Here is our list of sustainable gift ideas for this holiday season! There are lots of ways to show the people in your life that you care while being conscious of your consumption and environmental impact
Leave us a comment below with your ideas
USEFUL
• Break the stigma: gift them cash $$$
• Ask them directly what they are in need of
• Buy them a subscription/pass to something you know they’ll use
• Give them a cute card that says “I owe you” or a handmade favour coupon book that they can claim at any time
• If they are a parent, offer to babysit so they can take a night off
ACTIVITIES
• Get them a gift card to a local coffee shop, a used book store, or your fave vintage shop and plan a day to go together
• Get them tickets to a concert, movie, comedy show, Art gallery, museum, Ballet or another kind of experience
SINGLE-USE SWAPS
• Examples: Gift reusable makeup cloths, reusable Water bottles or tumblers, wool dryer balls, reusable straws, sandwich bags, beeswax wraps, metal razors, Period underwear, rip resistant tights, and plants or dried flowers instead of fresh ones
HANDMADE
• Set aside a night and make them a homecooked meal (you can even make a nice table setting like you’re at a restaurant)
• Gift baking, a prepped and customized “make-it-at-home” kit, or write them a recipe book
• Gift knitting, art, pottery, scrapbooks, hand sewn items, handmade jewelry, collages, hand written cards/poems/letters or write/play them a song
DONATIONS
• Donate to a cause in their name
• Offer to volunteer with them at somewhere they care about
• Buy them merch/auction items where the money goes to a cause they care about
PORTRAITS
• Book a session at a photography studio for your family, couple or friend group
• Ask an artist to paint/draw a custom illustration of your family, you and your partner, their pet etc.
SECOND HAND
• Ask them to send inspo pics and make them a custom thrifted clothing bundle
• Gift second hand home decor
• Thrift a frame and put a photo of you together in it (you could even decorate the frame to make it extra special!)
SELF CARE
• Give them a gift card for a treat they can do by themselves or with you that they might not usually get for themselves: a spa day, a massage, a manicure/pedicure, a facial, or even a haircut or waxing if that is something they enjoy
GAMES
• Instead of having to buy every individual a gift, play a gift swapping game where everyone brings one object (‘white elephant’) or do a secret gift exchange (“Secret Santa”)
