Living Green Giving Green ParentGuide®’s Annual Holiday Gift Guide This year’s gift guide embraces the idea of gift giving that goes one step further. Naturally everyone wants to give a gift that brings a smile to the recipient, but gifts like the ones suggested here can also make a difference to the future of our world. More and more small companies in the U.S. are operating in a responsible manner – working in green buildings, using only recycled or recyclable materials, manufacturing in the U.S.A., reducing chemicals in products and using creativity and passion to drive their business. These are gifts that will make you feel even better about giving! Charitable Gifts Through Save the Children, you can give a soccer ball, medical kit, gardening materials, bicycle and more to communities living in poverty and your recipient will receive a holiday card. Prices to fit all budgets. Savethechildren.org/gifts. World Vision International offers many types of gifts that make a difference, including livestock, child sponsorship and programs that free children from slavery. wvi.org The gift catalog from Samaritan’s Purse offers fruit trees, honeybees, goats, baby chicks and more to help impoverished families have food and income. Samaritanspurse.org. Share Our Strength offers gifts cards to show loved ones you chose to feed a hungry child as your gift to them. Shareourstength.org. Have a tree planted in a national forest in honor of someone special. The Arbor Day Foundation sells holiday cards for $5.95 each at arborday.org. A tree is planted for each card sold. Treesforachange.com plants a tree, issues a certificate for the recipient and provides details of where the tree is located. 34 PARENTGUIDE 2009 Living Green Holiday Edition 1 Babies and Toddlers Dozy Dolphin On The Go Sooth children to sleep at home and on the road with this plush toy made from ultra soft bamboo fabric and hypo-allergenic stuffing with a removable sound box that plays four relaxing sounds. Newborns and older. $23 at cloudb.com. 2 Bamboo Hoodie with Ears Kicky Pants is an eco-friendly line of children’s made from 100% certified organic bamboo fabrics and lycra for stretch. The hoodie is a bamboo fleece that sells for $30. Find this and other ultra-cute and affordable clothing for kids at kickypants.com. 3 Taggies™ Naturals Plush Animal Popular Taggies™ products now come in organic cotton ideal for the family that embraces a natural lifestyle and has both safety and the environment in mind. Horse or dog $29.99 at Taggies.com 3 2 1 4 5 7 7 6 4 Jenerations Baby Made with only the finest, all-natural and organic ingredients, this Duo Set is the perfect combination to bathe and moisturize a little one. No parabens, sulfates, or creepy chemicals of any kind! $24.00. This and other products at Jenerationsbaby.com. 5 Satch and Sol Slippers 6 7 Handmade of 100% seamless wool in Mongolia by artisans using a traditional felting process. Other products include knit sweaters for children, felted wool hair accessories, mittens and hats. $36 at satchsol.com. gDiapers An environmentally safe diaper that is cute and comfortable for babies but also great for the planet. Little gPants are a machine washable, soft cotton outer pant that come with snap-in, waterproof liners and gRefills, which are plastic-free, biodegradable and have no elemental chlorine or perfumes. You can flush or compost the refills! Starter set $26.99 at WholeFoods Market, Babys r’ Us or gdiapers.com. Tea Set and Recycling Truck From the award winning The Original Green Toys™, a line of toys that are eco-friendly, safe, non-toxic and BPA-free. Made from 100% recycled plastic milk containers, made in the USA and packaged with only recycled and recyclable materials. These are just two of many toys available. Both products shown are $24.99 at Greentoys.com PARENTGUIDE.COM 35