How to create an organic Easter basket

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By Janice Brewster
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This Easter, make somebunny--and the planet--happy.

Easter is the time to celebrate new life. Help make it earth-friendly, too, by filling your baskets with organic or green goodies.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Start with a basket, but don't buy a new one--especially not a plastic one. If you don't have a suitable basket around the house, head to your nearest thrift store, where baskets are usually plentiful. Remember reuse is a great way to go green this Easter. Or, you can help your kids create paper mache Easter baskets out of torn newspaper and glue.
Step 2

Step away from the plastic "grass" basket filler. If you have access to a shredder, use shredded paper to cushion your Easter basket goodies instead.
Step 3

Organic, fair trade Easter chocolate from Chinaberry.com is an environmentally friendly treat.

Please your sweet tooth with organic chocolate and candy. If you can't find any treats locally, browse the Internet for sources like Chinaberry.com.
Step 4

Choose local, fresh eggs for your earth-friendly Easter.

Support your local farmer by buying his or her fresh eggs. Remember, buying from a local source helps save energy that would be spent on transportation to market. If you can't buy local, choose organic, cage-free eggs at your grocery store.
Step 5

Felted wool Easter eggs are environmentally friendly and fun to make with a kit from peacefleece.com.

Fresh eggs are great, but obviously, they won't keep. Felted wool eggs are perfect for creating beautiful eco decorations, and they make a fun project to do with kids over Easter vacation. Do a quick Internet search for instructions, or buy a felted Easter Egg kit online from Peace Fleece.
Step 6

All the animals hope you'll make earth-friendly choices this Easter. This organic cotton bunny is from huggaplanet.com.

Skip the imported stuffed animals made from synthetic materials. A better eco choice is an organic cotton lovey, like this rabbit from Hugg a Planet.