The Easter bunny will be hopping into homes soon. Why not make sure your little one’s Easter basket is Earth-friendly as well as kid-friendly? Here are few ways to help your Easter basket go green.

Make Your Easter Basket Green. photo courtesy of Butterfly Sha

Start With the Basket

Going green this Easter can start with the basket that will hold it all. This Bolga basket is made by artists in a small villiage in Northern Ghana. This fair-trade basket is made from natural grasses by people who have been making them for decades. Pick one up for just $15.95.

Forget the Plastic Grass

Rather than picking up a cheap bag of plastic grass, why not try something a little more Earth-friendly? Try green yarn, strips of recycled paper or 100% biodegradable grass like this one for $2.29 a bag.

Chocolate Can Be Green

Chocolate is usually brown, but it can be green, too. Try these cute organic and fair-trade chocolate bunny twins ; they are just $5.18 at the NaturalCandyStore.com. Throw in some organic jelly beans and vegan gummy bears.

Try Wooden Toys

Wooden toys are a good option when trying to go green. This egg shaker is hand crafted and is colored in natural vegetable dyes. These are sold for $8 at TheLittleSeed.com and are made by artisans in India.

Include a Book

Books made with recycled paper are another great addition to any Earth-friendly Easter basket. Barnes and Noble sells several titles your little bunny will love including this one called In the Garden.

A handful of exceptional skin care lines has made it easy to be earth-friendly from head to toe by providing organic and natural alternatives for many of the products we use everyday. Here are ready-to-go gift ideas for the health and earth conscience.

Korres Limited-Edition Sugar Plums Set

Korres Limited-Edition Sugar Plums Set

This limited-edition nature-inspired kit has all you need for a fresh and flawless look. Korres Sugar Plums Set comes with a lip butter, lip gloss, and a shimmering eyeshadow. The Plum Lip Butter is a mix of Shea Butter and Rice Wax that will melt on the lips and provides a shiny, tinted finish which will hydrate and add softness.  Plum Cherry Lip Gloss is a sheer, high-shine, color lip gloss.  Cherry oil hydrates the lips while vitamins E and C offer antioxidant protection. The Plum Shimmering Eyeshadow is very easy to apply and is infused with sunflower and evening primrose oils to nourish the sensitive eye area.

LAVANILA Three Wishes Healthy Body Trio

LAVANILA Three Wishes Healthy Body Trio

The trio of 100% pure Shea and cocoa butters are infused with super anti-oxidants Goji Berry and Kakadu Plum, for a healthy dose of 30 essential vitamins & minerals and 19 amino acids to feed the skin.  These naturally formulated and rich body butters deeply nourish and repair the skin. 

The LAVANILA Three Wishes Healthy Body Trio comes with a Pure Vanilla Body Butter, Vanilla Grapefruit Body Butter, and a Vanilla Blossom Body Butter, all in a beautiful signature gift box.

Tsi-La Organic Eau De Parfum Mini Collection

Tsi-La Organic Eau De Parfum Mini Collection

Delicate, sophisticated and 100% organic. Untouched by alcohol, preservatives, artificial fragrances or colorings, the Tsi-La Organic Eau De Parfum Mini Collection uses a moisturizing base of select coconut oil infused with botanical extracts of pink orchid flowers.

The 4 miniature bottles are perfect for travel and come packaged in a black lotus signature box. 

Comes with four fragrances: Fleur Sauvage, Kesu, Ilang Ilang , and Kizes.

Burt’s Bees Men’s Natural Grooming Kit

Burt's Bees Men's Natural Grooming Kit

We didn’t forget the men!  This collection of men’s grooming necessities is the perfect gift for guys on the go. Burt’s Bees Men’s Natural Grooming Kit is all you need to cleanse, moisturize, shave and invigorate your skin with natural botanicals including Sunflower, Coconut, Cyprus and Fir oils, Aloe and Vitamin E. Each kit contains aftershave, shave cream, body wash, bar soap, and a lip balm all in a men’s travel bag.

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Do you have any earth friendly bath & body products you would like to recommend?  Please leave a comment and share any ideas you have.