I would love for my daughter to receive a paper bag with a used book or toy or something healthy to eat
I’m at a stage in motherhood where I enjoy taking my daughter to birthday parties – of which, in senior kindergarten, there are plenty. Some months, she’s invited to parties three weekends in a row. I love watching her chat with classmates, wolf down cake and run around in excitement from a sugar rush. But then comes the dreaded end of the celebration: the drawn-out goodbyes and, worst of all, the loot bags.
It seemed so simple back then: don’t buy so much, use what you already have, and recycle plastic and paper. I understood and embraced these concepts as a child. Yet, it isn’t that easy where I live. According to the non-profit advocacy group, less than seven per cent of Ontario’s waste is recycled through the Blue Box program with Ontario sending over eight-million tonnes of trash to landfill and incinerators every year.
What if parents could all agree that loot bags are unnecessary and teach our children that the party itself is the gift? A party is about celebrating love, food, and friendship – Children don’t need a cheap thrill to end an event.
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