The Bite:
Do gooder, and hand out eco goody bags at your kid's next shindig. From gift certificates to crafts to sustainable wood toys in reusable bags, our lineup adds to the party fun without sucking up to the trash bin.
Want party favors that outshine the rest?
03.13.2009
Submitted by alara on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 11:00pm.
The Benefits:
- Most-improved air quality. Conventional thin plastic favor bags are often made from PVC, which releases toxic chems during production.
- Extra resources credit. Sustainable wood toys and reusable cotton are less taxing on Earth's resources than plastic - more easily recyclable too.
- Becoming merchants' pet. Gift vouchers at local shops support your town's economy and keep shipping CO2 low.
- Fewer nerdy options. We'd wanna take home DIY recycled cardboard toy projects and seed kits too.
Personally Speaking:
Last year, Fiona of Millburn, NJ, celebrated her sixth birthday party at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland, NJ, where all her friends learned about tree planting and left with a tree.
Wanna Try:
- Jonsteen Grow Kits - seed germination kits for growing trees and flowers; package doubles as a mini greenhouse ($8).
- Recycled Cardboard Dinosaur Kit - precut cardboard toy with nontoxic markers to decorate; no scissors or glue required ($7).
- Little Star Creative Parties - ready-made favor bags filled with fair-trade, sustainable wood toys and/or eco art supplies like wands and soy crayons in a cotton drawstring sack ($6-$9).
- Cloth Goodie Bags - reusable drawstring cotton bags in six prints to stuff yourself; also felt party bags in three colors ($3; see Cash Saver).
- Give 'em a gift certificate to a local shop, like a local ice cream spot.
- DIY Bite: Plan a take-home craft for a party activity, such as cardboard box art projects (scroll down for dozens of ideas) or musical instruments from recycled containers.
Cash Saver:
Get 10% off goody bags, banners (see yesterday's tip), and other supplies at Green Planet Parties through Mar. 31 by clicking here.
Timeout
Fiona and other future foresters.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Mama Biters hand out seed kits as party favors instead of plastic doodads, we'll keep the weight of 20 brown nosers in petroleum-based products outta production.
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