October 2008 Archives

Oct 30

North Star Toys

North Star Toys || northstartoys,north,star,toys,eco,non toxic,green,

Of course all of us now a days are looking for non-toxic toys for our kids.  This husband and wife company, North Star Toys was started with sustainability in mind.  All materials are food grade and the wood is FSC certified.  I...

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Oct 29

Halloween Warning!

Halloween Warning! || halloween,burns,cape,flames,victim,not flame resistant,costumes,fire,danger,safety,hazard

OMG! I must tell you all to be very careful on Halloween when it comes to capes, and ties and anything long a drapey.  Halloween costumes are NOT flame resistant.  And you would not believe what happened to a friend...

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Oct 28

Wooden Lacing Beads

Wooden Lacing Beads || juliesstuff.com,lacing beads,wooden,toys,non toxic,kids,necklace,wood

As a jewelry maker, I could not resist getting my daughter these wooden lacing beads.  Even at barely two years old, she enjoys trying to stick the lace in the hole, and of course making her own necklaces!  And you...

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Oct 26

Personalized Onesie

Personalized Onesie ||

The perfect ONE OF A KIND gift! Design your own organic cotton onesie and toddler wear at sweetonez.com.   Even the dyes are low impact to lessen your footprint! Just think of a phrase or a graphic you wish to...

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Oct 24

Candy RECALL

Candy RECALL || chocolate coins,recall,canada,costco,sherwood,pirates gold,china,sherwoodbrands.com

With Halloween fast approaching comes a warning to parents and kidsregarding Sherwood brand Pirate's Gold milk chocolate coins importedfrom China . To see what the coins look like... http://www.sherwoodbrands.com/brands/everyday/pirates_gold.htmlThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to eat,distribute or sell the...

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Oct 24

Boom Blox

Boom Blox || boom blox,electronic arts,ea,steven spielberg,games

In this game, gaming giant Electronic Arts and movie giant Steven Spielberg join forces to create what might be one of the most fun games for the Wii.  My kids (boys ages 9 and 6) love it (but then again...

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Oct 20

Toxic Teenage Girls

Toxic Teenage Girls || ewg,environmnetal working group,goodhuman.com,teenage girls,toxic products,cosmetics,perfumes

Teenage girls across America are contaminated with hormone-altering chemicals found in cosmetics and body care products, confirms a new study released today by the Environmental Working Group (EWG).The first-of-its kind study found 16 toxic chemicals in blood and urine samples from 20...

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Oct 18

Love Plan Toys

Love Plan Toys ||

Aren't these the greatest toys ever? What's even better is that it's a green company. PlanToys® practices the "Three R's" of green living: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Their manufacturing processes are designed to reduce waste and save energy. They...

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Oct 16

Vaccinate or Not?

Vaccinate or Not? ||

It truly is one of the great debates of our time: Whether or not to vaccinate our children? Late last fall the New England Journal of Medicine published a report that our children may, in fact, be getting over-vaccinated....

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Oct 13

Handsome Henley

Handsome Henley || henley,sustainable kids,greenedgekids.com,eco clothing,kids

I am loving all the clothes by Sustainable Kids and their eco save the world message that goes with it.  This one looks so snuggy. If I weren't broke this week I would buy it for my little guy....

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