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And the Winner of Our Great Green Diaper Giveaway is…

by Beth Shea, 02/07/09

Congratulations to Laura C!

You have won the eco-diaper starter pack from Inhabitots! Please get in touch with us at your nearest convenience to claim your prize.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our great green diaper giveaway! We are so encouraged to learn that so many parents and well-wishers of parents-to-be want to make their diapering regimen as eco-friendly as possible. We hope everyone who entered our contest finds a way to put their baby’s tiny footprints on the path to a greener future.

Stay tuned to Inhabitots for more, great green giveaways to come!

Snacktime Goes Green with Reusable Cloth Snack Bags

by Jennifer Chait, 02/07/09

One thing all kids have in common is a deep love of snacks. They’ll snack in the car, on the couch, in the yard… I think they’d snack in their sleep if we let them. All this munching typically requires a ton of plastic snack baggies or quite a few bulky containers. Ditch the plastic and the disposables for true snack-time ease with a flair; and choose a better, eco-friendly choice, such as the reusable cloth snack bags from Plum Creek Mercantile.

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Inhabitots Blog Picks of the Day

by Beth Shea, 02/06/09

Tiny Decor gives us the eco-stats on five green strollers on the market, including Baby Planet’s endangered species line of strollers seen above, for eco-minded, animal loving parents.

Ohdeedoh alerts us to Preserve’s Gimme 5 Recycling Program at Whole Foods. Go learn about the array of #5 plastics you can now recycle at your local Whole Foods. Read all about this program here.

Parenthacks suggests using a reusable wine bottle tote for easy, rattle-proof shopping when purchasing or transporting jarred baby food. Cheers to that!

Seventh Generation helps lead the way to a greener future with a guide to recycling infant clothing and gear.

Felt Rings: Sustainable Bling for Valentine’s Day

by Beth Shea, 02/06/09

For the little girl who loves to play dress-up in her mom’s closet, here’s a piece of jewelry she can have for her very own this Valentine’s Day. These 100% wool felt rings will make every day a special occasion for girls who appreciate the finer, green things in life. Springing out of its own gift box, each ring boasts three-dimensional bling when their contrasting pieces of felt are slotted together. Available in blue, pink, white or chocolate, there’s a shade to suit every little diva’s taste.

Felt Ring $28

Tiny*Prints Quick Delivery Recycled Valentine’s Day Cards

The best way to have a green Valentine’s Day is to make your own cards from recycled supplies. However, if you want to send oodles of cards, your child needs several for school, or you need lots of party invitations, your next best bet is to purchase recycled Valentine’s Day cards. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s a good thing that Tiny*Prints is offering an adorable assortment of Valentine’s Day goodies made with recycled stock like the Cute Chirp photo card above… and all the cards are available for super speedy shipping… you’ll have your love notes in about four days.

Green Your Nursery… With Plants!

There are certain items any green mom will tell you are absolutely necessary for a nursery. These include flat-pack furniture, wooden toys, flushable diapers and no-VOC paints. Yet these lists (and I’ve reviewed a few), always seem to neglect one obvious green inclusion – plants. Not only do plants add visual greenery to any room, they are great weapons in the fight against ‘sick building syndrome.’

Enter to Win Our Great Green Diaper Giveaway!

If you’ve been reading Inhabitots, you know that we’re big believers in the environmental benefits of cloth diapers. Some of us (myself especially) are also sworn converts to the green flushable diaper known as the G-Diaper. Visit our cloth diapering series to find out why cloth diapers are good for the environment, what to look for in a cloth diaper, and how to get started. If you’re a green-minded mom or mom-to-be and you’re curious about eco-friendly diapering options, have we got a giveaway for you!

