It’s time to dive into Christmas gifting, with a host of ideas for mindful, meaningful gifts and some innovative ways to wrap your presents to surprise and delight. We have inspiration from JRR Tolkien, Michelle Mackintosh, Hollie McNish, Laura Pashby, Laura Fleiter and Kerstin Niehoff, and some lovely festive projects to try. Let this episode inspire you to give more love while spending less money and creating less waste this year.

Featured in this episode:

• Letters from Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien edited by Baillie Tolkien
• Sustainable Gifting by Michelle Mackintosh
• Behind the Scenes in Nobody Told Me by Hollie McNish
• Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year: A Little Book of Festive Joy by Beth Kempton
• Little Stories of Your Life by Laura Pashby
• Advent by Laura Fleiter and Kerstin Niehoff

Ingredients list for featured recipe (Serves 1)

• 2 bananas
• 1 apple
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon quick-cooking oats
• 2 teaspoons almond butter
• 3 pitted dates
• 2 spiced spekuloos biscuits, like Lotus biscuits
• 1 tsp dried cranberries

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit calmchristmas.substack.com