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Green Baby Shower
A green baby shower is one that takes into account how much waste a party can create with paper plates, wrapping paper and gift bags and the eco-conscious hostess takes into account all of the things that could be eliminated for the environment while still throwing a wonderful party.
Decorating for a green baby shower is one of the easiest things that you can do and it can also be the hardest. Obviously, you are going to stay clear of balloons, streamers and confetti and go with more natural, eco-friendly choices. One of the best settings for a green baby shower is outdoors. A garden, backyard, or even at a park are great locations. This will provide you with most of your decorations and you will need to do little else with the space. If you want to add a bit more panache, spruce up the area with natural elements like flowers, colored stones, or water fountains. Bamboo and palm fronds can decorate the space as well. Candles can also provide ambiance to the space or for centerpieces you could fill a jar with limes or lemons. Also: main decorations section Invitations Invitations can be the tricky part of throwing a green shower, especially if you want a hard invitation. You can use the telephone and phone all the guests or you can email them an e-invite but if you want a paper invitation there are still alternatives. One of these can be invitations made from recycled paper. There are many companies offering these and they are not very expensive when it comes to invitations. The invitation that I feel is an absolute treasure are invitations made with seed paper. When guests receive their invitations, they can take it and plant it. Wildflowers (or whatever type of seed you have in the paper) will bloom from the seed and the recycled paper that is around the seed will serve as mulch for the new flowers. It is important to state on the invitations that the baby shower is a green shower. Ask guests to purchase organic baby gifts and to not use wrapping paper or to use recycled paper for wrapping. If guests know what to expect, they can add to the green experience. Also: main invitations section
Gifts, Favors, and Prizes Gifts should be organic and eco-friendly. Try to avoid a lot of packaging or use recycled paper. We like this green shop For gifts to give guests as favors or prizes, a great idea would be practical household items. Or maybe as a big prize, a gift certificate to an eco-friendly spa or shop (if you have the budget). If your guests are gardeners, accessories or plants for the garden are a nice choice. Other ideas include organic body washes or lotions, and stationary made with seed paper so people can send lovely letters to friends and families in an eco-friendly way. Another great prize idea is gourmet organic tea, fair trade coffee, or organic chocolate. Also: main gift section & main favors section
Go with a salad bar for a green shower and fill it with all sorts of green organic goodies from a mouth-watering Watermelon Stroller and Fruit Tray to different salads. You could also alter the Chicken Caesar Wraps to be a Vegetarian Caesar Wrap (minus the chicken) and offer those as your main course. There are many different dishes that you could offer that are both decorative and delicious. Another idea is to go with the 'green' theme and serve green veggies, dips, and fruit in the color green. If the mom-to-be and many of the guests are vegan, consider going with a vegan-only menu. In addition to ethical issues, animals raised for food have a big environmental footprint (particularly beef). One point to make about your green food is to serve it on real dishes or recycled paper plates. Also: main recipe section
Games can be similar to any baby shower and the key is to keep them green. Try to avoid playing any of the games that require paper or use recycled paper if you do. Instead play games like Baby Food by Mary Rudolph, using organic baby foods, Name Game contributed by Becca or Memory contributed by Rachelle. Also: main games section Do you have an idea to add to this theme? Send it to us! |
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Increasingly in recent years, people have begun making the decision to go green. No, they aren’t coloring their skin or wearing nothing but green, but they are making healthier choices for themselves, the environment, and their children. This has lead to an interest in green baby showers and the baby shower industry has quickly followed suit.
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