PLEDGE TO SIMPLIFY THE HOLIDAYS

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"This holiday season, I pledge to focus on more of what matters and less of what doesn't: More love and less waste... More fun and less stuff... More joy and less stress."

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Select at least three actions that you will adopt this year to celebrate the holidays with more joy and less stuff: *

CREATE A HOLIDAY WISHLIST. At SoKind Registry (www.sokindregistry.org), create a wishlist filled with meaningful gifts you really want, and avoid getting useless junk this year!

GIVE THE GIFT OF TIME. Use the New Dream Coupon Book (https://www.newdream.org/programs/beyond-consumerism/simplify-holidays/coupon-book) to give vouchers for babysitting, chores, dinner… you name it!

GIVE A HANDMADE GIFT. Pull together a scrapbook of cherished memories or family recipes, a collage of pictures and mementos, or a calendar filled with the birthdays of friends and family.

OFFER TO TEACH A SKILL YOU POSSESS. Share your skills in knitting, photography, computing, financial planning, a foreign language, an instrument, cooking or canning, and more!

FOR KIDS, SKIP THE GIMMICKS and give timeless gifts that encourage creativity, such as art supplies, books, or building toys. Kids also love our Holiday Coupon Book -- coupons for getting to stay up late, being excused from chores, family game time, etc.

CREATE A PAPERLESS HOLIDAY LETTER. Pull together a brief family update with text and photos and emailing it to friends and family.

DRAW NAMES IN YOUR FAMILY FOR GIFT-GIVING. Put more time and thought into one gift instead of having to give to several people. For extra surprise, keep identities hidden.

GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY. Prepare care packages for the homeless, or volunteer locally to help those in need.

IGNORE ADS. When you are bombarded by highly produced and manipulative advertisements for holiday sales and the latest gadgets, turn them off, mute, and just say no.

OPT FOR "LESS IS MORE" DECOR. Opt for natural trimmings such as clippings from local evergreens and holly bushes.

SAVE PAPER by wrapping gifts in newspaper comics, junk mail, paper bags, old maps, phone books, or other reused paper.

PREPARE SUSTAINABLE HOLIDAY MEALS. Use as many seasonal, locally grown, and organic foods as possible.

CELEBRATE BUY NOTHING DAY. Spend Black Friday doing community service, visiting an elderly friend, helping a neighbor, getting outdoors, or just enjoying time with family and friends.

PARTICIPATE IN #GIVINGTUESDAY. The Tuesday after Black Friday is the national day of giving – chip in and support the charities and nonprofits that you care about (including New Dream!)

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