It’s good to reuse wrap, but if you happen to be shopping for new wrap this year, here are some beautiful green options.

Gorgeous Dew Drop Melody Print on Silken Banana Paper – Semi-sheer banana paper with a festive crinkle and silken threads. Handmade in India.

If you’re shipping gifts to friends and family, you can keep it green with the following tips:
Do use recycled boxes and heavy envelopes instead of buying new at the post office. Note that some shipping places don’t accept boxes with lots of oddball writing on them. You can fix this quickly with one sheet of plain brown recycled wrap.
Don’t use polystyrene packing peanuts – they work well at protecting gifts, but are a huge eco-problem because they’re made from non-renewable resources.
Do use biodegradable packing peanuts – they dissolve in water and can even be composted. Get some at U-Haul.
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I had planned to show some greener kid reusable bags but there’s just not much that’s kid specific out there. So, my advice; have your kid carry one of your bags – he/she can do it – my seven year old does just fine with mine. What does help it having two sizes of handles though (which my bags do).
While bag searching I happened by one of my favorite places, Core77, and found some total laugh out loud fun for your weekend pleasure. It’s even sort of green, and possibly getting greener. Coolness all around.
The site: Help
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