Valentine’s Day is almost here, so can you feel the love in the air?
By love we do mean feeling the love for your significant other, but if
you support living an eco lifestyle you may also want to show your love for the environment by celebrating a Green Valentine’s Day.

Instead of offering traditional gift ideas like chocolates and
flowers to our readers, Green Student U has decided to share some green
Valentines gift ideas that both men and women can use in their daily
lives. And these gifts can actually be used every day, so they’re even more valuable than most traditional Valentine’s Day gifts.

Stop Worrying and Go Green!

Yes, it’s nice to get the chocolate and the flowers for Valentine’s
Day, but those things don’t last very long. Don’t you want to get your
Valentine something that you both can, is eco friendly and will last a
significantly long time? Of course you do, so here are some green
Valentine gift ideas:

A Green Read

Do you want to go green but you don’t know where to start? The Green Year
by Jodi Helmer is the perfect way to ease into living an eco lifestyle.
Instead of trying to go green all at once, how about following the
day-to-day tips listed on each page of this amazing book! From learning
how to unclog a drain with organic ingredients to joining a community
garden, you and your Valentine will definitely learn some green habits
from this book that will last a lifetime.

Eco Friendly Mouse

We’re
not talking about those little guys that eat cheese. We mean the mouse
that you use every day with your computer. Most wireless mice use
batteries, and batteries have harmful chemicals in them that pollute
landfills. Instead of using batteries in a wireless mouse how about
trying Key Connection’s Wireless BatteryFREE Mouse & Pad.
Using radio frequency identification, this mouse sends signals to the
mousepad and will never need batteries again! Now you can think about
your Valentine and all the energy you’ll be saving every time you use
this mouse.

Go Beyond and Give More

If
you and your Valentine want to go beyond giving each other something to
helping a family in need you both can make a donation to Heifer International. 
You can give families in Cameroon or the Caribbean a flock of chicks to
get the protein that the desperately need from the eggs, or you can
help families in El Salvador raise money for income by sending them
honeybees. You may not be spending the money on each other, but you’ll
be donating to a great cause. That is what love is all about.

Save Some Green

Are you looking for a useful gift to give your green Valentine that can also save them money? The Mambo Sprouts coupon booklet
is the answer! All you have to do is sign up online to receive savings
on all of your favorite natural and organic products! You’ll also get a
newsletter and even free green samples up to three times a year. Oh,
did we mention that it’s all FREE?

Make Room for Each Other with the ecopod

Maybe
the only thing that you and your Valentine need is some space to cuddle
close together. That might be possible if you didn’t have all of your
aluminum cans and plastic bottles everywhere!  You can make room for
each other by using the amazing ecopod.
This container crushes and compacts up to 50 cans or bottles and fits
conveniently in your home. It makes recycling super easy and gives you
enough space to fully enjoy time with your Valentine.

If
you’re not entirely ready to go green with your gift then you can go
green with the wrapping paper or packaging. If you order a Valentine’s Day gift from WishWrap.com
it will come in a bag or box made from jute fiber, which is a plant
that grows faster and lasts longer than bamboo. All of these bags and
boxes are collapsible and can be reused again and again. Also, the
cards and tissue that come with the gift are made from post-consumer
recycled paper! Check out the Nuts About You and Double Shot at Love gift packages.

These
are all great alternatives to traditional Valentine’s Day gifts that
will spread a message of love and conservation, so be a little
different and go for a green Valentine’s Day.

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