Conscious Christmas Gift Guide for Kids for 2023
According to Catherine Jacoby, Marketing Manager at Toys R Us, there is an interesting toy trend this year. Parents and children are looking for stress-relieving toys that transcend age, like LEGO, role-playing games and dollhouses. Keeping this in mind, as well as the fact that a whopping 80 percent of toys end up in landfills, […]
Conscious Gift Guide – Christmas 2022
Each year I promise myself that this year I will start doing my Christmas shopping earlier, and each year I leave it just that little bit too late and end up settling for gifts that I would not have bought otherwise. If you are nodding in agreement, my list of Christmas gifts might just come […]
Sustainable & Carbon Cautious Gift Ideas for Kids
Toys end up in landfills and incinerators each year as kids outgrow their once prized items. I was shocked to read that a whopping 80 percent of toys end up in landfills, incinerators, and in our oceans where they often endanger marine life. Discarded plastic toys are part of the 14 million tons of plastic that find its […]
Homemade Christmas gifts #1 – White chocolate Rocky Road
I have been giving this gourmet rocky road as gifts for many years and it is a winner every time. It delicious and easy to make. The ingredients are a little pricey, but if you cut it into small pieces it goes a long way. You will need 300gr toasted marshmallows covered in coconut, chopped […]
Planet-friendly gift-wrapping ideas
I love having beautifully wrapped gifts under our Christmas tree, but I hate the mound of waste we end up throwing in the bin. So, this year I have been playing around with a few sustainable ways to wrap our gifts. Here are my five favourite sustainable gift-wrapping ideas. Have fun with fabric Wrapping gifts […]
Mindful and sustainable Christmas gifts your family and friends will love
If like me, you are a little behind with your Christmas shopping and you are starting to feel a little anxious and overwhelmed – this gift guide is for you! I have put together this guide for everyone who wants to celebrate a mindful and sustainable Christmas, and not be swept up in the consumerism […]
