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NEWS photo Mike Waketieid

FOREGOING NAUGHTY for nice, Chalet preschoolers (left to
right). Samantha, Alison and Tristan decorate their classroom
tree with Play-Do gingerbread decorations they made

together.

Sensible gift giving

Gifts that keep on giving:

* flower-planting kit

° a houseplant

° five seedling trees

¢ an unbreakable coffee mug — to
replace disposable and unrecyciable
styrofoam

¢ reusable lunch bag

* reusable plastic-ware for sand-
wiches, etc.

* a live, potted Christmas tree to
replant after Christmas

funding to an environmental orga-
nization of your choice

¢ donate your time ty a local recy-
cling project or environmental
gruulp

¢ a home or backyard composting
kit — can reduce 4 of municipal
waste

* a compost tuming tool

oe

Wrap and reuse

From page 44

* a picnic hamper with reusable
plates, cutlery and cloth napkins
«recycled glass medallions, with sea-
sonal images or others for year-round
use

* recycled writing paper kits

* a great (unbleached) cotton T-shint
-= one can never have too many T-
shirts!

° a pair of binoculars and a nature
guide

* a backpack for school days, day
hikes or taking transit

¢ a solar watch or calculator

* a book on natural alternatives: to
pesticides and fertilizers

* reusable shaving brush and mug

* calendar —- supporting your favorite
environmental group

e plastic shopping beg holder —-
allowing easier storage and reuse of

Availability
of wrapping
alternatives
plentiful

bags

ea bicycle and/or bike accessories

* look for EcoLogo approved prod-
ucts — identified by the three doves

Wrapping:

e take the challenge of not using
piper — try using tea towels, scarves,
handkerchiet’s, beach towels or left-
over fabrics

* sew your own fabric gift bags

* removable scotch taps — making it

easier to save Wrapping paper tor
future use

reuse last year's wrapping paper —-
i it looks tattered, use it to secure
fragile gifts inside the box

* oid maps, calendars or posters make
interesting wrapping paper

* jazz up a plain box with leftover
wallpaper, last year’s cards, rubber
stumps or stickers

* use pretty and reusuble fabric rib-
bons instead of plastic

«reuse greeting cards us gift tags or
postcards

¢ decorate tins for reuse as storage
containers

* tie it up with shoe or skate laces,
yarn or twine

«homemade Sunta Bags ~ for wrap-
ping year alter year

2 stencilled gift wrap — reuse paper
grocery bags stamped with potato
cutouts or other painted designs.

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