Top tips for an eco-friendly birthday bash

If you’re throwing a birthday party but want to make sure you aren’t being wasteful or damaging the environment, here’s our guide to throwing an eco-friendly birthday party!

1. Use online invitations and keep the guest list small

Both Evite and Punchbowl have great invites, or you can even do something creative in Canva. Don’t feel obliged to invite everyone either. A birthday party doesn’t have to be grand for kids to have fun!

2. Go green with an outdoor party venue

You can save on electricity, mother nature becomes your decor, kids can go wild (with little to damage), and you get great photos too.

3. Bye-bye balloons and excessive buffets

Opt for felt party decor or forego decorating and rent a bouncy castle. Once you have a fixed guest list, order bento boxes for the party or make them yourself to reduce food wastage.

4. Replace disposable plates and cutlery with steel ones

Make a one-time purchase of steel/enamel plates, bowls, and cutlery. These are super handy and will tide over all your future parties as well.

5. Sustainable goodie bags and eco-pressie alternatives

Instead of stuffing goodie bags with cheap plastic toys, why not opt for more creative tokens like a book or even personalised cookies? Also, add some of these pressies to your shopping list…

• Circular fashion: Buy your little one some new birthday threads through circular fashion. It will save you tons of time and dollars and will reduce fashion wastage, too.

• Eco-friendly toys: Plastic toys are one of the biggest contributors to pollution, so we’re making the shift towards eco-friendly toys for the sake of our littlies and the environment.

• Reusable art and eco-friendly art supplies: Think art supplies like natural beeswax crayons, playdoh, and finger paints. There are also eco-friendly craft kits and colour-in reusable art placements that the kiddies will love to get their hands on.

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