The holiday season is a time of joy, giving, and togetherness. It's also a time when our consumption tends to skyrocket, leading to increased waste and environmental impact. However, there’s a great way to celebrate that does not hurt the planet – by choosing sustainable and eco-friendly gifts for kids that not only bring smiles to our loved ones but also contribute positively to our planet. This year, let’s focus on making eco-conscious choices, especially when it comes to selecting gifts for children. To help you on your sustainable gifting journey, we've curated a list of eco-friendly brands for kids that are sure to delight both the little ones and the planet.

1. Eco-Friendly and Montessori inspired Toys, Cloth books and Puzzles : Sadora Baby

Sadora Baby comes from its ethnic meaning - 'Sadora’ is used to describe an innocent, lovable, delightful child'

Sadora Baby was conceptualized to make your baby a priority. They help you meet your baby's needs and requirements as that’s really important to you.

Showering your baby with love, Sadora Baby has expanded its product portfolio to include everything to make a calm, modern, playful space to stimulate the little ones' natural curiosity, and eagerness to explore and discover, whilst developing their perseverance and problem-solving skills.

Their products are Educative, Fun, Encourage learning through play, Safe and a part of many homes in India.

2. Cloth Diapers and Personal hygiene : Cuddle Care

Cuddle Care was started to offer an eco-friendly option to disposable diapers. Disposable diapers take up to 500 years to decompose (and some diaper parts live on in the landfills forever). Switch to cloth diapers for an earth-friendly, budget-friendly alternative.

They also offer other eco-friendly personal care products for kids and are diversifying their offerings rapidly to provide you with more options for sustainable products at affordable prices.

3. Unique Interactive Clothing: See Sow Kids

Kids quickly adapt to what they See, and we are here to Sow the seeds of mindfulness in your precious little ones. Since clothing is an integral part of everyone’s daily life, it has become more important than ever to be conscious of the clothes kids wear and create a positive impact on the kid's mental and emotional wellbeing.

Our garments offer to enrich the experience of childhood for kids. Encouraging them to explore themselves and the world around, understand emotions, appreciate life, little things around them and have a sound foundation to their well being in adulthood. It's a beautiful journey with them to open their minds and hearts to a fun world of mindfulness, self learning, laughing and loving at every step of the way.

4. Home Decor and Furniture: Akkad Bakkad

Akkad Bakkad is a lifestyle retail brand selling home decor, Furniture, lifestyle accessories and gifts for people looking for something a little different.

At Akkad Bakkad, they try to make things that delight their consumer’s soul and bring out the kid in them. It’s the small things in life that generally inspire joy, and it is that wonder which they choose to use when they design their products.

5. DIY Craft Kits, Handmade dolls, Activity boxes : Little Canvas

Little Canvas is an attempt from a parent to make the early years of a child , a “my kind of happy space”, through their products they want to provide a canvas to your little one’s imagination, sparking creativity and the joy of creating something unique with their own hands for themselves, their family, friends and loved ones.

The Best Part ? Their products are child and environment friendly, sustainable and proudly made in India by local skilled artisans.

6. Upcycled Fashion: Silaiwali

Silaiwali is a social enterprise in New Delhi that up-cycles waste fabric generated from apparel scraps to create handcrafted decorations by Afghan woman refugees in India. Their products are eco-friendly and support sustainable incomes that help in building communities of marginalised artisans in observance of Fair Trade principles.

Silaiwali is located in New Delhi NCR ­— the National Capital Region is the biggest hub for garment manufacturing in India. Textile waste generated by the fast-fashion industry is the second largest pollutant after vehicular emission in the cities. Abiding by the principles of fair trade, Silaiwali augments circular production by up-cycling textile scraps and dead stock from the garment-manufacturing industry to create hi-fidelity home décor products sold all across the globe.

Unlock the world of sustainable gifting for you and your little ones! From sparking creativity to engaging in pretend play, there are endless options to choose from. Discover the softest fabrics for your child and their friends.

Remember, every small choice we make can have a big impact.

Happy holidays and happy gifting!