11 Green Mother’s Day Gift Tips

Posted on Mon May 5 2008

By: Gloria Campos in Daily Green Tips

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Below is a quick list of environmentally friendly Gift tips for Mother’s Day.

1. E-Magazine Subscriptions. If your mom loves to read magazines, but you want to show her that she can do this in a more environmentally friendly way, sign her up for an online magazine subscriptions. Every issue can be read online through the subscription. To be on the safe side, if she does not like this method let her know that magazines can be checked out at libraries and shared with friends too. Look at National Geographic Green Guide online. It is a good start.

2. Go organic. Whether you decide to buy your mom flowers (roses), food (homemade dinner), desserts (cookies) skin care (lotion) or clothes keep in mind that you have the option of buying organic. Clothes can also be bought in hemp, at resale shops, in bamboo or a combination.

a. This eco-friendly robe is made of a blend of organic cotton and bamboo yarns and made in a factory that uses wind-power.

b. For the busy mom that needs to be pampered (if you’re mom loved and cared for you she fits in this category) get something from Kate’s Caring Gifts. She has organic spa baskets, organic chocolates, massage oils, etc.

c. Make her a gift basket with organic vitamins, candles, snacks, wine, organic jellies and peanut butters.

d. Organic Produce Delivered. Buy her a share at the Local Harvest online.

3. Scrapjokebook. If your mom likes to laugh find jokes (please give credit to author) or write your very own jokes. Print out the jokes on recycled paper. Add funny pictures, funny quotes, funny inventions, etc. Put it all together-bind it, staple it or hole punch it together- then place a bow around it. The cover page should say something sweet.

4. “Deweed” her garden. You know your mom is busy with taking care of the world even if means neglecting her beloved garden. Unattended for some time it has gone wild with weeds and over grown plants. This mother’s day “deweed”, compost and mulch your mom’s garden. Then support her and her beautiful natural pesticide free garden with a Pesticide Free Lawn Kit she can proudly display in her lawn. The best part of it is that the both of you can watch your children play in her healthy non-toxic garden.

5. Mom and Me Picture Scrapbook. Make a scrapbook of your mom and you with an old binder, pictures, left over wrapping paper pieces or other gift wrapping material, colors, etc. Put it all together, write her a loving appreciative letter and place that in the in the scrapbook too.

6. Board Game Mom. Give you mom the gift of time, your time, with this eco-game. You know she’d love it. That’s what your mom likes, playing board games with the family as a family. Go ahead play. You will have fun too.

7. Homemade Craft. If you are out of cash, go to this website and let them teach you how to make a recycled gift for your mom: a Jersey Tote Bag, a cereal box wallet, or a CD sun catcher. By the way if you have a bunch of scrap or junk lying around the house, contact Replayground. They may want it and reuse it.

Another kid craft site to visit for mother’s day gift is: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/mothersday/.

8. Splurge. For the young mom splurge and buy her one of these neat Cargo bike so she can ride a bike and take the kids with her on a beautiful Spring Day.

9. Bottle Cap Pincushion Mopsa. If your mime is a seamstress or likes to sew for fun make her a Bottle Cap Pincushion Mopsa.

10. E-list. Print out an organized list of environmentally friendly websites and blogs. A good start for the plant-loving mom is Plant Native. Here your mom will learn how to Naturescape her garden.

11. Reusable. Buy her a bunch of reusable bags then fill them up with environmentally friendly items, I owe you coupons, green tip cards (written on recycled cards), environmentally education books bought through eco-libris or other green programs. Please read Find Free or Inexpensive Reusable Bags for tips on inexpensive ways to find and buy reusable bags.

Have a Happy Mother’s Day!

Other ideas at:

Treehugging Family

CoopAmerica

The Daily Green

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