Comments on: 5 Ways to Go Retro For an Eco-Friendly “Green” Easter http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:56:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Amber (Imperishable Beauty) http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-794 Amber (Imperishable Beauty) Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:11:57 +0000 http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-794 Great suggestions, all of them! Thanks! I detest cheap plastic trinkets. Ugh. Glad you liked them, Amber! :) Great suggestions, all of them! Thanks! I detest cheap plastic trinkets. Ugh.

Glad you liked them, Amber! :)

]]> By: Green Baby Guide http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-731 Green Baby Guide Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:26:10 +0000 http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-731 I agree--Easter does not need to be about adding to our growing collection of plastic knick-knacks. My daughter is just two, so I figure now is the time to set her expectations for low-key Easters to come. This year she got some lovely hard-boiled eggs. (Okay, and some candy her cousins gave her!) Good for you for starting off this way - it's always easier to ratchet things up later if you want than to make things simpler later! :) I made the mistake this year of allowing the Easter Bunny to bring my 16-month-old a chocolate rabbit. Guess who ate 80% of the chocolate rabbit? Yours truly! -- Lynn I agree–Easter does not need to be about adding to our growing collection of plastic knick-knacks. My daughter is just two, so I figure now is the time to set her expectations for low-key Easters to come. This year she got some lovely hard-boiled eggs. (Okay, and some candy her cousins gave her!)

Good for you for starting off this way - it’s always easier to ratchet things up later if you want than to make things simpler later! :) I made the mistake this year of allowing the Easter Bunny to bring my 16-month-old a chocolate rabbit. Guess who ate 80% of the chocolate rabbit? Yours truly! — Lynn

]]> By: Alyson http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-728 Alyson Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:45:10 +0000 http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-728 Those are some great ideas! We treat the baskets like we do Christmas stockings - we use the same ones every year and set them out on "Easter Eve" for the bunny to put stuff in. Instead of cheap plastic toys, the bunny likes to bring more pracical gifts to our house, like new sandals and bathing suits for the summer (you're going to buy them anyway, right?), sidewalk chalk, and jumpropes. You have a very generous bunny! :) -- Lynn Those are some great ideas! We treat the baskets like we do Christmas stockings - we use the same ones every year and set them out on “Easter Eve” for the bunny to put stuff in. Instead of cheap plastic toys, the bunny likes to bring more pracical gifts to our house, like new sandals and bathing suits for the summer (you’re going to buy them anyway, right?), sidewalk chalk, and jumpropes.

You have a very generous bunny! :) — Lynn

]]> By: The Not Quite Crunchy Parent http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-704 The Not Quite Crunchy Parent Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:31:23 +0000 http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-704 Great ideas. We also decorate using Easter Fabric and silks. I'm so tired of the plastic junk toys I try to put art supplies and other longer use types of trinkets in my son's basket. Well, before Easter I couldn't figure out why people put trinkets in the basket. Post-Easter, I'm more savvy. Oh, yes, ALL THAT CHOCOLATE!!! -- Lynn Great ideas. We also decorate using Easter Fabric and silks. I’m so tired of the plastic junk toys I try to put art supplies and other longer use types of trinkets in my son’s basket.

Well, before Easter I couldn’t figure out why people put trinkets in the basket. Post-Easter, I’m more savvy. Oh, yes, ALL THAT CHOCOLATE!!! — Lynn

]]> By: Memarie Lane http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-687 Memarie Lane Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:01:14 +0000 http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-687 In addition to the ecological side of it, I hate the material aspect. I was really disgusted trying to find decent Easter stuff this year. We reuse the same (straw) baskets every year, and I give them useful things instead of plastic crap. Here's what's in their baskets this year: New jammies for summer, underwear, a new cup with a favorite character on it, spill-proof bubbles, wooden puzzles, a book each, and they each get one marshmallow bunny and a small bag of "robin eggs." Sounds like fun at Easter at your place! :) Thanks for your comment! -- Lynn In addition to the ecological side of it, I hate the material aspect. I was really disgusted trying to find decent Easter stuff this year. We reuse the same (straw) baskets every year, and I give them useful things instead of plastic crap. Here’s what’s in their baskets this year:

New jammies for summer, underwear, a new cup with a favorite character on it, spill-proof bubbles, wooden puzzles, a book each, and they each get one marshmallow bunny and a small bag of “robin eggs.”

Sounds like fun at Easter at your place! :) Thanks for your comment! — Lynn

]]> By: Angie @ Many Little Blessings http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-679 Angie @ Many Little Blessings Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:38:10 +0000 http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-679 Amen! I'm so tired of all the cheap plastic toys!!! We did kind of go all out with gifts for Easter baskets this year, but we also skipped out on any cheap plastic toys to use as fillers. (Well...we did buy little army men for one of our little guys, but I actually think he'll like them and think of them more as a classic toy.) We are also skipping out on the plastic eggs this year as well. Amen! I’m so tired of all the cheap plastic toys!!!

We did kind of go all out with gifts for Easter baskets this year, but we also skipped out on any cheap plastic toys to use as fillers. (Well…we did buy little army men for one of our little guys, but I actually think he’ll like them and think of them more as a classic toy.)

We are also skipping out on the plastic eggs this year as well.

]]> By: Good&Crazy http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-675 Good&Crazy Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:09:11 +0000 http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-675 I hear you and we're working on greening up Easter, recently we created a 'no gifts' birthday rule. No more $10 plastic crap coming in or going out thanks. We had to amend the rule to include 'handmade gifts are okay'. And we haven't looked back. Don't even get me started on birthday (or Easter) goodie bags of plastic crap... I hear you and we’re working on greening up Easter, recently we created a ‘no gifts’ birthday rule. No more $10 plastic crap coming in or going out thanks. We had to amend the rule to include ‘handmade gifts are okay’. And we haven’t looked back. Don’t even get me started on birthday (or Easter) goodie bags of plastic crap…

]]> By: Alana http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-673 Alana Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:54:27 +0000 http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-673 Great ideas - we planted our own Easter grass this year. It took less than a week and the kids have loved checking it daily. http://graymattersmd.blogspot.com/2008/03/tackle-it-tuesday-9-planting-easter.html Great ideas - we planted our own Easter grass this year. It took less than a week and the kids have loved checking it daily.

http://graymattersmd.blogspot.com/2008/03/tackle-it-tuesday-9-planting-easter.html

]]> By: Crabmommy http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-671 Crabmommy Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:49:20 +0000 http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-671 Yes, yes, yes!!!! Lynn, this is right-on. I can't stand seeing all the plastic crap around...If I may so humbly also direct you to a post I did at my blog, note especially the adorable "egglings" pictured--tiny egg-shaped ceramic pots that hatch a beautiful herb when cracked open. Yes, yes, yes!!!!
Lynn, this is right-on. I can’t stand seeing all the plastic crap around…If I may so humbly also direct you to a post I did at my blog, note especially the adorable “egglings” pictured–tiny egg-shaped ceramic pots that hatch a beautiful herb when cracked open.

]]> By: OMSH http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-669 OMSH Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:49:52 +0000 http://organicmania.com/2008/03/19/5-ways-to-go-retro-for-an-eco-friendly-green-easter/#comment-669 Hey there, I'm an editor over at <a href="sk-rt.com" rel="nofollow">sk*rt</a> and just selected this entry for an Editor's Pick! Wow! I'm so excited! Thanks for letting me know and congrats on your new gig! -- Lynn Hey there, I’m an editor over at sk*rt and just selected this entry for an Editor’s Pick!

Wow! I’m so excited! Thanks for letting me know and congrats on your new gig! — Lynn

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