Green Options » zero impact http://greenoptions.com/tag/zero-impact Posts tagged 'zero impact' Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:18:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 5 Eco-friendly Theme Parties http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/02/5-eco-friendly-theme-parties/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/02/5-eco-friendly-theme-parties/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:18:25 +0000 Tara Benwell http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/02/5-eco-friendly-theme-parties/ This weekend we had a 40th birthday for my husband and I almost cried at the waste. The fact that we are moving and have already packed most of our dishes made it that much more difficult to keep things eco-friendly. Besides using disposable dishes and leaving the food out so long that it spoiled, I accidentally dropped three quarters of the cake before anyone got seconds. I felt terrible all the next day, not only from the cake drop and the late night, but also because we quadrupled our weekly garbage and recycling output in a matter of hours.

At first I thought it might be possible to do my time right here on Eco Child’s Play by writing a post about WHAT NOT TO DO when throwing a birthday party. However, I got side-tracked reading all of the eco-entertaining DO’s already covered, including the used book donation idea which I loved. This got me thinking that a theme party might be a great way to reduce waste, and convince guests and co-hosting partners (spouses and children) that environmentally friendly can also mean fun.

Here are five eco-friendly theme parties to consider for your next family bash:

The Take Home party

Reinforce a no-gift policy by asking each guest to bring one item they no longer use. As each guest arrives and places their donation on the table, give them a number to decide who gets to pick their take-home gift first.

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