GREEN DIAPER GIVEAWAY CONTEST!
We want to help convert new moms to the clean greenliness of cloth diapers, and we’ll help you get started with a green newborn diaper kit. Enter our giveaway today to win our eco diaper starter kit, complete with a gdiapers starter kit, two blue all-in-ones by bumGenius, and two fuzzy white Kissaluvs. These eco diapers will all fit a newborn baby, under 15 lbs. They would make an ideal baby shower gift, or a wonderful prize for a mama-to-be or new mama who wants one less thing to worry about!
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DIY Valentine’s Day Crafts: Spread the News and the Love

Valentine’s Day is a wonderful opportunity for kids and parents alike to show their loved ones how much they really care. I think that lovingly handmade cards and decorations say so much more than their expensive store bought counterparts. Crafting Valentines out of newspaper is a great way to celebrate the holiday with your kids, while simultaneously teaching them a lesson about creative recycling and loving the earth with their actions.

Inhabitots Blog Picks of the Day

Templettes points readers toward a DIY paper project: Love Gift Boxes, seen above. Tots will surely speak the language of this love, as the boxes resemble ABC building blocks. Craft them with eco-friendly, recycled paper and love the earth too.

Team Eco-Etsy shows us how to make cute little boxes from leftover greeting cards. No need to buy …

Plan Toys Wooden Lacing Sheep

The Wooden Lacing Sheep by Plan Toys is an ideal educational toy for tots. It encourages hand-eye coordination, while helping kids learn about color and sequence as they piece together the discs to give the sheep its wool. Made with natural rubber wood and non-toxic finishes, this little sheep is also perfect for parents who want to keep their child’s playroom healthy and chemical-free.

Ecoist Mega Confetti “Diaper” Bag

The Ecoist Mega Confetti bag is arguably the most eye-popping, eco-friendly option moms have for carting around all of the accouterments that accompany being a stylish mom on the go. As with any other product sold by Ecoist, this bag was fashioned from waste collected and turned into “functional, durable and eye-catching handbags that you will simply love to own.” And Ecoist plants a tree for every bag sold. But not much can compensate for the serious case of the munchies that toting the Mega Confetti bag might induce… it is made from a “mix of thousands of different candy wrappers, food packages, and soda labels.”

Boon’s New Squeaky Clean Bath Toys

Coming soon to a tub near you… bath time will get even more fun with Boon’s new line of sleek and modern BPA-free, PVC-free, phthalate free bath toys. “Splat”, the floating ring toss game, “Scrubble,” the interchangeable scrub toy set, and “Water Bugs,” floating bath toys with a net, will have tots splashing and laughing in the tub while they get a good scrub. It’s great to know that you can clean up and green up your tot’s entire tub time repertoire, from their shampoo and body wash to their water toys. You may even want to borrow Splat for your next bubble bath.

LoooLo Textiles Organic Munchy Toys for Tots

LoooLo Textiles is known for their amazing sustainable textiles – beautiful and stylish organics and Kapok pieces for the home that biodegrade at the end of their life. As if sustainable home textiles weren’t exciting enough, now LoooLo has a fabulous new line of organic munchies toys for tots including the coolest ‘pretend’ burger and Bagel, Lox, and Cream Cheese you’ve ever seen. Each bagel is made with ‘organic’ wild salmon, lettuce, and onion, on a hearty (and soft) whole wheat bagel. Amazing play food for the tot with discriminating taste.

INK+WIT Animal Poster

INK+WIT’s Animal Poster is charming and simple, and its lovely understated colors will match most modern children’s rooms perfectly. Printed with soy inks on 100% post consumer recycled paper, and packaged in a recycled kraft tube mailer, kids can learn about their favorite animals and about how to keep the earth green with this thoughtful decor.
$60 – Animal Poster – (mat and frame not included)

eight3one’s Tot Couture: Affordable Organic Baby Clothes

Buying certified 100% organic baby clothing is one smart eco-step you can take to ensure your baby’s skin isn’t exposed to the pesticides found in conventional fabrics; and organically grown fabrics are less damaging to the earth. But no doubt about it, babies are expensive… and paying more for organic baby clothing can be a stretch for many parents. Luckily, eight3one owners (and parents) Sven & Aimee, offer a fresh and adorable, and affordable line of organic baby clothes - Tot Couture Organics.