Ethical Gifts for Mother’s Day
Mothering Sunday, or Mother’s Day as we’ve come to know it, is a tradition dating back to the 16th Century. The celebration was actually an annual visit made by Christians to the ‘mother church’ within their community and when children who had been working away in service were reunited with their mothers.
During the celebration, children would bring a gift for their mother and the tradition has continued to this day. In the past, flowers and cakes were a common gift but now we tend to give a variety of different presents. This year, why not consider giving an ethical gift for mother’s day.
Mother’s Day ethical presents
Mother’s Day is an important time to show appreciation to your mum given the years she has spent loving and nurturing you. So, wouldn’t it be good to give a gift that lets her know how much you love her while also representing the same spirit of caring for the environment in which we all live.
An ethical gift is the perfect way to do this. Ethical gifts can be fairtrade, organic, natural, sustainable or recycled. There are many ethical brands producing beautiful gifts so you’ll be spoilt for choice.
Leather Jackets: a Coat for all Seasons
It’s a fact – leather jackets are making a comeback! Some might say that the classic leather jacket never really went out of style, but face it, when you’ve seen a guy wearing a men’s leather jacket that is a little past its use-by date (think short, black, and diagonal zippers), it can look not-quite-trendy. In their many forms, leather jackets can be worn almost anywhere and with almost anything. Even the old aviator-style jacket can still look cool, when teamed with the right outfit and accessories.
Some great bargain buys can be picked up in clearance sales. Cheap leather jackets are now being sported by the younger generation due to their versatility and low cost. They can be worn with anything, and their affordability makes them attractive to the younger crowd. They can be seen to and from work (and even some schools), in town with pals or out with families.
Green Presents for the Ethical Home
We’ve got some way to go until we can all call our homes truly eco-friendly or ethical, but even the smallest changes can have a big impact to the environment (and our wallets). Creating an ethical home isn’t necessarily about making large-scale alterations to your house in order to reduce your carbon footprint. Being ethical is a personal choice that places more emphasis on the social and environmental responsibilities of being a home owner. We can all do our bit, and we can help others by buying them green presents for the home that will hopefully encourage them to be more environmentally aware too.
Ethical & Sustainable Toys
As an eco-friendly adult you do all you can to ensure your green credentials are up to date – recycling, energy-saving light bulbs, fairtrade coffee and chocolate etc. But how about sustainable toys for the children in your life? How ethical are the toys you give to the kids? And would an ethical toy make it onto a child’s wish list in the first place? In this article we’ll discuss ethical toys and find out what makes a toy ‘green’.
The ethical toy debate
The toy industry, which is said to worth around £8 billion, has long been criticised for its lack of environmental awareness. However, that hasn’t stopped adults from splashing the cash. By the time the average British child reaches the age of 16, they will have owned around £11,000 worth of toys. It’s impossible for all those toys to have been made from sustainable materials or be ethically sound, so what’s being done to improve the situation?
The answer has, until recently, been very little. The mass market for cut-price toys lends itself to huge industrialisation leading to outsourcing and then questionable labour rights for the workforce who produce the products. Then there’s the materials used in manufacture.
British Made Ethical Gifts
When it comes to shopping, choosing what we buy, when we buy and how we buy can make a big difference to climate change and the environment. Whether it’s food, furniture or face-cloths, minimising the amount of product miles goods have had to travel reduces carbon emissions. If you’re looking for the perfect gift for someone, consider buying British made ethical gifts as this is one sure way you can keep those miles to a minimum.
Reducing product miles
We’re becoming accustomed to the term ‘food miles’ when discussing food production and transportation. Food miles or ‘product miles’ can be defined as the total distance goods are transported from place of manufacture to the place of purchase and use.
Buying fruit, vegetables, meat and fish from British farms and fisheries ensures the food we eat hasn’t travelled too far as well as giving support to local producers and food distribution networks. Buying in season also guarantees better quality produce so if you’re buying vegetables that are out of season it probably means you buying something that has been imported. For example, in your local supermarket you could well find apples that have been shipped in from America (10,000 food miles) or tomatoes from Saudi Arabia (3,000 food miles).
Children’s Bikes
Looking for children’s bikes has been made a lot easier for you. If your sick of looking through loads of website looking to find the cheapest price for a certain type of bike, Children’s bikes is the place to compare prices for lots of different models from all the leading retailers. We have both boys and girls bikes available all broken down into different size categories to make searching for your perfect bike as easy as possible for you.
Leather Jackets for All Seasons
The leather jacket has grown in stature during the 20th century. Iconic styling, and famous images have made them into a must have style accessory.
However, buying a leather jacket is something that people still tend to think about at a particular time of year. The start of the Autumn/Winter season traditionally sees a surge in sales of leather jackets and coats as they are often thought of as being only suitable for wearing during the colder months despite the fact that many modern leather jackets are actually ideally suited to wearing on a summer evening out.
The more astute shopper though will plan ahead and buy their mens leather jacket or ladies leather jacket earlier in the year as during the summer months there are some great bargains to be had on various styles of jackets and coats.
Boy’s Bikes
Searching for bikes would be a lot easier if their was a web site that just sold bikes for the selected gender, e.g. male or female. This would save the customer looking through hundreds of bikes when half of them aren’t suitable for your gender. Boys Bikes does exactly that. A web site just full of boys bikes and men’s bikes. It has also got pages of selected makes such as Raleigh and GT bikes. Also a good point of this web site is it helps your find the correct size of bike to suit your height and age.
Organise Your Garage Storage
Every home should have garage storage for your vehicles, or anything else that you would like to keep safe. From cars to bicycles and gardening tools, there is something you can buy to help you keep things organised. I am sure you wouldn’t want to have a bike at the front while another on the corner of your garage. This would be a mess, not to mention the fact that you have to find each and every thing at a different place. Why the hassle when you can group things accordingly?
Get a bike stand to store as many bicycles as you have in your household. Perhaps your son and daughter have their own bicycles and it would be great to have a designated place for them to store it. You might even have your own bicycle. Why not keep all the bicycles in one place so that it is easier to get it when you need it?
Mobile Phones
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Also offered is the best value mobile phone insurance, something that is so often overlooked yet SO important. PhonesAndMore is a one stop shop for all your UK mobile phone requirements.