HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: Gifts for the Eco Warrior

It's hard to find the perfect gift sometimes—especially when you want to tread lightly on the environment or give something back to the world. So I put together a list of my favorite "green" gifts that I've discovered that make ideal eco-friendly holiday gifts.

My favorite environmentally-friendly gift ideas for the eco warrior:

• A plant: it's the ultimate green gift! (WhiteFlowerFarm.com)
• Carbon offsets (Carbonfund.org or Terrapass.org)
• SIGG metal water bottle: it's non-toxic & reusable! (Sigg.com)
• Goat, heifer, sheep, llama or water buffalo for families in developing nations (Heifer.org)
• Sparitual Vegan Nail Polish: the ultimate eco-indulgence (Sparitual.com)
• Starter Kit for Change: everything an eco-newbie needs to go green (StarterKitForChange.com)
• Sea Glass Necklace: unique and beautiful (Etsy.com)
• Organic Fair Trade Cocoa, Coffee, or Tea: perfect for the cold winter months (Cocoa: EqualExchange.com, Coffee: GreenMountainCoffee.com, Tea: WorldPantry.com)
• Ecosphere: self-contained biosphere-aquarium (Eco-Sphere.com)
• Passes to your local zoo, science center or museum
• Imagiplay wooden puzzles/toys for creative eco-playtime (Imagiplay.com)
• Planet Earth DVD set (Discovery.com)

Do you have other environmentally-friendly gift ideas? Share them with us in the comments below!

You can adopt all kinds of wildlife at the World Wildlife Fund web site (http://www.worldwildlife.org/ogc/index.cfm) or sponsor a rescued animal at the utterly amazing Pasado's Safe Haven (http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/ADOPTACRITTER/Adopt_A_Critter_Home.htm). The number one sponsored animal is "Barack O'Llama" the resident llama at their farm. So cute!