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Ecotot: Healthy Lunchboxes You'll Be Proud to Pack
Packing lunch and snacks for school-age children can be a tricky chore. My little school gal loves apples, fruit leathers, and cheese sandwiches one week, and despises them the next. While you can't plan for alterations in their taste buds, you can map out how you will pack the goods.
5 All-Natural Ways to Indulge Your Lil Beauty
Go ahead, let them experiment! Try as you might to teach your daughter about beauty from within, she is bound to be tempted to transform herself into a princess or her favorite television character. After watching mama glam up with an arsenal of makeup, it won't be long before your budding diva begins asking for her own bag of beauty tricks.
Eco-Conscious Playdates Make a Splash
Imagine a baby's first sentence including words like "reduce, reuse, and recycle." As we raise a new generation of eco-conscious citizens, it might not be too far-fetched an idea. With playrooms stocked with eco-friendly wooden toys, nursery closets filled with organic cotton clothing, and freezers stocked with homemade, all natural organic purees, our lil ones are learning about their impact on the earth from the moment they enter the world.
How-To: Sell, Rent and Test Kid Gear Online
Trying to get organized for 2010, be a little more green and save money? Get in line and get online. While some mamas have family and friends to hand down used baby items, excess toys or kid gear, others can unload their goods and possibly pick up a few bucks while they are at it.
The 12 Ages of Christmas: 3-Year-Olds
Instead of the 12 days of Christmas, we're celebrating the ages and the toys that go along with them. Keep an eye out for your age group as we tick along throughout the season!
On the third day of Christmas, yours truly gave to thee...
Paperless Post Gets Holiday Parties Started
This holiday season, go green, go cheap, and go beautiful! Instead of sending out a tree's worth of paper invitations for your holiday soiree, consider using creative and gorgeous online invitations. While e-vitations have been around a while, few are as sassy, simple, pretty, and well-organized as the custom stationery from the Paperless Post.
Yet Another Reason to Steer Clear of Plastics
The last thing mommy wants to do is add another worry to her already fret-worthy list, but this one may be worth noting. We all know that plastics can contain BPA and other harmful toxins, but we don't always know why they are hazardous. Fortunately, scientists are doing the dirty work for us and informing us of yet another reason to steer clear of items containing phthalates.
Website Lil Loves: The Seventh Generation Million Baby Crawl
What's up with the babies hauling it through a crosswalk on all fours? They're heading to Washington to speak up, er, babble, for their rights! Many moms agree that the best gift we can give our children is a better, greener, healthier Earth.
Waste Less, Save More
Most children are wasteful little devils when it comes to meal and snack times. Parents throw out countless amounts of Cheerios, hot dog bits, leftover yogurt, and half sipped juice boxes. Tots are carefree so it's up to parents to incorporate food saving remedies into our family routines.
Deciding on a Bottle For My Baby-to-Be: Weil Baby
Bottoms up! When it comes time to move baby from breast to bottle, there are a lot of options on the market. When my son was born, I swore by a barely known brand of bottles that quickly gained momentum after the Bisphenol A scare called BornFree.
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