Traditional Christmas colors are red and green… so why not play up the GREEN this year? This holiday season feel good about giving gifts to your friends and loved ones, while at the same time giving back to our planet. Eco-friendly, or green, gifts are the perfect way to advocate on behalf of healthy, safe behaviors and products that are good for our earth. These pro-social gifts will be sure to motivate and inspire the recipient to share in your green attitude for the upcoming year – plus, they’ll see how cool eco-friendly products are!

Just think – despite the invention of modern cars and rockets, Santa Clause still prefers to travel by old-fashioned sleigh and reindeer. Obviously he cares about global warming and is going his part to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Let’s support his cause and do our part.

Here’s my special list of the 6 very best eco-friendly websites  that have a wide assortment of green Christmas gifts you can share this season. Also, be sure to check out the featured gift idea at the bottom which I just absolutely love!

1. Pura Vida Coffee: The brain child of two business school grad students in 1998, Pura Vida provides organic, fair trade, and shade grown coffee. The mission of this coffee seller is to benefit coffee-growing communities in developing countries. Their products are bold in flavor and free of genetically-modified organisms. Fair wages go to farmers to support their families, invest in their farms and ultimately protect the environment. Give your loved ones a special cup of coffee this Christmas! (You can purchase directly from their site.)

Fashion from Gypsy 05

2. Gypsy 05: The motto of this clothing designer is, “Good planets are hard to find.” Gypsy is all about combating the desecration of the planet and holding the beauty of nature as a marvel. Their unique, one-of-a-kind designs use organic fabrics, low impact dyes and water-based printing in every collection in an effort to promote environmental awareness. The clothing is vibrant, colorful and uses simple silhouettes. This eco-friendly brand is also very popular among Hollywood celebrities and is sure to be a holiday hit.

3. Mountains of the Moon: Similar to the above, MotM offers a wide selection of eco-friendly and organic fashions. They have everything from tee shirts to dresses to hand-crocheted hats/scarves. Their blown glass items are absolutely dazzling. Slightly cheaper offerings than Gypsy. They guarantee that all their products are also sweatshop-free.

4. Earth Inspire: This jewelry, home decor and handbag vendor strives to provide quality and promote earth-friendly attitudes. Their handcrafted designs from natural, eco-friendly, or recycled materials will make lovely Christmas gifts. The products feature inspirational quotes and artwork from around our planet.

5. Baby Bear Shop: Perfect gift ideas for new Moms and babies. Selections include “organic softies” (huggable dolls in different colors and styles), beauty and skin products, and other organic gift sets. All their gifts are 100% natural and 99% organic.

6. Eco-artware: A diverse collection of beautiful, well-made, and eco-friendly products. There is just so much fun stuff on this site to explore. To give you an idea, they have original products like multi-colored telephone wire baskets to purses made of vintage record album covers.

Finally, a gift I recommend to all this holiday season… the Global Warming mug. When you add a hot beverage, you can see the sea levels rise on the earth’s map. It’s a great gift for anyone who cares about the planet and provides the visual motivation to keep our planet healthy. It’s available for purchase from Amazon.

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