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The Best Eco-Friendly Easter Eggs

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April 5, 2022 By Lisa Sharp 5 Comments

Make this Easter a bit more eco-friendly with these eco-friendly Easter eggs. There are many different options including some vegan-friendly Easter eggs!

Colorful easter eggs in bucket and on clothes line on wooden background.

Easter is just around the corner and I want to share some ways to have eco-friendly Easter eggs. It can be a holiday full of waste but it doesn’t have to. 

There are so many options out there for less plastic, less waste, and better ingredients. It can have a huge impact on how ec0-friendly your Easter is overall.

Many of these eco-friendly Easter egg options are also more frugal in the long run. It’s always a good thing when we can combine frugal living and eco-friendly living!

Eco-Friendly Easter Eggs

basket of brightly colored easter eggs on table with spring flowers

Natural Easter Egg Dye

Dye your eggs with food. Onions, red cabbage, and other food can be used to make beautiful eggs. Green Oklahoma has great tips for naturally dyeing Easter eggs. It’s amazing how many colors you can make just using food.

You can also buy a natural dye kit. There are several great options out there including Earth Paints Natural Egg Dye Kit. Whole Foods and other natural food stores usually have some natural egg dye kits available around Easter.

When using real eggs try to use local, free-range eggs. This is the better option when it comes to the environment as well as the health of the chickens. 

And if it can be done safely, Easter eggs can be eaten after dyeing to help avoid food waste. Just be mindful of your dyeing method and how you store the eggs if you are going to eat them.

Decorate Easter Eggs with Washi Paper

washi paper Easter egg

Condo Blues shared an interesting tutorial for making washi paper eggs. They are super cute and a very interesting alternative to dyeing. You can get some really unique Easter eggs with this method.

Vegan-Friendly Easter Eggs

Are you vegan or have an egg allergy? You can get dyeable fake eggs. Not only are these a great way to dye eggs without having to cook any, they also will last year after year!

You can also get wooden eggs which could be painted or decorated with other craft supplies. And these eggs could be used as a decoration year after year.

Eco-Friendly Fillable Eggs

If you need fillable eggs, Eco Eggs are a good option. 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. I’ve seen these at Whole Foods each year as well.

Make Planning an Eco-Friendly Easter Easier

easter planner pages preview

Keeping your Easter eco-friendly without added stress is made a lot easier if you plan ahead. You can do that with my Easter planner. It has 13 sheets to help you plan for anything you have going on for Easter.

The Easter planner is a digital download so you can print it right away, no need to wait for it to ship. Plus you can use it year after year without having to keep buying a new planner.

Get the Easter Planner today!

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  1. Dr. Lisa Marotta says

    March 17, 2013 at 8:01 pm

    I am VERY excited to have this information! I love dying eggs but my kids are so old now that most of the junky stuff inside of the kits are wasted on us. This is a terrific alternative and will be EGG-ACTLY the right project for Easter 2013. Thanks!

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    • Lisa Sharp says

      March 17, 2013 at 8:04 pm

      You’re welcome! Glad you found it useful!

      Reply
  2. Diane MacEachern says

    March 18, 2013 at 2:54 am

    Lisa, These are terrific suggestions for dying eggs. I particularly like the idea of dying ceramic eggs! I never would have thought of that.

    Reply
  3. Michelle says

    March 19, 2013 at 1:46 pm

    we have been using store bought natural dyes for quite some time, but last year tried using homemade ones and loved how they eggs came out. The children were super involved and it is now a tradition i look forward to continuing!

    Reply
  4. Maya says

    March 20, 2013 at 2:20 am

    Hi Lisa
    The tips that you shared with for dying the eggs are just cool and are easy. These would make my kids out of this world.
    Really thumbs up for this creativity and obviously looking for more. lol

    Reply

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