Christmas with no presents?
The link above will direct you to an article in Yes! magazine about one man's quest for a stress-free holiday season (no presents = no credit card debt = no stress).
Here are a few other "green" options for the Christmas holiday season:
*Decorate with natural (preferably local) materials - spruce boughs can add a nice touch the interior of your home and bring a nice fragrance indoors
*Don't purchase a bunch of tinsel and other throwaway holiday stuff that will only end up in a landfill
*Instead of focusing on gifts and material objects, try to shift the focus to spending quality time with family - Christmas caroling, playing games (charades, anyone?), cooking together (preferably local foods), and other low-impact activities
*Try making your own wrapping paper - we use recycled packaging paper at our house and let the kids color it with markers, crayons and paint. It's a fun activity and it is more cost-effective than buying wrapping paper.
If you have other ideas for spreading earth-friendly holiday cheer, please feel free to add them to the comments section (below) and I will update this list.
Happy holidays!
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