So you're looking for some fun Eco friendly gifts for your child, and you're not too sure what would be considered hip or cool. Well, you've come to the perfect place. I've found 10 green Christmas gifts that you could try giving your little ones.
For the Kids
Strawberry Garden in a Bag
IS your child a fan of strawberries? Why not give them their very own strawberry gardening kit. You can find this kithereat Branchhome.com for $16. The fun of this gift is that the child can make their own garden of their favorite fruit. The bag that it comes in has a fun decorative cover that your child can color in however they like with crayons or paint (not included). Once they color their new plant, all you need to do is follow the simple steps and you will have a plant that will grow in a bag that will not leak. You can have this on your desk, or your child's window sill. It will continue to grow year round. Once the plan is bigger then the bag, all you have to do is remove it from the bag and place in a new pot, or plant it in the ground.
This gift is ideal in the green sense seeing as you can recycle the bag it came in, and produce strawberries from this gift.
Adopt a Panda
Now I know this may seem a bit extreme, but why not do something that your child may really enjoy. I know when I was a kid, I always wanted a panda to keep and say it was mine. Sure it may not be a pet that they can keep at home, but they will get a certificate saying that this is their panda and they are helping to keep it safe and alive. This may teach them responsibility, and offer them some guidance in to the world of the wild.
I think this is an excellent gift for children. There are different adoption kit options from WorldWildlie.org but if you're on somewhat of a budget, the best one is the $25 adoption kit which includes an adoption certificate and species card and a photo of their panda.
You can see the other adoption kits, and pricinghereat their website. You can also adopt a lot of other species if they have another favorite such as Polar Bears, dolphins, Tigers, and Koalas.
The Lemonade stand
Is your little one an entrepreneur and looking to make a little bit of extra spending money for a new game or toy? Or maybe they just like to play make believe. Why not give them this really neat lemonade stand from Chasing Butterflies. It's foundherefor $68 but is well worth it. Your child can decorate it any way they'd like with stickers, or paint (not included) to make it their own. They can make this their personal stand to sell crafts or any thing they'd like to. Maybe it will be like in Charlie Brown where Lucy had her advice stand. This is simply a great gift because it's made of complete cardboard and can be reused to be anything.
What ever they'd like it to be, it's up to their imagination, which is something children have a lot of.
Solar Powered Sun Jar
This green Christmas gift is a great idea for the little ones who are somewhat afraid of the dark. Not only will it provide a light at night, but it will captivate them as to know about solar energy. This jar has a solar cell rechargeable battery. You can find this gift at Chasing Fireflies for $44. You can find thishere.
I think this is a really neat gift, because not only is it using the solar power but it is like magic to kids. They will want to know why the sun is being held in their jar and may want to learn more about it. Take this opportunity to teach your child about solar energy. It's never too early to learn about how to go green.
Shake and Shine flashlight
Now this gift, is simply put as neat. It's a shake and shine flashlight which can be boughtherefor $19 at Orvis.com. This gift is great for your little Girl scout or boyscout. The light has no battery, and only produces energy by the shaking. How cool is that? Not only will they be able to produce some light but they will never run out of it if they need it.
This green gift would be ideal for the boy or girl, seeing as it's clear and will keep them in the light and out of the dark. Great for power outages, and times when you need a quick light to see.
For the Teenagers
Plantable Journal
Almost every teenager has a diary or journal, so why not buy then their very own plantable journal that they can write and plant later on once it's filled out. you can find the plantable journal and Uncommongoods.comherefor $25. I personally would like to get one of these myself.
The pages themselves are made of recycled paper, as well as the cover. The cover is the part that you can plant. Once it is planted in the ground wildflowers will sprout. When giving this gift, be sure that your teen knows that they can recycle the paper again, and plant the cover.
I think this gift is also one of my personal favorites, because I love the idea of being able to recycle my writings and knowing that in the end they will produce something as beautiful as flowers. I may actually be getting this for a few of my writer friends.
Recycled LP Coasters
Does your teen do a lost of hosting of friends coming over? Why not get them these hip record LP coasters for their room. They can be found at many places, but the cheapest place I found was at Modern Artisansherefor $17.99.
The coasters are from the center of actual records. It's not known which come in the set, seeing as the sets are random. However I do believe this is a unique gift, especially for the music lover.
This gift is a very green Christmas gift seeing as it's been recycled in order to be made.
Pop Can Clutch
Now this has to be probably my favorite item that I've found. Its a clutch purse made strictly from 200 recycled aluminum pull-tabs from soda cans. It's great for pens, a small purse, or even coins. It's a small bag, sized at 8" L x 4" W x 1" D. It costs $38 and can be foundhereat UncommonGoods.com.
I like the way this looks, it's compact and very cute. Your teenage girl will probably love this gift seeing as it would make a great night bag during school dances, or on their first date.
Peace Love and Harmony Scarves
Who doesn't love the idea of peace, love and harmony nowadays? This scarves set it what every teen will need this winter season. These scarves are also from UncommonGoods.com for $25. You can purchase themhere.
These scarves are made from unused and almost disposed of fabrics that were not used during creations of clothes and other products. Thus making this a pretty great green Christmas gift.
Upcycled Wool Arm Warmers (fingerless gloves)
Fingerless gloves and arm warmers are all the rage this season. Not only will they look great on your teenager but they are made from upcycled wool and wool blend sweaters. These gloves cost $32, but will last a long while. Be sure to hand wash and use Woolite to keep these clean and fresh. You can find these gloves at UncommonGoodshere.
As for what to wrap these gifts in, why not also go green with your Christmas wrapping paper! I found this really neat recyclable and plantable wrapping paper at UncommonGoods.com. It can be foundherefor $20. When it's planted it comes up with perennial wildflowers like, catchfly, english snapdragon, cornpoppy, and black eyed susan. All of which are beautiful.
The wrapping paper comes with 3 sheets, which may be enough to cover a present or two, depending on the size. Either way, why not help produce a beautiful wildflower garden after Christmas.
I hope that you enjoyed this article and the ideas of how you can give out some wonderful green Christmas gifts to your teenager or child. May they enjoy these gifts, and have a wonderful holiday season.
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