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Wednesday, September 30 2009, 10:30 am

Last Minute Reminders

From the Green Works® Kids' Clothing Swap House Party Event

To make sure your party day is all about fun, take a moment now to firm up your party plans.

  • Finalize your menu
  • Don’t forget to download all the fun Party Favors
  • Charge your camera batteries so you’re prepared to take lots of party pictures and upload them
  • Decorate, decorate, decorate
  • Ask your guests to lend a hand
  • Visit the House Party Store — great party stuff at great prices

Do you have last minute tips for your fellow hosts?

Guests — help your host!  What can you bring to add to the party fun?  Share your ideas!

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Councilmommy said...

What a great party, we had so much fun. We had a "swap" for 5 families that were suggested by my party attenders.

We had 5 of the guest who knew of families in need and it could not have worked better. Only the guest with the families knew who they were but had sizes for everyone.

It was great! We did not have one peice of clothing left. I had given the size list to my guests.
They were so generous, I could not believe it.

They all loved the Burt Bee's items. We had all kinds of finger food and appitizers. Everyone brought clothes and food.

This is was great. We all washed our Swap clothes with the samples provided.

I joking said in the invite that the sample of the cleaning wipe was to help the host clean her house.
6 of our friend brought the wipes and starting wiping down my kitchen after we put the food away.

This was fun and helpful for people. Thanks to all to helped.

Sunday, October 4 2009, 03:01 am

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Councilmommy said...

What a great party, we had so much fun. We had a "swap" for 5 families that were suggested by my party attenders.

We had 5 of the guest who knew of families in need and it could not have worked better. Only the guest with the families knew who they were but had sizes for everyone.

It was great! We did not have one peice of clothing left. I had given the size list to my guests.
They were so generous, I could not believe it.

They all loved the Burt Bee's items. We had all kinds of finger food and appitizers. Everyone brought clothes and food.

This is was great. We all washed our Swap clothes with the samples provided.

I joking said in the invite that the sample of the cleaning wipe was to help the host clean her house.
6 of our friend brought the wipes and starting wiping down my kitchen after we put the food away.

This was fun and helpful for people. Thanks to all to helped.

Sunday, October 4 2009, 03:01 am

 

katrack said...

Mine went great--our extras are going to a church playgroup meeting so those moms can benefit as well. We had banana splits and those were yummy too.

Saturday, October 3 2009, 11:12 pm

 

AuntKiki said...

Yippee! What a great swap! Everyone loved all the samples and coupons. My friend has a son with multiple allergies, so she is very picky about detergent. She used her Green Works sample and said that he had no problems with it! Thanks Green Works! We were able to share some great new-to-you clothes, and the leftovers will be sent to a mission in Honduras! It was a lot of fun!

Saturday, October 3 2009, 10:15 pm

 

Dori429 said...

Wow! What a swap party... We had a really great time. We had a fashion show. The kids did a great job modeling the clothes. We all love the green works detergent. The clothes all smelt so fresh. The kids really liked the flower cards. I like all the items that I got. Everyone left the party fresh and happy. I was alot of fun!!! Thanks Green Works for a great product....

Saturday, October 3 2009, 10:04 pm

 

gabbygirl9 said...

I had a great swap party...everyone left very happy. We had great fun and everyone loved the Burt Bees lip balm and samples of lotion, and the seed cards. It was a blast!

Saturday, October 3 2009, 09:43 pm

 

ajaehnen said...

I am here at Amanda's party. Great idea, love the swaping kids clothes. Burt Bee's lip balm winner here!!!!

Saturday, October 3 2009, 09:33 pm

 

aliwaliwoo said...

Had a great time, I think in all it ended quite a success since we had enough sizes out that everyone found something they could use . I had everyone write down a "green" tip and the last two I drew out to read won the water bottles.

Saturday, October 3 2009, 09:30 pm

 

sno93 said...

We got hit by a rainstorm, heavy downpours, and the roads were flooded. Many of the guests canceled because of the weather, but the three of us who were here did quite a bit of organizing the clothes that we had and prepared "packages" for the others who are planning to bring their stuff by another day, then they will have stuff to go through and bring home with them along with their goody bag. We now have an excuse for having another gathering in the near future to complete the swap!

Saturday, October 3 2009, 08:25 pm

 

haynie13 said...

It was a 4 day weekend and a BSU game, so lots of people backed out! But we still had 10 adults plus 7 kids! Not a spectacular turnout, but still a great party! Everyone loved the samples and the "going green" suggestions! A good party!!! :-)

Saturday, October 3 2009, 08:05 pm

 

brbaldwi said...

My party started at 2 today. Not a lot of people were able to come but we had a blast anyway. I washed a load of towels during the party and it made the house smell so great! I brought some of my other GreenWorks products for my guest to see as well. I think I converted a few and convinced some of my friends to start recycling in their own homes:) What a productive part!

Saturday, October 3 2009, 05:35 pm

 

jensjunk415 said...

The GreenWorks party was a hit! With the poor economy, everyone was so thrilled to swap clothes! They especially loved how great the clothes smelled! Thanks so much for a wonderful opportunity!

Saturday, October 3 2009, 04:31 pm

 

cineith said...

