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Natural and Handmade Toys Could be Made Illegal?

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I’ve fallen in love with a new online toy store, Natural Pod. They use FSC certified wood, everything is either organic or as close to organic as possible and they buy as local as possible. They also have a relationship with their craftsman and when possible use pin or screws verses toxic sealants (see video [...]

Why Should the Obama Girls Attend Public School?

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Editors Note:  This post comes from Jennifer Lance of Eco Child’s Play. I highly recommend stopping by Eco Child’s Play for some fun, organic advice on living a chemical-free life with your kids. They offer reviews, suggestions for toys, education and nutritional food and family activities. Sasha and Malia Obama have to be the cutest [...]

Sockin’ It To You: Reuse those Old Mismatched Socks

GreenandCleanMom.org and her missing sock pile! Yikes!

This is my sock pile. I hate matching socks. They are everywhere because nobody ever seems to put two matching socks into the laundry pile at the same time. They come out of the dryer and then I throw them in a basket and shut the closet door (out of sight out of mind). If [...]

I made my own list and you might be on it, I am!

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The other day I saw Christy’s Coffee Break noted a list of top 100 bloggers and I was sad, I’m not on that list. Am I on any list and who the heck is qualified to say who is on what list and if you’re an A, B or C list blogger? I decided I [...]

Planting Trees and Plastics

photo credit: jsbarrie Editors Note: This article was originally published by Jennifer Lance from Eco Child’s Play. Read Eco Child’s Play for organic non-toxic ideas. There was an interesting editorial in the NY Times yesterday written by Ken Caldeira, a scientist at the Carnegie Institution’s department of global ecology. He writes about the current trend [...]