Remove the guilt and sprinkle your loved ones with eco-friendly confetti this Valentine’s Day.
Whether you’re environmentally conscious, or the person you’re sprinkling it on is, this eco confetti is the perfect alternative to plastic confetti that, quite frankly, stick everywhere, litter the earth and cost you money.
Kids especially love making it, so do get your little ones involved in the process too!
Why make eco-friendly confetti
- It’s environmentally friendly. No trees need to be cut down to make it and there’s no plastics that will end up in our waterways. The eco-friendly glitter simply biodegrades.
- If you’re sprinkling each other outside, there’s no cleanup
- It’s free, once you buy the hole punches.
- If you pick the right leaves, your eco-friendly confetti will smell good too!
What you’ll need:
What you’ll need:- Leaves, lots of glorious leaves!
- Heart hole punches (it’s more environmentally friendly to buy local but if you can’t find one you can get a heart-shaped hole punch here)
- Use recycled products around your home, or make recycled cardboard boxes. The test tube has been recycled from my child’s chemistry set.
- Recycled string
How to make eco-friendly confetti
Making your eco-friendly confetti is super easy.
Watch the video!
To get a similar look to our confetti, collect mostly red leaves and a few yellow ones too. Collect light green leaves for the mini hearts. Really, you could choose any colours and it would end up stunning though.
Check out the biodegradable confetti we made for New Year’s Eve.
We used stars and circle punches!
How long does eco-friendly confetti last?
It really depends on your environment and the leaves you picked. Using leaves that are already dried out but still retain their colour are the best for longevity.
We are in summer here and after putting ours in the fridge, it kept its bright colour for over a week.
You might also like to see how we make eco-friendly glitter too!
Honestly, who needs paper confetti or pieces of shiny plastic when you can make your own stunning eco-friendly confetti using leaves? The colours, smell and even texture of the confetti make that little bit of effort worth it: for you and the environment.
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Fabulous idea. Just wondering where you can buy the hole punches please?
Hi Jillian, at your local craft shop is best, but there’s a link above that can help too. Pen
This would be a really good idea for weddings!!
Is the tube eco friendly too? If not that just defeats the whole purpose of this.
Hi Mary,
It’s glass, and was reused from my children’s chemistry set.
Just beautiful all round Pen!! Eco-friendly and aesthetically beautiful.. and a hand made gift speaks volumes! Thanks for sharing.
I’m making some eco-friendly confetti with my son Hector for show and tell at daycare ♡ thanks for the inspiration. Karen
Hi!
Does it only lasy for a week? I was hoping to make some for my wedding and start months beforehand so we could do bits at a time. Do you think it would last?
Hi Shandar,
It really depends on your environment. I would suggest testing some to see how they keep.
Keeping them in the fridge can help too.
~ Penny
I have tried making leaf confetti and the shapes curl overnight as they dry out, how can I avoid this?
Hi Christine,
Putting your confetti in the fridge can help, or placing it a book until you need to use it can keep it from curling too.
Penny x