Celebrate Green Blog

The egg is incredible for more reasons than it’s edibility. It is celebrated world-wide as a symbol of fertility, re-birth and life.

And during Easter, eggs often hold within them something even more important than life – chocolate! And for this, we just can’t help but to say, “Thanks Easter bunny!”

But what are the plastic-free alternatives to chocolate holding eggs? You’d be surprised at the options.

Not only are sustainably sourced goodie-hiding eggs available, there are even eco-eggs for eating, shaking and decorating too!

Here’s a look at some “green” eggs, sans ham:

Edible

Organic eggs in milk or dark chocolate from Natural Candy Store

Organic, free-range eggs from a local farm (or your own chickens!)

Decorative

100% beeswax sculpted egg candle from Big Dipper Wax Works

Fair trade Kenyan Kisii Eggs from Taraluna

Folk art Easter egg from The Wooden Wagon

Handmade decorative eggs from you or Etsy

Fun

Haba “Dancing Eggs” game from The Wooden Wagon

Fair trade egg shaker from Down to Earth Toys

Wooden play eggs from A Toy Garden

Felted egg kit from A Child’s Dream Come True

Chocolate worthy

DIY crocheted gift egg kit from Nova Natural

Paper mache nesting eggs from Magic Cabin

Reclaimed or re-used plastic eggs (saved from year’s past, Freecycle, garage sales, etc.)

Tips for greening plastic eggs:

• If you want to use them, say ‘no’ to buying new
• If you get them, be sure to reuse them year after year
• Reuse them for crafts or other (here are 50 ways to use plastic eggs)