Ten Green & Inexpensive Holiday Gifts

Green doesn’t always have to cost a ton of money. In fact you can get a green gift for everyone on your list without breaking your budget and you’ll have the added comfort of knowing that your carbon footprint is staying small and your eco-conscious clear. There are a ton of green gifts for kids to be had that don’t cost a lot so we’ll cover some of those in their own post soon. Today we’ll stick to adult-minded gifts. All of the green gifts below can be had for $40 bucks or less…

For your mom: You don’t always talk to your mom about green living, so the Change Starter Kit is a great place to start. The set starts with a reusable grocery tote that comes packed with green-minded goodies – a great intro to green living.

For your dad: Knobstoppers Golf Ball Wine Stopper – made with an actual vintage golf ball; a great way to stop up that organic wine for the holidays.

For your best guy friend: If your best guy friend likes to grill the natural World Flavor Gift Set will help him grill better. Recycled packaging too.

For your grandma: Recycled Paper Candy Dish – Made from 100% recycled paper and hand crafted by Artisans.

For your active pal: The new water bottle that’s all the rage – The hydration vessel, by Kor Water, features an ergonomically designed spout and a pop top lid for easy opening with one hand. Made with totally BPA-free plastic and is perfectly hip for folks with an active lifestyle. Proceeds from the sale of the Green vessel will benefit the Wetlands Initiative. Comes in four color choices.

For the party host: Bamboo Grow Box Gift – Chocolate Amaryllis – beauty and sustainable. Components of the lovely bulb grow boxes unite contemporary design with good stewardship of the earth’s resources. Each box is hand-crafted and full-on usable. The lacquered lid elegantly becomes the drainage saucer for the leak-proof reusable grow box. Lacquer is hand-applied and  all-natural. Even the ribbon is sustainable, made from recycled plastic bottles. There’s also a paperwhite version.

For your best girlfriend: Flip-Top Clutch made with all recycled soda pop tabs. Fun.

For your female significant other:: Literally anything from FaniSong Jewelry – a gorgeous eco-friendly store with amazing recycled glass nature photo jewelry. This is one of my favorite online eco-jewelers and really inexpensive too.

For your male significant other: vedaDUDE Glide – Pretty much the best shaving gel ever created. Smells amazing and made with organic aloe leaf juice, bilberry extract and organic orange fruit extract.

For your sexy significant other: A great holiday deal romantically wrapped in a starry organza bag …with organic rosebuds and a sprinkling of tissue hearts on Yes certified organic lubricants. In fact this is such a great deal that you could throw in a sexy organic soy Love Machine candle from Dirt, and STILL the whole gift would come in at under $40. Nice.