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1 Rick Bayless's Tips For Introducing Tots to Mexican Food and Greening Your Kitchen
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2 20 Things to Do With All Those Leftover Glass Baby Food Jars
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3 Ecotot: Homemade Baby Food
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4 Lil Find: Burp Armor
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5 Ecotot: BabyGanics Helps Clean Up
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6 Ecotot: Green Boodalee Pillows
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7 Ecotot: Bummas
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8 Eco Tot: Yoli Poli Designs
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9 Ecotot: Bambu Baby Utensils
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10 Mommy's Lil Helper: Bugbands
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11 The Earth Friends Educate The Next Generation
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12 5 All-Natural Ways to Indulge Your Lil Beauty
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13 Eating Green With Ella's Kitchen's Pure Baby Purees
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14 Toys That Teach Tots About Bettering the Earth
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15 How Will You Get Your Child's Costume this Year?
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16 Ecotot: Lunchopolis
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17 EcoMom: Going Green
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18 Baby Wellness: Steering Clear of Certain Plastics
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19 Sleepy Hat: Kid Friendly or Are You Kidding?
Recycling's great, but upcycling is both fun and productive! Baby food pouches may be slowly overtaking traditional glass jars when it comes to lil ones' pureed food, but that doesn't mean the ubiquitous jars aren't taking up precious space on mama's countertop. Before dumping them in the recycle bin, check out some interesting ways the jars can live a second life — your counter and the Read more
There's no better time to make the switch to green than when there's a new addition to the family. We turned to Alanna Stang, editor in chief of Martha Stewart's Whole Living magazine — who's first "Blue Issue" hits newsstands today — for some eco-friendly baby shower and new mom gift picks to help put the family on the road to sustainable living. Keep reading to check out her picks! Photo Read more
Jessica Alba is hoping to move off the red carpet and into your home. The actress and mother of two — Honor, 3, and Haven, 5 months — may be known best for showing off her impeccable figure in Fantastic Four and Little Fockers, but she's equally passionate about keeping toxins out of schools, homes, and work spaces. This week, after stunning on the Golden Globes red carpet, Jessica launched Read more
Will a cute lil robot critter living in the fridge encourage families to be a little more energy efficient? That's the theory behind Fridgeezoo Refrigerator Pets ($16), which give indecisive refrigerator lingerers gentle reminders to shut the door. Created in Japan, the cute milk carton-shaped gadget greets you warmly when the refrigerator door is first opened, but turns from friend to foe Read more
Lots of moms like to think out loud, and MiaFT is one of them. This is an excerpt from one of the latest posts on her Baby Love blog. Ok so I'm not the greenest mom around, but I am working on it! If you're like me, then you can use some good tips. Check out the website Green Halloween to get some great tips for a greener Halloween. It has some great ideas for treats, costumes, and Halloween Read more
Shopping for Halloween candy presents a sticky situation for parents committed to living as greenly as possible. Eco-friendly or "green" is so vague — does eco-friendly candy mean candy that's good for earth, good for tots, or good for the people who actually pull the taffy? It can mean all of those things, which is why candy shopping can be confusing. Instead of making yourself crazy finding Read more
Decisions, decisions, decisions! With just a few weeks to go until lil ghouls and goblins take to the streets, costume decisions need to be finalized. Some moms have been planning for this day for months, with exquisitely designed costumes thought out to the last detail, while others will go the old "let's get creative with an old sheet and a pair of (safety) scissors" route the day before Read more
Having fun and doing good aren't mutually exclusive, and this Halloween is a great time to put that theory into practice. There's still time to participate in the following programs, which help parents, kids, and communities make Halloween about more than just a sugar explosion. Don't have a Halloween costume yet? Not to fear. National Costume Swap Day is this Saturday, Oct. 8. Everyone wins: Read more
Lots of moms like to think out loud, and houseofanais is one of them. Here is one the latest posts to her House of Anais blog. I know we are not the greenest family in the country, but we are trying to do our fair share on recycling, walking, shorter showers (miss Anaïs so enthusiastically uses her water timer for everyone), etc. We also try to live a relatively healthy lifestyle by eating Read more
Time hasn't completely run out for parents erring on the side of slacker to get their kids a back-to-school backpack they'll love. Even lil ones carry heavy loads these days, so keep reading for a selection of supercool styles that tots will be eager to show off. Read more
