Green Giveaway: PrintPatternPaper 5 x 7 Signed Art for Your Child's Room

Last month, we shared with you a folk art eco-friendly lunch pack by Print*Pattern*Paper. This month, we are featuring a green giveaway of a signed 5" x 7" folk art print by Print*Pattern*Paper founder, CEO, artist, and designer Rebecca Peragine. To enter, simply visit … [Read more...]

Kids Who Watch Too Much TV Become Junk Food Adults

The negative effects on children of watching too much television are well known, and the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended children not watch more than two hours a day. New research from the University of Minnesota has found that teens who watch more than five hours … [Read more...]

Let Them Eat Organic Blue Jeans

Blue dye #1 is a food coloring that used to be made from coal tar, but apparently we don't have to worry about coal in our candy any more. According to the FDA, blue dye #1 is now usually made from "raw materials obtained from petroleum." What an improvement - you get a dose of … [Read more...]

Win a Copy of Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion

Earlier this week, Kelli wrote a post called "Teaching Kids About Trash", in which she asked her high school sustainability class, "When you throw something away, where does it go?" "Away" is the topic of Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Motion by Loree … [Read more...]

Green Series: Dora the Explorer Goes Green?

Editor’s note: This is the fourth of a weekly guest spot by children’s media consultant Ashley. Ashley is a television and online producer and Executive Editor of Children’s Media Consultant.com. She holds a B.A. from Columbia University and a M.A. concentrating in children’s … [Read more...]