Our favourite festival of Raksha Bandhan, the auspicious celebration of your treasured bond with your siblings, the season of exchanging gifts with your loved ones is here, and so, the preparations have begun. Every year, as soon as August arrives, we start to rummage through different shops online and offline in search of the perfect presents for our siblings that will, without fail, put the widest smiles on their faces.
The condition of our environment is in shambles, thanks to the countless catastrophes that have shaken the entire planet.
The thought of buying eco-friendly gifts to not contribute any further to this contamination of our surroundings must have indeed crossed your psyche. And if this notion and desire to be mindful of the impact your gifts will leave on nature are still on your mind- Raksha Bandhan gift hampers made of sustainable, plastic-free materials are something you should give a shot.
Here’s a list of different types of helpful, pretty and environment-friendly Raksha Bandhan gift hampers that we are sure will prove to be quite beneficial in choosing a present well in advance:
- Stationery kit- It is no hidden fact that good quality, fancy stationery is something every person wants, needs and appreciates, regardless of their age. And hence, a box full of stationery supplies is something you can never go wrong with. The elder’s version of these hampers contains plantable pencils, notebooks made of seed paper which takes mere weeks to degrade and a card made with love; whereas, the kid’s version has a colouring book with seed pencils. All these items will help you and your sibling make your surroundings green and lush.
- Personal care hampers- In today’s age, all of us are guilty of almost completely neglecting our well being while immersing ourselves in work and some more work. This rakhi, you take upon yourself the responsibility of reminding your sibling to relax and take better care of themselves. And gifting these personal care Raksha Bandhan gift hampers to them containing chemical-free, vegan body scrubs, face masks, and cleansing cubes all in reusable glass bottles!
- Home Decor- While decorating the interiors of our house, more often than not, we tend to select aesthetically pleasing pieces but cause a great deal of harm to the environment, right from their manufacturing upto the point they turn into waste. These Raksha Bandhan gift hampers have photo frames made out of cow dung or clay with the prettiest of patterns painted on them, cloth desk organizers or even bamboo planter sets wrapped in paper. But gifting these to your sibling, you will not only be helping them organize their room and understand the importance of making ecologically sound decisions.
In addition to these, if you’re a parent selecting presents for your little munchkins, gift hampers with cloth and wooden playsets for smaller kids are excellent alternatives. Pledge to protect your sibling, your loved ones, and your environment by gifting these sustainable, cruelty and chemical-free Raksha Bandhan gift hampers instead of products that would make the environment a toxic place and disrupt the ecological balance.