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Shop Idea for Easter Egg Hunt
Tired of filling those Easter Eggs with cheap plastic toys or tooth-rotting candy? Try out this idea for an Easter Shop instead!
How this started
If you read my post from Halloween time, you likely know that I try to limit the amount of candy that my kids eat. Easter is no exception. My mother gives them chocolate bunnies, my mother-in-law mails jelly beans and chocolates across the country for them. So the idea of adding 20 Easter eggs full of tiny candies to that made me hear the cavities forming.
The other part about Easter eggs that I am not a fan of is tiny little plastic toys. You know the ones – the parachute men, the bouncy balls, tiny slinkies, stampers, etc. All those little “toys” that are enjoyed for an hour then eventually thrown out are not welcome in my house anymore.
How this works
So here is how we make this work. Instead of filling the eggs with actual money, I create money tickets. Our kids’ eggs are sorted by color. So each kid looks for their own colors. The money tickets are also a different color for each kid. This helps to ensure that each kid is getting the same amount of money to spend.
Once the eggs have been found and the tickets have been gathered up by each kid, it’s time to shop. At this point, each kid gets to spend their money tickets however they choose.
Making the egg fillers
It is a lot easier to give each kid their own money color. If you do not have different colored paper, you could always put a colored dot on the corners or even write the money symbol with different colors. Then, just cut up the papers into even strips small enough to fit inside an Easter egg. Decide what monetary amount you want each ticket to be worth and write it on the papers. Be sure it matches up with the cost of the items.
Stuff the eggs
Once the money tickets are done, place them in the eggs. (Yes, this is how I store our plastic eggs when we're done with the hunt. Makes it so much easier for the next year).
Setting up shop
Your shop can include anything you want. I do include some "healthier" candies for the kids because of Mom-guilt, I'm sure. And the rest of the items are things that I know the kids like or want or will play with. My goal in filling the shop is to make sure nothing will be unused. I also try to have at least one bigger item for each kid. For those who are budget conscious, an option would be to sell experiences. My daughter would totally pay for a bike ride with her dad or a baking lesson with her mom. My son would quickly pay for an extra hour of screen time. Get creative!
NOTE:
Just make sure that the amounts match up between the money tickets and the shop prices. The goal is for the kids to be able to get most things on the table.