Greener Easter Eggs

Have a more natural and eco-friendly Easter this year. There are so many great ways to reduce your impact this year.

Easter is just around the corner. The other day I shared some greener gift ideas and today I want to share some ways to have greener Easter eggs. There are many great options out there that help you avoid the toxic dyes that you find in the cheap grocery store kits and the toxic plastics in the cheap plastic eggs.

• Dye your eggs with food. Onions, red cabbage, and other food can be used to make beautiful eggs. Crunchy Domestic Goddess has some great tips for dyeing your eggs natural.
• Buy a natural dye kit. There are several great options out there including Eco-Kids Eco-Egg Coloring Kit and Natural Egg Dye Kit.
• Condo Blues shared an interesting tutorial for making washi paper eggs. They are super cute and a very interesting alternative to dyeing.
• Are you vegan? EggNots makes dyeable ceramic eggs. They are made in the USA and last forever. They suggest using food coloring but natural dye options would likely work as well, it would be a great way to use Condo Blues’ washi paper egg tutorial!
• If you need fillable eggs consider Eco Eggs. They are made from bpa-free, corn-starch based plastic, are food grade, are fully compostable in industrial compost, are durable and reusable for many years, and they are made in the USA.

Will you be using Easter eggs this year? If so are you going to try any of the options above or do you have other green ideas? Be sure to share in the comments below.

This post is part of an Easter carnival held on the Big Green Purse, be sure to check out the other posts.