Here are 10 tips to help you make this Christmas a more eco-friendly one!
1. Christmas Cards
Use old Christmas cards and cut out the images from the covers of the cards to use as tags. If you don't have any, keep all your cards this year and try it next year. People will ask where you found the beautiful, unique tags! It's great because you get a variety of colors, and you can determine the size and shape you need!
2. Keep all bags, tissue paper, and even large sheets of wrapping paper to reuse next year.
3. Wrap gifts using scarves, towels, reusable containers, or cloth bags.
4. Use shoe boxes and cereal boxes as gift boxes.
5. Make a creative gift for someone out of recycled materials.
6. Buy environmentally friendly Christmas lights, and save some money on your electricity bill, too!
7. Choose gifts that are eco-friendly, reusable, consumable, and/or organic.
8. Instead of gift giving, invite friends or family over for a gourmet meal. Enjoying one another's company is the best gift of all!
9. Give an eco-basket filled with natural and organic clothes, cleaners, body products, food, light bulbs, stainless steel water bottles, etc.
10. And the easiest of all??? Simplify. Christmas is not about the 'stuff'.
You can also visit these websites for even more GREEN CHRISTMAS:
1. National Geographic
2. Christmas Lights and Decorations
1. Christmas Cards
Use old Christmas cards and cut out the images from the covers of the cards to use as tags. If you don't have any, keep all your cards this year and try it next year. People will ask where you found the beautiful, unique tags! It's great because you get a variety of colors, and you can determine the size and shape you need!
2. Keep all bags, tissue paper, and even large sheets of wrapping paper to reuse next year.
3. Wrap gifts using scarves, towels, reusable containers, or cloth bags.
4. Use shoe boxes and cereal boxes as gift boxes.
5. Make a creative gift for someone out of recycled materials.
6. Buy environmentally friendly Christmas lights, and save some money on your electricity bill, too!
7. Choose gifts that are eco-friendly, reusable, consumable, and/or organic.
8. Instead of gift giving, invite friends or family over for a gourmet meal. Enjoying one another's company is the best gift of all!
9. Give an eco-basket filled with natural and organic clothes, cleaners, body products, food, light bulbs, stainless steel water bottles, etc.
10. And the easiest of all??? Simplify. Christmas is not about the 'stuff'.
You can also visit these websites for even more GREEN CHRISTMAS:
1. National Geographic
2. Christmas Lights and Decorations