5 Sustainable Valentine's Day Gift Ideas

Is Valentine's Day one of your favourite holidays, when you just want to scream to the world how in love you are? Or are you planning on showing appreciation to your friends who are always there for you? Regardless, you might want to opt for a sustainable and eco-friendly gift, instead of supporting the consumerism part of this beautiful holiday. Find our top 5 all-time favourites for gifting a sustainable Valentine's Day present.

Appreciation is in the small things when it comes to sustainable Valentine's Day gift ideas

Giving a sustainable gift on Valentine's Day is a meaningful way to show your love and care not just for your partner, but also for the planet. It demonstrates your commitment to reducing waste, preserving the environment, and promoting sustainable practices.

Moreover, sustainable Valentine's Day gift ideas can also symbolize your shared values and aspirations, and provide an opportunity to spend quality time together while engaging in eco-friendly activities. It can be a creative and unique way to celebrate your love, while making a positive impact on the environment.

Additionally, with the growing awareness of environmental issues, many people are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint and live more sustainably. By giving a sustainable gift, you are not only showing your love, but also supporting your partner in their efforts to live an environmentally conscious lifestyle.

Here are our top 5 suggestions on what could make sustainable Valentine's Day gift ideas.

1. A romantic eco-friendly dinner

Pack a basket with locally-sourced, organic food and drinks, and enjoy a picnic in a park or nature reserve. Depending on the weather where you're at you can do that either under the sky as the regular picnic date implies, or you can do an indoors one at a romantic spot such as the observatory or why not even from the comfort of your own kitchen or, better yet - terrace.

You can also prepare some homemade snacks or pastries in advance, such as focaccia (that we just happened to have made today) and mini pizza rolls (being an all time favourite at home), if you're going all in with romantic Italian date vibes. Or you can stick to typical Valentine's day treats such as heart-shaped chocolate strawberries, if that's what you fancy.

2. A potted plant or herb garden

Give the gift of green with a potted plant or a small herb garden. This will not only provide a beautiful addition to your partner's home, but will also help purify the air. When figuring out sustainable Valentine's Day gift ideas, you should definitely think about what your loved one's favourite flowers are. Or perhaps you can surprise them with an easy-to-grow smart garden that will fit in any-sized apartment.

You can skip the bouquet this year, given that it will be dead in a few days-time. Choose a beautiful, mid-size green plant in a stylish ceramic pot (you'll get extra points for buying from a small pottery business) that your friend or partner can put all their love and care into. You can even give it a name, to make it more personalised and intimate. It's going to make a great memory for both of you for sure. Have I told you about my avocado named Jeremiah? It's a fun story for another time perhaps.

3. A zero-waste kit

Put together a kit with reusable items such as a stainless-steel water bottle such as our personal favourite Flaske, cloth napkins, soap bar, natural lipbalm or beard oil (that you can find in our shop as well), beeswax wraps, and a compostable toothbrush. This kit will help reduce waste and promote a more sustainable lifestyle.

Everything looks and feels better when in a kit. If you put effort into finding local businesses that produce these types of sustainable valentine's day gift ideas, you will make happy not only the person receiving the gift, but also small business owners who have poured their heart into creating a zero-waste product for us to use. This year's Valentine's Day will be a great holiday for everyone in that case. If you're looking for even more advice on handmade skincare, you can find a lot of useful information on our blog that will wow you and your loved one.

4. A donation in your loved one's name to a sustainable cause or organization

Showing that you care is what this holiday is all about. Not only about your loved ones, but also about the environment. You can make a donation to an organization that is dear to either you or your dear one, such as a wildlife foundation such as SaveTheKoala (Australian Koala foundation). Another option is to gift them subscription to a renewable energy initiative such as Scone which helps calculating your carbon footprint and gives you advice on how to save energy and costs.

5. An experience-based gift

That can be anything that lets you spend time together, such as a nature hike, for example to Veluwezoom or a trip to a botanical garden, where you can enjoy the beauty of nature together. Another way to enjoy time out with your loved one is by going on a bike trip and visiting different sightseeing spots. You can for example do that with ease by using the cycling app Fietsnetwerk.

Another idea is to visit an animal shelter and spend a day volunteering there with your partner/friend. It can be as simple as taking a dog on a walk, an initiative we have supported numerous times as well that brought us a lot of fun and good feelings. An organization like that is for example, the Czech Útulek pro opuštěná zvířata.

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