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Each Christmas, our family continues to find innovative ways to reduce our impact on the environment.  Here are some ideas that your family may like to consider:

Christmas Trees – we eliminated our tree altogether and we place our gifts around a festive stuffed Christmas Santa Bear.  If this is too drastic a change for your family then go for a potted, live tree that you can replant after Christmas. Still not comfortable, then choose a live cut tree over an artificial tree that and can be taken to the chipper afterwards to ensure there is no waste. They smell nicer too.

Cards - by far one of the most wasteful traditions we practice. Think of the volumes of paper need, the energy used in manufacturing and transporting the cards first to the stores and then to your recipients. Try a phone call instead to connect with friends and family or send an e-card via e-mail.  A nice idea is to setup an online family album with pictures taken throughout the year and send a link to friends and family.  If you do get cards sent to you, save them for the following year and make cut-outs from their pictures to reuse as gift tags.

Decorations - reduce where possible but still keep it festive for that Christmas feeling.  Try homemade decorations such as popcorn strings and making decorations from recycled materials.  Use LED lights both inside and outside the house or burn candles to add a real Christmas ambiance.

Gift Wrap – again none is better but if you wish to keep it a surprise, try wrapping in materials you already have around the house such as newspaper, bags or last year’s saved wrappings.  You can draw your own Christmas designs onto plane looking bags.  You could also wrap one gift inside another such as a tea or bath towel.

Shopping - remember to bring your own bags and look for products with no or minimal packaging.  Buy locally made or search for used items in good condition.

Gifts - apply green thinking to your gift giving as well.  Think about giving services like hair and spa treatments or booking family vacations or outings.  Buy locally made items or give homemade gifts.  Search for e-gifts that can be digitally downloaded such as music, video games or online courses.  Re-gifting is no longer taboo in the sustainable world.

Food - as much as possible buy food that is both organic and locally produced.  Not only is this more sustainable but it is comes with great health benefits as well. 

Entertaining - avoid paper and plastic as much as possible by serving your local organic food on real dishes.  Collaborate with friends and family to share dishes for large gatherings. Real napkins and tablecloths will also go along way to reduce waste.

Kelly Winter’s online language courses are a fantastic way to give a sustainable Christmas gift this year. You can also read Kelly Winter’s Sustainable Christmas Story on her blog spot to understand her inspiration for this article.

What should we do at my Christmas Party?

I’m having a Christmas party at my house this year. I’m planning to invite all my friends- all teenagers (around 15 and 16 years old). I was going to have them all come over to celebrate the holidays- there will be food, music and i was planning for us to watch a movie. But i don’t know what else there is to do, and i don’t want anyone to be bored!

You can have a nice Christmas Glass jar (they have some cute ones at Target) and fill it with red and green M & M’s and have a Guess the Number of Candies. You can get a PIckle Ornament for the tree and hide it well and have people look for it. Another fun game is a Christmas Carol Quiz
http://www.wilk4.com/humor/humorm52.htm . You can ask your friends to bring a small less than $10 wrapped White Elephant gift and do the Right/Left game (you can find the story online). These are games we play every year and always a big hit.

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Wilton 2304-1050 101-Piece Cookie Cutter Set $11.15 Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Valentine’s Day…cookie cutters for every season, and more! With a complete set of letters and numbers, designs for cowboys, stars, cars and animals, you’ll be ready for any occasion. Durable plastic cutters come in a convenient storage container. Hand wash. (2-1/2 to 6-1/4)…

Christmas singalong, 1860s Photo Mugs Mother and children singing Christmas carols around the piano, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration….

KOKOPELLI Southwestern kitchen COOKIE JAR canister and Salt & Pepper Shakers home decor $39.99 Put these seasoned performers on your countertop as they dance & play their flutes while hiding your treats. A fun decorative item to add to any Southwestern or Kokopelli Kitchen. A perfect storage place to put all your pipin’ hot goodies, snacks, homemade treats, or even doggie biscuits. Also included is a matching pair of dancing Kokopelli’s salt-n-pepper shakers that measure 5″ H x 2″ in diame…

Eagles : The Very Best Of (2CD) $13.25 Our Seller’s Notes and Fine Print :…From Asylum, like NEW in good shape TWO CD in digipak…..

Duets $4.04 STREISAND BARBRA DUETS…

Michael Buble $5.17 CD > POPULAR MUSIC > ROCK…

The Christmas Box [VHS] $9.98 …

Mickey’s Christmas Carol [VHS] $12.98 A Walt Disney classic cartoon….

Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Halloween Haunts [VHS] $12.98 “Pluto’s Judgement Day” (1935), “Lonesome Ghosts” (1937 with Mickey, Goofy and Donald), and “Trick or Treat” (1952 featuring Donald and his nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie)….

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