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7 year-round uses for plastic Easter eggs

• Use eggs as refillable snack containers.
• Use as holders for jewelry, coins, screws or other hardware, or other small items.
• Fill with needle and thread, safety pins, and an extra button or two, and use as portable sewing kits.
• Turn eggs into bird feeders: thread string through hole in one end, then roll egg in peanut butter and birdseed.

If you have small children:

• Fill eggs with small objects and use in learning games (e.g., memory games, finding matching pairs of items).
• Tuck crayons into an egg for a portable activity option.
• Use eggs as sound shakers — fill them with paper clips or nuts.

Find other child-friendly ideas on the Playing House in Maryland blog.

(Credits: top, RealSimple.com; others, Playing House in Maryland here and here)