Eco Friendly Easter Tips for Absolutely Everyone
Eco friendly Easter celebrations are possible!
If you are sick of all the waste that Easter creates, know that an eco friendly Easter is possible.
Celebrate sustainably without sacrificing tradition with the following tips:
Dye Easter eggs naturally
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Say goodbye to those dye pellets: Embrace the beauty of eggs dyed naturally, instead.
By dyeing your eggs with common kitchen staples, your eggs will boast pale pastels as opposed to the bright (read: unnatural) hues that commonly come in boxes.
Dyeing eggs the natural way is a fun experiment for young kids, too: What color will the eggs become? The results may surprise them.
Every March I begin reserving yellow onion skins and store them in a bag in my refrigerator. When Easter arrives, I line the bottom of a stock pot with half the skins, add eggs and water, then place the remaining onion skins on top. After boiling, my eggs emerge a deep red, almost maroon hue.
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Create an eco-friendly Easter basket
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Easter baskets are often filled with candy wrapped in single-use plastic, cheap plastic toys + an abundance of non-recyclable fake grass.
There’s a better way.
With a bit of forethought, you can create Easter baskets that are both sustainable and exciting, too:
I take care to avoid buying junk for my daughters’ Easter baskets; instead, I stuff them full of needed reusables including books, homemade cookies, a Spring outfit, and a quality toy.
We hunt for eggs, too, but I shy away from the plastic eggs. Instead, my daughters hunt for the real eggs that we dyed together. As opposed to receiving a piece of candy in every egg, at the end of the activity they receive a prize.
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