“The best gift comes from the heart, not from the store” – Sarah Dessen. Those words should resonate with you, even more during Valentine. If you believe this is a commercial day to make you buy more things, or it is a nice day to offer a gift to your loved ones, you still might be looking into eco-friendly Valentine gift ideas.
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To help you in your search, I have decided to create you a small guide of the best 15 valentine gift ideas. And No, you do not need to always buy something! Au contraire, you should more be looking into doing something yourself rather than buying something random at the store.
Types of valentine gifts:
- Handmade: This is the most sincere gift out there, something you made yourself! It is easy nowadays to find ideas on Pinterest or Instagram. You can even easily follow DIYs on youtube.
- Experiences: Something to remember. Lately, I realised the importance of memories and making them last through pictures. I absolutely love when my family and friends offer to do something together. Something we wouldn’t do in general! And do not forget your camera to recall those moments!
- Subscriptions: Yes this is something you buy… But it is a bit different than what you would normally offer during valentine. A subscriptions box arrives several times a year which is always loved. You can also choose a box that will be helpful: a welfare box, an ethical box with reusable items or even a vegan box. The best box is the one which helps to be better in your goals this year!!! In this article we talk about 4 boxes:
Here are our 11 favourites for this Valentine:
Subscription boxes:
Leo’s Box:
Loving Earth Oceans (LEO) brand is offering three types of boxes: kitchen, beauty and bee box. Personally, this is my favourite and for the easiest reason that they are B Corp. This ethical certification is one of the most complicated to have however as a consumer you can buy from this brand with your eyes closed. At Lea’s box they have 3 main aims, clearly stated on their website:
- Reducing plastic consumption;
- Reducing carbon emission;
- Increasing biodiversity.
GreenUP box:
This brand creates thought-through boxes to help you ease into a more sustainable lifestyle. Their boxes are plastic free, zero waste, can be vegan. They manage to curate fair trade product, support small business while helping you try new and reusable products. Perfect box for someone wanting to begin a more ethical life but not knowing where to begin!
The vegan kind:
You just finished veganuary and quite enjoyed it? Here is the perfect box to keep you motivated! You can choose between two types of boxes: lifestyle box and beauty box. Those are planet kind, animal kind, human kind and B Corporation certified. They are also so affordable and begin from only £8.
Earth love:
Earth love offers a range of boxes from the one box to the subscriptions box that can be renewed several times. The brand has been voted one of the best eco-friendly box. They are going back to the community with a partenariat with 1% for the planet and curate their box following strict standards. In each box you will be able to find artisanal products and high quality conscious items.
Handmade:
Here are mostly Etsy handmade gift. You can find the perfect gift while supporting a small brand or small artist!
Experience:
This is a special one. This is actually a box which gives you the necessities to go on an adventure. It challenges you to go outside and push yourself to spend more time with nature
You can also find daily experiences easily online, a dinner with a theater night is always a win!
Let us know what you ended up choosing or what do you recommend as an amazing eco-friendly valentine gift!
