Most kids look forward to Easter egg hunt on this festive spring holiday, but what do you do with brightly colored plastic eggs post-Easter? Probably throw them away in a heap of trash or store for the next year?
If you are not interested in keeping them hoarded for next year, there are plenty of creative ways you can upcycle the plastic eggs into stylish décor items to embellish your home, read on for some compelling ideas.
Make elegant tealights
You can repurpose plastic eggshells into an elegant tealight holder. Using candle making technique, you can fill wax and include thread in these shells and making elegant candles out of them to decorate your home.
Create glowing lights
Using a few LEDs and colorful plastic eggs, you can create stunning lighting décor for your home. You can place these glowing orbs in a bowl or attach with a string during any festivity.
Colorful wreaths
A wreath made from brightly colored Easter eggs is a great way to decorate your front door, kid’s room or their playroom. This will add slight hints of color into your interior, making it look more gracious.
Playful bath toys
No need to spend unnecessarily on expensive bath toys. Just add some colored plastic Easter eggs into your baby’s bathtub and you’re all sorted.
Snack containers
The simplest way to use these plastic eggs is to turn them into tiny containers to hold snacks, fruits or nuts. You can even pack them into your kid’s lunch box.
Playdough container
Talking of containers, these colorful eggs can also be used to store playdough instead of using an expensive Tupperware for the purpose.
Egg teacups
Embellish these plastic eggs with ribbons, glitter, and other decorative things to form attractive teacup decor for your living space. You can involve your kids in the process, it can be a fun weekend activity that everyone would enjoy.
Coin collector
Instead of buying a new piggy bank, you can influence your child to use plastic Easter eggs to store coins. You can have kids competing amid themselves to fill the highest number of eggs with coins.
Easter egg garland
With a little paint and colorful yarn, plastic eggs can be transformed into a stunning garland to brighten up your living room or party space. A coat of metallic spray paint adds a glam touch, making the vibrant tassels pop beautifully against the eggs.
Tiny terrariums
Clear plastic Easter eggs can be upcycled into adorable tiny terrariums with just a bit of moss, dirt, and creativity. These miniature green worlds are simple to make and bring a fresh, natural touch to your windowsill, desk, or even party favors.
Mini garden display
Plastic Easter eggs can double as tiny tabletop flower pots with just a bit of hot glue to hold the halves together. Fill them with small florals of your choice—just trim the root ball if needed to fit them snugly inside and create a cheerful mini garden indoors.
Bird feeder
Turn extra plastic eggs into birdseed ornaments using a mix of flour, water, corn syrup, and birdseed. Mold the mixture inside the eggs, let it set, and hang them outside to enjoy some charming birdwatching right from your backyard or balcony.
Candle holders
Plastic Easter eggs can be completely transformed with glistening seed beads into elegant candle holders that look anything but homemade. Perfect for mantles or dining tables, these stylish pieces add a festive sparkle to your décor using just basic crafting supplies.
Adorable animals
With some yarn, felt, and a bit of embroidery thread, plastic Easter eggs can be turned into pocket-sized bunnies or other cute animals. If you’re handy with a crochet needle, it’s a fun and rewarding craft that brings extra charm to your Easter celebration.
Cute caterpillar
With a few pipe cleaners, googly eyes, and plastic egg halves, you can create a playful caterpillar full of color and charm. It’s a fun craft for kids that doubles as both a creative activity and a cute toy they’ll love to play with afterward.
These were some really useful and originative ways to repurpose old plastic Easter eggs. Repurposing the eggs will save you from adding to the landfills and contribute to enhancing the home decor. If you have some other creative idea(s), we’d love to hear from you. Happy Easter.
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