Janelle Sorensen, Healthy Child: Do you know what your nursing pillows, stroller cushions, and other foam baby products are made of? Did you know many contain flame retardants? Clearly it’s important to prevent fires, but some of the methods we use to do so are much more … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2011
Celebrate Earth Day with Marie Veronique Organics Kids Safe Sunscreen Giveaway
When it comes to Earth Day, I am something of a cynic. As a blogger, the press releases and marketing emails flood my inbox as everyone under the sun tries to look green on this one day in April. I usually won't play, but an offer from Marie Veronique Organics caught my eye for … [Read more...]
Happy Earth Day
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Hank D and the Bee: Earth Day present (from Bee)
Last year's Earth Day posts from NaturalPapa and EcoChildsPlay are full of important and oft overlooked advice. Read them here and here. Happy Earth Day! (Friday) Love, Hank and Bee (and me) Show ur love for green-themed humor. Tweet "@GreenCartoons, I'm a #hankhead!" and … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Avoid Artificial Food Dyes this Easter
This weekend, children will be hunting for food colored eggs and candies full of artificial food dyes. Bright pink marshmallow bunnies, blue dyed eggs, multi-colored jelly beans...it's an overload of these petroleum-based colorants. We first reported about the concerns of food … [Read more...]