Low Impact Birthday Party

In our family, summer time is a full of birthday party celebrations. If your experiences are like mine, your children have attended some extravagant birthday parties that leave a heavy footprint on the Earth. Large blowup, bouncing jump rooms, corporate character disposable … [Read more...]

And the Winner Is….EcoMum!

We have our first international winner of the Eco Child's Play hemp bag giveaway! EcoMum blogs from New Zealand. She writes Organic Baby Blog: "If you are pregnant or planning a child, it can be a time-consuming task to search many web sites to get the information you need about … [Read more...]

Make Your Own Digital Birthday Party Invitations

Birthday season in our family is upon us, and I am always looking for ways to lighten our impact during these grand occasions. One way to conserve is to create digital birthday party invitations to email, thus eliminating the need for paper, commercially created invites, besides, … [Read more...]

Veggie Booty Recall for Salmonella Risks

One of my son's favorite snacks has been recalled. Fortunately, we have not purchased any Veggie Booty for quite some time, but I know this is a popular natural, but not organic (just the soy flour is organic), snack for children. Veggie Booty is made by Robert's American … [Read more...]

Volunteer with Your Family

One of the easiest (and cheapest) ways you can impact the greenness of your community is to volunteer. Wikipedia defines a volunteer as "someone who serves in a community or for the benefit of natural environment primarily because they choose to do so." Volunteering can be both … [Read more...]