Bamboo Bikes

December 16, 2011

Kick your holiday shopping into high gear with a Bamboo Bike by Calfee Design.  These gorgeous bikes are sleek and functional.  Each bamboo tube is hand selected.  The heat treated bamboo is incredibly resistant to stress and impacts.  Every frame produced by Calfee Design is made to order and every one is unique. Into DIY [...]

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Zoë b Organic Sleepy Hat

December 2, 2011

Traveling with little ones over the holidays? Zoë b Organic has just what you need to make your travels a bit more comfortable. Zoë b Organic Sleepy Hat is designed for families on the go. The unique fold-down mask blocks out light and visual stimulation which allows your baby to get plenty of restful sleep whether [...]

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What will you do with those leftovers?

November 25, 2011

This holiday season my mind has turned to the many ways I can use all of the leftovers in my kitchen and not add to the shocking amount of food-waste we create in this country.  I have been trying to decrease food waste in our kitchen for sometime because it significantly affects our household budget. [...]

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Sprout: Simple, Modern, “Kidbuildable” Furniture

November 17, 2011

At the ABC Kids show in September, I had the opportunity to meet many amazing people.  Among those Clark Davis, creator of Sprout. Building on the creative capacity of Legos, he developed this stylish, “kidbuildable” furniture.  This is a fantastic design. It’s lightweight, requires no tools, and it’s sturdy.  But the best part, children can [...]

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Waldorf Wooden Dollhouse by Twig Studio

November 10, 2011

One of my all time favorite Christmas presents was a beautiful 3 story dollhouse my father and mother made for me.  I still have it and expect to pass it on to my children’s children.  I have never even seen anything to compare.  Until I came across this absolutely adorable Waldorf Wooden Dollhouse by Twig [...]

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Natursutten: New Butterfly-Shape Pacifier

November 3, 2011

We are thrilled to introduce Natursutten Butterfly, the 100% natural rubber pacifier, now with a butterfly shield. Natursutten is the #1-selling, all-natural rubber pacifier in the world. And it’s made in Italy by a family business that has manufactured rubber baby products for 3 generations. Did you know it takes over 30 days to make one [...]

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Last Child in the Woods

October 26, 2011

My childhood memories are filled with family walks through the woods, rolling down grassy hills, and climbing trees.  In this way, I learned about the natural world and found peaceful places to center myself.  Recently, I have been reading a facinating book called Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv.  In it, he details [...]

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Yummy Earth Lollipops

October 15, 2011

The seasons are changing and in my home that means that my children’s minds are turning to the plethora of sweet treats to be collected and eaten over the next several months.  Unlike my childhood, however, their Halloween bags and stockings don’t have to be filled with unknown chemical mayhem. Thanks to Rob Wunder and Sergio Bicas [...]

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FANTASTIC ANTI-PLASTIC DISHES: MADE FROM CORN AND DISHWASHER-SAFE!

October 6, 2011

As a mom, I know ordinary plastic is a useful material. But I’m also worried about what it’s doing to our kids and our planet. Most plastic leaches toxic chemicals like BPA and phthalates into our food. And it’s made from petroleum, a non-renewable resource we have a nasty habit of fighting wars over. Zoë [...]

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Laptop Lunches

September 22, 2011

Before we head off into holiday posts, I want to return one more time to the subject of packing school lunches.  We pack lunches every day, so, I spend a great deal of time planning meals.  Admittedly, there are weeks when I feel truly inspired and those days that I, honestly, can’t think of what [...]

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