Green Christmas

Tree is up. Decorations are up. Are you interested in making your Christmas a little greener? Well, we know solar powered Christmas lights don’t really work so well. However, there are some other ways in which you can green your Christmas…

• Use felt bags in lieu of paper gift wrap
• Instead of buying plastic tree decorations – make your own paper decorations (hand prints, photos, snowflakes, snowmen)
• Use plantable paper (paper embedded with seeds) for cards
• Give baked items in re-usable containers
• In lieu of gifts for your kids little friends — arrange play dates at a favourite indoor playground
• Carpool to Christmas parties
• In lieu of a teacher present – donate a book to the class
• In lieu of buying plastic dollar store stocking stuffers – purchase items with a longer life — toothbrushes, comic books, games
• Turn off the television and radio and decorate the house while singing carols