With Christmas barrelling towards us here are some homemade gift ideas and a few other tips to help your pocket as well as the planet:
Chocolate truffles – melt 100g dark chocolate and stir in 100g coconut cream and ¼ tsp orange/mint/vanilla/coffee extract. Leave to set, shape into balls and dust with cocoa powder or ground nuts.
Toffees – melt together 50g sugar, 50g vegan block, 1 tin Nature’s Charm condensed coconut milk and boil for around 4-5 minutes until turning golden brown and gloopy. Pour into a greaseproof paper lined tray and set in the fridge before cutting up.
Bath bombs – try out this recipe.
Wrapping paper – Knot wrap with old/charity shop scarves or use waste tissue paper.
Crackers – opt for recyclable, reusable or homemade.
Advent calendars – Divine do fairtrade chocolate advent calendars or even better go for a reusable one or make your own.
Cards – send a free e-card or try Amnesty International’s cards which are made in the UK with compostable packaging and recyclable card.
And here’s a few offers we’ve come across this month:
Ecotricity are a green energy supplier and will donate up to £50 to Friends of the Earth when you switch to them.
Get 10% off at National Trust’s online store until 23 December 2020 with code NTMAG20.
Triodos are running a refer a friend scheme if you’d like to switch to an ethical bank.
Amazon donate to your chosen charity (at no extra cost to you) when you purchase through their Smile service.
Claire Williams