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Send a card, plant a tree: An affordable green baby shower gift

Send a card, plant a tree: An affordable green baby shower gift
If you’re looking to go green for your next baby shower gift but the price of an organic layette set or an eco-friendly wooden toy is a bit out of your budget, how about buying the new little one her own tree?

The Arbor Day Foundation’s online store includes Give-A-Tree Cards, a line of beautiful greeting cards that when purchased, plant a tree in honor of the recipient. Their Budding Family card is the perfect gift for a new baby: “In honor of your budding family…the birth of your child has been celebrated with a tree planted in a National Forest. Congratulations on your new bundle of joy.”

Arbor Day Foundation’s Give-A-Tree cards usually cost $5.95 but their Budding Family card is currently on sale for just $3.50. If you’re like me and love stocking up on great gifts, this would be a perfect one to buy in bulk for those upcoming spring and summer baby showers. It has a very simple yet very sweet design and is a gender-neutral gift.

You can purchase the Budding Family Give-A-Tree card for $3.50 from the Arbor Day Foundation and give a gift that celebrates life in more ways than one. - Emily H.

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Greener birthdays build tradition

Greener birthdays build tradition
It is always a thrill to plan my kids' birthdays. Not only is it a time for them to celebrate being a year older, it is a time for my husband and I as parents to celebrate surviving another year of parenthood!

I recently discovered a wonderful website that has all kinds of products to help "green up" birthday parties. GreenPartyGoods touts that they have "planet friendly products for any celebration." Some of my favorite products on their site are their felt birthday hats, "cornware" tableware that is compostable and biodegradable, and goody boxes that can be used in lieu of plastic goody bags.

Actually, I think the greatest thing about green birthday party supplies is how many things are reusable and can build traditions within a family. If the same hats and banners are used for every birthday over the years, it becomes a welcome and exciting part of each celebration. I love the idea of having a special felt birthday hat that my entire family can use as we celebrate each year.

Surf on over to GreenPartyGoods - you can help build traditions with your family and reduce birthday waste in the process! - Sara I.

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