Getting ready to celebrate your baby’s first Hanukkah or Christmas?
Cradle contributor EcoMom Kimberly Pinkson offers some great “green” ways to commemorate your baby’s first holiday:
GIVING
- For older kids and family members, give experiences rather than stuff: gift certificates, movies, dinners, spa treatments, babysitters.
- Support wildlife preservation with adopt-an-animal type programs.
- AVOID: pressed wood toys (made with toxic glues), pretend metal jewelry (often contains lead), and lights and sounds (often contain batteries with mercury).
SAVE ENERGY
- Invest in LED light strands and save money on energy costs for years to come (and reduce your carbon footprint).
- Use soy candles to light your holiday dinners and keep toxic fragrances out of your child’s home atmosphere.
REDUCE WASTE
- Opt for e-cards, or those made with recycled paper.
- Save cards you receive and repurpose as gift tags next year.
- Make the wrapping part of the gift (a wooden toy tucked in a new hat and a bow-tied scarf, for example).
{Read more ideas on gifts and celebrating baby’s first holiday season at Ask EcoMom}
Tags: Eco-Friendly, Holiday
