The Green Parent » e card http://www.thegreenparent.com Your Kid Friendly Guide To Earth-Friendly Living! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:53:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Green Valentines: How to Show Your Valentine Some Eco-Friendly Love http://www.thegreenparent.com/2008/02/06/green-valentines-how-to-show-your-valentine-some-eco-friendly-love/ http://www.thegreenparent.com/2008/02/06/green-valentines-how-to-show-your-valentine-some-eco-friendly-love/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:37:00 +0000 Jenn Savedge http://www.thegreenparent.com/?p=107 Show your love for your beau and the planet this Valentine’s Day with these gifts that are big on romance and gentle on the planet:


Cards: Around the world, approximately one billion Valentine cards are sent out each year. Save a tree and reduce waste by sending your Valentine a mushy e-card or online slide show. If you do need a paper card, make sure it’s eco-friendly like these awesome recycled paper valentine cards from Endangered Species Chocolate.


Chocolates: Show your sweet side with chocolates that are as conscientious as they are delicious. IgnaFire chocolates are grown fairly, produced expertly, and packaged responsibly. But be warned: once you’ve sucken your teeth into these tasty morsels, you may never be able to eat store-bought chocolate again!


Flowers: Flowers are always a hit…as long as they’re organic. Score double points with a Charitable Bouquet from Organic Bouquet. Your valentine will get a stunning arrangement of organic flowers and the profit from your gift will be used to support your choice of environmental or social justice organization.


Bubbly: Skip the imported bubbly that has to be shipped across the world to get to your sweetie and opt for a sparkling wine from

your closest local vineyard.

Candles: Heat up the romance with a clean-burning Natural Beeswax Heart Pillar Candle from Kate’s Caring Gifts. It’s a chemical, toxin, and paraffin free way to show you care.


Gifts That Give Back: Pledge your love with a gift that shows how big your heart really is. The ASPCA and The Humane Society are two wonderful organizations that will use your gift to spread the love. For more ideas, check out It’s Good To Share.

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Get out your address book, it’s time to send out your holiday greeting cards. If you are like most Americans, this is the one time of year where you send out cards to family and friends both near and far. In fact, Americans send out almost 3 billion greeting cards over the winter holidays (that’s enough cards to fill a football field ten stories high!) But holiday cards generate a mountain of wasted paper in addition to heaps of environmental pollution in their production and shipping. So this year, why not save the planet while saving yourself a fortune in time and cash and spread a little eco-cheer instead. Here’s how:

  • Choose from one of the 25,000 free e-cards available from Care2. Customize one for each person on your list or send one card to everyone. Each free card you send generates donations to environmental organizations.
  • Set up a holiday slideshow (complete with music or falling snowflakes) at Photobucket and email the link to family and friends. Photobucket has preset templates for Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa.
  • If you simply must go with paper, look for cards printed on recycled paper (try PaperCards.com, Rossetti Designs, or KidBean.)
  • Enlist your kids’ help in making cards from scratch using newspapers, magazines, and recycled holiday cards that you have around the house.
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