• This little media player is as eco friendly as they come, because in addition to being charged via a USB connection or a cell phone charger, it can run for 40 minutes after a single minute of hand cranking! It plays music, videos, holds photos and can even be used as an external hard drive.

Eco Media Player

$199

gaiam.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• For those for whom only an iPod® will do, Girlawhirl takes solace knowing that among other changes, the colorful new nano models don't contain mercury or PVC and are made using more recyclable materials than any of their predecessors.

iPod nano 8GB or 16GB

$149-$199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• One way to bring green into the kitchen is with Scanpan non-stick cookware. It's made with the only non-stick finish that's 100% PFOA free. Girlawhirl doesn't think of this as a gift of a pot or pan, but the gift of health, because they allow her loved ones to cook with less oil, butter or other type of fat. And cooks appreciate the fact that they sear and brown food – something most non-stick surfaces don't – and their cast aluminum construction heats quickly and evenly.

Scanpan® Cookware

$59.99-$499.00

surlatable.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Like Netflix – but for books, bookswim.com allows readers to choose the books they want to read and keep them as long as it takes to get through them. There are different plans available that allow from two to eleven books to be out at a time. For those who've been using the library instead of purchasing books, Girlawhirl thinks this is a fantastic way to eliminate waiting lists for best sellers.

$19.98 – $39.94 a month

 

 

 

 

 

 

• For households with kiddies, Kvale Good Natured Games has a variety of green games. Whether they focus on saving the environment, like Bioviva and EcoRanch, and the fun party game Head1liners, all are made using environmentally friendly methods, Girlawhirl can find plenty of green fun here. And girlawhirl.com readers get a special discount on the newest release of Head1Liners! Use code GreenFunGirl through 12/31/08 to save $10 of the regular price of $38.99. This extra discount can't be combined with other offers – the girlawhirl.com discount is $10 off the full price.

Games

$19.99 - $39.99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• When there's an eco-fashionista on her list, a tote designed by a favorite fashion designer is a no brainer. But when the tote was commissioned by Glamour Magazine and 75% of its purchase price goes to support Global Green USA, it's a gift that can't get any better. Now all Girlawhirl has to do is choose between Doo.Ri, Loeffler Randall, Subversive, Band of Outsiders, Chris Benz or 3.1 Philip Lim.

Glamour's Fashion Gives Back Totes

$58

henribendel.com

Photo Credit: Greg Delves/Glamour and Aimee Barychko/Glamour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't Blow the Budget

• Stemless wine glasses might be all the rage, but Girlawhirl goes one better with these stemless beauties made from recycled windshields. They're sturdy and less delicate than some of the other stemless glasses she's drunk from and the slightly green tint comes from the original glare protection.

Recycled Windshield Wine Glasses

Set of 2

$22

Recycled Windshield Beer Glasses

Set of 2

$20

 

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Girlawhirl's Gift Guides will run daily until December 24^th! Come back to see all her great ideas for holiday gifts, from the office grab bag to hostess gifts, the best food gifts and more.