Earth Hour 2010

Yazan: CanCan | 27 March 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Green

Earth Hour is this evening, Saturday, March 27th.
Wherever you are in the world, turn off your lights at 8:30 pm local time.
Tonight in Laos the government will be showing support of Earth Hour by shutting off our electricity for us at 7pm. Thanks guys! Save the Earth!
Besides the forced participation, I think Earth Hour is [...]

Innobaby for Smart Parenting

Yazan: CanCan | 22 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Baby care, Favorite Things, Green, Reviews, Traveling baby

Innobaby has a great collection of ingenious, cute, quality, and eco-friendly products. I was sent samples of a few Innobaby products and I have been using them on a daily basis!
My most favorite Innobaby product are the Keepin’ Fresh containers.
Not only are the Keepin’ Fresh containers 100% airtight and 100% leak-proof, they are available [...]

Green Entertaining

Yazan: CanCan | 10 January 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Green, Mom stuff, Reviews

GREEN ENTERTAINING for Mommies is a new, practical guide by Laura Theodore, The Jazzy Vegetarian about how to be a hostess with the mostess without forgetting your responsibility to the planet.
These days, hosting a party usually means a lot of waste; disposable everything and one-time use decor.
GREEN ENTERTAINING for Mommies starts out with assessing your [...]

Ecostore USA Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 27 December 2009 | 218 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Green, Reviews

Ecostore USA makes plant-based household products with NO NASTY CHEMICALS!
I was offered the chance to choose two Ecostore USA products to sample, and I selected the all natural Auto Dish Powder, because I was pleased to see a “modern” cleaning product that was both eco-friendly and safe.
The Auto Dish Powder is a high performance blend [...]

Laundry Tree For the Holidays (Giveaway)

Yazan: CanCan | 15 November 2009 | 163 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Green

Need a holiday gift for someone that has you stumped? Your child’s teacher? Something to give to the party hostess? Something gender neutral for gift swapping at the office?
The Laundry Tree Starter Kit makes a thoughtful gift for anyone with a desire for gently (and fantastically) clean duds.
It comes in beautifully-designed, environmentally-friendly gift packaging, and [...]

Budget Friendly Stocking Stuffers From A Toy Garden

Yazan: CanCan | 14 November 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Favorite Things, Frugal, Green, Reviews, Toys, Videos

Will you be on the road this Christmas, or simply need to spend less on gifts this time around?
For 2009 I have made it my mission to track down low-cost, big impact gifts that are friendly to the budget but won’t give you a reputation as a cheapskate!
Making the Christmas stocking an exciting part of [...]

Maris Naturals

Yazan: CanCan | 11 November 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Green, Mom stuff, Reviews

MARIS Naturals is a luxury line of bath and beauty products featuring 100% natural essential oil and extracts inspired by the most beautiful places in the world - including Africa, India and Morocco.
I got some indulgent samples of MARIS body scrub; Fleurs, Eucalyptus, Grapefruit Mimosa, and Bali Vanilla !
Bali Vanilla is scented with rich vanilla, [...]

Small Steps To Going Green

Yazan: CanCan | 27 October 2009 | 74 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Green, Reviews

An easy way to make a positive impact on the environment is to look for eco-friendly replacements for the consumable products you routinely use.
Marcal Small Steps™ products are “green”, yet competitively priced paper products, like toilet paper, paper towels, facial tissue, and napkins.
Can you save green while being green? Marcal thinks so!
If each American household [...]

Need A Cute, Eco-Friendly Kid’s Backpack?

Yazan: CanCan | 27 September 2009 | 5 Comments
Categories: Bags and luggage, Green, Travel with children

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I don’t fancy myself a conspiracy theorist, but there are harmful chemicals all over the place!
I recently watched a disturbing documentary on line, The Disappearing Male, that gave me even more motivation to protect my children from endocrine disrupting chemicals found in most plastics.
In my quest to seek out safe products for my family, I’m [...]

A Babywearing Toy

Yazan: CanCan | 26 August 2009 | 136 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Reviews, Toys

I very much want to be that mom whose children eat 100% organic, sugar-free, vegan food, wear natural fibers, go to bed with the sun, and never ask to watch TV because they are having too much fun needle felting.
The problem in my equation is my children.
Example: I got Jojo a doll sling about a [...]