I did not do this list, just thought it was great! Through out the year you will be attending events that you just gotta take something. Why not take some homemade and eco friendly gifts?
http://www.growingagreenfamily.com/50-homemade-green-holiday-gifts-that-rock/
Eco Friendly Hostess Gifts
- H SO sweet fabric flowers (shown above) – make with holiday colors for the perfect easy seasonal gift.
- A Gift You Can Make With Your Children~ Hot Chocolate Mix Jar
- Flower & Spice Table Topper
- Totally fun cookie pops that the kids can help decorate for friends and family.
- Grab a set of adorable vintage looking tea cups at a antique shop or thrift store and fill it with some homemade organic herbal tea.
- The cutest tiny Sake-Box Planters ever!
- Baked salt dough ornaments.
- Cinnamon Marshmallow Stars – not vegan but super cute.
- Scented sugars – I’ve never made these but they look great – use organic sugar!
- Lemon Bath Cookies – these look professional and amazing.
- Chocolate covered candied orange slices.
- Homemade Chai Mix.
- Cider spice sachets
Homemade Green Gifts for Kids
- Seriously amazing homemade baby blocks (shown above)! Use scrap wood or sustainable wood and non-toxic paint. Found here.
- A homemade sun jar is a great gift for adults as well as little ones, but kids will be especially amazed.
- Fun homemade Gingerbread Cookie Dough Puzzle! So unique.
- Build a Bubble-Powered Rocket – with recycled paper and film canisters. This rocket actually lifts off.
- Awesome collection of old-fashioned, handmade toys from Mother Earth News.
- The most adorable homemade memory game I’ve seen.
- Homemade natural and non-toxic playdough – add some little tools from a thrift store; like rolling pin and cookie cutters for optimal fun.
- Homemade Organic Paint Soap for Kids
- For baby learning make a soft book of colors.
- Really fun felt play brown bagged lunch.
- Nine DIY play kitchen options and DIY Play Kitchen Food & Dishes
- Pumpkin Pie scented play dough – although if you’re crafty you could make lots of other scents.
- Christmas Elf Doll – use scrap and organic fabric.
- DIY Eco-Dollhouses
- Seriously amazing no-sew Midsummer Nights Dream Tutu with tulle. Your daughter will sigh with delight. If you really want a totally bling little girl gift add some homemade fairy wings to the tutu.
- Recycled Cardboard Playhouse that your tot can decorate all on her own.
- Recycled crayons – big and chunky – great stocking stuffer.
- Recycled Wallpaper Blocks – really cute!
- Homemade bath bombs – make sure you use gentle ingredients for kids.
- Recycled homemade pillowcase dress for your little lady.
- S’mores in a Jar for a little one. Cute and fun.
- Make a bug watching kid their own butterfly house.
Homemade Green Gifts for Adults
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- A beautiful DIY wheatgrass centerpiece (shown above) – yeah it’s meant for weddings, but with red and white roses it would make a wonderful holiday gift too.
- Homemade Organic Lavender Vanilla Sugar Scrub and Cranberry Lip gloss
- Homemade reusable bag (with a garden theme, but you could design any theme)
- An amazing list of 50 edible holiday gifts – just make sure you use organic ingredients.
- Make a countertop greenhouse for under $20 – use reclaimed wood.
- Beautiful herbal sachets for keeping clothing fresh.
- Super neat idea – make homemade seed tape with your saved seeds!
- Lovely colored homemade bath salts.
- Golden Honey Granola – make with organics though.
- Scented soy candles.
- Yo Yo Necklace – sounds weird but very stylish and impressive.
- Nice little scrap fabric cloth napkins – look pro.
- Make a great little herb garden kit for a garden pal.
- Make some homemade paper, then bind it into a lovely journal with a beautiful scrap paper or fabric cover. To learn how to make a homemade journal watch one of the following videos – Junk Journal (a pop and his daughter make a journal out of recycled trash!) or Basic DIY Book Binding Demonstration.
- Cute country style wall hanging vine – good maybe for someone with a country kitchen.
If you don’t have the time to make a homemade gift I found a really cool new stainless steel bottle company with affordable prices – Poison Bottle Company. Found at http://www.poisonbottleco.com, they have an edgy take on the eco-friendly, human-friendly water bottle market! Check it out!