Things You'll Need:
- Email invitations
- Eggs
- Fruits or vegetables to dye eggs
- Paper scraps
- Tissue paper
- Pipe cleaners
- Magazine advertisements
- Organic snacks
- Reusable bags
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Step 1
Send out Easter party invitations via email instead of making and mailing them the traditional way. The free, simple process will also save you time and money (see Resources).
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Step 2
Let the kids dye Easter eggs with natural ingredients rather than manufactured dye tablets. For example, turn eggs red with pomegranate juice, blue with canned blueberries, yellow by boiling them with orange peels or green by boiling with spinach. You can still let your kids write on the eggs first with a wax crayon for interesting effects.
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Step 3
Decorate with reusable or recycled materials. For example, create Easter grass for baskets with paper scraps that you cut and crimped in a paper shredder. Accordion fold layers tissue paper from gift bags, twist a pipe cleaner in the center and unfold the layers to become colorful flowers. Cut magazine ads into confetti. Buy eco-friendly decorations through online shops that you can display year after year (see Resources).
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Step 4
Adorn your table with decorations that double as snacks. Layer chunks of organic fruits and vegetables on skewers and arrange them in wide glass vases. Make an assortment of finger sandwiches, chips and dips so guests won't need to use plastic utensils. Serve drinks in glasses or paper cups that you can recycle.
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Step 5
Give the kids reusable bags to gather hidden eggs and hand out organic chocolate to all of the participants. If you plan to use plastic eggs, ensure you keep them to use again next year rather than throwing them away.
