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Green Planet Parties co-founders are 2 moms (both named Suzanne!) with 6 children between them, and lots of experience planning birthday parties and events. Over the past year both families consciously began trying to reduce the amount of plastic, waste, and the amount of excess from their own children’s parties. Friends and neighbours were just as hip to this fresher way of re-looking at parties and events.
As parents it’s easy to appreciate how many birthday parties our busy families would experience in any given month. Hosting and attending birthday parties, although a childhood rite of passage much anticipated and enjoyed by everyone involved, can feel terribly wasteful and excessive. It’s not hard to picture all of the leftovers going into the big green garbage bags along with paper plates, printed napkins, plastic cutlery and cups. Followed up by all the gifts for the birthday child packaged in plastic then wrapped with wrapping paper or a gift bag. This of course topped off with goodie bags for the guests filled with dollar store plastic items destined for the landfill after they are broken or discarded by the children later that day.
Green Planet Parties is our way of helping families in their desire to lead more sustainable lives through the everyday choices we make and the education we provide our children about nature and our part in it. Our goal is that we can all, one person at a time, learn a little more and practice taking better care of mother earth.
Green Planet Parties is very proud of the eco-friendly, locally produced and artisan handcrafted gifts, biodegradable tableware, reusable decorations and goodie bags we’ve put together for people who are interested in a greener way for everyday choices.
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