With all the research that we do for DaisychainBaby, we’ve been delighted to come across some really wonderful finds along the way in keeping with our target market and eco-ethos. We’d like to showcase some of the people, products and businesses we come into contact with in what will start out as a monthly feature in our latest news section, with a view to becoming a more regular piece.

For our first ever feature, it simply had to be “Ethical Kids Party Time” - parties are fun and colourful but can still be eco-friendly too. Joanne Dewberry runs Charlie Moo’s, a family business down in Dorset selling party bags, gifts and toys. She has 2 gorgeous little ones and as a result her site is bright, cheerful and very friendly! Charlie Moo’s offers an excellent selection of items, including a collection of pre-loved toys. We particularly love her range of cloth handled party bags which come in a range of designs such as robots, dinosaurs and strawberries. Friendlier for the environment than standard plastic party bags, reusable and brilliant value, these would definitely be top of our party planning list.

Little Cherry is a site which sells entirely eco-friendly party supplies, including everything from organic hemp tablecloths to recycled plastic cutlery and plates made of leaves! Not only that, but founder Lucy Brindley has made every effort to make it a seamless shopping experience for busy party planning parents. She has created a themed section, so that you can see what products might be suitable for fairies or Cowboys and Indians, and also recommends children’s party games and recipes. DCB’s favourite part of the site is that reserved exclusively for celebrating first birthdays, with some gorgeous ideas for party bag fillers for very little ones!

Creative Charlie, run by mum-of-two and artist Kerri Sellens, is aimed at slightly older children than DaisychainBaby, but we loved the concept so much we couldn’t resist a mention. The idea is to promote childrens creative streaks (trying to avoid walls and sofas if possible!) by activities such as mask and jewellery making, and t-shirt painting. It’s a great idea to keep little ones busy, especially at parties (I even indulged in some pottery painting on my hen weekend which was enormous fun) and the “Rainy Day Box” was awarded the overall winner in the Practical Pre-School awards 2008. With those accolades, it has to be our top pick from Creative Charlie.

We hope you’ve enjoyed our first feature and have gone away with some useful tips. If you have a business that you would like to be included for future articles, please let us know!