I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Just 21 days until Christmas...that's just three weeks!  There’s a fairly thick blanket of snow on the ground.  Many Canadians will be spending at least part of this weekend decorating their homes and almost certainly shopping for the upcoming holiday season.

Here at BlogHers Act Canada, December’s challenge is “Greening up the Holiday Season”. This month, we invite you all to join in the effort, blogging about your family’s attempts to stay green, in spite of the inevitable tempting piles of tinsel and plastic ornaments.

To get you started, here are a few ideas for green living this holiday season.

• Reuse gift wrap. Wrapping paper saved from last Christmas can be used again this year. Try to save as much paper and packaging this season for use next year.

• Buy handmade! Take the online pledge and buy locally-created and hand made gifts for your loved ones.  Shop online at sites such as Etsy or Craftster.
  

• Buy gifts that are packaged using the least possible amount of packaging.

• Freecycle or donate ornaments and decorations you aren’t planning to use, rather than throwing them in the garbage.  Use glass tree ornaments instead of plastic.

How will you be greening up your family's traditions this holiday season?  Leave a comment containing a link to your blog post on this topic for a post round-up closer to Christmas.

Happy Holidays!

Comments

[kittenpie]

- We reuse gift bags, which also makes wrapping easier.
- We buy a lot from wish lists, meaning that we know the item is wanted and won't end up in a pile of wasted consumption.
- I buy my dad and his girlfriend a nice selection of organic, fair-trade coffee, chocolate, hot cocoa, and so on. Consumables actually make a nice gift for the fact that they won't hang around.