Comments on: Eco-Friendly Birthday Goody Bags

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:43:25 +0000

You can also check out Green Planet Parties at http://www.greenplanetparties.com for ec0-friendly goody bags. We are 2 moms with 6 kids between us who started on the journey to do greener birthday parties for our children, and now offer ways for other parents to be more sustainable in their celebrations. People love our handcrafted goody bags in a wonderful selection of fun fabrics, that come ready to fill, or pre-made with carefully chosen sustainable gifts and organic treats. We are proud of our coordinating birthday decorations made by stay-at-home moms – birthday banners, table cloths, napkins etc – all made to be used and celebrated year after year. We also offer a complete line of biodegradable and compostable tableware for when your everyday dishes just isn’t going to work.

Thank you and happy green celebrating!
Suzanne
Green Planet Parties

By: pinkrunningshoes

pinkrunningshoes — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:45:37 +0000

for my son and daughter’s birthdays I actually made cloth goodie bags out of scrap fabric laying around. I found some things bulk at the teacher store (pencils, erasers, small note pads), but then did the melty crayons mentioned above (my kids loved breaking up their old small crayons), I ordered some hand made soaps from an organic soap maker on etsy in the shape of cars and some temporary tattoos. The kids and the teachers LOVED them. We did similar for Halloween. No candy, no choking hazards, no characters. For my daughter’s tea party party we made tea hats out of paper plates and random craft supplies. Everyone had a blast.

By: Adya

Adya — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:11:43 +0000

Hi Everybody,

I absolutely love this post and the great ideas shared by everybody.

I infact instantly thought that introducing eco-friendly re-usable bags for kids would be a great idea.

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By: Jamie Ervin

Jamie Ervin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:46:51 +0000

For Kelsey’s 4th birthday “tea” and cupcake decorating party next week, I’ve been working on homemade aprons for her friends (luckily we only invited a handful). I’m considering making matching ones for the Mama’s (since it is a Mother/Daughter party) but probably won’t have time. The “goody” bag is such a pain! For our Halloween bash, I used recycled paper bags decorated harvest-y and gave each kid an organic lollipop, natural fruit snacks and organic rootbeer barrel. It worked in a pinch, but natural candies don’t come cheap and they are still CANDY.

By: Tracie Romo

Tracie Romo — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:34:16 +0000

Another “goodie” option is a gift certificate to a local ice creamery. We gave them out at my daughters 3rd birthday party and the parents loved them. We also sent home some of the party decorations so the kids had something to play with.

By: Stephanie - Green SAHM

Stephanie - Green SAHM — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:42:07 +0000

We try to keep the goodies simple too. The bags, if needed, are just the plain paper lunch bags we keep for the occasional school field trip. They really don’t need to match a theme.

We prefer including things like pencils that the kids will really use up.

Another fun craft is having kids plant flower seeds. It can be a favorite of the birthday boy or girl, or something you know will grow fast enough.