13 Non-Candy Easter Egg Ideas for This Year’s Egg Hunt
Easter morning usually means kids running around, excitedly hunting for colorful plastic eggs—and let’s be honest, those eggs are almost always packed with chocolate bunnies, jelly beans, and other sugary treats.
But if you're looking for Non-Candy Easter egg and basket fillers this year, there are plenty of fun alternatives. And let’s face it—stuffing dozens of tiny eggs with sweets (and making sure they actually close) can be a bit of a hassle.
Luckily, these non-candy Easter egg fillers make things easier! Some come pre-filled with small toys, while others are eggs that double as fun activities or surprises all on their own. No more scrambling for last-minute fillers—these creative options will make your Easter egg hunt just as exciting (without the sugar rush).
Here are the best non-candy Easter egg ideas to bring to your family’s Easter celebration this year!
1. Sensory Fun Without the Sugar: Kinetic Sand Eggs
Colorful, Squishy, and Sugar-Free Fun for Creative Little Hands!
This 20-pack of Kinetic Sand eggs is a fun and creative Easter basket stuffer, featuring vibrant red, yellow, and blue sands for hours of sensory play.
Perfect for egg hunts, party favors, or classroom prizes, each egg contains 2.64oz of sand, making it a great gift for kids ages 3 and up.
2. Eggstra-Squishy Easter Fun
Colorful, crafty, and totally candy-free—this slime set is a sensory delight!
These prefilled Easter eggs come packed with soft butter slime, cute Easter figurines, and festive polymer clay slices for decorating.
With four vibrant colors and tons of mix-and-match fun, it’s a mess-free way to keep little hands busy and baskets brimming with creativity.
3. Hop Into Easter With These Wind-Up Cuties
No candy? No problem! These eggs are bursting with bouncing fun.
Each colorful Easter egg hides a surprise wind-up bunny or chick that hops with just a twist—no batteries needed!
With soft plush textures, vivid colors, and totally adorable designs, they’re the perfect non-candy treat for baskets, egg hunts, and giggles galore.
4. Spin Into Easter Magic!
Light, music, and motion—all wrapped up in a colorful egg!
These egg-shaped light-up spinning tops come with launchers and festive flair, bursting into colorful lights and upbeat music with every twist.
Perfect for Easter baskets, egg hunts, or party favors, they’re a sugar-free surprise kids won’t stop playing with.
5. Waddle You Find Inside? Duckie Easter Eggs!
These adorable eggs are stuffed with rubber ducky fun—no candy needed!
Each colorful 3" Easter egg hides a high-quality rubber duck in one of seven charming styles, like bunny ducks and more!
Perfect for egg hunts, bath time, party favors, or basket surprises, they’re a quack-tastic non-candy treat kids will love.
6. Bounce Into Easter Fun!
These rainbow springs are the ultimate candy-free crowd-pleaser for egg hunts and basket surprises!
This 40-pack of colorful magic spring toys is packed with stretchable, twistable, snap-back fun—each with cheerful bunny and chick designs that kids adore.
They're the perfect non-candy Easter egg fillers and basket stuffers for recess giggles, party favors, and classroom celebrations.
7. Little Fingers, Big Easter Fun!
Adorable farm animal puppets that pop out of Easter eggs and spark big-time giggles!
This 13-piece puppet set (12 animals + 1 farmer) turns your egg hunt into an imaginative farmyard adventure.
Tucked into plastic eggs or Easter baskets, these soft, safe, and silly finger puppets are perfect for storytelling, role play, and learning through fun!
8. Light-Up Squish Eggs = Instant Giggles
These glowing, bouncy, stress-relief eggs are the Easter surprise kids won’t stop playing with!
Each of the 24 jumbo plastic eggs is prefilled with a squishy, light-up puffer ball that flashes red and blue when shaken.
With 6 fun colors, stretchy rings, and tons of sensory fun, these fidget toys are a glowing hit for egg hunts, baskets, and party favors.
9. Bunny Squishies for Extra Easter Smiles
These adorable mini bunny stress balls add a fun, sensory twist to your Easter celebration!
Each of the 12 squishy bunny balls is soft, slow-rising, and packed with calming fun.
The perfect non-candy Easter egg filler, these squishies bring joy to egg hunts, classrooms, and any springtime celebration!
10. Colorful Chalk for Endless Easter Fun
Let creativity blossom this Easter with vibrant, kid-friendly chalk in every egg!
This 6-piece multicolored chalk set includes 18 vibrant hues, perfect for hopscotch, art, and games.
Easy to clean and durable, these chalks are the ideal Easter basket stuffer for fun, outdoor play, and creative learning.
11. Bubble Fun Easter Eggs for Endless Play
Get ready for a bubbly surprise with these 12 colorful Easter egg party favors! Each egg is filled with fun, from blowing bubbles to storing small toys, making them perfect for Easter egg hunts and gift surprises.
12. Easter Block Set for Creative Fun
A 12-in-1 Creative Adventure Tucked Inside Every Egg!
Surprise your little builders with bunnies, chicks, and more—packed with hands-on fun and skill-building excitement.
13. Squishy Easter Fun – Stress Relief & Play
Soft, Silly, and So Much Fun—The Ultimate Easter Basket Squeeze!
This 15-pack of colorful Easter stress ball eggs offers squishy fun with 5 unique styles, perfect for relieving stress and adding joy to any Easter celebration.
Great as Easter basket stuffers, party favors, or just a fun way to unwind, these soft, squeezable toys are safe, durable, and easy to clean.
More Non-Candy Easter Egg Fillers
If you’ve already got a bucket full of plastic eggs to fill (or want to buy your own to fill) but are still trying to ditch the chocolate and gummies this year, take some of these candy-free ideas for Easter egg hunt fillers:
- Coins
- Stickers
- Bouncy balls
- Erasers
- Stamps
- Keychains
- Lip balm
- Stickers
- Finger puppets
- Temporary tattoos
- Stick-on earrings
- Marbles
- Shoelaces
- Non-candy food (cereal, crackers, trail mix, etc.)
Have you swapped out candy for something else in your Easter eggs before? Let us know your non-candy Easter egg ideas in the comments below!
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Thank you, a great suggestion I will be doing the same.
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