When You Have a Little Girl….Ecofriendly Nail Polish

As a green parent, I am sometimes torn between allowing my daughter to explore aspects of beautification she sees in our culture and promoting her natural beauty. Even though I don't wear makeup or nail polish, when Grandma visits, my daughter is drawn to her fancy nails. I … [Read more...]

And the Winner is……..

Congratulations Adrienne! You've won our Eco Child's Play hemp shopping bag! We hope you will find this product as useful as we do. Adrienne has two blogs: baby toolkit and A Few More Pages: Life With Books. Baby Toolkit is about "Geek parents writing about baby gear." We … [Read more...]

Skin Soothing For Parents and Children

My family could not live without Country Comfort Baby Cream. This natural product is the best for soothing diaper rash, dry skin, patches of eczema, etc. I keep Country Comfort Baby Cream in multiple locations (car, bathroom, bedroom), as it the best salve I have found (besides … [Read more...]

Great Children's Literature: The Mountains of Tibet

The Mountains of Tibet by Mordicai Gerstein is a beautiful story of life and birth. A woodcutter passes away, then he is left with a choice. "You know you have a choice. You may become part of the endless universe some call heaven, or you may live another life." The woodcutter … [Read more...]

Have You Met the Muffin Man?

I first became aware of the dangers of nonstick cookware from a student who had a pet bird. Apparently, when you cook with nonstick cookware in the oven, it gives off a gas that can be fatal to the bird. If it is fatal to a bird, isn't this sort of the canary in the cave for … [Read more...]