By: Tamy Goware and Cécile Poyet
The holiday season provides us with the best excuse to shop for things that neither we nor our loved ones actually need. Since gift-giving often implies reciprocity, once you receive a gift, it can be challenging to reciprocate. So, what are some sustainable holiday gift options? Here are eight ideas.
1. Give Your Time
Offer your loved ones the most valuable gift of all: your time and attention. This could be something like a gift certificate for babysitting, running an errand, help planning a vacation, or bringing a friend homemade soup when they’re sick. You can get creative with some art supplies to hand-paint or draw a card, or otherwise create your own “gift certificate” offering your time. One teenager I know created a gift certificate that said: “Dad gets to give me 10 minutes of life advice.”
2. Honor
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