Jennifer is a full-time freelance writer, problogger, and an unschooling mama of an amazing seven year old boy. Besides blogs, her writing background includes copy for non-profits, web projects, national magazine articles, and business proposals. She currently writes for a handful of green minded blogs including Tree Hugging Family, Slices of Green, Little Slices of Green, and Green Home Tips. She also covers topics like unusual structures, saving money, pregnancy, organizing, and more. Obsessions other than writing include Frisbee with her son, road trips (sadly not so green; but fun), books, music, chill people, and barrels of coffee. She recently moved back to the rainy Pacific Northwest after stints in Humboldt and the far too sunny Albuquerque.
Petit Collage is a line of modern sustainable kids decor offering eco-friendly and fun takes on mobiles, screenprints, and wall accessories. From Animal Alphabet Sustainable Screenprints to Adorable, Sustainable Kids Art to beautiful Bamboo Mobiles, Petit Collage items offer an extra special touch for your child’s room. Their bamboo mobiles are the perfect hanging art embellishments for a baby nursery or tot’s room.
Looking for a soft toy that your baby can grow up with? Organic Monsieur Tsé Tsé is so cuddly and adorable, your baby will want to grab onto him and never let go. He’s perfectly baby safe; made with organic cotton, embroidered eyes, and as designer Raplapla notes, “A smile that won’t fade.”
Why should you take the time to make homemade cleaners? Well, first of all, plenty of studies show that toxic, conventional cleaning supplies are bad for your health, your child’s health, and the planet’s health. See the following posts for more information…
While you can’t always expect your toddler to act like a little prince or princess when you’re having a meal out, these toddler flatware sets from Pony Up Design, always behave nicely. Each set comes with a carrying case in a lovely design, plus a sturdy bamboo fork, spoon, and a bamboo and cotton napkin - all perfectly sized for toddler hands and hungry mouths.
Facebook is a useful networking tool, not to mention a fun way to connect with friends, both new and old. However, like all things, Facebook is far from perfect. A while back, Facebook started deleting what they call “obscene images” from user photo albums. The offending images - breastfeeding photos.
If your little one is hoping for a new stuffed friend this holiday season, you can’t go wrong with an Earth Friend. The Earth Friends are a group of wonderful dolls created entirely from organic and recycled materials. Look how sweet big Jax is above.
It’s no secret that here at Inhabitots we adore our owls. If you have a penchant for owls too, or simply want to give a big hoot by keeping it ‘green’ this holiday season, then this post is just for you - chock full of beautiful, kid-friendly, eco-owl paraphernalia, perfect for gift giving.
Are you ready to start wrapping up your holiday gifts? Reach for a roll of this Polar Bears eco-friendly holiday wrap from Paper Source, and kids will be delighted by your present before they even know what’s inside the box. Or choose another design from Paper Source’s eco-friendly, kid-pleasing, PS Green Choices line. What sets the PS Green Choices line apart from many eco-gift wrapping choices, are the bold colors and designs. While many eco lines of gift wrap are lovely, the designs and colors tend to be natural and more geared for adults. The PS Green Choices line offers plenty of bright, kid-friendly paper, highlighting Santa, Christmas trees and a flurry of retro snowflakes in their Moss & Pool Retro Snowflakes pattern seen after the jump.
Chilly winter weather is blowing in, and it’s time to protect baby’s tiny head and cute little ears from the cold. You can keep your tot ‘green’ and warm with these adorable nature inspired organic hats that fight the chill factor and keep her looking totally precious. The 100% organic cotton Finch on Light Blue bonnet above is a cozy and sweet option sized for a 9 to 12 month old. Keep reading for more adorable toppers…
In a previous post we highlighted some great eco-friendly tea party sets. If you’ll be purchasing a tea party set as a holiday gift for a lucky little one, don’t forget to include the treats and sweets!
Here are some earth-friendly tea party food options that are beautiful and yummy… sure to entice tots into a delicious land of make believe!
