DIY Gifts & Ideas

ONE | ETHICAL GIFT GUIDE

Greener Gift Ideas

Go beyond physical items and gift experiences. This could range from a virtual course, a dance class, or a personal development course.

For the art enthusiasts, gift them a museum membership to their favorite museum.

Donate to their favorite community program / organization on their behalf. Need ideas of a few organizations? Check out our Ethical Resources.

Someone who needs to spend more time slowing down, gift them a spa treatment.

For the foodie who enjoys food food and company, gift them a restaurant gift card to their favorite spot or a location they’ve been eyeing to try.

Gifting a clothing repair service is always a way promote wearing what you own for longer with special care for the pieces you love.

Gift embroidery – they can send in their favorite pieces to get custom embroidery.

Gift an organic food box or CSA subscription.

Gift a trip, check out Regenerative Travel for eco-hotels and ways of reducing your travel impact.

Gift time — If you cannot afford a material object, gifting someone your time, or offering to help them with something you know that's been plaguing them (clean their gutters, or repair that shelf, 'X' number of game nights).

Make it yourself

Make your own ornaments - either from leftover materials or using bird seeds.

Zero waste food gift ideas are always a fun and thoughtful touch that everyone loves receiving. You could make — homemade granola, sauces, pickles, your favorite pancake mix, candied citrus peels, and so much more.

Relaxation homemade gifts are also special, such as — bath bombs or shower steamers, thrift for glass bowls or use fish tins to make homemade candles.

Gift homemade clothing repair kits — thrift for one of a kind containers and add your special touch!

Beeswax wraps are a perfect alternative to plastic wrap, and the best way to help a friend or family member transition to plastic alternatives.

Make a keepsake travel notebook to save memories.

Gifting, Packaging, Sustainable Tips & more

GIFT WRAPPING
Use brown paper or repurpose newspaper and paint/draw designs on top.
Try Furoshiki — the Japanese method of wrapping gifts using a square piece of fabric.
Make your own paper and handwritten cards, a special personal touch.

TIPS
Use what you have instead of gravitating to buying new because it’s a “new holiday season”.

Save bows/bags/tissue paper that are gifted to you - reuse for gifts or think of creative ways to transform them into something else.

Make your own garlands! A fun night with friends using what you have around you. Use leaves, acorns or pinecones collected outside to dehydrating oranges to homemade paper snowflakes.

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