Don't get me wrong, the Easter bunny always brings plenty of chocolate and other sugary treats to the little boys in this house. But Easter doesn't have to be all about the candy. Check out these sugar-free ideas:
Confetti Eggs - These clever, hand-crafted eggs made with repurposed egg shells are filled with colorful confetti and sealed with tissue paper. All ingredients are 100% biodegradable - even the glue and glitter are homemade from natural ingredients. Perfect for an eco-friendly Easter party!
Dinosaur Bath Egg - What better way to encourage a kid to jump in the bath than to give them a fizzy dinosaur egg to play with? This extra large bath egg is handmade with natural ingredients including moisturizing Emu oil from Kaylala's family farm of free-range Emus, french green clay and organic vanilla. Best of all, there's a dinosaur sponge surprise inside!
High Flying Easter Bunny - Support handmade with a plush Easter Bunny from Etsy! This one is sewn out of cotton and anti-pill fleece (not organic - but still handmade!) with no removable parts, making it safe for infants. If he doesn't suit your fancy, check out Inhabitot's list of 7 Best Eco-Friendly Easter Bunnies from Etsy. There are some cute ones for sure!
More sweet but sugar-free ideas:
- Books: chapter books, comic books, coloring books
- Eco-friendly craft supplies (Inhabitots has a nice list)
- Felted Easter eggs (here's a little round-up I did last year)
- Wooden Easter eggs - available on Etsy of course!
What sugar-free treats does the Easter Bunny leave at your house?
(Full disclosure: I received a free dinosaur bath egg from Kaylala....in exchange for my honest opinion.)
We do puzzles, books, and stickers a lot. The candy we do by is usually sugar-free but when we go to the grandparents it's a whole different story.
Posted by: Raising Green Richmond Kids | April 13, 2011 at 11:51 AM
The photo above is very interesting! I wonder before if there still dinosaur until now.
Posted by: childrens christian curriculum | April 14, 2011 at 08:43 PM
food info. please. send baking recipes. k
Posted by: megan arneson | April 15, 2011 at 08:08 PM
The Easter bunny does NOT leave any sugar-free treats at our house, but I did pick up some sugar-free jelly beans for me so that I wouldn't be tempted to eat the kids' jelly beans! Unfortunately, they're all gone now!!
My husband and I splurge every Easter on some really decadent Belgian chocolates, the kind with fresh cream flown over from Brussels weekly (yeah, not very green!) and we eat the really good stuff so we are satisfied & leave the kids' baskets alone!
Happy Easter, Micaela!
Posted by: Lynn from OrganicMania | April 18, 2011 at 09:13 PM
This Confetti Eggs recipe is a good one to try.. I love all the variety of sharing from you..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bDNMuA795U All the collections sounds great and thanks for sharing.. Well done!!
Posted by: Eco kids | April 19, 2011 at 03:18 AM