Save the World One Poopy Diaper at a Time
Any parent with a child in diapers know how much waste diapers can generate. I’ve had at least 2 in diapers for most of my life as a mom and it was staggering to realize how much waste we were creating every week, especially once you realize how long disposable diapers sit in the landfill. This week Green and Clean Mom sent me a package of Broody Chick Naturally and fully compostable diapers to try to try as part of the Mommy Go Green Blog Tour.
Make Your Own Recycled Paper
My kids love to recycle but until recently, they really had no idea what happened to our paper after they put it in the recycling bin. This simple activity is a fun and interactive way to teach kids how to recycle paper and can be a good use for the extra newspaper you have laying around from couponing.
My Love Affair with Freecycle
Think before you throw something perfectly good in the trash or head out to the local store. There is a website that may be able to clean out your attic or put a new couch in your den. I’ve used to it for furniture, craft projects, ideas and the wedding presents time forgot. It’s a free cycle of giving. Think globally, recycle locally.
Recycling Sorting
Preschoolers are interested in everything about the world around us. It is important for us as parents and teachers to teach them to be responsible while they are young. Taking care of our earth is as important as anything else that we may do. This simple introduction to recycling will teach preschoolers the importance of reusing the resources that we have. As preschoolers sort the items they have to recycle they will also learn valuable math skills.
Plan Toys Green Dollhouse Giveaway
Recycling was not a concept that I thought of much as a child but my 5 year old son never forgets to remind us to recycle our trash if we try and throw the wrong item in the trash can. The new Green Dollhouse from Plan Toys is a stunning example of green living with a great attention to detail and a wonderful way to teach sustainable living in a way that kids understand. Like all toys by Plan Toys, the green dollhouse is made using only natural building materials and manufactured in a social responsible way.
Babywearing Basics – Interview with Parenting by Nature
Tamara is the owner of Parenting by Nature, a wonderful natural parenting resource and store. Parenting by Nature offers a wealth of information for parents interested in parenting in a more natural way, from babywearing tips to cloth diapering basics. Tamara was kind enough to share some of her expertise on babywearing with us.
Make Your Own Baby Care Products
Many conventional baby products contain questionable ingredients such as parabens, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), talc, and synthetic perfumes and fragrances. All of these ingredients can have adverse effects on the health and well being of your baby, so it is no wonder that many parents have chosen to take matters into their own hands. Parents are now finding that it is easy, more cost effective, and safer to make their own baby products with natural ingredients. By stocking your pantry with a few key natural ingredients you can make all sorts of natural baby products for baby. You don’t have to be a chemist to create luxurious, baby friendly products that are all natural.
Natural Diaper Rash Remedies
Almost every baby who is in diapers will experience diaper rash at least once. If you want to avoid harmful ingredients that are in many conventional diaper rash treatments, try these tips. The old saying goes “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. You can minimize your baby’s chances of getting diaper rash in the first place by using cloth diapers with a breathable cover (wool or cotton for example). Cloth diapered babies, as a rule, experience less rash. Something I’m working on changing in my home and I have a 19-month-old, proof it is never to late to convert to cloth. Try winning a sampler pack to see if cloth is a good fit for you over at Green and Clean Mom. A good way for to help prevent diaper rash, changing your baby as soon as he or she wets or soils the diapers.
Ten Ways to Go Green with your Kids
My kids used to be horrible at turning off the lights. Actually, we all were. When my son learned how to turn the lights in every room with a switch that was well lit up. It added to our electricity bill but it also wasn’t very earth friendly or green of us to have so many lights on. Teaching my children to conserve energy is something that is very important to me. Helping them to understand that we are wasting electricity and why this is such a big issue, is a hard concept to have them wrap their heads around. Most adults can’t even figure it out. This is why I’ve decided to make it fun. Here are some tips to greening your home and teaching your children about ways to conserve energy and be kinder to Mother Earth:
Itsabelly’s Guide to Going Green with Baby
It is always my goal to buy “green” products for my family but sometimes I am not sure of the performance or durability. Being in the marketing field, I tend to wonder if the product is a good product or if the marketing copy is swaying me because of the call out of being “green”. I have little time to do extra research on my own and need help to find quality products that work for my family.
