Comments on: Eco-Libris: Book review of 'Celebrate Green!' (or: how to green Halloween)

By: Crystal

Crystal — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:24:48 +0000

Although it is hard to go completely green for Christmas, we are making small changes this year. My girls made home-made soaps for teachers and their godmothers. We used the recipe found in KIWI magazine and used natural ingrediants. It was super easy to do with a 6 and 4 yr.old. Most of the gifts we are giving were very well thought out: Imagiplay Toys with Integrity, Kleen Kanteen bottles, organic cotton t-shirts, and other wooden toys. We try to focus on the true meaning of Christmas daily, wich takes the focus off of over-consuming.

By: Green Bookie

Green Bookie — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:51:12 +0000

There are many ways to go green. For Christmas we use newspaper to wrap our presents instead of special paper – then we recycle it.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:21:28 +0000

This Halloween I bought organic Halloween lollipops from Simon Candy Co. Giving small toys is a great idea, but we get over 100 kids, so the candy is economically a better idea. The candy wrappers are compostable, so less trash made from the holiday really makes me happy. I’m also looking forward to Christmas since my family made a rule to only give/receive environmentally friendly or recycled gifts. I’ve begun making projects and buying some local artwork. It’s been a fun challenge to make our holidays green!

By: Marla

Marla — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:18:07 +0000

Before buying a new costume, check with your friends or on Craigslist for a used one. The costumes, especially those for babies, have often barely been worn. My daughter wants to wear the costume that she wore last year (I wish I could say it was because she wanted to be “green”) and it still fits, so we didn’t have to look very far at all for a costume this Halloween!

By: ashley

ashley — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:36:49 +0000

One way my family is going green this Christmas is having our daughters make something for each other rather than going out to the store and buying a toy that we absolutely don’t need nor have room for. It’s fun for my girls to do projects for each other, its cheaper for me, and its not contributing to the massive retail hype that happens each year! Thanks- I love your blog and the daily inspiration to keep persevering!