2020 Holiday Gift Guide - Best Holiday Gift Ideas to beat pandemic blues!
Hi friends! What a year it has been! The pandemic has touched everyone in a way. Personally, Mama Kat here lost her father this summer indirectly to COVID-19. Things have been crazy, and we almost didn’t want to write a holiday gift guide this year. Yet there’s still so much to celebrate. The world will move on from this, and we’ve shown as a human race, we can work together, band together, and fight a pandemic. We can pass information successfully, and we’ve shown that even when we’re physically apart or distancing from each other, we can still stay connected!
This year, we are once again thinking about gifting eco-conscious and eco-friendly gifts, skipping gift wrapping, and skipping holiday cards.
Eco-Conscious/Eco-Friendly Gifts
A weighted blanket!
“Sleep is the simplest form of self-care, and everyone deserves it, naturally and easily.”- https://bearaby.com/pages/our-story
Bearaby Velvet Napper
My husband surprise gifted me a silver topaz Bearaby Velvet Napper weighted blanket made from Eco-velvet which is sustainably made from 900 plastic bottles fished from the oceans. (100% upcycled, OEKO-Tex 100 and Fair Trade-certified 100% recycled Polyester.) It’s a thoughtful gift. When we were in Kyoto, I slept very well on a tatami while under a heavy kakebuton quilt. Usually it takes a while for my mind to quiet down, but it only took minutes for me to fall asleep while under a heavy blanket. My new Bearaby Velvet Napper is very helpful, bringing me a sense of comfort and allowing me to sleep longer hours. I love how soft and luxurious this blanket feels, and how it’s made from marine plastics. My only qualm is that it curls and rolls up just a little bit at the edges. They are heavy— starting at 15 pounds.
Allbirds Trino Puffer Jacket and Allbirds Wool Lounger Fluffs
Eco-friendly clothing
If you’re looking for eco-friendly apparel to gift to your loved ones (or even yourselves) check out Allbirds Wool Loungers and for a splurge, the Allbirds Trino Puffer Jacket (read our review here). The all-new Allbirds Trino Puffer Jacket is weather-resistant and made with Allbirds’ proprietary Trino material. The outer layer is weather-resistant thanks to its coating of Bluesign® certified fluorine-free Durable Water Repellent (DWR). The puff effect is achieved through an animal-friendly fill, a combination of TENCEL™ and recycled polyester. The only part of the jacket that has some animal product is the neck lining which has merino wool. And for those who are working from home, they’d appreciate comfy wool loungers from Allbirds, especially as it gets colder and colder.
Splendid Spoon Meals
Give the gift of prepared meals like Splendid Spoon’s ready-to-eat vegan smoothies, soups, and all-new grain bowls. Did you know that you don’t need to become a full-fledged vegan or vegetarian to help stall climate change and global warming? By replacing one or two meals a day with a fully vegetarian or vegan option, you’re already doing your part, and you’re changing your palate to crave veggies, grains and fruits more! The new parents in your life will appreciate your thoughtful and delicious gift! (Take $25 off your first Splendid Spoon order.) According to research from University of Oxford, cutting dairy and meat products from one’s diet could reduce an individual’s carbon footprint by up to 73%! You can also get shots from Splendid Spoon, like the all-new Digestion shot, a digestive tonic made with turmeric, apple cider vinegar, and ginger. Eat all you want this holiday season, just wash it all down with a Digestion shot.
PS: This holiday season, Splendid Spoon is offering their biggest sale ever with $100 off across your first four deliveries! Sign up today and you won’t look back— seriously a game changer in getting and staying healthy. Use my link https://splendid.to/PHILANDMAMA to redeem this offer.
Eco-friendly cutlery set plus reusable boba straw
Instead of using single-use plastic cutlery or boba straws, why not invest in a reusable and washable cutlery set and reusable boba straw made from sustainably and responsibly sourced coconut and bamboo? Blue Wombat Bondi is a woman-owned company that sells beautiful reusable cutlery sets and boba straws. Right now if you buy a Christmas set, Blue Wombat Bondi will plant a tree!
https://bluewombatbondi.com/products/plant-a-tree-ultimate-christmas-hamper?variant=36775051460771
Eco-friendly reusable storage bags
It’s time to move on from single-use plastic storage bags and containers, friends!
Personalized Books
Our friends at In the Book sent us a personalized The Nightmare Before Christmas Book. The book is a beautiful embossed hard-back copy, and wonderfully customizable with any child’s name. The illustrations were hand-drawn, and there’s 48 pages of content. In the Book also has many other customizable books to choose from, with many Disney classics. Early readers do well in school, and your children will love being the star in a book!
Stocking Stuffers
Our friends at Brillia Health sent us a Power Duo Pack which includes a box of Cough Control tablets and a box of Cold-Flu Recovery tablets. It’s a super timely gift as cold and flu season is upon us as the weather becomes colder. On top of that, COVID-19 is still around (who would have thought!). “Cough Control’s powerful antibody science reduces the frequency and intensity of all types of cough. Free from harmful chemicals, Cough Control medication relieves inflammation and congestion to help you rest and heal faster, for a healthier recovery. Cold-Flu Recovery’s breakthrough science is clinically proven to work with your body’s natural immune response to shorten the duration of your cold-flu and quickly reduce the symptoms for a healthier recovery.” https://discoverbrilliahealth.com
These over-the-counter and homeopathic remedies for cough and cold would be wonderful stuffing stockers. The cool thing about the medications— they’re packed with active antibodies! Yes, antibodies!
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