Well I had my party today at 2pm. It was a bust noone showed up and I will not have another. The people that told me they would come had other plans today; so here I sit alone with my daughter, all the wonderful samples, and the snacks that we prepared. I am hopeful that everyone else has or had a wonderful party and now I know that I will never be able to host another party.

Saturday, October 3 2009, 04:21 pm

 

ravenonyx said...

Clorox still sells chlorine bleach because I don't care how green you are chlorine bleach is still the only thing that actually sterilizes. Learned this through 2 years of cloth diapering. Which is why I may switch to the greenworks laundry detergent but will continue to use Clorox bleach on my kitchen towels that come into contact with raw poultry or pork, wipe out sinks, etc. Ditto the original Clorox wipes on the toilet, kitchen counters, etc. But I am loving having these green alternatives for daily life so that 95% of the time I can be more environmentally friendly.

Saturday, October 3 2009, 04:05 pm

 

ajaehnen said...

WE LOVE GREEN WORKS!!!!

Saturday, October 3 2009, 03:43 pm

 

ajaehnen said...

I had so many calls on Thursday and Friday about how much my friends like the way the "swap" clothes smelled. Green Works was a HIT!!
Everyone is looking forward to getting together !!We will be swaping clothes, talking and playing games to win the wonderful Burt Bee lip balm and lotions. The 2 big winners take home water bottles!!

Saturday, October 3 2009, 03:42 pm

 

christinajones said...

Had my party at 10 this morning. But of course it had to rain today so only three people showed up. That is fine everyone had a good time with the green products. The cloths smelled nice with the soap. Lots and lots of cloths were there the remainder of them I am taking to church tomarrow to let the other familys go thru.

Saturday, October 3 2009, 01:28 pm

 

strickschic said...

Can't wait for my party at 2pm, been so busy washing & organizing clothes. The Green Works Laundry detergent works great & everyone's gonna love their green goody bags & have lots of clothes to take home!

Saturday, October 3 2009, 01:08 pm

 

kitakayl said...

Very,Very Excited !! I can't wait until 5pm to get our Party on!!!! I got feed back from everyone and they love the products as much as I do!!!!!

Saturday, October 3 2009, 11:13 am

 

texasbabydoll1969 said...

I can't wait till this afternoon... Everybody is so EXCITED.. I bought some potting soil and cups to plant the seeds in as favors... It is like Christmas in October....

Saturday, October 3 2009, 09:48 am

 

melaleucatwins said...

Curious.... Clorox is aware of the "green" environment, produced, and selling their "green works" products. So, if they have a whole new division promoting a healthier environment, why do they still have their old "toxic" bleach chlorine based and clorox non "green" products selling on the store shelves?

Friday, October 2 2009, 11:16 pm

 

TRCMABE said...

THE SAMPLES ARE WONDERFUL, THE CLOTHES ARE CLEAN AND SWELL REALLY FRESH, EVERYONE VERY PLEASED WITH THE CLEANING POWER.

Friday, October 2 2009, 01:39 pm

 

Chelseygato said...

The Green Works word search looks like a lot of fun even an invited guest's child can do if they are less than enthusiastic about clothing.

Friday, October 2 2009, 10:28 am

 

thehappypig said...

I did my party early because of scares of swine flu. Most of my friends are my children friend's parents and they have gotten sick. Therefore I decided to do the party 2 days ahead. Given that all of our kids wear about the same size and go to the same school, we really did not have the need for the swap. I asked them to bring gently worn clothes to donate to the local charity. They loved the smell of the green works detergents and the clothes smell amazingly. We had a good time discussing how much plastic can we save by using a reusable nalgene bottle instead of disposable plastic ones. My guests loved the idea of the paper with the seeds in them, and quite frankly I loved it too. I made little gift bags for them to take home with the sample products and the extra detergent. I only had 8 people attend, so I had extra product. We talked about recicling and how important is to teach our kids to take care of our land before it is too late, about fair trade, organic vs local produce, and even how to clean your house using organic products. I combined the party with a chocolate and cofee tasting, that way it was easy to talk about why is important to buy fair trade. We had a light lunch and the guests left with plenty of green ideas on their mind. I already have energy saving bulbs all over the house, so it was easy to demonstrate that. It really was a wonderful idea and a great party.

Friday, October 2 2009, 08:05 am

 

adhithya said...

i like natural world

Friday, October 2 2009, 12:08 am

 

emacha said...

just let the stress go and the party will flow,everyone i know and who are invited loves clean smell of the soap and im injoying the thought of having friends and family over[even if its 3 or 16 people coming.thanks again.

Thursday, October 1 2009, 11:13 pm

 

Candles897 said...

LOOOOOVE the laundry soap...my clothes swap is gonna be great!!!

Thursday, October 1 2009, 03:05 pm

 

sldolney said...

Wow can't believe all the clothes that have been dropped off already. Some people couldn't make it because of last minute things, so they dropped off items for exchange. This is like shopping with no limits on the money you spend (which is zero)!

Thursday, October 1 2009, 10:25 am

 

dolphin9600 said...

The detergent smells nice and fresh. Can't wait to get this party started!

Thursday, October 1 2009, 06:41 am

 

teswms said...

I have some old potting pots from the summer and I loaded them up with a small baggie of potting soil and made small bags of seeds from my flowers and will give the little cluster out so people can have winter flowers indoors :)

Wednesday, September 30 2009, 12:14 pm

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