Written by Melanie Kozlan, Four Green Steps

Christmas shopping is one of the most joyous consumer occasions of the year, until it's December 24th and the shelves are empty and the lines are long. Also, people tend to get a little crazy in the stress of the season and the altruistic fun of buying loved ones presents can quickly turn into a disaster. The technology of online shopping is the easiest way to avoid this mess! There's nothing better than browsing for the perfect present online and avoiding the mall mayhem and last minute rush. No longer will we have to settle on what's left in the store or panic over finding an acceptable gift for someone who's impossible to shop for: Check out our Green Wishlist and start crossing names off your shopping list.

Lets Get Physical:

• Give the gift of  Yoga! Our marketplace has yoga everything, including this one of a kind, fair trade upcycled yoga bad made from recycled juice boxes!
• We also love this therapeutic back bench from Frogkreek. Flexibility is the gift the keeps on giving, it's like buying someone massages for life,especially  perfect for back problems and insomnia.
• Best for Your Buck: Fair trade, Vegan assorted sports balls.
• Splurge: Eco-friendly bicycles! Fun, and practical. Think of the money saved on gas and gym memberships.

For that Stressed-Out Someone:

• Himilayan salt lamps and candle holders.Therapeutic healing powers to combat insomnia, migraines. Improves health and well-being and has proven success helping with various physical, mental, allergic and asthmatic conditions.
• Best for Your Buck: Solay Himalayan Crystal Energy Pendants
• Splurge: Bathrobes. 100% bamboo, the sustainable version of cashmere.

Home Sweet Home:

• Upcycled record decor: Check out these retro clocks and bowls.
• Upcycled chopstick lamps
• Solar powered radio (it goes where you go.)
• Best for Your Buck: Green kitchen gear, bamboo is the new stainless steel
• Splurge: Eco-art pillows. Adorable, eco-friendly and an incredible assortment to choose from!

For Kids:

• Grow your own bonsai or Christmas Tree!
• Best for You buck: Kraul-Wooden-Basket-Cable-Car-Exploration-Kit
• Splurge: Eco-friendly dollhouses. Even Barbie can have a green home.

For Baby:

• Adorable eco-friendly baby clothes! Nothing is softer than bamboo.
• Best for Your Buck: GetN'Green Food Mill- Make your own baby food without using batteries or electricity.
• Splurge: Organic cotton baby sling or Recycled Seatbelt Baby Bag

For Anyone:

• Vegan fair trade chocolate
• Tote bags
  
• Fair Trade Coffee
• Handcrafted Christmas ornaments
• Four Green Steps Gift Certificate! Introduce them to the World's largest Green Marketplace.

Don't forget Green Gift Wrap! We're obsessed with Little Kay Gardens Gift Wrap That Grows.

Extra images courtesy of Creative Commons.

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