggs. Read on for the tutorial. Sharing no-dye Easter egg tutorials is one of my favorite things to do here during the spring.

Why do we celebrate Easter with eggs?

From a Christian perspective, Easter eggs are said to represent Jesus' emergence from the tomb and resurrection. ... The event has no religious significance, although some people have considered egg rolling symbolic of the stone blocking Jesus' tomb being rolled away, leading to his resurrection.

How do you hang plastic Easter eggs on trees?

Decorate for Easter outdoors by livening up a tree that hasn't leafed out yet with a colorful array of plastic Easter eggs. Poke a little hole in the end of one half of each egg and thread through a string or ribbon. Tie a knot in one end of the string and put the two egg halves back together and hang from branches.

What are some Google secrets?

Here's 38 of the best secrets, accessed by entering terms into Google's search bar/the Chrome browser's address bar.

1. Flip a coin. Typing 'Flip a coin' into the address bar will trigger a quick heads or tails summation.
2. Google Gravity. ...
3. Roll a dice/die. ...
4. Pacman. ...
5. Blink HTML. ...
6. Barrel Roll. ...
7. Zerg Rush. ...
8. Atari Breakout.

How do you do the Easter egg without plastic eggs?

Secondhand plastic Easter eggs!
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DIY Easter Egg Alternatives

1. Make your own felted Easter Eggs. ...
2. Sew your own flat felt Easter egg pockets. ...
3. Make your own braided fabric Easter eggs from scrap fabric and recycled plastic bottles. ...
4. Make your own knitted Easter eggs. ...
5. Decorate wooden eggs.

How do you make cardboard Easter eggs?

how-to:

1. On a piece of scrap paper, draw out the size of egg you would like to make. We made three slightly different sizes for variety. ...
2. Once your have all the cardboard egg pieces cut out, give them a coat of paint. ...
3. Paint some patterns onto your eggs! ...
4. Once the paint is completely dry, slot the eggs together!