by Jennifer on March 3, 2010
Here’s what I’m reading this week that’s super fly, green family friendly, and worth a look…
Mindful Momma actually gets two thumbs up. One, a great post about where to find natural and eco-friendly coupons and two, the MOST adorable DIY wooden buttons.
My friend Peggy over at Light Green Stairs has a list of the 10 most threatened species of 2010 – a great kid-friendly educational post.
Petite Planet has a sweet hand puppet tutorial posted – learn to utilize everyday household materials to make your own puppets with your kids!
We all have eco-sins – even The Good Human.
Don’t let family sniffles get you down. Nature Moms offers some natural ways to cope with illness.
How to potty train with patience – frankly I’m SO glad to be done with this stage of parenting, but if you’ve got a little one who is ready (maybe) to shun to whole diaper drama business, this is a great Crunchy Domestic Goddess piece to read.
Martha Stewart launches her own line of eco-friendly cleaners – AND since it’s her you’d think she’d offer full disclosure at the product website, but alas no.
Cool green stuff you can WIN this week: Keep on reading this post!
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by Jennifer on November 13, 2009
While you may have eco-friendly toys on the brain for this holiday season, your friends and family may not. Your kids may get scads of plastic, obnoxious packaging, and yes, even possibly toxic toys for the holidays. Additionally, it’s hard to know which toys are eco-friendly and non-toxic. There’s a lot of greenwashing out there. Luckily there’s a lot you can do to keep the holidays safe, fun, and green.
- First of all develop your own green criteria. I have extensive criteria I use when evaluating green products. You can look over my list and adapt it to your needs.
- Next head to HealthyStuff.org. Check out their list of toxic toys. HealthyStuff.org includes test results for over 5,000 products.That said, you can nominate a toy to be tested if you’re curious about it’s toxic (or not toxic) qualities.
- Join the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families campaign if you want healthy toys year round for your kids.
- Next try to get family and friends on board. Encourage them to buy safe green toys for your child. If you need help explaining why you want a meaningful, less commercial holiday take a look at I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas.
- Encourage family and friends to give the gift of time rather than material items.
Some family members can be a hard eco sell though. You can ask nicely and they’ll still get your child obnoxious possibly toxic toys. These toys may not be safe so it’s up to you to protect your children. Do the following… Keep on reading this post!
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