Eco Kind Party

23/07/2022

14/10/2020

We’ve been thinking about Halloween, and ideas for a more environmentally sustainable celebration. This year is going to be different to usual, due to the current covid circumstances but here’s some general ideas (some of which may have to be discounted or adapted for this year). 👻🎃💀🕷🍂🍄🍫🍿🍪🧹🧙‍♂️🧙🧙‍♀️🧟‍♀️

• For trick or treat you don't need to go out and buy a themed bag for the kids to put their trick or treat stash in. An old pillowcase makes the perfect sweet-holder, as does any other reusable bag you already have. Or if you buy something themed get something which can be stored and will last (there are some nice material bags)
• Paper/foil wrapped sweets (or mini cardboard boxes of sweets) and put them in a basket or even loose sweets with a pair of tongs for trick or treaters. Some people home-make treats but this can be difficult with allergies, etc. but having two options (home made and shop bought) could be an option
• Instead of trick or treat do a pumpkin/spooky trail where you walk/drive around and spot all the pumpkins/ghosts/etc decorating the houses
• spiderweb fabric for decoration that wouldn't take up much room folded so could easily be stored.
• If you’re crafty make some fabric pumpkins and bunting or some autumn coloured rag bunting
• Buy paper fold-out decorations (pumpkins, gohsts, etc)
• Pumpkin garlands (like paper dolls)
• egg boxes cut into a strip of three cups and then painted black with some googly white eyes on the middle cup make great hanging bats
• Small white squares of fabric with a bit of wadding tied on string with some eyes drawn make a great line of ghosts
• Make junk decorations
• collect already fallen sticks and branches. Decorate by painting (black maybe) and hanging things off it (scraps of fabric tied around, and beads hung from them, black or white wool to make a spider web like effect)
• Threaded popcorn (as an outdoor decoration makes a snack for the birds)
• Scary skeletons, ghoulish ghosts and black bats can be made out of materials you already have at home
• Ghost decoration - a ball of wadding/newspaper with scrap material draped over with a loop of ribbon coming off the wadding/paper at the top. Decorated with eyes and a nose.
• Big jars with candles (battery ones if children near) which you can paint/draw on or stick leaves to
• Carve pumpkin(s) for decoration or draw on them with markers. If you can, try to get one that’s grown locally. The ‘hallowen pumkins’ don’t have much flesh for eating but if you get a normal pumkin you can make a delicious bread or soup too and toast/roast the seeds. when Halloween is over you can put the pumpkin in the garden for the squirrels and hedgehogs.
• Use the side of a cereal packet and some string to cut out and paint a mask
• If you’’re able make children’s costumes, they don’t have to be perfect. Go all out and sew something or re-purpose bits from around the house (who didn’t wear a painted bin bag as a kid? Just me?) or get second hand costumes
• Watch a spooky film (Harry Potter) with Halloween treats
• Games: apple bobbing, splat-a-rat (box with holes in), catch a rat (pipe on an angle and a rat to catch),
• Decorating gingerbread with Halloween themes (zombies, witches, pumpkins)
• Draw faces on satsumas
• Try to avoid glitter (decorations, costumes, etc)
• If having a party hire a reusable kit for your tableware

What other ideas do you have?

08/10/2020

Eco Kind Party has been running for a year, happy birthday to us! 🎉🥳 What started as an idea to make my own birthday party more environmentally friendly and then help others do the same quickly grew and was really making a difference. Covid cut us short this year and we only had five months before we had to temporarily put the kits away. But it is temporary and we will be back. In those five short months we hired out 1,491 items. We bought two extra kits so can now lend three at a time. We have high hopes that once we can get back to it we’ll be back making a huge difference. Thank you all for your support and patience and we hope you’re staying safe and well.

