Now that the holidays are here, gift basket ideas are more than welcome, since gift baskets always make wonderful presents, whether large or small. You can either buy gift baskets already stuffed with goodies, or make your own. Besides the usual lotions and potions for gift basket ideas or yummy cookies and candy, consider some different gift basket ideas that will help people save money and energy.

Stuffing a gift basket with those compact fluorescent light bulbs will help cut down on electrical use, which saves money and helps the environment. Other small energy savers for gift baskets ideas are to include LED lights, which draw almost no electricity and almost never wear out, and rechargeable batteries with the charger. You can also include water saving shower heads, or toss in a string of LED Christmas tree lights for the tree. Weather-stripping is not a splashy gift, but it can save the homeowner or renter a fair amount of money on heating and cooling.

By combining these items, and coming up with other energy savers, these green gift basket ideas for Christmas will be a pleasant surprise, and will truly be a gift that keeps on giving.