Here you are going to find out how to go Green with any Kids Party. As an environmentally conscious parent you know that a party is not about gifts, but about bringing friends and family together to celebrate your little one. You want to create fun and great memories together while adding your own eco friendly touch by planning a party that is environmentally friendly.
Go Green E-Invitations
Invitations: Use an online planning service to create and send your invitations. These invitations are the lowest in carbon foot print and they save time and money too. They have other benefits as well such as Reminders, RSPV's, the ability to share your pics, etc. All of these features are included for Free! Take a look to the beautiful e-invitations with green designs for kid's birthday parties. You can also create your own design by adding a picture!
Go Green themes, Places and Decoration
You can throw an Eco-Friendly Party™ for your kid in any place and with any theme; all you need to do is add an eco friendly touch by playing with your eco friendly decorations and tableware.
Any place can be eco friendly: Birthday Parties Outdoors in places like the beach, parks, or your own garden, are great for kids because they provide space for running and playing. Indoor places have the advantage of being less work for parents because there is no clean up. In either case, you can offset your CO2 by offering an organic menu, and bringing your own eco friendly tableware.
Any party idea or theme for kids can be eco friendly: Eco divas, eco princesses, eco super hero's, green cowboy's; you can even do an Eco Eco party! Use your favorite characters, add an eco friendly twist and turn it in an eco party. Themes related to animals and Nature such as zebras or forest adventures are great for green kids parties.
Stay with decorations in their natural colors, use decorations with no dyes, and follow your theme in other elements such as with Food and sweets. Using edible decorations produces minimum waste and can match any theme of your choice. You can use birthday cupcake wrappers with exquisite designs printed with soy ink on recycled linen paper!
You can find so many eco friendly decorations such as bee wax birthday candles, banners that are reusable, and very cute eco favors that are fair trade. The options are endless.
Go Green Gifts
Reduce the amount of unwanted gifts by choosing one of the low carbon foot print options bellow:
Create a Wish list: In this way, your friends know what to buy based on your child's wishes and/or necessities.
Donations instead of gifts: Let your child have the gift of giving and let him/her choose an organization that is meaningful to him/her. Suggest that your guests donate to this organization instead of buying presents. Your child can still get a gift for him/herself and can then give something meaningful to charity. Start Here
Ask for Cash Gifts: As the kids grow, kids normally know what they want, and if they want to save for something special. cash gifts are a great way to help your child raise money for the gift of his/her choice.
It doesn't matter which option you choose, just remember that all of them provide a great way to avoid unwanted gifts that will end up as trash around your house and, ultimately, in a landfill.
Go Green Party Ideas
Eco Diva: An Organic Diva cake with a zebra pattern, recycled plates, and zebra napkins. Also, change the conventional divas' pink for green. Remember that Green is the new pink!
Gardeners: Look for a special place in your garden or a place that has been destructed and kids can plant or re-grow that place or area. Give them some tools, buy a potted plant, dig a hole in the dirt, take the plant out of its pot, and place it into the hole. Cover it with soil and add water.
Goodie bags: Avoid the bag full of candies and junk that will end up as trash around your house, and will later end in a landfill. Instead, give them something useful or more valuable that goes with your theme. For example, if you are having a Harry Potter theme, you can give a book or a scarf.
You can also do an activity with the kids like dying an Organic white t-shirt, and they can take these as their party favors
