Earth Day is April 22 this month and what better way to spread the word than with a party. This day is to celebrate and bring appreciation to the Earth. Everyone has busy lives, but it is nice to stop and remind yourself about the Earth and all it’s glory. Environmental awareness is growing, therefore, so is the importance of this day. So, if you are into becoming more eco-friendly and would like to help get your friends and family involved, host an Earth Day party! Wedding And Party Network is here to give you a few tips that will make this party theme a success.
Party Invitations – Send out e-vites! This is the most environmentally friendly way to send out party invitations. Most everyone has access to the web and check it quite often. Therefore, sending out party invitations through email would be a great idea for Earth Day. Save paper!
Party Decorations- For party decorations, make sure everything is recyclable. Everything has to be eco-friendly for Earth Day. First off, make sure you have recycle bins placed out for all your guests to see how important it is to recycle. Plus, it serves as part of your party decorations.
Go with a blue and green color scheme to represent the earth and water. Create informational posters (on recycled paper, of course) with recycling information and important facts about the earth. Let them know how and where they can drop it off or when pick up day is for recycled items. Just be informative throughout your party decorations.
“Green Food” – Are you asking yourself, how can I incorporate Earth Day into the party food? Well, it’s easy. Think fresh and local. The spring weather has lots of fruits and vegetables in full force, so use what’s in season. Keep it light and refreshing. However, the most important thing is where you buy your food from. If you have a local farmers market, choose them to buy your produce and meat from. If you buy it locally, you’re supporting your community. Visit your local caterer to come up with delicious appetizers and suggestions on where to buy around your town.
What To Do –So, what do you do at an Earth Day part? If you are doing this for the kids, there are lots of fun party games out there for them that incorporates with this theme well. Do a recycled relay. Separate the children into groups and give them a pile of recycled items. They must then take turns running down to the recycle bins that you place out and sort the items into the right bins. Whoever finishes first, wins.
Another game that you can incorporate into your party is recycled crafts. After the relay is over, give them everything they recycled and let them get creative and come up with a fun craft. Anything to make them aware of recycling and what it does to help our earth is a plus!
When hosting your Earth Day party, it doesn’t have to big extravagant. You just need to focus on the importance of the Earth. So, keep it minimalistic. The main focus for this party is the Earth. Stop and remember how truly important it is to you and everyone around you. Plus, Earth Day parties are so much fun for everyone!
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Recycled basket photo provided by jfeathersmith via flickr.
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