green holiday gifts

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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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 Eco-friendly Holiday Greeting Cards

The best and greenest way to go when it comes to holiday greeting cards is to skip the store-bought paper cards and send e-cards or make homemade cards with recycled paper and other art supplies you already have on hand. However, since the holidays are quickly approaching, and since some people do green store-bought cards, here [...]

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Find an Affordable Green Dollhouse That Fits Your Budget

PlanToys is an entirely eco-friendly and ethical company who offers some amazing green dollhouses. All of PlanToys dollhouses, from very affordable, to more expensive sets are made without heavy metals or lead, with natural rubberwood from rubber trees which no longer produce latex. None of the wood is chemically treated. Zero fertilizer is added to the [...]

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Adorable New Organic Cotton miYim Plush Disney Toys

miYim always has the sweetest toys for tots, but this holiday season they’ve outdone themselves with an organic plush Disney character collection that’s too cute for words. *Note – stay tuned to Growing a Green Family if you’d like to win one of these beautiful organic plush toys. A cool giveaway is coming up soon! [...]

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Eco-Friendly Plywood-free Play Kitchen Sets at Etsy

Every year I update my Ultimate Eco-Friendly Play Kitchen Guide for the holidays. This year readers have noted that they aren’t interested in seeing any kitchens containing ply-wood, even if the outer wood is solid. That said, the offerings are more limited this year. This is for a few reasons: Companies lie (or exaggerate) and say [...]

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Celebrate Buy Nothing Day 2011 Instead of Black Friday

I’ve been celebrating Buy Nothing Day for years. This year, I’m even more encouraged to celebrate, because Buy Nothing Day falls on November 25th, my birthday. Buy Nothing Day was originally launched by the folks at Adbusters, and it’s pretty simple to participate. Buy Nothing Day encourages people to skip the Black Friday madness and [...]

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Eco-friendly Play Kitchen Set – Recycled Cocorico Cooker

You can purchase a fabulous wooden play kitchen for your child, and odds are your child will love it. However, some kids are merely play kitchen dabblers. You know, kids who move from activity to activity without much pause. For kids like this, a simpler, less heirloom quality play kitchen set will do, such as the Recycled Cocorico [...]