Sustainable gift ideas

Christmas is just around the corner - the gift madness begins. We go out and again we buy socks for our brother, another sweater for mom, some DVD for dad and underpants for the boyfriend. But is that really necessary? The same like last year and nobody actually needs it?

We have rounded up a few gift ideas that are different. Small businesses that are worth supporting, practical products that make you happy, vegan and sustainable gifts that do not harm animals or the environment.

As a special highlight and Christmas surprise, there will be a Giveaway for some of the products from our partners that we are presenting here on the 4th of Advent. 2 winners will be able to look forward to a New Year's present. So stay tuned and follow our Instagram account.

PS: If you are still looking for a nice, sustainable pullover or sweatshirt for your mom, then take a look here.

DEAFMESSANGER NOTEBOOKS
www.deafmessanger.com

Deafmessanger Notebooks is a small but successful notebook brand from Prague. For over 10 years they have been collecting and recycling paper, pictures, photos, magazines and books and using them to create their unmistakable, unique notebooks, calendars, sketchbooks and postcards. Everything is handmade and invites to be described, designed, pasted and painted on. Open the book and create your own story with playing cards from Asia, letter fragments from Germany, book pages from Spain, subway tickets from New York and old photos and postcards from the Czech Republic.

The perfect Christmas present is of course the pocket calendar 2021. For all those who still use analogue planning, want to record important dates, unimportant details or the best memories, there is a double page for one week to edit. The flexible cardboard cover can be closed with a rubber band. The calendar also comes with a fold-out inside pocket, bookmark and pencil.

Deafmessanger Notebooks is shipping worldwide.

KOKOZA
https://kokoza.cz/en/

KOKOZA is a Czech, social company that wants to bring urban gardening closer to the people in Prague. These include, for example the maintenance of community gardens. Such gardens not only contribute to improving the quality of life in the city, they also bring people of all generations together and promote the exchange of experience and knowledge. The workshops on composting are also very popular. In their online shop you can find various compost boxes for your home, other practical urban gardening accessories and birdhouses.

With the seed bombs from KOKOZA everyone can become a "guerrilla gardener" and decorate dreary street corners or sad inner courtyards with flowers. The seed bombs contain clay, compost and a selected mix of seeds from blooming annual flowers. Not only does it look beautiful, it also serves as food for beneficial insects. The seed bombs are manufactured and packaged in an integration workshop.

In the UK you can buy seed bombs for example here: https://www.seedbombshop.co.uk
In Canada you can buy seed bombs for example here: https://radicalroots.ca

PISLIK
www.pislik.de 

(ask for shipment to your conutry: info @pislik.de)

Since 2003, the Czech family business has been producing original, beautiful and durable wooden toys under the motto “Toys that last”. Everything is unpainted, untreated, free of harmful substances and biodegradable. The simple, timeless design leaves plenty of scope for fantasy and your own stories. The toy is sustainable, sturdy and beautiful, so hopefully several generations will have fun with it.

"Kalaha" is a traditional African board game for 2 players. The game is easy to learn and fun. Small glass marbles are distributed in wells according to certain rules and whoever has collected the most marbles wins. Even children can playfully encourage abstract thinking. But parents and grandparents will also have fun!

LUSH
http://lush.com

Who doesn't know the shops that are so hard to pass because they smell so nice? LUSH is a British company that produces fresh cosmetics such as bath bombs, shampoos, soaps and much more. It uses its size and market effectiveness to campaign against animal testing, for human rights, fair trade and environmental protection. There are always campaigns and charity product campaigns to make people aware of these topics. The company has a great philosophy, is extremely transparent and relies on freshness, the best practice and humanity. Plastic containers are recycled and avoided as much as possible.

The vegan “Secret Santa” bath set that we are introducing to you here includes a multi-foam bath called “Candy Cane” with bergamot oil and Sicilian lemon oil and a bath bomb called “Snowman Dreaming” for a relaxing bath with cedar wood and lavender oil.

MATABOOKS
https://www.matabooks.de/en/welcome/

Matabooks is a young start-up from Dresden and the first publisher in Germany to offer vegan books made from grass paper. Their product range includes novels, children's books, notebooks, calendars, postcards and posters. The products are compostable, recyclable and sustainable.

We have selected the “Universe Sisters” notebook for you. It is one of a series designed by different artists that combines aspects of sustainability and female empowerment. For the first time, sweet grass paper made from agricultural waste was used. All pens and colours can be used on this paper. Thanks to its natural robustness, the ink does not fray and does not penetrate the back.

Matabooks is sending to the EU.