As MacKenzie touched on in her February 5th article, knitting is a great and relatively green hobby. My mom has found a way to make it even more eco-friendly –- by using recycled yarn. Recycled yarn can be purchased, but she takes more of a do-it-yourself approach, buying sweaters at thrift stores to unravel and…
Category Archives: For The Kids
A Step Beyond Cloth Diapers
Over the past few weeks I have been doing a little rundown on what modern cloth diapering really looks like, and a few comments have been made with curiosity about how early my son potty trained. If you don’t recall from earlier posts, by 16 months he learned to pretty much exclusively go poo on…
Around The Greenosphere: Weekly Link Roundup
Here are some of our favorite posts from around the greenosphere this week, to help start your weekend a bit greener. Monday Inhabitat announced that MIO will be releasing a new green outdoor line for Target, set to be available in stores April 12th. The product assortment includes eight outdoor items made from recycled and…
Um, But What About The Poo?
(This is article #3 in MacKenzie’s series What’s Up with Cloth Diapering? Read article 1 and article 2.) So, after the last couple of posts on cloth diapering, you are probably wondering how you clean the sure to be nasty cloth, right? Do you have to dunk them in the toilet? Are they REALLY sanitary?…
But I Don’t Want To Use Pins And Plastic Pants!
(This is the second article in MacKenzie’s series, What’s up with Cloth Diapering?) So, from my last diapering post you know why I decided to cloth diaper. Today I will show you what modern cloth diapering really looks like. My very first stash consisted of only 8 diapers! Yes, it can be done, although I…
Get Thrifty, Go Green (And Save Green)
It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I LOVE to shop at thrift stores, but it wasn’t always this way. When I was a middle-schooler, I absolutely hated it. I felt like it was embarrassing, something only poor people should do. If someone complimented a thrift store item I was wearing (which did…
Recycling With Kids
Going green is everywhere now and can seem pretty overwhelming at times. With so much information out there it can be hard to know where to start. You don’t need to go green overnight; take small steps! Recycling can be a good first step, and it’s also a great way to teach kids about waste….
What’s Up with Cloth Diapers?
I recently received an e-mail from a fellow mama who was inquisitive about cloth diapers. Her questions were simple and straight forward. “I see that they now have snaps, but can you tell me how it works?” “I cannot imagine cleaning a cloth diaper and I’m curious why would you do it when you could…
Bummas Giveaway Winners!
As Bummas graciously offered to give away two sets of their super absorbent and eco-friendly clothes for baby bums the world ’round, we have two! winners for this particular giveaway. The first winner is… (imaginary drumroll, please): Commenter #12, Danielle! And the second winner? Commenter #135, Amy H.! Congratulations! ladies. And a big thanks to…
Good Safe Fun!
These days it is hard to know which toys are truly safe for our children to be playing with. Between phthalates, BPA, lead, and every other nasty chemical out there, it can leave you feeling like you don’t want to give your child anything more than a wooden spoon to enjoy! Well, rest easy- there…
