{GUEST FEATURE} green thumb planter party

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i am so excited to share with you an adorable party sent to us by

green thumb barbers

[an eco-friendly landscape company]

what a unique and awesome idea for a party!

jason's buisiness model is one that i truly believe in. 

maybe it has something to do with the fact that i taught environmental science, 

or maybe its from our recent visitS {yes we saw it TWICE} to the movies to see "the lorax"

either way i always respect someone who is eco-conscious and i love the idea

of introducing this to kids at a young age in a fun way.

thanks for your submission jason & for having such a fun party with a great message!

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all printables available for FREE HERE

"I have wanted to have a fun party where kids learn, plant, eat, 

and  have fun with herbs & planting

We had the herb garden party at our local park. 

22 kids including little ones were there!! 

Huge turnout, glad I brought enough supplies."

"The kids had so much fun! 

When I sent out the invitations, I included another element of fun for the kids & sent planter permits for the kids with an exp. date that they had to bring." 

"You know I had to teach the kids right. All organic!! Everything! I started stocking up on seeds the first week of the year. Burpee, Seeds of Change, Sweet Garden Organics seeds. All USDA organic, cuz that's how I roll. Jiffy Pots were perfect for the kids. They were able to plant the seeds and take them home to water them. The Jiffy pots are to be soaked down and can be planted in the ground as they are, or in another planter. We put our seeds into organic seed starter soil that can be found at any local hardware, nursery store.

"I Just used popsicle sticks and stapled on the chalkboard herb label. It was chaotic but fun hearing the kids yell 

" I need a Chamomile! ", " Do you have lavender? " . 

Some of the parents got into it too!! I brought bigger Jiffy pots for them." 

No herb party is complete without great food!! 

"Both Cupcakes were provided by the wonderfully talented 

TraylorMadeTreats {aka my wife!}"

"We had homemade herbal french fries with just about 

every herb and spice you could think of. So GOOD!!

Ice cubes with mint leaves frozen into them were included in our water. 

The kids learned that you can grow your own herbs, and use it in a variety of different foods. 

The clay pots I used as cupcake stands instead of putting them inside. The kids were able to take a clay pot home with them."

"Green Thumb Barbers had a lot of fun hosting this event. I hope to do more fun things like this where kids can learn about different things horticulture has to offer. I will be doing some fun earth day stuff next month with the kids at Brown's Valley Elementary, so check back here. "

As always

BE DIFFERENT, BE GREEN


credit:
design, concept, printables: green thumb barbers
cupcakes: traylor made treats
pictures: amanda traylor & dawn mackley


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thanks so much green thumb barbers for sharing this with us!
click HERE to see more party details
click HERE for free herb party printables
click HERE for free earth day printables


happy entertaining
mindy starr