Last Minute Gift Ideas
Written by:
Maia James
12/20/2022
If you have a few people left to buy for, and you’d rather shop from your bed than brave the freezing, crowded streets, here are ten ideas for instant gifts from ethical brands.
- Monthly Flower Subsctiption. Fresh flowers from a curated collection grown by eco-friendly farms, delivered at variable intervals. From $44 a month.
- Health Coaching Consultation. Suzanne specializes in working with busy moms who want to make healthy eating simpler and less time-consuming. Suzanne can help women learn to read food labels with ease, stock pantries, and get kids eating healthier snacks. You can select a date in the calendar, and if the timing doesn’t work, the recipient can reschedule. From $175.
- Alltruista Boxes. Creative, kid-friendly volunteer projects created in partnership with amazing nonprofits. $55.
- Craft Box Subscription. There are kits for all ages and interests, and Doodle is the best one for crafty kids ages nine and up. From $16 a month.
- Clean Beauty Gift Card. Ilia is tops when it comes to performance–so there is truly no better intro to safer cosmetic. From $25.
- Annual Membership to Alo Moves. My favorite online service for fitness, yoga, and meditation. $99.
- Sakara Gift Card. They can redeem for nutritious, plant-based meals or snacks, delivered. From $50. Use code XOMAIA for 20% off.
- Clean Wine Subscription. You can subscribe a friend, or just send them one shipment of a few hangover-free bottles of organic wine. Every bottle is lab-tested for purity and taste-tested for drinkability. From $88.
- Organic Meal Kits. Yummy meals come together in minutes with organic ingredients. From $100.
- Gift Card for Good Stuff. Let them pick whatever they want from our online store–which is full of hand-picked non-toxic products that I’ve personally used and loved. From $25.
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Happy holidays!
Stay sane,
Maia, Founder & CEO
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