30 Ideas for Filling Jumbo Easter Eggs

How is it possible that we're almost a quarter of the way through this year? Seriously, where IS time going?

I actually have an answer to that. For me, the time is being gobbled up by my cute little baby. He's four months old now! I had him, then came Thanksgiving and Christmas and everyone's birthdays and – BAM – here comes Easter. Hippity-hopping its way towards unprepared little me. And with three older children counting down the days to that oh-so-anticipated Sunday morning, I'd best get my tail in gear to avoid a last-minute scramble.

Never fear, the internet is here to save the day! In a couple quick clicks, the Easter Bunny can get his (or her?) ducks in a row. This handy-dandy list includes everything a kid could want for an epically-awesome spring holiday, all tucked away in a convenient little package.

I've seen jumbo Easter eggs sold pre-filled at the grocery store, but I much prefer to buy my own and stuff them with things that are educational and customized for my own kids. I like the size, store-ability and price of these 8-inch by 4-inch eggs. These are great for filling ahead of time and stashing out of sight, or even mailing! If you're looking for something really large, Amazon has also 10-inch by 7-inch ones with handles or those same ones are also available at Target with smaller eggs included inside!

Here are my favorite Easter gifts for the kids:

1. LEGOs
2. Bathing suit, goggles or sunglasses, and sunscreen
3. Flip-flops (toddler size 10 is the largest that will fit in the 8-inch eggs)
4. Gardening gloves and seeds
5. An outfit
6. Action figures
7. Stuffed animal
8. Pajamas
9. Hair chalk
10. Blocks
11. Sidewalk chalk
12. Jump rope and bubbles
13. Toothbrush, flossers and toothpaste
14. Scratch Art notes and Wikki Stix
15. A Blu-ray
16. Dress up outfit
17. Magnetic maze
18. Whoopee Cushions and Silly Putty
19. Slinkies and Koosh balls
20. Toy cars
21. Airplanes
22. Travel games
23. Bath toys
24. Tea set
25. Pool toys such as dive sticks and splash bombs
26. Barrel of Monkeys
27. Dinosaur or animal figurines
28. Finger puppets
29. Kaleidoscope
30. Book set

Stay tuned! In the next couple weeks, I'll be sharing another alternative to Easter baskets and some Waldorf-inspired toy ideas.

What did you get in your Easter baskets as a kid?