Youth Group Activities – Host A Going Green Party

What better time of the year than now to go green? Here are some fun  ideas for hosting a Going  Green Youth Party. Hopefully, your imagination will be sparked and you can throw an amazing Going Green Youth Party

Look around for old birthday cards, greeting cards, etc. to make your invitations. * See my Youth Group – Inexpensive Party Tips post for a easy recycled cards for any occasion.

Serve sodas from cans or plastic bottles and have clean trash can or bag clearly marked for the recycled cans and plastic bottles.  * See my Youth Group – Inexpensive Party Tips post for a quick and easy punch recipe for any occasion.

For the children attending, have a recycling craft there for them to make. Young girls really enjoy making a Genie Bottle Bank. Teens may prefer a set of Bookends. You can ask the adults to bring the items you will need for these projects.

I’m not going to suggest recycled food. Instead, plan your food to be green in color or healthy and natural.
1. Celery sticks, broccoli and green peppers with ranch dip with green food coloring added.
2. Easy Holiday Parfaits (just make them green).
3. Ice-Cream Sandwiches (stay in theme or go green).
4. Green Jello squares.
5. Honeydew, white grapes, kiwi and lime slices are all good fruit choices.
* The possibilities are endless so be creative.

Do some research.
1. Find or make some fun puzzle sheets that give them information on Recycling, Reducing, Recovering and Reusing.
2. Send home with the teens a flier of simple ways they can go green at home. There are tons of ways we can Recycle, Reduce, Recover and Reuse at home. Make the paper eye-catching.
3. If you’re really crafty, make a small gift they can take home with them. Maybe you can make a bumper sticker for their car that says something about going green. Maybe you can make a refrigerator magnet out of recycled material as a memento from your party. Be creative.
4. You can give them a t-shirt and let them decorate it. Buy packs of white t-shirts and dye them green or if you know how to tie-dye that’s even better. You can also leave them white. Either way, the teens can decorate with paint markers to put a going green message on them.

* This is a great party to have for a youth group. It teaches them about recycling, reducing, recovering and reusing. It’s different enough that they might invite their friends. The t-shirts are a big hit at a party for just teens.
* You may be asked to host a yearly green party.
* Adults, teens and children everywhere might learn something new about going green.

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