Bar / Bat Mitzvah Planning with Doctor Simcha

My son's Bar Mitzvah will be held this year, on December.
Adam would like to have a nature-friendly Bat Mitzvah Party. He was very much inspired by Al Gore's Live Earth concert. Environment is a matter that is close to our hearts and we feel that it will make a meaningful event.
We already heard about environmentally friendly invitations, and are looking for additional creative ideas. If you have any tips for us, on how to arrange a nature-friendly environmental Mitzvah party, we would love to hear.
Thank you!

A nature friendly Bar Mitzvah theme. What a wonderful idea!
Choice of colors for your party should surely be green! Green invitations, green table covers, etc.

About the candle lighting ceremony - tie it to planting trees in Israel. Plant a tree in Israel for each of the honorees and hand the certificates.

Another idea that I heard of for the candle lighting ceremony (I read about it somewhere on this site) is a "flower planting" ceremony. Put together a silk flower arrangement that each honoree / group of honorees will plant. Then donate the arrangement to a charity organization.

Mazal Tov!

Brainstorm with your son to come up with a perfect eco-friendly slogan. Here is a suggestion:

Minimize your environmental footprint with a green Mitzvah!


Use your slogan on your invitations, decorations and personalized favors.

Mazal tov!

Thanks all!
Have you heard about eco-suede recycled kippot?

I can't tell how surprised I was reading that your son is going to have a green Bar Mitzvah. My son also wants although I am not sure if he will stick with it by the time I start planning (I hope he will). When my son wanted to do it the first thing that came to my mind is that more important than doing "all green" is actually try to get all guests involved and conscious about. I don't how are you doing so far (I would love to hear about!) but maybe you'd like to consider giving seeds or something similar for the guests favors. Even letting them know that if they can't plant at home then they could find a park or organization that allows them to do it or even another person so you know that all seeds are planted somewhere.
If you can post a picture or let us know you family's experience I would appreciate a lot.
Mazal Tov!