In honor of Earth Day, here are a few of our favorite Go Green Party Planning Tips for The Clueless Chick:
Time | • Choose a time of day that requires the least amount of energy such as mid-day when you will not need to turn on all of the lights in your home and can open windows for a cool breeze |
Theme | • Choose a theme that challenges guest to “Go Green”. Offer a prize to the guest who was most creative in their effort to go green |
Location | • Choose a location that does not have a negative impact on the environment and is centrally located so guests do not have to travel far, or are able to carpool/take public transportation |
Invitations | • Choose a paperless invitation option, if you need to send a formal invitation, choose the highest Post-Consumer Recycled content you can find. |
Decorations | • Use your gifts for the guest of honor as decorations • Clothesline filled with baby clothes for a baby shower • Use the crystal vase from their registry wrapped with a large bow as a table centerpiece • Create a kitchen utensil arrangements for a cooking shower |
Favors | • Make your favors do double duty as decorations • Cookie cutter used as a napkin ring • Small bud vases with a single flower • A Candy Buffet that allows guests to make their own favor bag (a bit overdone but still fun) • Light weight favors hung from a clothesline with cute clothespins • Skip favors all together |
Entertainment | • Create a fun activity with items you already have around the house such as playing musical chairs at a kid’s birthday party |
Food | • Avoid serving food that requires additional packaging • Serve a menu of locally grown foods |
Drinks | • Skip the bottled water, put ice water in a large jug or drink dispenser • Purchase drinks in large containers as opposed to individual servings |
Paper Products | • Get biodegradable disposable items (napkins, plates, etc) • Set up recycling and compost station and tell a few key guest about it so that they can help point other guests in the right direct • Invest in serving dishes and skip the plastic disposable ones • Using real dishes and flatware will encourage people to only use 1 set and will significantly reduce waste • In the summer time use mason jars to serve lemonade/iced tea |
Gifts | • Ask guests to skip wrapping paper/gift bags/tissue paper and wrap their gifts in the Sunday funny pages or a reusable shopping bag • Save gift wrapping, bags, etc. to be reused |
Let's plan an environmentally friendly Party!! And yes, this is a sneak peek at Party Planning Tips for The Clueless Chick :-)
Happy Earth Day!
