A GREEN AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

1. Dressing Up Box
   Have you a lot of old rather junky jewelry, any not very flattering cosmetics, unsuitably flamboyant clothing, uncomfortable high-heeled shoes, etc? Do you have a little girl in the family who loves dressing up? Then sort out these items and make her a Dressing Up Box.
2. Granny's Surprise Drawer
   My own grandmother had such a drawer, full of little toys that she had either kept from the time she had her own children or managed to save from the dustbins of friends. Little books, mechanical toys, small dolls, jack-in-the-boxes. This was a source of continuing pleasure to us as children. Especially since every time we visited, there were a few different items.
3. Junk Art
   A big box full of scraps of paper, pencils, biros, scraps of cellotape, washable glue, silver foil, yogurt pots, cardboard from cereal packets, scraps of materials, bubble wrap, etc, etc. This can be dug out for an impromptu art session or to enable a child to make a monster of a thoughtfully provided cardboard box.
4. Computer Art If the children you know prefer working on computers, then why not go to Kid's Domain, where you will find a huge range of beautiful free clip art. All the artwork you can see in this article is from Kid's Domain An excellent idea and an environmental one too is to buy some thick recycled paper and let the children make their own Christmas cards using this artwork.
5. The Gift of Music
   Many people start off attempting to learn to play a musical instrument and end up not bothering. The result is an abandoned musical instrument which nobody plays. How sad! If you have such a thing, see if there is anyone else in the family simply longing to have such an instrument.

Green "DOs"

No this time I am not going to give you a string of "do nots". Instead here are a list of things you can do, which will make a great difference to the environment.

1. DO buy brazil nuts as nibbles
   Brazil nuts are grown as a sustainable crop in Tropical Rainforests. By purchasing brazil nuts, you are protecting an area of rainforest from less sustainable production like logging. For more information,click here
2. DO attempt to grow your own mistletoe
   Mistletoe is now an endangered species on which a number of wild creatures depend thoroughout the winter months. Though growing mistletoe is a bit of a challenge, it
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