Tips for Throwing a Green Party  

How to Make A 'Green' Party A Hit

Tips for Throwing a Green Party

Relationship Advice Expert April Masini

Advice Seeker: Dear April Masini,

I really want to get my friends and family more interested in taking care of the environment and living green lives. Do you have any tips that will help me get them involved?

Sincerely,

Green Machine


April Masini's advice:

Dear Green Machine,

Throw a green party and you'll show your friends a good time and a good way of living. The party isn't just good for the environment -- it can also be great for your social life!

Make your green party a hit with the following tips:

*Instead of using utensils serve finger food! Right there you cut out on plastic utensils that may get thrown away, and you cut down on washing. You can go basic with sandwiches and pizza or exotic with Moroccan finger food!

*Go organic pot luck. This will actually be an educational experience for your guests who are not used to shopping green and they will be providing food and educating themselves and having fun at the same time. 

*Party favors should be green -- and I don't necessarily mean the color. Give out reusable shopping bags as party favors that your guests can use at the local market instead of paper and plastic bags. 

*Have a speaker as entertainment who will offer up tips and information about going green. 

*Have a recycling Pollyanna exchange. Ask each guest to bring something from their home that they no longer use to exchange or swap with someone else at the party. 

*And don't forget that if you're single, instead of giving someone your number on a piece of paper -- write it on their hand! It's better for the environment!

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April Masini -- nicknamed "the new millennium's Dear Abby" by the media, is author of the best-selling books Date Out Of Your League and Think & Date Like A Man, the two (just released) step-by-step dating and relationship manuals, Ideas for a Fun Date and Romantic Date Ideas, and the critically acclaimed dating and relationship online magazine www.AskApril.com.