Comments on: Greening Your Family Reunion http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/08/12/greening-your-family-reunion/ Earth Friendly, Budget Friendly Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:24:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: rebecca http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/08/12/greening-your-family-reunion/comment-page-1/#comment-689 rebecca Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:06:56 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=507#comment-689 Mimi, your comment just inspired me. We could bring BLANK stickers, then everyone could label a cup. My family members could be traditional and just write their name on it, or go crazy and draw a little picture. Pride in their artwork would ensure that no one would lose a cup throughout the week. As for the silverware, we usually have enough to go around and rewash for the next meal. I am going to have to talk to the dishwashers about licking everything clean rather than sticking it in an energy-guzzling appliance. . . . I think they'll go for it. Mimi, your comment just inspired me. We could bring BLANK stickers, then everyone could label a cup. My family members could be traditional and just write their name on it, or go crazy and draw a little picture. Pride in their artwork would ensure that no one would lose a cup throughout the week.

As for the silverware, we usually have enough to go around and rewash for the next meal. I am going to have to talk to the dishwashers about licking everything clean rather than sticking it in an energy-guzzling appliance. . . . I think they’ll go for it.

]]> By: mimi http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/08/12/greening-your-family-reunion/comment-page-1/#comment-688 mimi Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:49:18 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=507#comment-688 A pen to label cups is a good idea, but stickers might be more fun! I wonder if you can find a sheet of stickers with enough variety for 40 people. I don't know how "green" your extended family is, but it would be pretty eco-friendly for everyone to bring their own set of silverware (or just keep track of the one set they use all weekend). I have a set of hiking utensils on a ring that has my initials engraved on them. I imagine everyone licking their fork clean and sticking it in their back pocket for next time. A pen to label cups is a good idea, but stickers might be more fun! I wonder if you can find a sheet of stickers with enough variety for 40 people.

I don’t know how “green” your extended family is, but it would be pretty eco-friendly for everyone to bring their own set of silverware (or just keep track of the one set they use all weekend). I have a set of hiking utensils on a ring that has my initials engraved on them. I imagine everyone licking their fork clean and sticking it in their back pocket for next time.

]]> By: Amy @ The Q Family http://greenbabyguide.com/2008/08/12/greening-your-family-reunion/comment-page-1/#comment-668 Amy @ The Q Family Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:19:22 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=507#comment-668 That's a great idea. We had an Olympic party last Friday and I used kiddie cups that I collected whenever we ate out at the restaurant. It's the plastic cup for the kid meal. I used that instead of the plastic cup.. Guess it shows how much we had been eating out (I swear that we have cut that down considerably). But it helps with the waste and after the party I just wash it and save it for the next party. Also to help remember whose cup is whose I use put the tape on and write down the name. That’s a great idea. We had an Olympic party last Friday and I used kiddie cups that I collected whenever we ate out at the restaurant. It’s the plastic cup for the kid meal. I used that instead of the plastic cup.. Guess it shows how much we had been eating out (I swear that we have cut that down considerably). But it helps with the waste and after the party I just wash it and save it for the next party. Also to help remember whose cup is whose I use put the tape on and write down the name.

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