Buyer Beware: Lead in Jewelry at Popular Stores

We’ve known about lead in jewelry, sold in little coin-operated machines in grocery stores, that have poisoned many kids. Also, a charm that came with Reebok sneakers killed a boy last year. The jewelry is usually (no surprise) is made in China, and violates many state and a … [Read more...]

Does Disney Know about Hannah Montana's Toxic Lead Jewelry?

If a company that markets to children, Disney for example, licenses its name to a toy manufacturer, (like F.A.F.), and the toy maker makes the toy in China, using lead or arsenic or melamine or bromine, should that company be held liable for the toxic effects on children? I'm … [Read more...]

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...]

The Everything Kids Environment Book by Sheri Amsel

Everything Kids' Environment Book: Learn how you can help the environment-by getting involved at school, at home, or at play (Everything Kids Series) by Sheri Amsel is an easy to read book that can help children get interested and involved with saving the environment. This … [Read more...]

Lower Ninth Ward New Orleans gets $500,000 Eco-Friendly Playground

The most technologically advanced, eco-friendly, solar powered playground, the first of its kind in North America, is being dedicated in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward today.[social_buttons] The Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans suffered catastrophic flooding after Hurricane Katrina … [Read more...]