Your large plastic Easter egg shouldn't fall by the wayside once the Easter celebrations are over - far from it. There are many many different uses you can find around the home for these very handy containers.

Uses Around your House

A large plastic Easter egg makes a good household container. Here's some uses to think about. If the egg does not have holes in it, use it to hold smaller amounts of paint or finishes.

How about using a large plastic easter egg as a makeshift organizer to put thumbtacks in for use in your home office? But don't limit yourself to the home office, you can put some plastic easter eggs in your garage to keep all your screws of the same size together. This will save you time next time you're looking for that certain size screw, nut, or bolt.

I like to put my batteries in some of my large plastic easter eggs and then put them in fridge as this keeps your food protected if a battery ever leaks, and your batteries in tip top condition. And as a mother's day present from the kids, why not poke a few holes in one of the plastic eggs, decorate it, and fill it with potpourri.

Some Large Plastic Easter Egg Ideas for the Bedroom

Back in the day, stores used to use containers shaped just like your large plastic easter eggs to sell pantyhose. You can adopt this same idea for your bedroom by keeping your pantyhose in your plastic easter eggs to prevent them from laddering whilst they are in storage. Plus put your loose jewellery in them whilst travelling to avoid scuff marks on precious items.

The pockets on fanny packs are sometimes so tight that it's nigh on impossible to get to loose change. So why not put your loose change in a large plastic easter egg that you used last easter and put the egg in your fanny pack. This way, when you need some change, you can just pull out the plastic egg and see the exact amount of change you have on you.

Random Uses for those Plastic Easter Eggs

You can make almost limitless games for your children with some colourful disused large plastic easter eggs that you may not have thought of before. For the younger ones, you can put a little treat in a green plastic easter egg and ask them to point out the green one. When they do they get a bit of candy. Great for memory, and great for colour recognition.

Use half an egg for a scoop or mould to use at the beach for sand castles. The dome shape given by using half an easter egg on a sand castle can add some great detail to any castle you build in the sand.

For Christmas or birthdays wrap the egg up in ribbons or other decorations and fill it with a small gift. Poke two holes in opposite sides, run a string of lights through the eggs and seal the eggs. This works as a handmade patio light set or party light set.

As I'm sure you can appreciate, there are thousands of uses for your old large plastic easter eggs around the house and as gifts. Therefore, there is no reason why you need to throw any of them out this year.