CategoryEco-Friendly Holidays

Top 15 Eco-Friendly Mother’s Day Gifts If you have a crunchy mom or you’re trying to live a more green life, you want to give her great eco-friendly Mother’s Day gifts that are sustainable and she’ll love. Fortunately, you can find plenty of outstanding options on this list. 1. Handmade Soap As a mom, I’m always looking for a simple way to pamper myself. If the pampering is eco-friendly, that makes it even better. That’s why I absolutely love handmade […]

How to Celebrate an Eco-Friendly Easter If you think you have to give up all of your favorite traditions to celebrate an eco-friendly Easter, think again. It’s easy to enjoy everything from dyeing eggs to making Easter baskets while still having a green holiday. I have to admit that Easter is one of my favorite holidays. I love the colors, decorations, and traditions. When I decided to live a more eco-friendly life, I was determined to make sure I didn’t […]

Eco-Friendly Valentine’s Day Gifts for Your Sweetheart This collection of eco-friendly Valentine’s Day gifts can help you show your sweetheart how much you care and help the environment at the same time. These Valentine’s Day gift ideas are great for men, women, and children, and they can bring a little green to this red and pink holiday. Don’t forget to check out our simple tips for celebrating an eco-friendly Valentine’s Day to make your holiday even greener. 1. Rose Petals […]

How to Celebrate an Eco-Friendly Valentine’s Day Red and pink might be the official colors of Valentine’s Day, but this year, consider introducing a new color: green. Discover just how easy it is to show your sweetheart how much you care while still having an eco-friendly Valentine’s Day. If you’re trying to come up with a great gift for your sweetheart that doesn’t hurt the environment, be sure to check out our 14 best eco-friendly Valentine’s Day gifts. 1. Buy […]

How to Have an Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving For many people, Thanksgiving is all about excess. Yet this can have a negative impact on the environment. Fortunately, if you follow these easy tips, you can have an eco-friendly Thanksgiving and still enjoy all of your favorite traditions. Even better, many of these tips will actually help you save some money! 1. Buy Locally Grown Foods One of the easiest ways to enjoy an eco-friendly Thanksgiving is to buy locally grown foods. After […]

Top 15 Eco-Friendly Gifts Under $25 Say you have someone on your gift list who’s going green. You’d love to get them some eco-friendly gifts they’ll actually use and appreciate, but you also can’t afford to break the bank. Or perhaps you’re the one trying to live more eco-consciously, and you want to give everyone on your list something that won’t hurt the environment. While eco-friendly gifts have a reputation of being expensive, I’ve put together this list of cheap […]

How to Have an Eco-Friendly Halloween The days are getting shorter, the weather is getting cooler, and before you know it, Halloween will be here. While I love Halloween just as much as the next person, it’s not hard to look around and see how scary it is for the environment. From single-use plastic candy wrappers to cheap plastic decorations, Halloween produces a lot of waste. Fortunately, if you’re looking to have an eco-friendly Halloween, there are several easy steps […]

How to Make Homemade Natural Face Paint Fun events like birthday parties and Halloween aren’t supposed to put our children at risk for lead exposure. Yet that’s exactly what happens when we use some brands of commercially available face paint. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics created a study that tested the ingredients in 10 face paints. During that study, they found that all 10 contained lead, and six of them had high levels of skin allergens, such as nickel, chromium, […]