Articles tagged “Green Hanukkah”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

10 Reasons Soy Candles Are Better for Your Holiday Feast By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Dec 15 2009 Choose soy candles over paraffin for your candlelit holiday dinner. + READ MORE

Beyond Poinsettias: 6 Holiday Plants That Will Actually Last By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Nov 24 2009 If you're tired of the same old poinsettias for your holiday decor, consider one of these beautiful alternatives. + READ MORE

12 Ways to Declutter for the Holidays By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Nov 16 2009 Here are some ideas for decluttering your life, just in time for the holidays. + READ MORE

8 New Traditions for No Stress Quality Holiday Entertaining By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Work & Connect Nov 16 2009 Here are ten new rules for making your holiday season less stressful and more green. + READ MORE

9 New Traditions for a Greener, Saner Holiday Season By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Nov 9 2009 Stop the holiday madness with these ideas for creating new, meaningful traditions for your family. + READ MORE

10 Green Tips to Recover from Holiday Clutter By Megan Cohen IN Home & Garden Dec 31 2008 The holidays are over. Now, 'tis the season to deal with all the stuff that's snuck into your home during the festivities. Check out these 10 green solutions for everything from what to do with your Christmas tree to how to banish unwanted gifts without clogging the landfill. You can streamline your lifestyle for the New Year, and get a start on all your green resolutions, by wrapping up the holiday season with eco-friendly de-cluttering. + READ MORE

Choose Eco-friendly Thank You Notes By Megan Cohen IN Work & Connect Dec 29 2008 Show your gratitude the green way by sending post-holiday thanks that are as gentle on the planet as they are thoughtful towards your friends and family. + READ MORE

Exchange Gift Duds for Green Alternatives By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Dec 23 2008 e know that when it comes to gift giving, it's the thought that counts. But we also know that sometimes it's all too easy to wonder, "What was she thinking?" So as you look over the gifts that your friends and family have handed over this holiday season, it's nearly inevitable that there will be one (or more) that you can't bring yourself to keep. + READ MORE

Use Sweet Potatoes for a Twist on the Classic Potato Latke for Hanukkah By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Dec 19 2008 I'm not Jewish, but my husband is, and through the years the task of making potato latkes for the family Hanukkah party has fallen to me. I also make them for our neighbour's annual Christmas party so, all told, I make a lot of latkes. + READ MORE

Volunteer Your Time this Holiday with Annabelle Gurwitch (Video) By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Dec 18 2008 Annabelle Gurwitch, star of Wa$sted, gives out some big-hearted advice in this Planet Green Holiday Highlight.More Planet Green Holiday Highlights: Recycle Your Neighbors' Holiday Leftovers with Tom Green (Video) Light Your House with LED Lights (Video) Send Holiday Gifts with Eco-friendly Materials (Video) Want to know + READ MORE

Rethink Common Holiday Traditions to Make Them Greener By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Work & Connect Dec 15 2008 Ah, the holidays! Traditions are the very stuff that holidays are made of. Whether you love to spend a day decorating the tree, or you always go skating on Christmas Eve, traditions aren't to be messed with?but you can easily fiddle with them to make your holiday greener while still traditional. + READ MORE

12 Easy Green Alternatives to Wasteful Gift Wrap By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Dec 15 2008 As you've probably noticed, trashcans overflow after winter holiday festivities. Wrapping paper, bows, ribbons and boxes fill up a big portion of that too-stuffed trash bin. Ease the load going to the landfill by wrapping your gifts in repurposed items and reusable containers. Here are 12 great ideas to get your imagination rolling for preparing your presents and ensuring they're something the recipient will never forget. + READ MORE

Top 9 DIY Holiday Gifts By Sheila Shaigany IN Home & Garden Dec 12 2008 With the recession in full effect, families across the world are sure to be cutting down on their holiday shopping. Rather than wallowing in our fiscal woes, why not take the opportunity to make some DIY gifts for friends and family! + READ MORE

Send Holiday Gifts with Eco-friendly Materials (Video) By Josh Peterson IN Work & Connect Dec 11 2008 Bill Nye, guy of science and host of Stuff Happens, would like us to rethink the way we package and ship our presents this year in a new Planet Green Holiday Highlight. Polystyrene peanuts, for decades the the standard in loose-fill packing, are bad for the our ecosystems. They also make Bill sneeze. + READ MORE

Prevent Holiday Season Fire the Green Way By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Dec 11 2008 The holiday season is a time for celebration, not massive emotional trauma. Having a fire isn't just bad for your mental state or your survival, it's also bad for the environment. The fire will burn and pollute the air. It can gut the house and incinerate everything you own. You can't repair the lump of goo that was once a couch and you can't repurpose a pile of ash. + READ MORE

Brighten Up Your Holidays With A Cocktail By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Dec 10 2008 Now that the holiday season has come around again, I reassembled my cocktail testers from the summer and got them ready to judge a whole new set of drinks. The setup remained the same. I mixed the cocktails and set them out without telling anyone what was in them. We all took a sip, then discussed the drinks and then when we had tried them all, we rated them. Here are the results. + READ MORE

10 Green Holiday Party Do's By Megan Cohen IN Work & Connect Dec 4 2008 Give your guests an extra reason to celebrate by throwing a shindig that's as eco-friendly as it is fun. These ten tips will make sure your holiday parties are fun and green. + READ MORE

Six Simple Tips for Inexpensive and Eco-Friendly Tabletop Decor By Meaghan O'Neill IN Home & Garden Nov 25 2008 The best party planners always have a way of making every detail looking oh-so polished yet entirely effortless. And the best eco-friendly doyennes do it with natural flair. So just how do they pull off holiday d?cor that looks like it was plucked from the backyard, yet refined enough for a royal audience? Celebrity party-planning expert Marcy Blum says it's easier than it looks, and elegant and cost-effective to boot. + READ MORE

Make a Gift Basket for Someone You Love By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Dec 12 2007 My husband has a great philosophy of life. Your loved one gets tasty treats, you aren't adding any stuff to their home, and you didn't use any wrapping paper that gets instantly thrown away. + READ MORE

It's Hanukkah! Make Some Potato Latkes By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Dec 5 2007 My husband is Jewish and grew up eating potato latkes every Hanukkah. I am Protestant and grew up eating mashed potatoes every Christmas. Shortly after we were married, he suggested that I get his Great Aunt Sara's latke recipe. + READ MORE