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Batik Easter Eggs: Layers of Color and Symbolism
Blog | by Kim | April 9, 2009
Decorating eggs with bright colors and patterns is simply fun to do, even if you don't celebrate Easter.
Consumerism
Topics | June 26, 2017
Community in Action Challenge: Build Connections
Blog | March 12, 2018
Let's consider reaching out to make new (or newly energized) connections in our neighborhoods or workplaces. Take our challenge to learn fun ways to do this!
Happiness & Well-being
Topics | June 26, 2017
WEBINAR: Pitchfests – Promoting Local Business Investment Through Entrepreneur Showcases
Webinars | January 27, 2014
Pitchfests are fun events where local entrepreneurs connect with everyday investors. Watch this webinar recording to learn more about how to organize a pitchfest in your own community.
Rethinking Plastic, Consumer Choices, and Our Values as Americans
Blog | by Dyaami D’Orazio | September 18, 2019
"We consume to have fun, to fit in, for convenience, to fill the spaces between ourselves and our families...and because the structure of society forces us to."
Outside-the-Box Experiential Gift Ideas
Blog | by Kelley Dennings | November 13, 2017
Ready to give more fun, less stuff this holiday season? New Dream Fellow Kelley Dennings provides us with a list of experiential gift ideas designed to help you give a personal, unique, and fun gift to your friends and family that won’t break the bank, regardless of where you live.
The Good Life: How to Create a Sustainable and Fulfilling Lifestyle
Blog | by New Dream | May 31, 2011
In The Good Life, author Sherry Ackerman shows how anyone can choose the journey to sustainability and a sensual, fun-filled life.
Reinventing Our Streetscapes: An Interview with Urban Tactician Mike Lydon
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | May 14, 2013
Lydon talks about his lifelong interest in cities and how he's devoted his career to making America's streets more walkable, safe, and fun.
VIDEO: Visualizing a Plenitude Economy – an animated take on what a post-consumer society could look like (5 min.)
Videos | January 1, 2018
This fun animation, narrated by economist and bestselling author Juliet Schor, provides a vision of what a post-consumer society could look like.
Question Consumption (and Go Lighter on the Planet) This Halloween
Blog | by New Dream | October 22, 2019
Halloween is big business. It also requires a bit of cultural and environmental sensitivity, so we can be sure we're really embracing the spirit of good old fashioned fun.
How to Ask for the Gifts You Really Want This Holiday Season
Blog | by Edna Rienzi | November 23, 2015
Do you feel overwhelmed with your family's holiday gift-giving traditions? Check out three ideas for a more meaningful celebration. Here's to more fun and less stuff!
Kids & Commercialism
Campaigns | May 31, 2017
Parenting
Topics | June 26, 2017
Tools, Tips, and Technology for Giving and Receiving Experiential Gifts
Blog | by Kelley Dennings | November 13, 2017
This holiday season, New Dream has embarked on a pilot campaign to promote experiential gift giving and receiving as a way to increase happiness and well-being. Check out the variety of resources we've created to help make giving and receiving experiential gifts easy and fun.