{"id":463151,"date":"2010-03-23T16:05:22","date_gmt":"2010-03-23T20:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenrightnow.com\/?p=10110"},"modified":"2010-03-23T16:05:22","modified_gmt":"2010-03-23T20:05:22","slug":"ditch-the-plastic-and-get-creative-with-eco-smart-easter-baskets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/463151","title":{"rendered":"Ditch the plastic and get creative with eco-smart Easter baskets"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Melissa Segrest<\/a>
\nGreen Right Now<\/strong><\/p>\n

A-tisket, a-tasket, where can we get our hands on\u00a0some\u00a0eco-Easter baskets?<\/p>\n

You can<\/em> give the kids a greener\u00a0holiday without the\u00a0plastic basket stuffed with synthetic grass. Hop down the environmentally friendly bunny trail with us for some ideas.<\/p>\n

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This woven basket can be made with cotton leftovers or dyed cotton strips. (Photo: Disney Family Fun.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The heirloom basket:<\/strong> If you\u2019ve been lucky enough to keep your own childhood basket, you can give the kids an Easter tradition with an interesting past. Don\u2019t worry if it\u2019s not fancy, or even if it\u2019s plastic. Share your memories of Easter egg hunts when you were young, and encourage them to keep the family tradition alive \u2013 perhaps some day they can pass the basket to their children.<\/p>\n

Make it yourself:<\/strong> First, think beyond the basket. A pail, a purse, sturdy craft paper, a shoebox and even a milk carton can be the starting point for some creative kids.<\/p>\n

You and your kids can make a colorful basket from a shoebox<\/a> augmented with leftover fabric, glitter and stickers. Another fun shoebox basket<\/a> uses part of the box to create a woven look. Even a leftover small Pringles can become a bunny<\/a> with some creative thinking and stiff paper. For that matter, just get some card stock paper and gather up leftover stickers, glitter, ribbons and fabric to create a very personalized basket<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Disney’s Family Fun site has directions for several more homemade, inexpensive projects, that reuse paper or fabric. Some are aimed at small kids, such as this simple basket <\/a>made from dyed t-shirt strips; others require more effort but could result in a keepsake, like this one woven from colorful fabric scraps<\/a> (see photo left).<\/p>\n

Free-trade baskets:<\/strong> If you\u2019d like to have classy, classic baskets for your family\u2019s eco-friendly Easter traditions, there are plenty to pick from:<\/p>\n