Are you trying to come up with ideas for gifts that are green for your friends who are eco-friendly conscience? This is not as hard as you may think. Remember though these friends probably have less instead of more. They would probably even be satisfied with you re-gifting a present you do not want to them.

With someone who lives truly green less is usually more to them. They believe in living as eco-friendly as possible. This does not always mean making easy choices. Could you make the dark green choices if you had to? What do we mean by dark green? Let’s look into this question closer to find the answer out.

Dark green choices are those that make the largest good impact on the eco-system. These are not often easy to do for many of the population. For instance, using an electric car is a greener choice than the traditional gas-powered cars are, but the dark green choice would be to ride a bike to where you need to go.

Any recycling is greener than no recycling but living in a no-waste way is dark green. This one for sure is a challenge. Consuming beef that is fed grass is a greener choice becoming a vegetarian is the dark green choice.

So what are dark green choices for the holidays? Thoughtful gifts that mean a lot to the person you are giving them too. Try to find something that is made from a recycled material or that can be reused many times. You could also find something made from an all-natural material like bamboo or organic cotton. Baked goods always make a good eco-friendly gift especially if you bake a lot at one time to make good use of the oven being on.

Instead of wrapping paper give the gift in a cloth-shopping bag. This way your friend can take it with them to the grocery store so they don’t use any plastic bags. This is definitely the dark green way to shop. So your present can help your friend be dark green all year through.

Now you can also make dark green choices for your other holiday plans too. Christmas dinner can be made from all local ingredients, an organic turkey and natural decorations for a centerpiece on the table. Use napkins which are made from recycled paper or better yet go back to the cloth napkins. You can also decorate your tree with popcorn and handmade ornaments from recycled paper instead of lights that use electricity. You could also use the LED lights which do not use as much power if you just have to have the lights.

Are you now seeing the types of choices that are dark green for the holidays? Make your holiday not just green this year but dark green. This will lessen the carbon footprint you leave. It will help the earth tremendously just you doing your part.  Happy holidays to you and yours.