v 2 issue 7: Embrace Your World

Everyone is trying to change their lives to be more environmentally friendly. It is time to give your child the right start with eco friendly products.

Cover by Fara Smith










1 Kayla is the Marsh Pixie straight from the Everglades of Florida. She's here to spread a message about the fragile eco-system of her origin. One of three Planet Pixies, Kayla is sure to steal your heart with her message and will definitely win you over with her sparkling blue eyes. Sneak a peek at I Love My Planet Toys

2 Damagua is the bark of a tree from the Amazon which is peeled off, pounded flat, and dried by the natives of Ecuador. MamaOm purchases this damagua from the indigenous to create large handbags with a lot more than just style to them. They are trimmed with natural (chemical-free) leather and the beads are tagua (which is like a nut that grows on palm trees in Ecuador). Talk about a bag with a conscience!

3 One more way to say NO to plastic! Wrap-n-mat's are reusable, washable and keep food fresh. Another bonus- They are large enough to serve as a placemat giving your child a clean eating service away from cafeteria table germs. Make any lunch special with a variety of prints including Holiday prints.

4 Indulge yourself with a PediCare Spa Pedicure Gift Set from woodspritesoap.com. This set includes everything you need to keep your feet smooth and soft. Comes with Cool Your Heels Soothing Spa Foot Soak, Tea Tree & Peppermint Exfoliating Foot Scrub, and the Overnight Sensation Organic Foot Butter. Do it at home and do it organically- for less than a trip to the spa.

5 BYOB now stands for bring your own bag! Help stop the spread of plastic bags and start reusing today. Pick from five cool styles, each ethically made in Vancouver with wide straps for your comfort, a bottom gusset for extra toting strength, and a quote to inspire some mother love.

Buy 1 get 1 free use the code: onefree or for two free use the code: twofree

6 Make the world more beautiful by changing whats inside us, how we view the world. This Seventh Generation Ingredient Shirt comes with a marker for your child to customize and show the world whats inside them. Available in infant through adult sizes in 4 colors, perfect for a family project. Each purchase will help the EWG-Environmental Work Group get the word out about ingredient transparency.

7 Embrace your world in more ways than one with a shirt from when i grow up! Wearing one of these sweet tees shows you care about the Earth and it's future. For only $22.-, little tree huggers can wrap their arms around this plant a tree t-shirt printed in water-based inks on an organic tee.



This weeks mom tips:

Say No to plastic and paper!

Plastic Bags-It is estimated that the United States consumes 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually requiring approximately 12 million barrels of oil. (Wall Street Journal)



Paper Bags-In 1999, the American Forest and Paper Association reported that Americans used 10 billion paper shopping bags, consuming 14 million trees.

Ok, so you have decided you are ready to do your part to put an end to this madness...
You do not have to carry around those boring recycle bags that the grocery stores sell. Show off your pride in helping keep America clean in style with these bags from skeeda.com! Large enough to hold the same contents of 3 plastic bags and folds completely flat for storage in your trunk. You can choose 3 fabulous fabrics for $40 or $15 each.

Tip: Always store your recycle bags in your trunk. Once you have finished unpacking your groceries head right back outside and put these bags back in your trunk. Make it a habit and you will always have them on hand. Most grocery stores have gone 2 steps further in helping us to remember our bags. 1- They are giving us 5 cents back for every recycle bag we use. 2- They have added a stop sign on their door, "Did you remember your bags". This is BRILLIANT!

10 Quick Tips for Green Cleaning
1) Use cleaning products made from safe natural and not-toxic ingredients to prevent exposure to the hazardous synthetic chemicals conventional cleaners contain.

2) Dust with a damp cloth to ensure that household dust, which collects toxins, is removed from surfaces and not stirred back into the air.

3) Open windows and doors occasionally (even in winter!) to rinse out any air pollutants that have accumulated inside.

4) Don’t use aerosol products. They fill your home with microscopic droplets of whatever is being sprayed. These droplets remain suspended in the air for hours and are easily inhaled.

5) Avoid room deodorizers or other air “freshening” products, which are frequently made from unhealthy chemicals.

6) Don’t use any pesticide products in your home, your yard or garden, or on your pets. Instead, supplement a preventative strategy with natural pest control methods.

7) If you decide to use them, keep conventional cleaners and other chemical products out of your children’s rooms.

8) Use chlorine-free dishwasher detergent. The chlorine in conventional detergents is easily vaporized by hot dishwasher water and then released into your home’s air.

9) Ask guests to remove their shoes when entering your home. That way, they won’t track in pollutants.

10) Buy a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter. These special filters trap unhealthy dust particles.
Source: Seventh Generation


Eco Friendly Children’s Clothes are on the Rise
Everyone is trying to change their lives to be more environmentally friendly. It is time to give your child the right start with eco friendly children’s clothes.

The world is embracing the trend in going green. People, everywhere, are evaluating their lives and finding ways to become greener in their living. One of the biggest trends on the rise is to start your children on the road to living green by buying eco friendly children’s clothes. As you start to become green in your life, you need to look at the newest trends in eco friendly clothing for the littlest member of the family. This will benefit the environment and your child in many ways.

Eco friendly children’s clothes are made of many organic materials. One of the most common fibers used are organic cotton. Organic cotton is grown without the use of pesticides and other harmful chemicals. These chemicals can cause harm to our environment. The rain water washes the pesticides into our rivers and lakes. This pollution can work its way into our very water supply. The lack of use of pesticides on the organically grown cotton can be beneficial to your young child’s skin. Your child’s skin is very fragile and can be irritated easily.

Organic cotton allows children’s clothes to breath. Conventional cotton can trap heat and sweat against a child’s skin. This can lead to rashes and other skin problems. Organic cotton can help to move water away from your child’s delicate skin. This will help to keep rashes to a minimum.

Organic cotton helps eco friendly children’s clothes to last longer. Any parent will tell you that one of the largest expenses to having a child is the cost of clothing. Often times children’s clothes wear out from the constant washing required to keep them clean. Many times, you will find yourself changing your child multiple times during the course of the day. You can toss the many eco friendly dirty clothes into the wash with the knowledge that will hold up to the washing that lies ahead for it.

With all of the benefits of buying your child eco friendly clothing, it is easy to decide to help your child start out life by living green. By showing your child at a young age the importance of taking care of the environment, you will help to secure the future of it.