Saturday, April 23, 2011

A "green" easter

This year, we're trying for a "green" Easter.  It seems silly to celebrate spring with plastic baskets, plastic grass, plastic eggs and plastic toys.  So, I tried to find better alternatives for the kids this year.  



For our eggs, we dyed them all using various foods.  We tried black berries, blueberries, cherries, kale, chili powder and turmeric.  The kale wasn't working so well, so I eventually tried mixing the blue berries and turmeric together.  These didn't dye as quickly or as brightly as the chemical laden egg dyes at the store, but I feel much better about eating something that has been colored with real food. 


after an hour in the dye

 We ended up putting the eggs in the dyes and leaving them in the fridge overnight.  Here's our final result:

We are also using real grass in our baskets, grown in organic soil. I think we're going to need to trim it before we fill the baskets tonight, lol!  
 

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