The balloons! The games! The sugar high! The table groaning with panic-bought presents. And of course, the party bag full of plastic doo-dahs, all destined to end up in landfill. Just what we always wanted … said no parent ever.
For families firmly in the pass-the-parcel years, birthday invites can be a source of stress, or even shame. Some 40% of parents say they dread the gifting aspect, while only 9% love it. But parties wouldn’t be parties without any presents … right?
Not according to No Crap Parties, a grassroots movement aiming to bin gifting conventions for something more sustainable – and more joyful.
