1. Buy Local & Organic
- Concentrate on quality rather than quantity (it seems a very common problem to buy too much food at this time of year)! Plus it is much healthier and cheaper if you bake your own mince pies etc.than to buy the pre-pack stuff
2. Make your own gifts
- Eco, personal and fun! Try making herbal oat bath sachets out of muslin and ribbon, which can be washed after use and remade.
- Most importantly when gift buying make sure your gift is tailored to the person & won't end up in landfill by January! If in doubt go for a charity gift or voucher.
3. Decorate Naturally
- Try holly, ivy, mistletoe and evergreen boughs on picture frames
- Use icing sugar coated pinecones, dried leaves and berries for table decoration
- Try making your own vegetable wax candles.
- Use oranges with cloves or dried orange segments for the tree
- Get the kids involved with old cereal boxes, egg boxes and recycled foil!
4. Save Energy
- LED Lights last a long time
- remember to turn off the lights when you go out and when you go to bed.
5. Recycle, reuse, rewrap
- Buy recycled brown paper and pretty ribbon,avoiding the need for tape altogether and then use the same stuff year after year!
- Use last year's cards to make this year's gift tags or even as part of your own homemade cards
- Try gift bags that can be used time and again.
If you have any hot tops tips you would like to share with other like minded individuals, perhaps even have a delicious low carbon recipe you'd like to share, please comment on this entry and share the link with your friends!
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