Green Baby Shower Tips

If you’re expecting, you can have a green baby shower, which is a great way to set the mood for welcoming your baby into an eco-friendly world.

Some general tips:

Register green: Register for green gifts (ideas coming up later this week), and if you have enough gear, consider having folks donate to an eco-organization in your family’s name.

Green your invites: Email baby shower invitations are your greenest bet, but after that recycled cards are good too. Make sure you pick up some recycled thank you cards as well.

Go organic: Serve organic foods and drinks with a nature theme. Think flowers as cake decor.

Go non-disposable: Use real dishes or biodegradable dishes. Use cloth napkins or recycled napkins. Ask friends to wrap all gifts in plain brown recycled bags or other recycled papers and tissue. Tell guests to be creative with their recycled wrapping and maybe have a contest for best recycled gift wrap.

Give favors that matter: Go with favors that aren’t disposable after one use; for example small jewelry boxes, candle holder, organic flower seeds and so on.

Green your decor: Make your own decor from recycled items, or purchase eco-friendly decorations.

Later this month we’ll look at some specific ideas and plans related to all of the above. By the end of March, we’ll have an entire collection of green baby shower ideas to gather together so that for your next baby (or a pals) you can plan the perfect green baby shower.