Buying a Flowering Plant As a Birthday Gift; Easy Flower Ideas

A brilliant, cheerful bouquet of flowers will make anyone’s birthday special.  But we love a floral gift even more if it’s in a planter, and will last  longer than the blossoms of cut flowers.

Kids Eco-Friendly Birthday Party Ideas – Awesome List!

Kiwi Magazine, dedicated to organic family topics, published this wonderful list of eco-friendly birthday party ideas.

Here are just a few:

“Bookworms: Have each kid bring a new or gently used book for a book exchange. Then have everyone sit a circle and contribute to making up a story. Write their tale down on recycled paper, and let the kids decorate it with green paints, soy crayons and markers.

Simple Birthday Party Wrapping Paper

We loved this simple idea of buying bulk rolls of butcher paper and kraft paper for wrapping birthday and other holiday presents.  Using plain white or brown paper can look so elegant, yet is so economical. You can easily add special ribbons, labels, tissue paper or tag to personalize the birthday gift.

Eco-Friendly Birthday Party Invitations

Even though we’ve recommended services like Evite as a way to invite and manage birthday party guests, sometimes you want to send a physical invitation.

More Green, Eco-Friendly Birthday Party Ideas

There are so many simple ways to green your birthday party.  This article offers some great, practical eco-friendly advice and insights.   It suggests that smaller birthday gatherings are better, (agreed!) and it may even be easier to host two smaller gatherings (say, one for friends, and one for family) than to host one gigantic birthday party.