Different from most of the rest of the world which celebrates Mother’s Day in May, Indonesia celebrates Mother’s Day every 22 December. It is celebrated as Mother’s Day after the first Indonesia Women’s Congress convened on December 22, 1928, promoting women’s rights.  

Like Mother’s Day celebrations in other countries, Mother’s Day in Indonesia is meant to honor women, especially mothers. Friends and family give cards, flowers, and small presents on this day to show their appreciation for favorite women and mothers. In celebrating Mother’s Day, gift-giving can be a wasteful activity. But it should not be. However, we should also love mother earth while giving a gift to our beloved mother.  

There are ways we can cut down on the environmental effect when giving gifts. A sustainable gift is a perfect choice as it is more eco-friendly and far less to end up in the trash and unused. This list of 10 Mother’s Day eco-friendly gift ideas will get you started! These gifts are not only thoughtful but also kind to mother earth.  

Beeswax food wrap  

If your mom really enjoys cooking or loves to spend a lot of time preparing food, beeswax food wrap would be a perfect eco-friendly gift. It is a plastic-free and organic food wrapper that your mom can store the family’s food in an eco-friendly way. By giving this as a gift, you also help her to start a zero-waste movement in her kitchen.  

Eco-friendly Dishes Brush  

To reduce the plastic and undegradable waste from the kitchen, you also can give a set of eco-friendly dish brushes to your mother as a Mother’s Day gift. It is usually made from coconut coir and natural bamboo that is one hundred percent biodegradable and safe for mother earth.  

Bicycle  

Biking is a great way for moms to get exercise. Gifting a new bike to mom as a Mother’s Day gift is a great way to get her exercise. It makes her healthy and of course, it is a zero-emission vehicle.  

Earth-friendly Bath Products 

These days, there are so many varieties of bath products made from natural, free preservatives, and free chemicals that are safe for the body and for the earth. It usually comes with wonderful- smelling soap, shampoo, and conditioner bars. Gift a bundle of natural and earth-friendly bath products for your mom in the Mother’s Dat so she can pamper herself after a tiring day.  

Essential Oils 

Consider essential oils as an eco-friendly gift as a Mother’s Day gift for your mother. She can use the oils in her beauty products or diffuse them for aromatherapy. There are kinds of oils that can aid some issues for the body. So, you can choose essential oils which you think your mother will enjoy using it. 

Reusable Facial Cleansing Pads 

Using single-use facial cleansing cotton to remove makeup or clean the face can be wasteful. Why don’t you introduce your mom to using a reusable facial cleansing pads as part of her makeup tools? It can be used many times and makes less trash from single-use facial cleansing cotton. 

Reusable Shopping Bags and Produce Bags 

Plastic waste is a serious problem we face these days. Going to the grocery store often means using a bunch of plastic bags and plastic produce sacks and then throwing them away shortly after. Gifting a bundle of reusable shopping bags and produce bags as a Mother’s Day gift is a great way to show your love for mother and mother earth at the same time. Your mother will take the reusable bags with her to the market, food store, or anywhere else she shops.  

Water Bottle  

Buying a drink in a single-use plastic package can increase the amount of plastic waste globally. Changing the habit of bringing a reusable water bottle will help to reduce plastic waste. Introduce the plastic-free movement and reusable water bottle trend to your mother by gifting a stylish water bottle. Encourage her to bring the bottle wherever she goes to be more eco-friendly. 

Cook a Veggie Meal 

Mother’s Day is a special day for moms. You can serve her a special dish as a gift for Mother’s Day. Cook her a nice vegetable or vegan meal! Eating more vegetables and reducing meat consumption is healthy for the body and it is also one of the most effective ways to combat climate change.  

Gift a Tree 

Gifting a tree to your mother is an extraordinary gift to celebrate Mother’s Day. You can give her an alive tree planted that contributes to improving the environment and empowering the local community where it is planted. A gifted tree is planted around degraded areas in Central Java and West Java, Indonesia to prevent some of the environmental issues, like erosion, flooding, dry soil, clean water shortages, and more. At the same time, the tree will also improve the local community livelihood through fruit and result from the tree.

Learn more to know how you can gift a tree for your mother. Click here: Give Trees as a Gift to Your Loved Ones