Archives for December 2008

How to Make a Gingerbread House: Recipe, Instructions, and Video

The holidays have the aroma of pine trees, spiced cider, candles, and woodsmoke to me. The smells bring back memories of Christmas traditions from my childhood, mostly food-related: we baked a lot of cookies and made a lot of fudge, popcorn balls and caramels for parties and … [Read more...]

Educational, Natural Bamboo Wooden Toys Made Developed by UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) teamed up with designers, teachers, and technicians from more than 15 nations to develop Bamboo Collection toys, smart toys made from natural bamboo. Bamboo-indigenous to many countries-is an … [Read more...]

Better Toys Make Better Gifts: Holiday Shopping Naturally

Let's face it, I like toys. Sometimes the toys I buy for my children are more for me, like their four foot tall wooden doll house. I always wanted a doll house like that, I grew up in extreme poverty so good, quality, safe toys weren't an option. My kids love it, but I might … [Read more...]

Simple Green Simply Greenwashing Consumers for Decades

One of the first "green" cleaning products I ever used was Simple Green. I would clean carpets, cars, bathtubs, floors, etc. with this green liquid. I even converted my mother to a Simple Green user. As I became "greener", I switched to homemade cleaning products and greener … [Read more...]

All Natural, Safe, Wooden Toys: Fair Trade Bamboo Suling Flute

I think one of the nicest gifts you can give a child is a musical instrument. Music is good for the soul, and if you chose the right instrument, your child will make beautiful sounds instead of irritating noise. Make that musical instrument a Fair Trade, natural toy, and you … [Read more...]