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He can’t wait for his party. This year, we are keeping it simple with just a few friends coming over for a sleepover – very low key – and my son could not be more excited. Just goes to show, it doesn’t have to be over the top – kids are happy with simple things. And parents are happier too. I know I am. I can do without the stress and expense of a big party. Over the years though, my kids’ birthday parties have run the gamut, from a quiet celebration at home with the family, to an all out themed bash, complete with decorations, games, and tons of food and drinks for kids and adults. At times, I have gone over the top. The funny thing is, most of those parties were when my kids were really young and they don’t even remember them anyway. My advice is first and foremost, to keep it simple – especially when they are young. You can go all out on a child’s second birthday party, but odds are you will cause yourself a lot of stress and expense, and your child may end up over stimulated and in tears by the end of the day. Simple parties are easier to plan, less expensive, and better for the planet too. Here are some tips for keeping it simple and green: Easy, inexpensive, reused party décor – You don’t have to go out and buy a bunch of decorations. Odds are you (or some of your friends and neighbors) already have many things in your own home you can use to decorate. A couple years ago, my daughter wanted a High School Musical birthday. I vowed that other than food, I would not purchase one thing for the party. Well, just by scouring my house to see what kind of things we already had in storage, I was able to decorate the whole party with things I found around the house – metallic stars from New Year’s eve parties past, vinyl records from her Dad’s collection that he can’t part with, place mats cut from red fabric left over from Halloween costumes long gone. We did print And, I was told by one of Emma’s friends the next day that it was the “best birthday party ever!” I considered that a big compliment coming from an 8-year old girl who’s been to many much pricier birthday parties in her day. Goes to show again, it’s about the friends and fun, not the stuff. Better party favors – I’m a big believer in no party favors (yes, we’ve done it and lived to tell. As a matter of fact, only a couple of kids even noticed). Or, just one small favor for each guest – like a fairy wand if you having a princess party or a sword for a pirate party. For my daughters HS Musical party, we gave out reused favors (and got away with it). We found old blank CD’s stuffed in drawer of the office (from the days before iPods) and burned soundtracks for each girl as a party favor. Whatever you do, please ditch the plastic “goodie bag” (which really, is “good” for no one) filled with cheap trinkets. Those things end up broken and in the trash by the time your guests make it home. Not to mention the plastic bag is always trash bound and totally unrecyclable. Reusable or biodegradable food serving – Our recent birthday parties have been small so I didn’t need to buy any disposable plates or cutlery. Certainly, most of us can find enough plates, cups and cutlery for a small group of kids. If you are having a larger party, consider biodegradable plates, cups and cutlery, or paper goods made from recycled paper. Better gifting with less waste – Let’s face it, every year your kids end up with gifts (from well meaning family and friends) that you just have no room for, no patience for, or you child has no interest in. Save your guests the money and yourself the hassle by considering no gifts or a group gift. Here is a great solution - invented by two moms who were tired of witnessing first hand all the birthday party waste, Echoage makes greening kids birthday parties easy. With this service, you select an eco-friendly birthday party invitation, choose a cause and invite your friends. Then, instead of bringing wrapped and packaged presents, guests simply rsvp online and make secure online contributions that are pooled for the purchase of one memorable gift for the birthday boy and girl and the remainder of the money to donate to the cause of your choice. What a great solution! So here’s to happy kids, happy parents, a happy planet and Happy Birthdays! You can also check our trailer for this video over at IMDB - (Internet Movie Database). To teach the citizens of our planet how going green can save our planet, live a green life, save water, save energy, reduce waste, save money and to have fun while doing it! In this sassy batch of earthy news, we'll tell you why greenhouse gases just might be a laughing matter and how to assemble that new Ikea furniture without the use of a plastic bag. Click away! We put the turf back in turf war! Find out if the big city or quiet suburb is the best place to rest your head and reduce your carbon footprint. Take a tour of town and country to discover where the grass is really 'greenest'!!
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Ive been popping kettle corn for a few months now and I'm excited that things are going so well. There's a whole bunch of repeat customers at our Springfield Farmers Market who are really glad to see us begin another year of popping. After that we started up the Framingham Farmers Market and the customers are also pretty loyal there.
We've started to meet a bunch of friendly people who work at these kind of events. We dont often get a chance to speak to others around us because kettle corn sales can make you go nuts. Ive worked in some of the vendors on camera and they really enjoy being in my funny kettle corn blog. Recently a mail order customer found a 5 month of bag of our product and this individual ate the whole bag and enjoyed it. We have a hard time grasping this situation because I wont touch any kettle corn thats over a week old. We may start the online sales up shortly, but the handling one has to do to get the order out the door is a pain.
What was a drag this year was the one particular popping location because we ended up in a lousy spot through bad planning. We made the least amount of money at this event and I doubt we'll ever go back there again. Its one of those things where you live and learn while remembering what went wrong with this part of the concession business.
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