Writing & sending Christmas cards: a tradition to hold on to

Sprouting Christimas Greetings

Don’t you just love to get greetings from friends and relatives? I do! And I love to write them too. Usually I start the first Sunday of Advent, where I have got home baked cookies from my mom, the first candle in the advent wreath is lit, the pencil sharpened and the address book ready.

Or, actually, I started even earlier, because choosing the perfect Christmas cards is also a very important decision to make. I like to buy cards from Unicef, Red Cross or another charity organisation because my wishes for a happy holiday and a great New Year to the ones I love, also gives benefits to people in need. 

Sprout Christmas Cards 

But this year, I am planning to send cards made from seeded paper, which allows the receivers to grow beautiful garden flowers and make the memory last longer, instead of discarding the cards after Christmas. I think that those plantable cards are a simple and smart way to draw attention to the need for a cleaner environment and a sustainable use of the world’s resources. And maybe I will include a tiny garden box in some of the letters, as a small present enabling people to grow (a tiny bit of) their own food and add some fresh flavour to their holiday cooking. 

If you have children then let them take part in the Christmas card writing. School children can write a small greeting themselves and pre-school children may decorate the envelope or include a colourful drawing on the cards. And isn’t this what Christmas is all about? Giving, being, doing and enjoying together!

Sprouting Christmas card writing!

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Helle Haugaard

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