How to Have Socially Responsible Birthday Party – What To Do About Gifts

Many parents have devised ways to make a birthday party more eco, as Jennifer Lance wrote about here, including sending e-vites, cutting down on paper decorations and plates and distributing favors and party bags that don’t feature plastic junk. One sticky point though is the … [Read more...]

Update: Toy Recalls and the CPSC

If you are like me, you are tired of hearing about toy recalls and the gross failures of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to protect our children; however, I feel it is important to stay updated on the information for my children's sakes. Recent news on the Thomas … [Read more...]

Barbie Doll Art: 32,000 Boob Jobs a Month

I hate Barbie Dolls. These plastic, large breasted, out of proportion dolls create unrealistic images in children's minds of a woman's body. As Empowered Parents explains, If she were alive, Barbie would be a woman standing 7 feet tall with a waistline of 18 inches and a bustling … [Read more...]

Bits and Pieces

What is it about the age of three that suddenly makes every gift come in a million itty-bitty pieces? No, not broken toys, just toys with a lot of parts. As in, parts over here and parts over there. Until you just give up and say, “Oh well, I’ll find them with the … [Read more...]

Fabulous Fair Trade Inca Kids

Kelli first wrote about Inca Kids in her post "Three Fair Trade Toy Companies". Inca Kids is fair trade project supporting unprivileged Peruvian artisans. Gilda Pedraza of Inca Kids explains: I am not selling products; I am offering the opportunity to directly support a poor … [Read more...]