23 healthy gifts for under $50: give happiness and health this holiday season with these standouts - Holiday Guide

Natural Health, Dec, 2002 by Daphna Caperonis Cox

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17 The Kathy's Family Saturday Night Bath Tub kit offers all that your friends need for an uplifting winter night's soak. The 2-ounce bath salts, 8.5-ounce body wash, and 3.5-ounce soap are all citrus scented and don't include artificial colors or fragrances. The kit also comes with a washcloth for scrubbing and a miniature washtub that's great for collecting odds and ends ($30; 866-634-0008; www.kathys-family.com).

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18 & 19 Clothe babies in the adorable Green Babies Tomato Tee and Hat, made of soft too percent organic cotton. The vibrant hues come from nontoxic dyes, and the cotton is free of chemicals like formaldehyde. Both items are available in sizes for newborns to toddlers up to age 3 years (tee, $17; hat, $14; 800-603-7508; www.green babies.com).

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20 Get your friends to reach out and write someone with the Green Field Paper Company Grow-A-Note Garden Variety Pack. The envelopes and cards are made from 100 percent recycled paper that is embedded with tiny wildflower, sunflower, or catnip seeds. Recipients plant the notes in moist soil, water them, and then wait for seedlings to sprout in one to two weeks (8 cards and envelopes; $19; 888-402-9979, ext. 13; www.greenfieldpaper .com).

21 The Gaiam Garden Bell Chimes add a musical dimension to porches, patios, and decks. Made of weather-resistant stainless steel and brass, they emit sweet, bright tones that change with the breezes ($42; 877-989-6321; www.gaiam.com).

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22 Thai weavers transformed bamboo, a sturdy renewable grass, into chic pieces for the home with the Harmony Spun Bamboo Bowl. The slightly elliptical vessels can turn anything they hold--dried flowers, fruit, or ornaments--into a stylish centerpiece (7-inch-diameter bowl, $19; 14-inch-diameter bowl, $39; 877-989-6321; www.gaiam.com).

23 Introduce friends to the joy of rolling their own vegetarian sushi with the Diamond Organics veggie Sushi Box. The kit provides recipes and everything else you need to make sushi rolls to serve four, from fresh vegetables to seaweed wrappers to a rolling mat, and every ingredient is organic. FedEx shipping is included in the price ($49; 888-674-2642; www.diamond organics.com).

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Daphna Caperonis Cox, a senior editor at Natural Health, loves the sushi kit her husband's aunt Sharon gave her last Christmas.