Comments on: How to Have a Green Easter Holiday http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/ Green and Natural Parenting Fri, 25 May 2012 00:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bbone15 http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-24328 Bbone15 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:41:00 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-24328 I have never thought of being green year round because I believe everything is good in moderation. So therefore I pick and choose what I will be green about.  If everybody did this it would be easier for people to participate.  At work whenever possible I never printed materials it made my job a little more difficult but I got by.  I did my part to save the trees.  Because nothing is so beautiful as sitting in it's shade. I have never thought of being green year round because I believe everything is good in moderation. So therefore I pick and choose what I will be green about.  If everybody did this it would be easier for people to participate.  At work whenever possible I never printed materials it made my job a little more difficult but I got by.  I did my part to save the trees.  Because nothing is so beautiful as sitting in it’s shade.

]]> By: Leah Avon http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-15978 Leah Avon Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:09:00 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-15978 I never thought about making dye with food. We can not wait to try it! I never thought about making dye with food. We can not wait to try it!

]]> By: Lynn http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14302 Lynn Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:58:56 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14302 Love these ideas of course and do many or most of them. Other ideas for us center around activities, making "hunts" more fun. So for instance, after the kids have found their eggs, they choose one and hide it for parents. They LOVE seeing the parents hunt. I'm a grandma and we hide four eggs for each child. Each egg--real ones--has a child's name on it and only he/she is allowed to collect the eggs with his/her name. We also set out little decorated boxes with each child's name on them. Inside these little boxes are an organic lollipop, a few piece of glee gum, a "treasure" like a special stamp, piece of fool's gold, charm etc., and a bill (depending on the year it could be $1 or $5). The kids also go hunting for the box. Love these ideas of course and do many or most of them. Other ideas for us center around activities, making “hunts” more fun. So for instance, after the kids have found their eggs, they choose one and hide it for parents. They LOVE seeing the parents hunt.

I’m a grandma and we hide four eggs for each child. Each egg–real ones–has a child’s name on it and only he/she is allowed to collect the eggs with his/her name. We also set out little decorated boxes with each child’s name on them. Inside these little boxes are an organic lollipop, a few piece of glee gum, a “treasure” like a special stamp, piece of fool’s gold, charm etc., and a bill (depending on the year it could be $1 or $5). The kids also go hunting for the box.

]]> By: Katharyn http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14301 Katharyn Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:08:50 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14301 Have the children pick non poisonous green things out of the garden (just grass is fine) and press them against your raw white egg shell, place that instead an onion skin, and the whole mess inside a cheese cloth, tie up and boil as you would otherwise to cook the egg. The hard boiled egg will come out varying shades of brown and red, with white imprints of the green foliage. I grew up with the same Easter basket until I moved out, and I'm pretty sure my mum still has it. I do not understand this consumerism driven "need" to buy a new basket every year. Why, did you break the old one? I stuff my baskets with raffia, and then put the raffia back in the craft room when all is said and done. Have the children pick non poisonous green things out of the garden (just grass is fine) and press them against your raw white egg shell, place that instead an onion skin, and the whole mess inside a cheese cloth, tie up and boil as you would otherwise to cook the egg. The hard boiled egg will come out varying shades of brown and red, with white imprints of the green foliage.

I grew up with the same Easter basket until I moved out, and I’m pretty sure my mum still has it. I do not understand this consumerism driven “need” to buy a new basket every year. Why, did you break the old one?

I stuff my baskets with raffia, and then put the raffia back in the craft room when all is said and done.

]]> By: Beth http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14300 Beth Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:21:42 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14300 These are great ideas for sustainability and encouraging family traditions! Growing up we we had the same set of plastic eggs that my mom would fill with pennies for the family Easter Egg hunt. And we had the same Easter basket every year. Part of the fun on Easter morning was seeing the Easter Basket returned (not sure where it was hidden all year long..) Wishing everyone a happy, healthy Easter season. These are great ideas for sustainability and encouraging family traditions!

Growing up we we had the same set of plastic eggs that my mom would fill with pennies for the family Easter Egg hunt. And we had the same Easter basket every year. Part of the fun on Easter morning was seeing the Easter Basket returned (not sure where it was hidden all year long..)

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy Easter season.

