X-mas collaborative poem

This X-mas won’t be one I used to have…..(Jelena,CRO)

Cos I will make it all different

instead of plastic i will take

natural stuff that Earth protects….

… because this year my family and I decided to give only one present to each member of the family. My mother says it is a good way to learn about equality. And I agree!!! (Tamara - Arrifana, Portugal). 

… because I am going to make some of my presents. (Lara - Arrifana, Portugal)

… because we will get presents of things we really, really need. (Beatriz, Arrifana, Portugal)

… well … I am going to make my own Christmas cards. I will decorate them with things about being eco-friendly. (Letícia - Arrifana, Portugal)

My Christmas tree is always a eco-friendly one! After Christmas we plant it. (Cláudio - Arrifana, Portugal)

I want books for Christmas. Then I can give them to someone as a present. (Filipe - Arrifana, Portugal)

… because my family decided not to buy gifts that are too expensive and that are not indispensable, but instead to buy only cheap and very useful gifts 

(Maegan- Rome, Italy)

 I think that this is a great idea because is a simply and happy way to recicly   

my family and I decided not to buy some presents

… because this year during Christmas lunch and dinner, my family and I decided to don’t use plastic glasses, plastic dishes and plastic forks. (Procopio Caterina - Rome, Italy)

 …..because together with my family, we make the cards to wish everyone Christmas with recycled paper, especially from the newspapers.  We also prepare paosti signs with cork stoppers, pine cones, pasta …(Spognardi Gloria- Roma,Italy)

I’m going to create a plastic free christmas tree(Enea Roma Italia)

i’ ll save on christmas by reducing the use of lights ( SaudelliI Roma Italia)

Me too ( Campagna Roma Italia)

I will wrap my presents with cotton bags - Camille-  France

I will use a real Fir tree and plant it in the garden. Greg - France

I will create balls with threads - Maely -France

My family and I will give Christmas leftovers to people in need. Marine-  France

I will give handmade gifts made by recycled materials to my family and friends and we’ll cook just the food we’ll need to eat so to avoid food waste. We are not going to use lights in our outdoor decoration! Aspasia Mylona-EPAL Nafpaktou, Greece

This Christmas, I had an eco friendly idea: I decided to make the Christmas ornaments for my tree with empty plastic bottles. This way my family and I will not throw away the plastic and contaminate the environment. (Damien Cucchi - Rome, Italy)

We will not succumb to the shooping frenzy and will buy each other a relaxing day at a spa - zero waste presents. (Suzana, Slovenia)

I think that it is a fun idea for recycling in fact I thought about using old magazines to wrap Christmas ’s gifts. (Chiara Macioce- Rome, Italy)

I also recycled something for Christmas. I reused a clothespin to make a nice snowman. (Alessia Potop- Rome, Italy)

Since like to recycle, I designed and coloured a tree for Christmas (Emanuele Cardinale _ Rome,Italy)

….Because I like recycling I made a tree of carton and I coloured it for Christmas (yehia darwish -Rome, Italy)

….We have a natural Christmas tree taht we usually buy and then we plant it in te field.In addition,my gifts will be wrapped in recycled paper(Isaac,Cristian, Victoria. Spain)

I will create my own cosmetics to offer - Soléne - France

I will sew Christmas trees with fabrics - AL

I will give handmade gifts made by recycled materials to my family and friends and we’ll cook just the food we’ll need to eat so to avoid food waste. We are not going to use lights in our outdoor decoration! Aspasia Mylona-EPAL Nafpaktou, Greece

We will cook just food we will need; we will make handmade gifts by recycled materials, we will have a natural Christams tree so we can plant it later ( Croatia Cista Velika)

Christmas Greetings from Portugal

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