Non-Candy Easter Egg Surprises

     Looking to surprise someone with an Easter egg hunt, but want something more personal than candy and little store bought trinkets?  Here are a few crafty ideas:

Mini Origami

     What could be more adorable than tiny origami critters?  For this craft, resize your origami paper to a fraction of its original size and then make your favorite animal as you normally would.

Egg of Quotes

     This craft is basically a miniaturized version of the quote jar idea that I had heard of, wherein you make a jar of funny or heartwarming things people say.  Brian says many silly and bizarre things and I make sure to jot down the best of them.  I printed off a bunch of his quotes, cut the paper into strips, with one quote per strip, and then folded them up and stuffed them inside the egg.  Alternately, you can use some of your favorite quotes, or perhaps write up a short story and cut out strips with one sentence per strip, then see if your recipient can piece them together to figure out the whole story.

Mini Paper Doll Set

     Draw your own paper dolls or find a pattern and shrink it so that the dolls will fit inside the egg.  I created these "paper dolls" using Paint.  These are the Happy Candy Corn and their various friends and foes.  They're from a comic strip that I drew for Brian.

Things I Love about You

     All you need for this craft is a heart template, colored cardstock, and a pen.  Cut out a bunch of hearts and write on them various things that you love about the recipient.

A Puzzle

     Draw or print out a picture, cut it into pieces, and hide the pieces in the eggs.  Alternately, you could buy a puzzle and place the pieces inside the eggs.

Customize Toys with a Message

     Want to make a store bought item feel more personal?  Write a personal note to go with it.  If it's an animal or something else that tends to be treated anthropomorphically, come up with a personality for the toy, one that will match your recipient's.

For the Jewelry Lover

Spring Pinwheel Earrings
Clay Owl Earrings
Rose and Crystal Drop Earrings
Easy Earrings
Duct Tape Rose Ring
Clay and Button Pendants

Other Ideas

 Note: some of these might be a little large to hide in a standard sized Easter egg, but could still make nice presents for an Easter basket, so I decided to include them anyway.

Pom Pom Chick
Dollhouse Miniatures
Spring Butterfly Bookmarks
Fuse Bead Spring Magnets