Since
Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, I thought it appropriate to address the
common gifts for Mother’s Day and possible alternatives that are more Earth
Friendly.

First
– a bouquet of flowers. While lovely, these flowers are cut and will only last
a few days to a week. Instead, get flower bulbs or a perennial flower planted
in a pot that mom can transplant in the yard. This is the gift that keeps on
giving year after year with sweet smelling aromas just like those you smell
when mom bakes your favorite sweets. As an added bonus, these flowers will take
in CO2 and release Oxygen!
How
about Jewelry? Lots of moms get Jewelry for Mother’s Day but there are more
sustainable and conflict free jewelry options out there. Like making mom
jewelry from seashells and beads like is suggested here on Earth911.com.
Or, there are companies like Brilliant
Earth who sell sustainably harvested and conflict free diamonds and
everything to go with them.
Of course there are always the hand-made coupons for mom to
use that say things like: 1 hour of alone time, free week of Daddy and kids
making dinner, mom’s choice movie night, 1 free breakfast in bed, 1 night out
with mom’s girlfriends, etc. Pick out what your mom likes and start crafting
these great coupons.
What are some of your
Earth friendly ideas for Mother’s Day?
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