Gift-giving is a lovely tradition, but it's not nearly as sustainable for our planet. However, with a little attention, you can surprise your loved ones with a beautiful and environmentally friendly gift. In our article, you'll find a bunch of the best eco-conscious gift ideas, choose your favorite!
This is how you pack more environmentally friendly!
If you just think about how much wrapping paper you throw away at Christmas and try to multiply it by the number of people living in your area, you can see how wasteful gift-giving is. While Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for us, our planet would think differently. Start making a difference here: the number one rule, in addition to the gift ideas below, is to not buy any more rolls of wrapping paper! But how do you wrap instead?
1. Lazy people have an advantage, because the evergreen solution for those who want to avoid packaging, the gift bag, is also a truly environmentally friendly solution. Don't deny that you also have a complete drawer full of gift bags at home, from which you can quickly grab a suitable size. And as long as this is the case, you won't waste another batch of wrapping paper!
On the other hand, if you like to wrap gifts yourself, replace traditional wrapping paper with recycled paper or try other homemade tricks.
Finish the sentence, we'll add the gift idea: the best gift...
… the experience!
Giving a gift is a great experience because you'll be giving it twice: once when your loved one opens the package and sees what's inside, and again when they use it. The following unique gift ideas also mean quality time spent together:
2. Our big favorites are thematic walking tickets. You can find walks in a million places and topics that you can then set off on together. And in this beautiful summer heat, there's nothing better than taking a long walk, especially if you can learn interesting things while doing it!
3. But if you're looking for an indoor program, let it be an exciting workshop! Speaking of sustainability, you can look for workshops on making natural cosmetics, but you can also go cooking, painting, or pottery together.
.... what comes from the heart!
4. This is why many people vote for homemade gifts. If you like to tinker in the kitchen anyway, you can make homemade cookies, granola bars, some special sauce or chutney. The best thing about gastronomic gift ideas is that you will know exactly what ingredients are in them and you can also pay attention to the packaging.
5. If crafts are more your thing, choose from a selection of unique, creative gift ideas! Here's a great opportunity to learn macramé, for example! With a little enthusiasm and skill, you can make a decorative wall decoration or flower holder for your loved one!
6. A slightly simpler solution is to get some decorative glass holders and start pouring candles. You can play with colors, scents, and add decorative elements to the wax. You can also decorate the jars of the finished candles with a unique inscription for your loved ones. Here is a little guide on how to get started:
... also useful!
Instead of a twentieth dust collector that you put on the shelf once and never take down again, a gift that can be used is much better. Even better, if the gift is not only useful, but also sustainable! Check out some super eco-friendly gift ideas!
7. Your loved one, who is already interested in sustainability, will definitely appreciate it if you surprise them with a green gift. It could be a pretty water bottle, reusable napkins, metal straws, canvas bags, or a set of textile potholders - just to name a few of the most popular zero waste gift ideas.
Your job is more difficult if you are dealing with a black belt conscious buyer, who will probably have a pile of these at home. So let's look at less common gift ideas, create a personalized gift basket with eco products:
8. In the spirit of beauty care, you can include beauty products produced by sustainable companies: bath salts, cream, metal razor, natural soap
9. But you can also put together a household pack with a loofah sponge, eco-friendly cleaning products , essential oil diffuser, and individually labeled glass jars.
In the latter area, CYCLE's eco-friendly, practical cleaning products tick all the boxes. The completely natural cleaning products can make the entire house spotlessly clean, and thanks to their concentrated format, they require 75% less plastic than traditional bottled cleaning products.
