December 6, 2008 Living Vancouver TV Show - Hosting A Green Children's Party:
November 2008 Fashion Show on City TV's Breakfast Television:
November 1, 2008 Vitamin V (Vancouver edition) and Vitamin T (Toronto edition) covers Green Planet Parties: http://vitaminv.ca/node/3200
September 10, 2008
And the launch buzz continues ...
http://www.yoyomama.ca/2008/09/green-planet-parties/ Birthday soirees are hardly the greenest events around what with paper plates, streamers, balloons and goodie bags full of dollar store treasures whose life span is severely limited. And if you choose to go green(er), can it be done so that your party’s remembered fondly rather than as crunchy granola? Local company Green Planet Parties thinks so.
Recently launched, Green Planet Parties offers goodie bag loot, tableware, and decorations that are more eco-friendly. Their site is also a great resource for easy ideas and tips for greening your event while keeping it fun.
If you’re looking for inspiration for goodie bags for the over three set (and frankly who isn’t?) you’ll want to check out the swag at Green Planet Parties. They have lots of great finds for boys, including the Endangered Species Tile Necklaces. These cool finds feature an endangered beastie such as a shark or a lion on the front, and the back can be personalized with an initial or a name. The camouflage aprons and headbands are also popular with boys. For girls there are pretty keepsake tile necklaces that can also be personalized with names or initials, books from Little Humbugs and lots, lots more. Whatever you choose, these are party favours that won’t end up in the trash two days post-soiree, and that’s got to be more sustainable.
You’ll also find lots of loot for the zero to threes and the over sevens.
And if you want to get everybody buzzing when you dish out the birthday cake, check out their Earthen line of dinner plates and bowls. Biodegradable and compostable, they’re made of dried palm leaves and they’re pesticide, colour, wax and dye-free.
Now that’s not something you’ll come across at every party on your fall circuit…
Here at Babyvibe, when we think about having parties for our little ones, our minds eventually turn to unpleasant thoughts of the post-party wrap-up: madly stuffing non-recyclable plastic and single-use decorations into green plastic garbage bags, and handing out junky party favours that were made neither locally nor with sustainable materials. At the end of the day, how could we feel good about celebrating in such an environmentally unfriendly way?
The vibe
Fortunately, we can now turn to the eco-friendly experts at Green Planet Parties (www.greenplanetparties.com) for help with our “party predicament.” The online store was recently started by two local moms who were inspired by their growing frustration with the lack of sustainable options available within the highly-commercialized world of children’s parties. Like many of us, they were tired of the guilt that went along with the eco-unfriendliness of children’s’ parties, so one day they joined forces and embarked on a quest for fresher, greener alternatives. After much discussion, sourcing and research, Green Planet Parties was born.
Why we like it
Green Planet Parties is a web-based business which, in their own words, “offers options for families looking to host more sustainable parties and events with biodegradable, compostable and reusable tableware and decorations, as well as thoughtful, usable and sustainable goodie bag items.” Favourite items include the hip reusable decorations, and the selection of carefully-chosen goodie bag items aimed at the under-three crowd. We also love that their site is loaded with gorgeous real-life photos, and lots of tips for hosting an earth-friendly party. Furthermore, we love that all these goodies are available with just a few short clicks and don’t require a single car trip to the mall. With Green Planet Parties finally here to help, our dreams of guilt-free and greener parties might finally come true.