21/05/2020

Parties during lock down are gong to be very different to how they would have been in circumstances were different. However, that doesn’t mean they can’t still be great parties. Here’s a blog on the Party Kit Network (a network of people hiring out reusable kits, not a franchise 😊 ) about how to hold a fabulously fun lock down party.

https://www.partykitnetwork.uk/post/ideas-for-celebrating-a-birthday-during-lockdown?fbclid=IwAR2iFU5Eb5TnaAGvNvfuzd7jyPo304m919xXTopjS0MJ5RfBo5joFXgdTSc

If you’re having a party during lock down we hope you all have a fabulous time. We look forward to supporting your parties again when it’s safe to do so 🥳🌎

Being in lockdown for a birthday doesn't have to stop the fun. It may not be the day you’d imagined but by rethinking how you celebrate you can make the next party the best you've ever had, creating happy memories and new traditions for years to come.

19/02/2020

We had two kits out at the weekend – one full kit themed pink & white for 30 guests and one for cups/jugs for juice and plates for cake. Always happy to try and meet what’s needed rather than just have a fixed kit – let us know what you need and we’ll see what we can do 👍🥳🌎

09/01/2020

New year and considering a new project – would you be interested in hiring afternoon tea sets if we provided them? Tea cup, saucer, plate, cake folk, butter knife, tea pot, sugar bowl, milk jug, cake stand, platter, tablecloth and napkins. We’re thinking £5/setting and we’ll do the washing up for you.

16/12/2019

Are you having a Christmas party? Want to ditch the disposables? Get intouch and let us know what you need 😀🥳 We can help with our standard kit or tailor it to a Christmas theme 🎄

30/11/2019

Do you have a theme to your party? Superhero’s, unicorns, princesses, under the sea, sports team colours! Or is it a Christmas celebration? Maybe you’re hosting a babyshower. It may be possible to offer colour combinations for your party tableware – get intouch and let us know what you need.

25/11/2019

We had three kits hired out this weekend! We’re absolutely thrilled. We’ve had to top up our stock but it means we can now cater for even larger parties or more hires at a time. We had some lovely feedback again from our hirers and lots of lovely comments about how bright and colourful the kit is. This weekend alone our hirers saved 329 items being produced, shipped and disposed of – amazing! 🌎🥳

17/11/2019

Our kit was out for the first time last weekend and got great feedback from our hirer and also from the venue, who were really impressed and said there was much less waste than after a child’s party with single use partyware 🌎 We’re so thrilled! We’re also chuffed that we’ve got another three bookings lined up already and are having to buy a second kit to meet demand! Thank you so much for getting us off to such a great start! 🥳

30/10/2019

Thrilled to be taking enquiries and have a booking already after just a couple of weeks.

30/10/2019

22/10/2019

Some ideas in here to make halloween celebrations more sustainable without losing the fun 🎃

What I want to do is highlight where changes can be easily made. Here are my tips on how to be more eco-friendly this Halloween...

19/10/2019

Really pleased to be part of the Reusable Party Kit Network, reducing all the waste which goes to landfill after a party 🌎🥳

11/10/2019

When the washing up is bright and colourful and you know it's helping reduce landfil and your carbon footprint! And better still, you don’t have to do it - we do it for you 😍🎉🌎

08/10/2019

The kit had its first outing this weekend - so exciting, and lots of lovely comments!

05/10/2019

Welcome to Eco Kind Party! Everything you need for your party and kind kind to the planet and your pocket 🙂

29/09/2019

A single hire (24 hours) is £10 for the standard pack – it has everything you need.

£20 deposit (standard party pack) refunded when pack returned and all items undamaged and nothing missing. Packs are checked and deposit refunded within 24hrs of receipt of the pack.

The pack is cleaned in a domestic kitchen. If you are concerned about allergens we can arrange for you to collect the pack earlier to wash yourself in conditions you feel are appropriate before use at your party.

How to hire

• View the standard kit (£10) and chose any add-ons from the services section
• Get in touch with your requirements – standard kit and any add-ons. If you need something not listed just let us know and we’ll see what we can do
• Tell us your required date and time. Send the refundable deposit by PayPal to secure your booking.
• Pick up your party kit box. Payment collection.
• Party, dirty items back in the box, return the box.

If you aren't local, but you want to hire a kit near you, please have a look at the Reusable Party Kit Network.