Easter gifts (that won’t cost the Earth)

KEEP IT REAL

For a fitting message, Fairtrade palm oil-free chocolate and plastic-free packaging, it’s hard to beat this little egg, which comes with an Easter storybook in the box.

The Real Easter Egg, £4.50 (150g), meaningfulchocolate.co.uk

IN THE BAG

If you’re planning an Easter egg hunt, this reusable felted-wool basket is a lovely alternative to a plastic container.

Ochre Felt Easter Bunny Basket, £18, quinceandcook.co.uk

SOW THE SEED

For an alternative gift, we love these tokens made from seed paper – just plant, and the embedded seeds germinate to produce UK native wildflowers. Plus £1 from each purchase goes towards a protected wildflower meadow scheme.

Easter Seed Paper Tokens Letterbox Gift, £25 for nine tokens, plantabloomer.com

THAT’S A WRAP!

Chocolate doesn’t have to come egg-shaped at Easter – especially when it’s a luxury dark bar of Fairtrade choccy with a hint of Cornish sea salt, wrapped in sustainable packaging.

Cornish Sea Salt Chocolate Bar, £6 (90g), mysko.co.uk

HAPPY FEET

These adorable slippers will keep toes warm and the planet happy. Made with organic wool to fair trade standards by an all-female community in Kathmandu.

Rory Rabbit Slippers for Kids, £29.99, shoppompom.com

CHICK CHOC

Organic ingredients, tick. 100% recyclable packaging, tick. Cute beyond measure, tick, tick, tick. Montezuma’s finest chocolate, Easter style

Clucky Milk Chocolate Chick with Buttons, £6 (100g,) montezumas.co.uk

BEE KIND

This little pack of seeds is a gorgeous Easter gift – and wildlife will thank you, too. The flowers are especially chosen to encourage bees, ladybirds and other garden creatures.

Mummy & Mr Fox Save The Bees Seed Sachet, £1.20 for eight types of flower seeds, oceanandbee.co.uk

TIN-TASTIC

Present your homemade gifts in these gorgeous Emma Bridgewater-patterned tins. Comes in four pretty Easter designs.

Easter Egg Tins, £3.99 each, annabeljames.co.uk

DREAMY DOZEN

For sustainable goodies, Tony’s Chocolonely work directly with cocoa farmers and pay them a higher living wage. These small eggs in seven flavours are Fairtrade and come in a recycled carton.

VEGAN TREAT

Ditch the dairy and try a vegan egg. This dark chocolate version includes plantbased agave honeycomb.

Chococo Vegan Agave Honeycombe Dark Chocolate Easter Egg, £13 (175g), chococo.co.uk