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Inexpensive Green Stocking Stuffers for Kids – $10 or Less Stocking Stuffers

December 5, 2011

There’s no reason to spend a lot of money on stocking stuffers, even if you want to go green this holiday season. There are plenty of delightful green stocking stuffers for teens and younger kids that are $10 or less. STOCKING STUFFERS FOR BABIES Dandelion Soft Shaker Bear Toy - This cute rattle is stuffed with [...]

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2011 Eco-friendly Holiday Greeting Cards

November 19, 2011

The best and greenest way to go when it comes to holiday greeting cards is to skip the store-bought paper cards and send e-cards or make homemade cards with recycled paper and other art supplies you already have on hand. However, since the holidays are quickly approaching, and since some people do green store-bought cards, here [...]

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Find an Affordable Green Dollhouse That Fits Your Budget

November 16, 2011

PlanToys is an entirely eco-friendly and ethical company who offers some amazing green dollhouses. All of PlanToys dollhouses, from very affordable, to more expensive sets are made without heavy metals or lead, with natural rubberwood from rubber trees which no longer produce latex. None of the wood is chemically treated. Zero fertilizer is added to the [...]

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Eco-Friendly Plywood-free Play Kitchen Sets at Etsy

November 14, 2011

Every year I update my Ultimate Eco-Friendly Play Kitchen Guide for the holidays. This year readers have noted that they aren’t interested in seeing any kitchens containing ply-wood, even if the outer wood is solid. That said, the offerings are more limited this year. This is for a few reasons: Companies lie (or exaggerate) and say [...]

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Celebrate Buy Nothing Day 2011 Instead of Black Friday

November 7, 2011

I’ve been celebrating Buy Nothing Day for years. This year, I’m even more encouraged to celebrate, because Buy Nothing Day falls on November 25th, my birthday. Buy Nothing Day was originally launched by the folks at Adbusters, and it’s pretty simple to participate. Buy Nothing Day encourages people to skip the Black Friday madness and [...]

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2011 Green Family Holiday Gift Guide

November 4, 2011

Whether you’re looking for homemade eco-gifts, affordable green gifts, zooming green gifts for kids, the perfect green book or a stunning green play kitchen or eco-friendly dollhouse – you’re 100% covered with this eco-friendly holiday gift guide. Keep this page bookmarked, as I’ll be adding some new treats to it throughout this holiday season. Green [...]

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How to choose a safe and eco-friendly play kitchen set or dollhouse

November 3, 2011

Each year, around the winter holiday season, I try to update both my Ultimate Green Dollhouse Guide and my Ultimate Eco-Friendly Play Kitchen Guide. Also each year I get a ton of questions regarding which dollhouses and play kitchens are actually 100% plywood-free, lead-free and overall non-toxic. That said, this year I’m going to attempt to [...]

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Camden Rose Eco-friendly Wooden Play Kitchen Sets

November 3, 2011

Camden Rose is a collective of designers, artists, teachers, musicians, craftspeople and parents who design and sell awesome products for children. From non-toxic rattles to wooden musical instruments to old-fashioned games and blocks, Camden Rose has almost everything you need to outfit a super playroom, including some 100% amazing play kitchen sets. Camden Rose kitchen [...]

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DIY Less Expensive & Eco-Friendly Day Before Gift Baskets

December 15, 2010

Green gift baskets make excellent holiday gifts. I think it’s better to shop early (if you do give gifts) because early shoppers tend to be more savvy about green criteria and price. Anytime people are crunched for time and hit the stores, it seems like they buy more than they mean to. However, sometimes you [...]

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Can You Have a $250 Eco-Friendly Christmas?

December 14, 2010

Currently I’m running an experiment here at Growing a Green Family. Can the average family of four save $50,000 in five years simply by living green? With this in mind, I decided to see how much you can save by celebrating a less consumer Christmas. Can you really spend just $250 on Christmas? That’s a [...]

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