Most of the gifts below cost under $50. A very few of them are in the $100 range. Several are small somethings that can be added to a homemade gift basket. And some won’t cost you anything but your time.

1. Cook her an organic dinner.

2. Bottle cap pincushion. A little something, but super cute.

3. Make a scrapbook of yourself with photos that she may not have.

4. Garden Shed Wall Mount Birdhouse. Made with vintage housing materials. (Pictured)

5. Cherry Blossom pendants at Etsy. Made from reclaimed scrabble tiles.

6. Give a digital magazine subscription.

7. Reuse something you have to make a new gift.

8. Give her a museum, zoo or botanic garden membership.

9. Help her make wise eco-shopping choices with Big Green Purse.

10. Cat plant holder. Made with recycled metal.

11. Mini frog yardbird. Made with recycled metal.

12. Vintage vinyl record bracelet.

13. Make her favorite dessert, and give her a cookbook with the recipe.

14. Stepped vinyl record bowl. Made from 33 rpm records.

15. Smencils scented pencils. Made from recycled newspapers.

16. Dragonfly recycled garden faucet.

17. Put together a homemade cleaning supplies kit.

18. Plant her favorite tree in her honor.

19. Have a tree dedicated to her at Tree People.

20. Mosquito dunks (natural). Not that glam, but probably very appreciated!

21. Let it Rot! composting book.

22. Encyclopedia of organic gardening.

23. Down to Earth Relax Pack by Indie Fixx.

24. Recycled metal tree of tealights.

25. Catchall basket. Made from potato chip wrappers. (Pictured)

26. Send organic flowers.

27. Give homemade organic facial and body cream.

28. Present her with homemade organic facial toner in a pretty bottle.

29. Gnomes-be-gones mini garden sculpture. Made with some recycled materials.

30. Make a recycled tote bag for her.

31. If she likes to read blogs, make a list of 20 blogs you think she’ll love and why. Send her the links in an e-mail.

32. Plantable cards.

33. Sustainable chocolate from Dagoba. Use coupon code coop2008w for 15% off for limited time.

34. Beehive candle set.

35. Organic Fair Trade tea gift.

36. Silver leaf pendant with green sapphire. Ethically sourced sapphire. 10% off silver pendants at Brilliant Earth with promotion code CABNSG until 6-30-08.

37. Chocolate mint heart-shaped soap. (Pictured)

38. A unique container garden from items you have.

39. Organic and fair trade Ambrosia White Plum tea.

40. BodyCoffee Gift Set with organic coffee extract.

41. The Everything Green Living Book.

42. Multi-media chicken sculpture. Made with recycled and re-purposed materials.

43. Elephant poo poo paper. It’s clean!

44. Naked soy candle.

45. Plant Pure-Fume candle gift set from Aveda.

46. Adopt a penguin in her name.

47. Fund organic farming in Costa Rica in her honor.

48. Write her a long letter telling her how much you appreciate her.

49. Make exciting popsicles and give her the recipe and mold.

50. A hug and Recycled Paper Greetings card.

Did you find anything interesting for Mom on this list?

Basket image via Btcelements. Soap image via Kate’s Caring Gifts. Birdhouse image via Uncommon Goods.

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But first of all big hugs to our sponsor Doudou bebe for offering this prize to five readers – I’m positive the winners will really enjoy the magazine. If you missed the great items offered at Doudou bebe, you can catch up right now. We saw…

• Great baby shower gifts and toys
• Some perfect Mother’s Day Gifts – which includes mother & baby art that’s currently on sale for 25%-40% off.
• Lovely baby slings and carriers
• Even more great toys + a child size baby sling for a dolly or stuffed friend

Lastly, don’t forget that Doudou bebe offers FREE shipping for orders over $50 to anywhere in Canada and the US!

Now, on with the winners…

My little one, Cedar, likes to draw names usually, but since we had so many entries, and I didn’t want to waste the paper writing names down, I randomly generated our five winning comment numbers.

The 5 winners of the digital Mothering Magazine subscriptions are…

Numbers: 89, 57, 11, 6, 83

By name (you didn’t think I’d make you count numbers yourself) the winners are:

1. Caryn B who said, “I really like the silk ring slings…especially the rose color.”
2. Tamara (AK) who said, “The bunny pull-along toy is cute!”
3. Shannon who said, “The picture dominoes are cool!”
4. Lesha who said, “I really like the Picture Dominoes. ”
5. Melissa who said, “Question is, what don’t I like! I loved these products & would be hard to chose one. I really like the Ellaroo Mei Tai-London sling because you can wear front or back. I really liked the ‘Family Peace’ statue. & I thought the wooden toys precious. Pregnant with my 1st & could use all the help I can get. I need everything! Thanks for the giveaway!”

Congratulations to our five winners! I’ll be sending your emails along to our sponsor. I know you’ll love Mothering, it’s a great magazine.

Thanks to everyone who played along. Be sure to stay tuned to Tree Hugging Family for more upcoming contests, and of course more green living tips.

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We’re going to look at a couple more items from Doudou bebe – but first a little heads up. Doudou bebe is currently offering FREE shipping for orders over $50 to anywhere in Canada and the US, and their mother-baby art is on a great sale of 25%-40% off all pieces. So take advantage of these cool deals.

Tonight – toys! Why, well, toys are always fun to see.

Heirloom Baby Rattle – beautiful and unique in sustainable wood and completely non-toxic. Perfectly safe for all the chewing babies tend to do.

Rabby Rattle Ring – Super cute and cuddly soft doll, with friendly hand-embroidered face and long ears for chewing. Made of 100% organic cotton terry cloth & jersey, head filled with pure wool.

Last up this item I’m sort of obsessed with. The Kid Moby – Moss how cute is this! Older sibs can be just like mama and pop. Very cool and lots of different child slings to choose from. I love the fact that this promotes attachment parenting from an early age. Such a great item.

Last chance to enter our contests!

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Baby carriers! I love baby carriers a lot. I had one with Cedar, and he was in it all the time. It left my hands free to do things (like eat) and even better kept him relaxed and calm. I’m convinced that the more you carry your little one, the less fussy he’ll be. Doudou bebe has some cool baby carriers.

The Ellaroo Mei Tai – Helsinki is really nice. Versatile and sturdy – it’s an all-around baby carrier that can be worn on front and back. According to the product description, “The shoulder and waist straps are tied on however you like, the pack can be easily shared between parents of very different sizes.” This not only benefits parents but makes it a great gift, because you know it’ll work for a friend. All color choices are reversible to solid 100% organic cotton canvas and recycled polyester batting is used. You can use this carrier for babes from birth up to 35 lbs.

Or, you could go with the handpainted batik Moby Wrap. This wrap is really pretty, I wish it came in organic fabric, but that’s the only downside. It’s not too stretchy and can be used from birth onward.

See more carriers and slings in many different designs and colors at Doudou bebe.

Don’t forget to check out more baby items and enter our contest.[photos via Doudou bebe]

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The other day we saw some cool textiles and toys. Today… a Mother’s Day gift idea of mother & baby art.

Moment of Tenderness by Made Wirata. Good for a new mama gift or for Mother’s Day.

Or maybe, Family Peace in suar wood by Wayan Rendah:

See more gift ideas at Doudou bebe. Don’t forget to check out more items and enter our contest.

[photos via Doudou bebe]

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