It is gardening season across the Northern Hemisphere. My children's interests wax and wane in the garden, but they've enjoyed the recent abundance of asparagus and seed planting. My daughter likes to harvest the asparagus, probably because we let her use a knife under close … [Read more...]
Eco Kids' Books: William is Going Green
William is Going Green, written by James Martin II and James Martin III, is the story of a garbage truck that loses his job, because he is too polluting. In search of a new job, William travels from town to town until he finds a green, clean city. He is told he could be hired … [Read more...]
Our 15 Minutes of Fame in the New York Times: Blogging Against Barbie
In case you didn't see it, Eco Child's Play was featured in this weekend's New York Times. In a piece called "Blogging Against Barbie", Dan Mitchell wrote: When greenwashing is aimed at adults, environmentalists generally find it annoying and sometimes — if it is sufficiently … [Read more...]
Natural Remedies for Morning Sickness
About 50% of pregnant women suffer from morning sickness during their first trimester. If you have suffered from the nausea and vomiting like I did throughout both of my pregnancies, you know it isn't really "morning" sickness, but all day sickness. My midwives were wonderful … [Read more...]
Kid Friendly Recipes: Vegetarian Corn Chowder
One year, my father got my daughter a subscription to Your Big Backyard, published by the National Wildlife Federation. Unfortunately, this was at the height of her girly princess stage, and she barely gave the magazine any notice. The other day she found an old copy in the … [Read more...]
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