“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.”— Jane Goodall
*Mothers Out Front Lincoln *would like to share some "green tips" for sustainable gift giving this holiday season. These were printed today in the new "Green Corner" of the Lincoln School's Mini-Link! 🌍 Gift an Experience Instead of giving “traditional” gifts, consider some Zero Waste options for a warm and connected holiday season. - Give museum memberships or theater tickets for an opportunity to spend time together and share things you love. Fabric of a Nation-American Quilt Stories <https://www.mfa.org/exhibition/fabric-of-a-nation> is at the Museum of Fine Arts until Jan 17, 2022. Families with young children might enjoy a membership to the Discovery Museum <https://www.discoveryacton.org/>. - Make a donation to an organization/cause that your friend/family member cares about. How about bidding on the PTO Auction <https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/browse.action?auctionId=341698841> as a gift for a loved one? Zero Waste Gifts Introduce your friends/family to your favorite Zero Waste products! Here are a few of our favorites: - Shampoo/conditioner bars: Ethique <http://www.ethique.com/> or HiBar <http://www.hellohibar.com/>. - Blueland <http://www.blueland.com/> for all your cleaning products. Plastic-free packaging, glass bottles. The non-toxic products come as tablets so they are lightweight to ship. - Tru Earth <http://www.tru.earth/> laundry strips, also easy and lightweight to ship and use no plastic. - Raw Elements <http://www.rawelementsusa.com/> reef-safe sunscreen in metal tins. - Gift certificates to a consignment store. Great for teenagers who are into vintage clothes! Buffalo Exchange <http://www.buffaloexchange.com/> for a local option, or Poshmark <http://www.poshmark.com/> and thredUP <http://www.thredup.com/> for online. - For dry cleaning, consider giving a reusable drycleaning bag and avoid all those individual plastic bags: Green Garmento <http://www.thegreengarmento.com/> - Bites <http://www.bitetoothpastebits.com/>, an alternative to traditional toothpaste in plastic tubes. - Marley’s Monsters <http://www.marleysmonsters.com/> for fabric, reusable “unpaper towels”. - A subscription to residential pickup with Black Earth Compost <http://blackearthcompost.com/>! Alternative Ideas - Talk with your extended family to give gifts just to children, or pick names and each person buys one “bigger gift” for one person. - Discuss having it be a “gently used” Yankee Swap. (The transfer station Swap Shed has a wealth of treasures!) - Swap “consumables” – cookies or other homemade treats, paperwhite bulbs. - As always, try to shop local and purchase from artists and artisans as much as possible. Have you visited the DeCordova Museum store lately? Remember, you don’t have to embrace all these changes, but even one or two changes make an impact (and may help a loved one make changes as well). Interested in learning more about Mothers Out Front Lincoln? Click this link <https://www.mothersoutfront.org/team/massachusetts/lincoln/> and/or join our mailing list. Wishing you joy with every action you and your family take towards creating a livable future for all children!
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