
After a fabulous egg hunt this morning, my household is now left with dozens of brightly colored, plastic eggs for our enjoyment. Given my 2-year-old's attentions span, they have about six minutes to go before they are forgotten. What is the best way to re-purpose these orbs?
- Save. This is of course the obvious option but place this year's eggs into empty egg cartons and store for next year ... and the next!
- Play. Send the eggs off to a child's kitchen for pretend play (make sure that the eggs are lead free first).
- Pass along. If you have more eggs than you can handle, call a nearby pre-school or daycare center to see if they might be able to use them for crafts.
- Storage. Use the eggs while traveling to hold small items like earrings or other jewelry.
- Build. Get a start on next year's Easter wreath. Go to a local craft store and buy a wreath frame or make your own. Next, grab your hot glue gun and glue eggs onto the frame covering the entire thing. Voila! You've already got a head start for next year.