Christmas is just four days away now and I’m wondering how are you all doing with the No Plastic Holiday Challenge?
I’ve been doing pretty good myself. I haven’t been able to avoid plastic completely (and I didn’t expect to), but this challenge has made me much more aware of just how much plastic is out there. I almost hyperventilated walking through Target’s toy department the other day! Seriously! Ugh.
I managed to score some handmade wooden toys for the kids at a local craft show that I’m very pleased with. I also made them felt pizzas and they are getting lots of books, in addition to a wooden play kitchen from Costco, and a few things I picked up at the thrift store. I’m also dyeing some play silks that I will use to wrap their presents and they will, of course, double as toys. Play silks are awesome for imaginative play.
I can’t discuss anybody else’s presents here since they all can read, but (gulp) some plastic is involved.
So how about you? What worked? What didn’t? Do you have any plastic-avoiding tips to share?
