The Ultimate Sustainable Gift Guide
EcoWarriors, the holidays are coming up FAST. And while I’m usually the person that’s panic-buying gifts on December 23rd and avoiding Christmas music like grandmas should avoid reindeer, this year feels different.
I’m hanging lights around my apartment, lighting spruce-scented candles, smiling at holiday fabrics, and not cringing every time a Christmas jingle seeps through my radio.
Oh and thoroughly enjoying these babies...
I’m even decorating our virtual shelves early! ⛄🎄🦌 In case you missed it, our holiday collection has dropped.
So here we are, friend. It’s barely December, and I’m ready to cozy up next to a tree with a cup of hot chocolate. (Who am I??!) And in case you are also one of those people that tends to wait until December 23rd for gifts, I gotchu this year.
I’ve compiled the ultimate sustainable gift guide below, complete with 60+ gift ideas for everyone in your life.
(A little COVID note: There are many experience gifts I would normally include in a list like this, but due to covid and all its sucky-ness I’ve intentionally left things like concerts and vacations off this year.)
(A little note about the links: With the exception of links to items in our shop, I am affiliated in no way with any of these companies or products. I make no money off of any of these links, I just want to share resources that I know, trust, and love with you.)
Consumables and Other Physical Gifts
- Candles (check out Calm & Cure candles - founded by 12-year-old Uzziah here in Tacoma)
- Seasonal Soap Subscription Box
- Soup mix
- Bath bombs
- Wine
- Custom map of their favorite place (I personally use Grafomap for this)
- Coffee
- Sustainable bathroom kit
- House plant (or a cutting from one of your own!)
- Coloring book and colored pencils
- Soaps
- Coffee body scrub
- Your favorite sustainable swap
- Set of Swedish dishcloths
- A piece of art from an artist they admire, or an artist local to you
- Flowers (Farmgirl Flowers is my go-to!)
- Hot chocolate mix
- Infused olive oils
- Lotion
- Bath salts
- Homemade cookies or brownies (here’s my favorite zero waste brownie recipe!)
- Sustainable laundry kit
- Homemade vanilla extract
- Journal and fountain pen
- Plastic free starter kit
- Wine of the month subscription
- A puzzle subscription that features a different artist each month
Experiences
- Hot air balloon ride
- Dinner at their favorite local restaurant
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A visit to your local zoo, aquarium, museum, or science center
- Massage
- Video chat
- Phone call
- Tattoo
- Video game download
- A cozy night in by the fire
- Yoga membership
- Go on a hike
- Have a picnic
- Ice skating
- Membership to a local winery
- Camping trip
- National Parks annual pass
- MasterClass membership
- Be a tourist for a day and explore your city in a new way
- Try snowshoeing
- Kayaking
Acts of Service
- Pay a bill
- Home cooked meal
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Time alone
- Time together
- Cleaning service
- Wash their car
- Hand-written note
- “50 Things I Love About You” letter
Gift It Forward
- Donate to a charity of their choice or one that supports a cause they care about
- “Adopt” an animal (you can usually do this through your local zoo or aquarium)
- Your favorite book (include a hand-written note inside)
- Volunteer together
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Plant a tree (or two) in their name (we’re partial to Trees for the Future around here)
Do they have a business?
- Share it on social media
- Join their mailing list (and open their emails)
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Buy your gifts from them
- Ask what would help their business
- Volunteer a day to help them
- Leave a Google review
- Comment on their social media posts
- Buy a gift card
Did I miss any of your favorite sustainable gifts to give or receive? Share them in the comments with us! I’m always on the lookout for new gift ideas.
Have a beautiful week, friend 💙
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