2024 Shopping Guide: Lead Safe Mama’s Favorite Lead-Free Holiday Gifts for Newly Independent Young Adults (college grads, newlyweds, & others)

  

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Hi all! Because you (Lead Safe Mama community members) have asked us for Lead-Free holiday gift ideas, we are creating lists with ideas for each age group. Note: We’re paying to promote this piece so more people see it.
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This is the “Newly Independent Adults” gift idea write-up (for the recent college grads, newlyweds, or other young people who are just getting started living on their own). These are things I might buy (or have bought) for the young adults in my life — including my three adult sons! Stand by for more articles detailing other categories of gifts. The infants and toddler gift idea piece is linked at the bottom, too — scroll down for that. All product links below are for Lead-free choices (based on independent XRF testing we have completed for these products).
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I am a fan of both heirloom quality gifts and non-extravagant practical gifts, so there is a full range of price points here. These are some of my top picks after spending hours scouring online for good choices!

Bedroom (20% off SALE!) — anything from this site, but some of my favorites:
– Organic Mattress: https://shrsl.com/4p9d6
– Organic Sheets (Linen): https://shrsl.com/4p9d7
– Organic Sheets (Cotton): https://shrsl.com/4p9d9
– Organic Cotton Blanket: https://shrsl.com/4p9da
– Down Pillows: https://amzn.to/3TVLjzZ
– Organic PLA (Sugarcane fiber) pillows: https://shrsl.com/4p9dc

Naturepedic’s 20% Off Fall Sale is happening now — the code to use with the above Naturepedic links is FALL20. (Plus, Naturepedic contributes 15% of what you spend back to Lead Safe Mama, LLC in support of our programs if you start your shopping with a click on one of our links!)

Kitchen:
– Dishes (option 1): https://amzn.to/3TVLjzZ
– Dishes (option 2): https://amzn.to/4eSj2Cc
– Soup/ Cereal Bowls: https://amzn.to/4eSj2Cc
– Soup Bowls With Lid: https://amzn.to/3NezqkP
– Turkey Pan: https://amzn.to/3NezqkP
– Juicer/ Measuring Cup: https://amzn.to/4eSkHrC
– Glass Mixing Bowls: https://amzn.to/4evvKao
– Stainless Mixing Bowls: https://amzn.to/4gPd8nh
– Casserole Dish Set: https://amzn.to/3BxI7Ei
– Single Casserole Dish: https://amzn.to/3TVWU1S
– Pie Plate Set: https://amzn.to/47T7QmK
– Cookie Sheet Set: https://amzn.to/3zLmTCh
– Mixing Spoons: https://amzn.to/3TXws83
– Spatula: https://amzn.to/4eR5GWK
– Another Spatula: https://amzn.to/4gV8FPM
– Another Spatula: https://amzn.to/3XVJlRi
– Measuring Cups: https://amzn.to/3XWVUvw
– Measuring Spoons: https://amzn.to/4gUgB44
– Bread Box: https://amzn.to/3XRONVk
– Organic Cotton Dish Cloths: https://amzn.to/3XQweRj
– French Press (small): https://amzn.to/4evUSh0
– Coffee Mugs: https://amzn.to/3zUsZ39
– Another Mug Choice: https://amzn.to/3Nbsp4n
– Electric Kettle: https://amzn.to/3XX50sj
– Drink Pitcher: https://amzn.to/481ZbhW
– Tea Set: https://amzn.to/3Byr453
– Tea Pot: https://amzn.to/3zNbPEI
– Tea Cups: https://amzn.to/3Yap2AG
– Espresso Cups: https://amzn.to/3Y7CqFP
– Flatware: https://amzn.to/3ZTtpS6
– Cutting Board (USA-made): https://amzn.to/4eP6lZ1
– Knife Set: https://amzn.to/3zNcl5C
– Another Knife Set: https://amzn.to/3zLnKTv
– Vegetable Peeler, Swiss: https://amzn.to/4dyx4I3
– Mesh Colander Set: https://amzn.to/3ZRB7fF
– Stainless Colander: https://amzn.to/4dyigcK
– Cheese Grater: https://amzn.to/4dHGgdy
– Garlic Press: https://amzn.to/4eQLF2D
– Garlic Rocker Press: https://amzn.to/4evfUwj
– Set of Pots and Pans: https://amzn.to/4gPDiX3

General Household:
– Laundry Hamper: https://amzn.to/3zC6i3T
– Travel Coffee Cup: https://amzn.to/3zLV9xk
– Water Bottle (any from this brand): https://amzn.to/3ZRCefb
– Alternate Water Bottle (any from this brand): https://amzn.to/3NyL1LT

Bathroom:
– Wash Cloths (we use these instead of paper towels): https://amzn.to/4ePNBsq
– Handmade Soap! (Support a single mama of a disabled kiddo! This one is NOT an affiliate link, just a good friend and I love her soaps): https://www.stashsoapery.com
– Soap Dish: https://amzn.to/3Ybv0Bz

Food!:
The list below includes safer foods (non-detect for toxicants with the laboratory testing we have been conducting, given the noted low thresholds of detection). Together, you could make a nice gift basket for a newly-independent young person by getting them one of each of these staples for their kitchen. You can find the lab reports for each of these foods here: https://tamararubin.com/2024/07/lead-safe-mamas-landing-page-for-lab-tested-safer-foods/.

If you like the gift basket idea, here’s a type of basket that has consistently tested Lead-free (they come in different sizes)…
Plain: https://amzn.to/3BzgXgk
Colorful: https://amzn.to/3XTKWXR

1. Sea Salt (Oregon USA): https://amzn.to/4dcbk5L
2. Organic Einkorn Flour (Italy): https://amzn.to/3LIqxix
3. Organic, Gluten-Free, Sprouted Rolled Oats (Canada): https://amzn.to/3WIQ1BN
4. Organic, Gluten-Free Chia Seeds (Mexico): https://amzn.to/3YvE7xC
5. Organic Espresso Roast Ground Coffee (Multi-Country Origin, Non-USA): https://amzn.to/3yo1eiL
6. Organic Hemp Seeds: https://amzn.to/4e05RP9
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Links are Amazon affiliate links or direct affiliate links for Naturepedic unless otherwise stated. If you purchase something after clicking on a Lead Safe Mama, LLC Amazon affiliate link, Lead Safe Mama, LLC may receive a percentage of what you spend, at no extra cost to you! You don’t even need to purchase what we link to for your shopping to support this childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety advocacy work! You simply need to click any Lead Safe Mama, LLC Amazon affiliate link before you start adding to your cart — then go about your shopping as you normally would and we may receive a percentage of what you spend! Thank you for supporting this work in this way!
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Check out our “Babies & Toddlers” gift list here: https://tamararubin.com/2024/09/2024-shopping-guide-lead-safe-mamas-favorite-lead-free-holiday-gifts-for-babies-toddlers/.

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Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005).

• Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC — a unique community collaborative woman-owned small business for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety.
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