How to throw a Green Baby Shower

Eco Friendly Party Planning Tips

Baby Shower Invitations

Send out paper-free invites through www.Evite.com
For a more formal approach, try purchasing invitations on 100% recycled paper printed with nontoxic ink (www.sagebabynyc.com; www.urbanicdesigns.com).
Botanical Paperworks creates handmade invites that are seeded with wildflowers (www.botanicalpaperworks.com). Have guests bring the invite to the shower and plant them in pots for the expecting parents.
Use your invitations to encourage guest to package all gifts in reusable bags or baskets.

Use soy candles from GreenBliss ecospa to deck out all your spaces, indoor or out. We make handpoured, essential oil candles decorated with charms, in custom glass or ceramic containers, and in several sizes. We can design personalized labels for you as well!
Choose flowers, potted plants, and arrangements with the Veriflora symbol, which indicates that they have been sustainably cultivated and the grower adheres to fair labor standards. Go to www.veriflora.com to find local or online florists that sell Veriflora-certified goods.
Eggling makes eggshell-like flower pots packed with soil that will sprout a chrysanthemum, lobelia, phlox, or petunia once watered (www.windowbox.com) A great party favor, too!
The land of Nod’s phthalate-free rubber duckies (www.landofnod.com) are another fun favor.
For a handmade, cotton-based guestbook that spares the life of a tree, Of The Earth has gorgeous choices (www.oftheearth.org)

Choose food that is seasonal and locally grown.
We are partners with Organic To Go, and can arrange beautiful party platters with sandwiches, wraps, fruits, cheeses, and much more, including organic beverages for any size party.
If you are serving food that requires utensils, try Gaiam’s 100% biodegradable, compostable partyware (www.gaiam.com) or Preserve’s 100% recycled tableware (www.recycline.com).
Be sure and set up trash containers that separate out the recyclables from your party.