The Ultimate Sustainable Gift Guide
This post first appeared in our weekly Make Waves Mondays email series on November 16, 2020.
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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