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  1. Save all your old newspapers, magazines, and tissue paper, and send them through the shredder to make instant thin packing strips. If you have colorful strips, say from magazines, you can use them in holiday gift bags or baskets even.
  2. Skip gift tags and try simply jotting down who a gift is for on the package itself. You can also write on the gift’s bow or ribbon. Or use old gift tags (save them each year).
  3. Make a gift super reusable by packing it in a nice reusable bag or lunch sack. It’s a two for one gift!

For more green gift wrapping tips visit: Eco-Wrap Your Holiday Gifts

I pulled together this post I’ve been sharing at my green-minded blogs. And I thought readers here might enjoy it as well. This post is chock full of green holiday goodness – plenty to get your holiday season off to an eco-friendly start:

Green Treats & Recipes

Remember, no matter the treat or recipe, you can always green it up by exchanging organic and natural ingredients for conventional.

50 Cute and Tasty Christmas Cookie Ideas

Cherry Dot Cookies

Organic Holiday Cookies!

Hey It’s Sugar Cookie Day – worth it for the pretty snowy cookie image alone.

Bacon Nut Stuffing – don’t forget, pork is a high pesticide food item, so buy organic if you make this dish.

Top 10 Turkey Tools

Pumpkin Cheesecake – one of my personal favorite treats.

What Else Is In Your Beer? AND Vegan Beer & Wine – I know beer and wine do not make a meal, but hey, they are treats, and if you have a drink, you may as well get the best.

Homemade Eco-Holiday Crafts

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Happy Green November!

Well, it’s November folks – this year is flying by. I hope everyone had a happy Halloween. Now it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving, winter home prep, and winter holiday home decor.

Here’s what’s going to be happening in November at Best Green Home Tips:

The holiday gift guide: With the holidays coming up, it’s best to start thinking about which eco-friendly holiday gifts you’d like to buy (or make) for friends and family. Because this blog is about greening your home, all the gifts featured in the gift guide will be home-based, with maybe a few oddballs thrown in for fun.

Winter prep: If you haven’t started already, it really is time to outfit your home with options that will keep your family warm and save energy. We’ll be looking at more of those options during the month.

Green holiday prep: Thanksgiving and the winter holidays are almost here. I’ll have tips about greening them all, starting this month.

Green product reviews: I’ll be posting at least three green product reviews in November…

The usual: Of course I’ll be posting plenty of green home tips all month long. You might want to Subscribe to the Best Green Home Tips feed so you don’t miss a post (it’s free and will keep you up to date).

If there’s anything else you’d like to see posted here during November, let me know in the comments.