green holiday gifts

More than 100 homemade gift ideas that don’t suck

Not all homemade holiday gifts are that great. While there are almost always some benefits to giving homemade gifts, there are also downsides to giving poorly thought out gifts, such as… People won’t use them – thus wasting resources. Your time could be better spent. Your money could be better spent. Good homemade gifts inspire [...]

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10 tips for making the best homemade holiday gifts

A lot of homemade holiday gifts suck. Big time. I know, it’s the thought that counts and all, but if you’re going to take the time to make a homemade gift, why not make something that people will actually enjoy instead of weird homemade wine that tastes like vinegar or oddly knitted socks. Below are [...]

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Top 10 best green holiday books

Now that September is here, holidays a plenty are soon arriving. Get ready to green your holiday season, with these top 10 best green holiday books… 1 - Celebrate Green: If you only buy one green holiday book, make it this one, because it rocks AND covers all the holidays. Read my full review. 2 - I’m Dreaming [...]

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Top Eco-friendly Books for Green Families

If you’re scrounging for last-minute holiday gifts, a good book can’t be beat and is easy to find, even last-minute, so long as you have a local bookstore in town. I’ve reviewed many books, and below are some of my favorites – all are perfect for growing green families too! Celebrate Green! Eco-nomical Baby [...]

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Homemade Memory Game for Holiday Fun

For Christmas this year, Cedar and I were going to make homemade wool felt play food kits for the kids in our family, as holiday gifts. However, we’re not the best sewers. We made some and did okay, but we need more practice before our sewing crafts are gift-ready. Still, since we wanted to make [...]

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Tips for a less consumer-minded holiday season

Previously I wrote about how the winter holiday season has been over-saturated with stuff and overspending. I’ve been meaning to do a follow-up about how to combat a consumer holiday, but sorry, I got a little behind here. Life has been nuts lately. There’s still plenty of December left though and that means many chances [...]

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Inexpensive Green Stocking Stuffers for Kids – $10 or Less Stocking Stuffers

There’s no reason to spend a lot of money on stocking stuffers, even if you want to go green this holiday season. There are plenty of delightful green stocking stuffers for teens and younger kids that are $10 or less. STOCKING STUFFERS FOR BABIES Dandelion Soft Shaker Bear Toy - This cute rattle is stuffed with [...]

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New Kamibashi String Dolls for Christmas!

Kamibashi is just about the cutest shop ever, and eco-friendly to boot. I especially love their String Doll Gang. The String Doll Gang is a band of awesome fun character keyrings, handmade with Fair Trade practices in Thailand. Each String Doll has his or her own special flavor and a power that is positive and [...]

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2011 Green Family Holiday Gift Guide

Whether you’re looking for homemade eco-gifts, affordable green gifts, zooming green gifts for kids, the perfect green book or a stunning green play kitchen or eco-friendly dollhouse – you’re 100% covered with this eco-friendly holiday gift guide. Keep this page bookmarked, as I’ll be adding some new treats to it throughout this holiday season. Green [...]

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Where to order green & last minute Christmas gifts

So, Christmas is almost here, and hopefully you’ve already got your gifts in order. However, if you haven’t, then as of today (Sunday, December 19, 2010) you’d better get cracking. Your options are whittling down and trust me most stores are madhouses. Case in point; my boyfriend Dave had to hit the mall to get [...]