My niece's 4th birthday is next Sunday. She likes presents. And candy. I like to make her happy ... which I haven't seemed to figure out how to do in an environmental "green" sort of way, yet. At our wedding last year, Maddy was the first to take a whack at our pinata, which she seemed to get a great deal of joy out of (see picture). So, I thought it would be fun to put together a pinata for her birthday party friends to take turns with.
While I'm not too concerned over the thin paper mache pinata itself ... what I chose to fill it with brings me some concern. Sponge Bob SquarePants bubbles, Skittles, Bubbalicious Gum, Twizzlers, LipSmackers lip balm ... if it's not encased in plastic, it contains toxic Red Dye #40, high fructose corn syrup, petroleum by-products or all the other nastiness I am working so hard to remove from my own life.
I'm feeling really guilty for buying these cheap treats for Maddy's birthday friends. The trash I've created and the horrible toxic sugar rush I'm going to "treat" these kids to next Sunday is weighing heavily on me.
Or, maybe it's the 2 Twizzlers and bag of snack size Skittles I just munched that's making me feel so miserable.
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