DIY Sweet Swaps with Sun-Maid

*This is a Sponsored Post, but all thoughts and comments are my own

Sun-Maid Sour Raisin Snacks are a better for you Easter treat that taste like sour candy but are whole fruit with no added sugar available at Target! So I wanted to provide some fun Do-It-Yourself Easter themed ideas that the kids will absolutely love and I promise they won’t even miss all that extra sugar.

Did you know that on average, Americans consume 16 million jelly beans during Easter? And that on average, around 90 million chocolate bunnies are sold for Easter*… Now isn’t that a TON of sugar! Not to mention, that it costs typically 2.6 billion which is whats spent on candy during Easter in the US.*

To combat high sugary candy intake this Easter, I’ve partnered with Sun-Maid on a Reimagined Easter filled with better for you snacks! Plus, they are a fun playful surprise for the kids!

Dancing Raisins-

Its time to throw out the term “don’t play with your food kids”… Because this DIY is ALL about playing with their food. Swap out that sugary juice for a naturally sweetened fizzy drink. So fill up a glass of bubbly water or soda water, then grab a pack of your favorite Sun-Maid Sour Raisin Snacks… Have the kids drop a few raisins in and see the magic!! The raisins actually DANCE! Not only will they also naturally flavor their drink, no added sugar, but they will be electronic free and entertained during Easter brunch with this fun DIY! This awesome trick is just yummy as it is exciting! Kids of all ages will enjoy!

Bunny Trail-

We all love trail mix! So swap out the sugary candy for some Sun-Maid Sour Raisin Snacks! Grab a small recyclable bag and a pack of your favorite Sun-Maid Sours. They mix perfectly with granola, seeds, nuts… do an assortment of little snacks to your liking!! Then, get active this Easter with a fun “Bunny Trail” walk and bring along your own bags of Trail Mix with Sun-Maid Raisins, to refuel throughout your adventure!

Easter Egg Hunt-

Sun-Maid Sour Raisin Snacks fit perfectly inside the little plastic eggs! Swap the sugary snacks for this better for you option. The kids will love discovering which flavor they find. Plus at the end, they can count up and see how many raisins they found!

Sun-Maid Sour Raisin Snacks are fruit snacks the way nature intended – they taste like sour candy but are whole fruit. Taking the raisin up a level using sweet golden raisins, and simply adding a little sour pucker of natural fruit flavoring– that’s it! No added sugar, and nothing artificial. It’s an entirely new flavor experience … like candy that’s sour yet sweet. Perfect addition to any Easter basket!

Sun-Maid’s Sour Raisin snacks are available at Target – including Blue Raspberry, Mixed Berry, Watermelon and Strawberry.

-*Good Housekeeping article (posted 2.11.21)