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- Megan Zehnder
- November 24, 2011
- 5:04 pm
- 312 comments
Once Thanksgiving rolls around, I try to stay as far away as possible from any mall or shopping center. There’s nothing that kills holiday joy like traffic, crowds, greed and consumerism at its peak.
But even though a visit to the mall seems as much fun as being run over by reindeer, I certainly don’t want to feel like a Scrooge. What better way to remedy this, than to spend time making homemade gifts? Not only are gifts made by hand generally cheaper and greener than store-bought gifts, the physical act of making something can be therapeutic and ease any holiday-related stress. The following 25 gift ideas are easy for anyone to create, experienced and novice alike.
Gifts from the Kitchen:
Food gifts are a definite win in my book. If cooking for others, consider including a tag describing what ingredients are in your treats to avoid allergy issues.
For the health-conscious among your friends, try this fabulous recipe for granola. A vegan-version is included.
For sweet-teethed people, try one of the following homemade candies:
Gifts for the bath, home, and pet lover on the following pages
Read more: Christmas, Conscious Consumer, Crafts & Design, Family, Green, Green Gifts, Hanukkah, Holidays & Gifts, Home, homemade gifts
Megan Zehnder
Megan is an editor and producer for Care2's Healthy Living. Her main priorities are to live simply and build meaningful relationships with the people in her life. She loves to write and talk about environmental issues, healthy living, and women's rights. Beyond that, her interests change daily, but eating and cooking vegetarian food is always a favorite.
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Good ideas , thanks.
Great, thanks!
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I love all the ideas, thanks!
I like the lavendar one
great ideas here, home made stuff is really cool.
great ideas for the pets
Thanks a lot!
great ideas . thank you !
great ideas, even for a treat for yourself if not for somebody else :)
thanks
Great ideas - I do homemade gifts each year. It is worth making something for someone that is unique and special for them.
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