To-Go Ware

Yazan: CanCan | 06 August 2009 | 165 Comments
Categories: Bags and luggage, Eating, Giveaways, Green, Reviews, Videos

If you are looking for a way to pack a waste-free lunch with a grown-up aesthetic, I would like to commend To-Go Ware for the purpose.
Made from high-quality, non-leaching stainless steel, the To-Go Ware 2-Tier Tiffin container has 2 separate food containers that fit securely together, and also a mini container for the mess-free [...]

ecoTimeToys

Yazan: CanCan | 20 July 2009 | 67 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Green, Reviews, Toys

Plan Toys manufactures high-quality, eco-friendly, and downright adorable toys from the wood of rubber trees that no longer provide latex.
We got our Pull Along Zebra by Plan Toys from ecoTimeToys.com, a wonderful source for eco-friendly, safe, affordable, green toys!
Deeds is having the best time with his new Zebra, although he calls it “dog”. That [...]

Green Your Beach Trip

Yazan: CanCan | 12 July 2009 | 7 Comments
Categories: Green, Links, Travel with children, Traveling baby

Are you going to the beach this summer?
There are people in the world that criticize the very act of traveling because of the “carbon footprint” produced by getting to a faraway destination.
I’m not ready to give up travel, but I starting thinking about what changes we could make in order to be more eco-friendly on [...]

Homemade Granola Bars

Yazan: CanCan | 11 July 2009 | 3 Comments
Categories: CanCan, Eating, Frugal, Green, Mom stuff, Recipes

(I originally posted this on My Greening, 10-20-08)
Save packaging waste by making your own granola bars!
I made some extremely tasty “Harvest Granola Bars” (I just made up that name, what do you think?)
They contain pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds!
Recipe:
3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup oil
1 tsp. [...]

Making Our Small House Livable

Yazan: CanCan | 05 July 2009 | 4 Comments
Categories: Frugal, Guest posts, Project Simplify

We are a few weeks into the move and the house is starting to take some shape now. An air conditioner was iinstalled in our living room making it the first completed room in the house. Let’s see, that only leaves me with 7 more rooms!
I have been spending quite a bit of time at [...]

SparkleHearts Natural Body Products

Yazan: CanCan | 26 May 2009 | 140 Comments
Categories: Coupon codes, Giveaways, Green

One of the many perks of the “green movement” catching on is that now “going green” really is for every body, not just those hippie types who smell strangely.
In fact, now your daughter can smell lovely and be eco-friendly at the same time thanks to SparkleHearts!
Even as a mom of boys I can’t help [...]

BabyGanics

Yazan: CanCan | 29 April 2009 | 3 Comments
Categories: Green, Reviews, Safety

The biggest reason that I began review blogging was the news in late 2007 about the potentially toxic affects of BPA and it’s presence in hundreds of baby feeding products.
My second child, Deeds, was only a few months old at the time and the Mother Bear was awakened in me.
Since reading about other frightening studies [...]

Sustainability

Yazan: CanCan | 28 April 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Children's fashion, Coupon codes, Green

I love that eco-friendly items are becoming more widely available, but sometimes the “green” option is also the more expensive.
www.sustainstores.com hopes to help customers save money in the long-term, making Earth smart changes like using less water with a low-flow shower head, or reducing the electricity bill through solar-powered devices!
Sustain Stores has green products galore, [...]

Sinupret Natural Cold Remedy For Kids

Yazan: CanCan | 22 April 2009 | 114 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Green, Health

Of course we don’t want our kids to get sick, but some times they do, don’t they?
Deeds some how has a runny nose right this minute; yes, my child managed to catch a cold while on vacation in the tropics.
And he didn’t have my permission, that’s for sure. Maybe it was those dirty monkeys.
I am [...]

Celebrate Earth Day With Xeko

Yazan: CanCan | 06 April 2009 | 189 Comments
Categories: Coupon codes, Giveaways, Green

Do you have plans to celebrate Earth Day with your children on April 22?
Last year was my initiation into Earth Day as a parent. Jojo was 3 1/2 and old enough to loosely grasp the Earth Day concept.
His school put on an “EcoFest”, which included Jojo’s class singing a song called “Life is a Breath [...]

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