]]> By: Jody http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14299 Jody Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:31:15 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14299 geez...this blog has gotten me excited about easter...moss!!! c'mon...why have i never thought of that? so adorable...or grass...with lil wildflowers mixed in. soooo much better than green plastic shred mess everywhere. baskets from the thrift store...i've done that-you can find cute ones too. then just give them back to the thrift store if you can't find a use for it post-bunny day. i think we are going to actually use natural dyes this year...i've always wanted to. hmmm, all the eggs we buy are local brown eggs...dyes won't work? also, we've decided to have brunch at our house...easter egg hunt for all the kids and croquet and mimosas for us "big kids". should be purdy cute. we were thinking about having hints in the eggs that lead to several more special gifts instead of candy and lil plastic nothings...like a scavenger hunt. geez…this blog has gotten me excited about easter…moss!!! c’mon…why have i never thought of that? so adorable…or grass…with lil wildflowers mixed in. soooo much better than green plastic shred mess everywhere.

baskets from the thrift store…i’ve done that-you can find cute ones too. then just give them back to the thrift store if you can’t find a use for it post-bunny day.

i think we are going to actually use natural dyes this year…i’ve always wanted to. hmmm, all the eggs we buy are local brown eggs…dyes won’t work?

also, we’ve decided to have brunch at our house…easter egg hunt for all the kids and croquet and mimosas for us “big kids”. should be purdy cute.

we were thinking about having hints in the eggs that lead to several more special gifts instead of candy and lil plastic nothings…like a scavenger hunt.

]]> By: (((((HUGS))))) sandi http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14298 (((((HUGS))))) sandi Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:36:15 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14298 LOVE THIS! I'm actually crocheting favors for a community Eater egg hunt~teacups, necklaces, dragon/knight finger puppets, crocheted food, etc. (((((HUGS))))) sandi LOVE THIS! I’m actually crocheting favors for a community Eater egg hunt~teacups, necklaces, dragon/knight finger puppets, crocheted food, etc. (((((HUGS))))) sandi

]]> By: ECC http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14297 ECC Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:19:08 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14297 Good ideas thanks.. I think that giftbags that are going to be re-used are what we would use. I also think some candy is good, but love the idea of keeping the child/ persons interest , books etc are great ones, it's a "basket" that I would love! Good ideas thanks.. I think that giftbags that are going to be re-used are what we would use. I also think some candy is good, but love the idea of keeping the child/ persons interest , books etc are great ones, it’s a “basket” that I would love!

]]> By: Helen http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14296 Helen Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:13:41 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14296 This year my husband is going to make our girls wooden art caddies as their easter baskets. I will fill them with little treats that I will make - felt toys and home-baked snacks. I just found your blog and have really enjoyed reading it. You have so many good ideas and I know I will be back. This year my husband is going to make our girls wooden art caddies as their easter baskets. I will fill them with little treats that I will make – felt toys and home-baked snacks.

I just found your blog and have really enjoyed reading it. You have so many good ideas and I know I will be back.

]]> By: wenchie http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14295 wenchie Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:53:21 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14295 Easter's very much not a commercial holiday over here (cadbury's creme eggs aside), but the biggest fun we had as kids - and that my cousin's kids still love - was painting a hardboiled egg and flinging it down a hill to see whose could get furthest before it smashed (it's also the only time I've ever eaten a hardboiled egg. Somehow the mud made it tastier...). We've also made little "nests" from shredded wheat cereal broken up and mixed with melted chocolate and filled with mini chocolate eggs. That's fun (if a bit messy) and they look pretty good no matter how badly put together. Easter’s very much not a commercial holiday over here (cadbury’s creme eggs aside), but the biggest fun we had as kids – and that my cousin’s kids still love – was painting a hardboiled egg and flinging it down a hill to see whose could get furthest before it smashed (it’s also the only time I’ve ever eaten a hardboiled egg. Somehow the mud made it tastier…).

We’ve also made little “nests” from shredded wheat cereal broken up and mixed with melted chocolate and filled with mini chocolate eggs. That’s fun (if a bit messy) and they look pretty good no matter how badly put together.

