Easter is the greatest holiday in the Christian calendar, as it celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Now to a child that quite frankly means nothing. In fact to them, Easter is about the Easter Rabbit and his basket full of colourful chocolate Easter eggs. Who could blame them?
If you live in a community much similar to mine, then you are probably hosting or know someone who is hosting an Easter Party for kids. It’s a fun and great way to spend time with your family and friends as well as build up on new relationships.
Now everybody knows you can’t call it an Easter Party unless it involves the Easter bunny, Easter chicks and of course the indispensable Easter Eggs. Of course everyone has their own itinerary about it but I think it’s safe to say the following two events will be on the list:
1. Easter Egg painting/decorating
2. Easter Egg Hunt
So if you are hosting such an event, here are some green tips to make your Easter Party a sustainable one:
Easter Egg painting/decorating
- Well firstly of course, you should toss out the brightly coloured plastic dye sets and replace them with eco-friendly dyes from natural sources. We have the following suggestions for you:
- Yellow —two or three green tea or chamomile tea bags
- Pink — cranberry or red grape juice
- Light Blue —grape juice and blueberries
- Lavender —hibiscus tea bags
- Vibrant Yellow —ground cumin or turmeric power
- Orange —paprika spice
- Earthy Rusty Brown —chili powder
- Light Brown-Gold —Dill seeds
- Beige — old coffee grounds/ coffee
- Bright Red —red onion skins
- Orange —yellow onion skins
- Greenish-Yellow —Green apple peels
Easter egg hunt
- Well I suppose you do still need to use plastic eggs but we would recommend you recycle and reuse these capsules by requesting they be returned after the game. Kids get to keep what’s inside of course and no one will frown on your request because it’s a green one.
- Now the egg fillers should fit the green theme and contain safe and sustainable products. I know they’ll cost a bit more but where possible fill up with fair trade organic sweets, chocolates and sustainable toys. If it’s too costly then go for the next best thing, buy local, reducing the carbon footprint is just as much a step forward and going entirely organic.
- Use baskets made of natural/organic sources and then reuse them. Don’t just toss them out after the game.
If anyone else has more tips to share about making this Easter a fun filled green one, please so come forth and share your ideas. We welcome the ideas…
