The Xmas time is here again and the shopping fever is sure to creep up on most of us. Here are some green ideas for making your gift giving list greener to save the planet and your pocket.

For Kids

• Gifting travel coffee mugs instead of open coffee mugs for Teachers gifts for your kids
• Board games made out of recyclable paper
• A solar-powered backpack for kids,
• Recycled stationery
• An eco-friendly snowboard or skateboard

For Friends

• Organic candles for friends,
• Homemade cookies and bakeries for family and friends in beautiful containers
• Eco-friendly jewellry for girl friends
• Holiday cards made out of recyclable paper,
• Even use of postcard instead of a regular card to save the paper
• Send  e cards for seasons’ greetings
• Eco-friendly handbags made from juice packaging, candy wrappers, labels, etc which would otherwise end up in landfills.
• Clothing made from recycles materials
• Vintage and antique jewelry found in ebay, and other online retail stores
• Gardening tools
• Books that advocate green living

So the saying that life looks greener on the other side of the fence should not be true when we integrate green into our lifestyles which helps us to make the most of our resources. As a result, we bring more attention and apprecaition in all our tasks by looking different and thoughtful. Green and Simple Living is about much more than recycling and conserving energy. It will do us tons of good if we focus ourselves to have healthy living, simplifying family life, reducing our carbon footprint, and tips to teach the next generation about sustainability and green living.