]]> By: Honey http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14294 Honey Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:39:02 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14294 We reuse everything. Grass has not been bought since I was about 10. Yep...the Easter Bunny is using the same grass for my kids he used on me. That grass is over 20 years old now...and still green!! We reused the plastic eggs & let the kids stuff them with stickers or chocolates we make out of molds which are even older than me! I highly recommend books and making your own treats for their baskets. Saves money (Lots o'money if you're vegan!) and I know my kids get organic sweets low on the sweet. Oh, and I also 'reuse' the bunny gifts. They forget if it's a few years old & now that we have 3 children well...she's never had them & it's brand new! ;) Normally all they need is a new ribbon to hold a tag. Oh...you can also use your pets bedding BEFORE it goes to the pet. :) You don't want that suprise come Easter morn! ;) We did that one year for my oldest & gave him a farm themed basket. The cedar smell was heavenly too. Honey www.mondorfment.blogger.com We reuse everything. Grass has not been bought since I was about 10. Yep…the Easter Bunny is using the same grass for my kids he used on me. That grass is over 20 years old now…and still green!! We reused the plastic eggs & let the kids stuff them with stickers or chocolates we make out of molds which are even older than me! I highly recommend books and making your own treats for their baskets. Saves money (Lots o’money if you’re vegan!) and I know my kids get organic sweets low on the sweet. Oh, and I also ‘reuse’ the bunny gifts. They forget if it’s a few years old & now that we have 3 children well…she’s never had them & it’s brand new! ;) Normally all they need is a new ribbon to hold a tag. Oh…you can also use your pets bedding BEFORE it goes to the pet. :) You don’t want that suprise come Easter morn! ;) We did that one year for my oldest & gave him a farm themed basket. The cedar smell was heavenly too.

Honey
http://www.mondorfment.blogger.com

]]> By: Mommy Reporter http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14293 Mommy Reporter Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:48:56 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14293 Love these tips!! I think having a 'green' Easter is a great idea... I am going to try and do that for my son... hopefully I can find some great stuff to reuse or upcycle... thanks again!! Love these tips!! I think having a ‘green’ Easter is a great idea… I am going to try and do that for my son… hopefully I can find some great stuff to reuse or upcycle… thanks again!!

]]> By: Esther (WellnessMom) http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14292 Esther (WellnessMom) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:19:45 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14292 Great ideas! This will be the first year we do anything with our daughter, so these are some great thoughts on how to keep things simple. Great ideas! This will be the first year we do anything with our daughter, so these are some great thoughts on how to keep things simple.

]]> By: Bridget http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14291 Bridget Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:00:39 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14291 Thx for the tips. We bought two buckets a few yrs ago (one for each boy) & a bag of plastic grass - the Easter bunny re-uses them every year. We've typically filled them with a book, & a couple small games/toys. I remember getting those store bought Easter baskets when I was a kid...they were awful! It always took us forever to get the stuff out b/c of all the tape, etc...plus everything was so cheap...not much there even though it looks cute at first glance. Thx for the tips. We bought two buckets a few yrs ago (one for each boy) & a bag of plastic grass – the Easter bunny re-uses them every year. We’ve typically filled them with a book, & a couple small games/toys. I remember getting those store bought Easter baskets when I was a kid…they were awful! It always took us forever to get the stuff out b/c of all the tape, etc…plus everything was so cheap…not much there even though it looks cute at first glance.

]]> By: Wendy http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14290 Wendy Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:23:27 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14290 For completely biodegradable Easter decorations, we grow an indoor garden with the grass you mentioned and forced branches to hang blown eggs from. After we're done with it, we dump everything into the worm composting bin (but if you don't do this, you could use it as mulch in the garden). And making edible ornaments (either decorated sugar cookies or stained glass ones like I did for Valentine's day) to hang from the Easter tree (or even in the window) is always fun. http://wisdomofthemoon.blogspot.com/2008/02/easter-garden.html http://wisdomofthemoon.blogspot.com/2008/02/valentines-stainglass-cookie.html For completely biodegradable Easter decorations, we grow an indoor garden with the grass you mentioned and forced branches to hang blown eggs from. After we’re done with it, we dump everything into the worm composting bin (but if you don’t do this, you could use it as mulch in the garden). And making edible ornaments (either decorated sugar cookies or stained glass ones like I did for Valentine’s day) to hang from the Easter tree (or even in the window) is always fun.

http://wisdomofthemoon.blogspot.com/2008/02/easter-garden.html
http://wisdomofthemoon.blogspot.com/2008/02/valentines-stainglass-cookie.html

]]> By: Terri Dawson http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-have-a-green-easter-holiday/#comment-14289 Terri Dawson Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:03:46 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4201#comment-14289 We purchase a Mystery Box from Archie McPhee and make it our family Easter present. The cool thing about this is we always have fun gifts left over for friends through out the year and the stuff is always a blast to look at. We purchase a Mystery Box from Archie McPhee and make it our family Easter present. The cool thing about this is we always have fun gifts left over for friends through out the year and the stuff is always a blast to look at.

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