A reader recently asked me about natural/green highchairs and what I would recommend. This is an awesome question and one that becomes important as we learn more and more about how certain plastics are just not safe for baby. Most conventional highchairs are made of plastic so therein we have a problem. So....what natural and/or green highchairs do I recommend? I do in fact still have a child in a highchair and we opted to get a wood highchair...so that would be my first … [Read more...]
Painting Piggy Banks- An Unplugged Project
My oldest was on Spring break this last week and we did a variety of "crafty" projects. One of my favorites was our painting piggy banks project. We ended up buying two ceramic piggy banks at Kroger. My kids wanted some sort of "treat" which is code for toy. I told them my stipulation was that they pick something that will last, that isn't plastic, and that does not have excessive packaging. Mommy is MEAN huh? They picked out two ceramic piggy banks (unpainted) much to my delight and when we … [Read more...]
iPods for Greener Living
I read a few articles awhile back about how iPods are constructed in a not so eco friendly way thus making them B-A-D for green enthusiasts. On the Story of Stuff movie the first scene shows the narrator throwing an iPod away as mere "stuff". But in this case the iPod is "stuff" that helps us reduce overall the amount of other "stuff" we consume. To me that means it is a green gadget and frankly...good stuff. Reasons why this green mom LOVES her iPod: 1. I don't buy music CDs anymore with … [Read more...]
Lead Free Toy Guide
There are many occasions for which we might seek to buy toys...holidays, birthdays, graduations, and other special events. These days though, walking into a big box store or shopping on Amazon to buy toys can be a dangerous thing. Foreign made toys can be downright unsafe if you don't know the company or what they stand for and you might end up buying toys with toxic chemicals or lead paint. I am pretty sure that poisoning the children in our lives is NOT what we had in mind, so I have started … [Read more...]
Festival of Frugality #97
The Natural Family Living blog is proud to host the 97th edition of the Festival of Frugality! There are lots of great posts in this edition and this subject is one I feel is often very closely tied to being green, so I appreciate frugality quite a bit. So without further ado... Editor's Picks Frugal Panda gives us several ways to become a frugal gardener so that cultivating your green thumb is as cost efficient as possible. The Happy Rock has saved me some pennies because I didn't even … [Read more...]
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