Reuse Plastic Easter Eggs

Plastic Easter eggs are a staple of childhood, but they actually have many potential uses beyond Easter egg hunts. These colorful mini containers make wonderful storage, find second life as children’s toys, and make quirky, interesting home décor.

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Using as Storage

1. Store vanity items such as Q-tips and cotton balls. The cotton on Q-tips and cotton balls can become worn if they touch other items in your bathroom drawer. Store some vanity items in plastic Easter eggs to keep them in good condition and ready to use.
   • This can be particularly helpful if you’re going to be traveling. Create a mini vanity kit with a Band Aid, a couple Q-tips and any other small bathroom items you need on the road.
2. Organize sewing supplies. Use Easter eggs to organize buttons, thread, yarn, and any other sewing supplies that are prone to unspooling or knotting. Eggs can make excellent containers for needles or other sharp objects you don’t want lying out, too.
3. Keep craft supplies tidy. Crafting can get messy. Easily contain craft supplies such as beads, sequins and ribbons with Easter eggs for a neat workspace. You can even make a system organized by egg color to make finding crafting glitters or sequins of a particular shade easy to find.
4. Organize small office supplies. Keep your desk clean by storing office supplies, such as rubber bands, paperclips, erasers and loose change, in plastic Easter eggs. You can write on the outside of each with a permanent marker so you know what’s inside.
5. Hold jewelry or small accessories. Whether for travel or every day, use Easter eggs to organize small accessories, such as earrings, rings and hair ties. Keep an Easter egg on your nightstand, so you can take off any accessories you might have on before going to bed and store them safely. You can also keep an Easter egg in the kitchen, if you like to take your rings off while cooking.
6. Manage loose hardware. Screws, bolts and nails can skitter away from you while working on assembly projects. Use a plastic Easter egg to hold any small pieces of hardware so you don’t lose them while you are working. You can also use the eggs to store hardware in your toolbox so you can find like-sized items easily.
7. Stow snacks on the go. Easter eggs are the perfect size to store snacks for kids or babies and are a fun addition to lunch boxes. The eggs can also make a great snack container on the go for those who have low blood sugar or other health conditions that require frequent but discreet snacking.

Repurposing as Children’s Toys

1. Create a mini ball pit. Inflate a kiddie swimming pool, but instead of filling it with water, fill it with plastic Easter eggs. You can roll around in it for fun, or hide prizes in some of the eggs as part of a scavenger hunt.
2. Play memory games. Fill 10-20 eggs with small toys or objects in pairs of two, such that each item has a matching item in another egg. Lay the eggs out in a grid pattern and play a memory game, where each player gets to open one egg per turn. You will use your memory skills to make matches among the eggs. The player with the most matches at the end wins.
3. Hold egg-on-a-spoon races. A classic field-day race involves balancing an egg on a spoon and running from one side of the field to the other. Do a less messy version using plastic Easter eggs. You can time who can cross the field fastest, who can do it without dropping the egg and any other number of challenges.
4. Turn your egg into a shaker. Fill your egg with lentils or beans and secure it shut with a piece of clear tape. Shake your new, handheld maraca to the beat of your favorite song, or make a couple of them and create a whole band.

Turning Them into Home Décor

1. Construct a festive wreath. Buy a cheap wreath or wreath frame, and hot glue your plastic Easter eggs to it for some festive decor. For best results, glue the eggs such that the larger end of the egg is pointed towards the middle of the wreath. This will help your eggs stick in place as they dry. You can get creative and fill any holes in your design with plastic Easter grass or other decorations as you wish.
   • This wreath is a great spring decoration or can add interest to your door for a party.
2. Use them as mini planters. Drill a small hole in the bottom of your Easter egg halves, and fill them with potting soil. Place the egg in an egg carton so it sits upright. Plant seeds at the depth indicated on the directions and water. When your seedlings sprout you can transfer them outside or keep them inside for a bit of greenery.
3. Glue them to a picture frame. Jazz up a cheap picture frame by using a hot glue gun to attach vibrant, plastic Easter eggs. You can glue the whole egg if the frame is big, or break open the halves and glue them open end down, so they stand upright, creating a cool effect.
4. Create glowing orbs. Buy electronic tea lights, turn them on, and place them in the eggs. These can add decorative interest to your room or can provide mood lighting in the dark.

Tips

• If none of these crafts or ideas suits your needs, donate your plastic Easter eggs to a community school or church for a local Easter egg hunt.

Sources and Citations

See also

• Create Easter Decor Confetti
• Transfer Images to Easter Eggs
• Embroider an Easter Egg Design
• Make Resurrection Rolls
• Make Illuminated Fireflies from Plastic Easter Eggs
• Blow Out Eggs
• Dye Eggs for Easter
• Decorate Easter Eggs
• Make Papier Mâché Eggs
• Make an Easter Basket

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