Comments on: 5 Ways to Green Your Christmas and Reduce Waste http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/ Green Parenting for Non-toxic, Healthy Homes Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:52:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Piggy Paints: Safer Polish for your Little Girl http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-14018 Piggy Paints: Safer Polish for your Little Girl Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:26:41 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/#comment-14018 [...] A Green(er) Christmas [...] [...] A Green(er) Christmas [...]

]]> By: My Natural Furniture » Blog Archive » A Green Christmas: How to Save Money this Holiday Season http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-882 My Natural Furniture » Blog Archive » A Green Christmas: How to Save Money this Holiday Season Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:25:52 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/#comment-882 [...] season. We should always be looking for ways to have less impact on Mother Earth. The good news, being green this holiday season will accomplish [...] [...] season. We should always be looking for ways to have less impact on Mother Earth. The good news, being green this holiday season will accomplish [...]

]]> By: What Can You Do With Sheets? : Crafting a Green World http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-881 What Can You Do With Sheets? : Crafting a Green World Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:16:58 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/#comment-881 [...] at Eco Child’s Play suggested around the holidays that I could skip the bag-making step and wrap presents in fabric, and then I wouldn’t have to cut it up… but then I’d have to buy someone a really [...] [...] at Eco Child’s Play suggested around the holidays that I could skip the bag-making step and wrap presents in fabric, and then I wouldn’t have to cut it up… but then I’d have to buy someone a really [...]

]]> By: Joe Weber http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-879 Joe Weber Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:47:10 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/#comment-879 Dig the blog a LOT! Nice style and I like the way you discuss the problems . I’m going to book mark it. ;) Dig the blog a LOT!
Nice style and I like the way you discuss the problems . I’m going to book mark it. ;)

]]> By: : DIY Holiday Gift-wrap. - Crafting a Green World http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-880 : DIY Holiday Gift-wrap. - Crafting a Green World Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:50:26 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/#comment-880 [...] more great discussion on having a greener [...] [...] more great discussion on having a greener [...]

]]> By: Ami Scott http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-878 Ami Scott Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:26:40 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/#comment-878 Those are some interesting ideas. I wish live trees were available locally. LOL The last time I had a live tree, it was this little mini thing I picked up at the local super market. It kept falling over, and the needles were super scratchy. It's still guarding my mother's front door, where we planted the next spring. It never has gotten very big, and I'm not sure what it really was. Now, we just use a fake tree. I just finished making giftbags from beautiful Christmas fabrics I bought at one of Jo Ann's cool sales. I'm so sick of the huge paper mess from packaging every year. We'll still have some paper mess because of gifts given to us from other friends and family, but we're getting there. As for our gift giving, it's always very small. The children each get three gifts: an article of clothing (usually something homemade by me such as flannel pj's or a knit sweater), a book, and a toy. Their stockings have an orange, and apple, a bag of nuts, and a bag of chocolate coins. Since this is the season of giving, we give even more to the community than we usually do. We always take several tags from the giving tree at our Church, we spend more time at the shelters (human and fur baby alike), etc. And what few gifts I don't buy local, I order from http://gearthatgives.com/ I was unable to get out and do much shopping this season because the kids have been super sick so I bought almost everything in one shot. In the end, I also funded over 400 cups of food. And, I got beautiful fair trade items that aren't full of liscensed characters, plastics and excess packaging. Those are some interesting ideas. I wish live trees were available locally. LOL The last time I had a live tree, it was this little mini thing I picked up at the local super market. It kept falling over, and the needles were super scratchy. It’s still guarding my mother’s front door, where we planted the next spring. It never has gotten very big, and I’m not sure what it really was. Now, we just use a fake tree.

I just finished making giftbags from beautiful Christmas fabrics I bought at one of Jo Ann’s cool sales. I’m so sick of the huge paper mess from packaging every year. We’ll still have some paper mess because of gifts given to us from other friends and family, but we’re getting there.

As for our gift giving, it’s always very small. The children each get three gifts: an article of clothing (usually something homemade by me such as flannel pj’s or a knit sweater), a book, and a toy. Their stockings have an orange, and apple, a bag of nuts, and a bag of chocolate coins. Since this is the season of giving, we give even more to the community than we usually do. We always take several tags from the giving tree at our Church, we spend more time at the shelters (human and fur baby alike), etc. And what few gifts I don’t buy local, I order from http://gearthatgives.com/ I was unable to get out and do much shopping this season because the kids have been super sick so I bought almost everything in one shot. In the end, I also funded over 400 cups of food. And, I got beautiful fair trade items that aren’t full of liscensed characters, plastics and excess packaging.

]]> By: Diana Moneymaker http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-877 Diana Moneymaker Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:14:22 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/#comment-877 How about not giving gifts this Christmas and having fun with family? That'll reduce the waste by a lot. -Diana Moneymaker How about not giving gifts this Christmas and having fun with family? That’ll reduce the waste by a lot.

-Diana Moneymaker

]]> By: Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-876 Jennifer Lance Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:36:51 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/#comment-876 Crystal, I love the idea of using canvas shopping bags to wrap presents! It is a great way to make the wrapping reusable and drop subtle hints on loved ones about their shopping habits. Crystal,
I love the idea of using canvas shopping bags to wrap presents! It is a great way to make the wrapping reusable and drop subtle hints on loved ones about their shopping habits.

]]> By: Crystal Henrickson http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-875 Crystal Henrickson Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:33:19 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/#comment-875 There is a website called Global Gifts that has bio-plastic gift cards that are loaded so individuals receiving them can go back to the website and choose the charity they would like to give their money to. You can also use canvas shopping bags to wrap gifts - great for grocery shopping in the new year. There is a great company called Bring Your Own Bag BYOB that makes fashionable ones that would be a great present. There is a website called Global Gifts that has bio-plastic gift cards that are loaded so individuals receiving them can go back to the website and choose the charity they would like to give their money to.

You can also use canvas shopping bags to wrap gifts – great for grocery shopping in the new year. There is a great company called Bring Your Own Bag BYOB that makes fashionable ones that would be a great present.

]]> By: Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-874 Jennifer Lance Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:38:39 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2007/12/04/5-ways-to-green-your-christmas-and-reduce-waste/#comment-874 Great suggestions Nicole. E-cards are great. We always use them for birthday invites. Great suggestions Nicole. E-cards are great. We always use them for birthday invites.

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