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Buy Good: Be thoughtful this Christmas
In our quest to build a better world our little, everyday choices can make a big impact.
This Christmas we encourage you to bring thoughtfulness into your everyday lives, not just with giving but with your everyday actions. Show consideration for other people, the planet, and what’s going on around us, especially as 2021 with all its challenges comes to a close, and a new year begins.
Here are some tips and inspiration a  thoughtful Christmas.

A thoughtful Christmas

The gift of giving
Many of us give to charitable organisations at Christmas. Be thoughtful with your giving and find out what goods and services are needed by charities. What food products are needed at your local city mission? Does your local animal shelter need donations of food, blankets or cleaning products?
The Good Registry makes it easy to give the gift of giving. Through their online registry you can give to friends and family vouchers which are redeemable to their favourite charity. Or you can make donations yourself.

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Handmade with love
There’s something very thoughtful about a gift that you took the time to make yourself. Make a few muffins, a chocolate slice, or chocolate-dipped fruit – yum!
Create a new Christmas tradition with your family, when everyone comes together in the kitchen to make something fun and delicious.
We have plenty of downloadable recipes to try, including some vegan and gluten free recipes, to cater to everyone.

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Give the gift of an experience
The joy of receiving a voucher to do something new, or to do something with a loved one, makes for a thoughtful gift and one that is likely to be remembered. Whatever the experience may be, it’s a chance to create special memories together. Going to a cooking class means being able to keep making those recipes for years to come.

Maybe someone you love has always wanted to go whale watching but could never justify spending the money, or maybe they never take time out to treat themselves to a massage.

Maybe it’s learning a new skill that can last a lifetime, or finally experiencing something they have always wanted to do – memories last longer than things. Experiences create priceless moments.

Unsure? Ask!
If you’re scratching your head about what to give your friends and family this Christmas, asking your recipients what they need is a sure way to give thoughtful gifts. Even simple gifts like a notebook or a water bottle are great because you know your recipients will get plenty of use out of them.
If you have a lot of people to buy for, Secret Santa is a great (and fun!) way to give your loved ones thoughtful gifts.
There are a range of free tools online where you can enter the names of the participants and it will anonymously draw a name for each person by sending them an email with their selected name. You can also encourage participants to add items to their wish lists, which means your recipients will receive something they really want or need, but can still be surprised if multiple choices are added for the gift-giver to choose from.

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A gift to yourself

Self-care doesn’t just come in the form of a green smoothie or a facial. Being thoughtful in how you look after yourself by making time to relax is also a form of self-care.

Christmas can be a hectic time of year. Often looking ahead at the holiday season can present a mix of excitement for all the fun things in your calendar and anxiety over fitting them all in. In a bid to get the most out of this special time of year, it’s can be easy to let looking after ourselves fall by the way-side. By the time Christmas Day rolls around, some of us are already drained! Set aside time in your calendar to relax.