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Green Product Review: PlayMais

May 9, 2010

Today I’ve got a video review that my son Cedar and I made in summer 2008. Or I should say a video that my son reluctantly made. Cedar would rather be showing off his dance moves than talking about a toy, but he’s also a semi-good sport. It’s nuts to see this old video by [...]

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Food industry wants to keep BPA in food – big surprise

April 30, 2010

In not so shocking news, major players in the the food industry and business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce want to make sure that bisphenol-A (BPA) stays in consumer food and beverage containers. Sweet! According to the Washington Post, the bill on the table, meant to improve food safety, was already passed overwhelmingly [...]

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New Eco Recycling Game by Plan Toys

April 5, 2010

Plan Toys has a really neat new game available – Eco Recycling Game that will help you open up the recycling discussion with little ones ages 4+. Totally cute right!? This wooden recycling game set includes a dice, a canvas game mat, 4 recycled bins, 4 figures, and 16 pieces of recyclable waste tokens. To [...]

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Green Holiday Gifts for Crafty Kids

December 16, 2009

You can still score gifts with online shipping in time for Christmas at many venues for a few more days – which means you have enough time to pick up a super slick eco-arts & craft gift for the little artist in your house. Oompa Art Supplies: The best reason to shop at Oompa is [...]

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Homemade Holiday Gift – Thrift Store Dress-Up Costume Kit

December 16, 2009

Most little ones I’ve met LOVE to dress up and pretend they’re someone else. I spent entire days as a kid doing this (and making my sister, poor girl, join in). If you’re still trying to think of a last minute gift for a special little one in your world then a DIY thrift store [...]

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Eco-Friendly Play Kitchen Dishes & Accessories

November 15, 2009

For the last post in our eco-friendly play kitchen guide we’re going to look at eco-friendly dishes, pots & pans, and a few other cool extras for a play kitchen. However, before you spend money on items for your child’s play kitchen, you should know that you can make many of these items yourself in [...]

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Eco-Friendly Play Kitchen Food

November 13, 2009

If a green play kitchen set is on your child’s wish list this holiday season it’s smart to snag some super cool play kitchen food to go along with it. If you missed the kitchen play set posts you can read the following: Green Holiday Gift – Ultimate Eco-Friendly Play Kitchen Guide Nine DIY play [...]

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DIY Play Kitchen Food & Dishes

November 12, 2009

Lately we’ve been looking at play kitchens as an ultimate holiday kid gift. They’re perfect for boys and girls, can be very eco-friendly, and are loads of fun. So far we’ve looked at… Green Holiday Gift – Ultimate Eco-Friendly Play Kitchen Guide Nine DIY play kitchen options Now, if you’re giving a child a play [...]

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Green Holiday Gift – Ultimate Eco-Friendly Play Kitchen Guide

November 11, 2009

Read other popular Growing a Green Family posts! Subscribe to Growing a Green Family to get even more green family tips. *UPDATED FOR THE 2011 HOLIDAY SEASON Eco-friendly play kitchen sets are, in my opinion one of those must have childhood toys. Kids LOVE them and they serve multiple fun and educational purposes. When I [...]

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Thames & Kosmos Green Power House – Eco Fun Toy for the Holidays

October 28, 2009

My son Cedar and I have been hard at work with a cool toy that will make a pretty great gift for green kiddos for the holiday season – Thames & Kosmos Green Power House – a Discovery Store toy. However, this kit is not so much a toy as a full on model home [...]