43 ECO-FRIENDLY PARTY BAG FILLERS FOR KIDS’ PARTIES

If you are keen to use environmentally friendly party bag fillers and make sure that they are plastic-free wherever possible, take a look at my list of the 43 best eco-friendly party bag filler ideas for kids’ party bags.

ECO-FRIENDLY PARTY BAG FILLERS AND FAVOURS

Whether we like it or not, party bags are a big part of kids parties, especially birthday parties.

If you’re keen to keep up the tradition of handing out a party bag at your child’s party, don’t want to spend a fortune on them, but equally don’t want to fill them with future landfill, this list is for you.

I’ve scoured the internet to come up with a big list of brilliant eco-friendly party bag fillers and favours that you can pop into party bags, safe in the knowledge that you aren’t filling the bags with plastic tat and stuff is bad for the environment.

A big part of the eco-friendly thing is ensuring that whatever we buy gets used and not just discarded.

So I’ve focused on finding things you can put in party bags that kids will actually like and use, rather than five-minute wonders.

WHAT STUFF MAKES THE BEST ECO-FRIENDLY PARTY BAG FILLERS?

You can go down various routes to ensure the stuff you put in the party bags is eco-friendly.

Seeds are another winning idea, and there are now myriad dressed-up ways of buying seeds, from seeds in gift boxes to personalised packets and little grow-your-own gardens.

I also love clever little baking kits for kids; they are brilliantly eco friendly and great if you want to give a party favour instead of filling a party bag.

And, of course, going down the route of sweet treats is always a great eco friendly way to fill party bags. The classic slice of birthday cake in a party napkin should never be overlooked.

Baking your own biscuits is another option, as is buying things like sweetie jewellery.

Anyway, enough of my musings. Here is my big long list of eco friendly party bag fillers that you can use to create wonderfully environmentally-friendly party bags to smugly hand out at your child’s birthday party 😉

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43 ECO-FRIENDLY PARTY BAG FILLERS FOR KIDS’ PARTIES

1. Paddington box set of books
2. Mr Men box set of books for dividing up
3. Little Miss box set of books for dividing up
4. Write Your Own Storybook – great as a party favour rather than filler
5. Cute mini notebooks – buy in sets and divide up
6. Cress seeds
7. Grow your own sunflower
8. Personalised wild flower growing kit
9. Unicorn garden seed kit
10. Colour-in party bags – doubles as a craft and a party favour or bag for party loot
11. Japanese paper balloons – these come beautifully individually wrapped
12. Decorate your own masks craft kits
13. Superhero mask craft kits
14. Make your own paper birdcage – this is more of a party favour/gift than a filler
15. Make your own unicorn wand kit
16. Make your own model aeroplane kits
17. Make your own bracelet kit
18. Sock unicorn craft kits – more of a party favour/gift than a filler
19. Little animal sewing kits
20. Paint your own party kits
21. Dustless chalk (made from recycled scallop shells!)
22. Crayons made from rice bran wax (er, wow!!)
23. Personalised keepsake tins
24. Silicone fun drinking straws
25. Wooden cars – buy a set and divide it up
26. Wooden yoyos
27. Slime Baff – eco-friendly biodegradable bath slime, what’s not to love (eek!!)
28. Baff Bombz
29. Rainbow Surprise balls – buy a set of six and divide them up
30. Wooden mushroom kaleidoscope (made from sustainable rubber tree wood)
31. Home baked cupcakes
32. Home baked biscuits
33. Slice of birthday cake
34. Boxes of Smarties – a classic from every 70s and 80s kids’ party bag!!
35. Mini packets of flavoured popcorn
36. Packet of chocolate buttons
37. Chocolate coins
38. Handful of retro sweets – you could even fill a cellophane (eco-friendly/different to plastic) cone
39. Candy necklaces
40. Origami set
41. Ammonite fossils – perfect for science parties!
42. Fun hair slides and clips – like these gorgeous dino metal and fabric clic-clacs
43. Finger puppets made from sustainable materials

And if you like a visual… here are the eco-friendly party filler ideas in all their glory…

BAGS TO PUT ECO-FRIENDLY PARTY FILLERS IN

Now you’ve got your list of eco-friendly fillers sorted, how about ticking off the actual bags to put them in? Here’s a list of lovely party bags of varying shapes and sizes.

Here’s a list of places you can buy really great party bags.

1. Personalised hand printed paper bags
2. Rainbow paper party bags
3. Simple brown paper bags with handles
4. Fancy brown paper bags
5. Rainbow handle organic cotton tote bags
6. Unicorn print organic cotton tote bags
7. Woodland animal shaped treat party bags
8. 3D Gaming party bags
9. Retro style striped paper party bags
10. Colour your own bag reusable party bags
11. Colour me reusable party bags
12. Cellophane sweet treat bags

LIST OF SPECIALIST ECO-FRIENDLY PARTY BAG FILLER SUPPLIERS

Here’s a list of sustainable, eco-friendly party bag filler and party favour brands and stores to look out for:

• Etsy
• Cotton Twist
• Little Otter Party Supplies
• Notonthehighstreet
• The Paper Party Bag Shop
• Ethical Kidz
• Plastic Free Party Bags
• The Original Party Bag Company
• Fair Kind Child
• BabiPur

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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO USE ECO-FRIENDLY PARTY BAG FILLERS?

I think we all understand that it is vitally important that we reduce plastic consumption for future generations. But it can be easy to make exceptions when we’re frantically trying to organise a kids’ party. The thing is that if everyone has the attitude of ‘oh well, just this once’, nothing really changes. 

That’s why I’ve tried to cut out the hard work of sourcing eco-friendly fillers so that you don’t ever have to get caught short. Using sustainable products in place or cheap plastic means less stuff ends up in a landfill. 

Plus, lots of eco-friendly fillers are more usable than cheap plastic stuff that is easily forgotten. So choosing eco-friendly fillers is clearly the best way to ensure the kids are given something they like and use and the planet doesn’t suffer from yet more plastic waste.