Little peeps love to play with pretend food, but we don’t all have the room or the budget for an entire play kitchen set. One way around this is to downsize to a smaller pretend food play idea: the tea party! Tea parties are extra fun because children get to munch on pretend sweets, treats, and other party fare at their leisure. Tea parties are also mobile. During the summertime, a child can throw a garden tea party, while a tea party in front of a cozy fire wards off winter chills. Your little one can even carry her tea party set off to her best friend’s house, to be a traveling hostess with the most-est!
Here at Inhabitots, we feature and review a variety of unique green toys, particularly handmade toys, and toys crafted and sold by smaller companies. Toys like the Brian Driscoll Pull Toys shown above. However, if the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has their way, we won’t have as many beautiful items to share with you on Inhabitots, and as parents we will have limited choices when it comes to the toys we choose for our children.
It doesn’t have to be this way! You can help support handmade and ‘green’ toy options.
Plant-Me Pets are squeaky vegetable friends containing veggie seeds that can be planted into the ground to turn into plants! Their funny shapes, bright colors, and slightly alien veggie look will delight the tiny gardener in your world this holiday season. When playtime ends, these little guys can be plunged head first into the nearest garden plot, or garden pot, and they will eventually grow into a yummy melon, tomato, or pumpkin!
Are you looking for the perfect earth-friendly baby shower gift? Maybe you’re starting to collect ideas for holiday baby gifts? Either way, the beautiful BabyBam Collection has got you covered. Or to be more accurate, the BabyBam Collection has got that baby you’re thinking of covered (and lathered) with their wonderful bamboo and organic cotton clothing sets, bamboo soaps, and organic balms.
Brian Driscoll’s pull toys are sweetly handmade, eco-friendly gifts for babies and tots. Artist Brian Driscoll lovingly crafts each of his toys with select native woods of Ash, Cherry, Aspen, and Maple. These 100% lead-free toys have rounded edges that are sanded to a baby-safe smooth finish, and topped off with non-toxic mineral oil. Driscoll views his toys as “small sculptures,” and he hopes to instill an appreciation of art in children as they enjoy his creations.
Want to ‘green’ your gift-giving repertoire all the way down to your stocking stuffers? Start with a cheerful, earth-friendly stocking, such as the organic cotton Amenity Holiday Stocking shown above, which is printed by hand with non-toxic, water based, eco-friendly inks. Stuff it with the eco-friendly goodies detailed after the jump, and you’re sure to please your little ones with small delights that will produce big smiles.
Will you be celebrating your baby’s first Christmas this holiday season? Make it extra special by starting an eco-holiday ornament collection for him or her to cherish for years to come. Earth-friendly holiday decor items and tree ornaments are popping up just in time to trim your tree. One of our favorites is the beautifully simple Baby’s First Christmas miniature toy ornament from the Little Sapling Toys’s shop at Etsy.
One of the main ingredients of the holiday season is delectable food. Families and friends gather over feasts to celebrate and enjoy home cooked meals and traditional dishes. Babies should be treated to the same savory, lip smacking meals; and we’ve whipped up some delicious homemade organic baby food recipes that may be cost effectively made from the same ingredients you’re bound to have on hand while preparing your festive dinners.
Petit Collage’sscreenprint posters provide eco-friendly decor for your kid’s room that also serves as a stylish lesson in learning their ABC’s and animals. The lively Animal Alphabet shown above, is a three color screenprint which is hand-pulled and printed on uncoated, 100% post-consumer recycled paper. In the case of Petit Collage, “M” is for “must have” this hip artwork.
Petit Collage wall art is a refreshing departure from typical child’s room decor. Original concepts and limited edition availability elevate these adorable pieces high above wallflower status. Petit Collage’s pleasing array of eco-minded art pieces will enliven your tot’s surroundings with whimsical flairs of nature. We love their handmade wooden collages created from vintage and painted papers, and the cute Pink Monkeyseen below is one of our favorites.
Wondering what to get for the earth-loving tot who has every ‘green’ toy under the sun? How about a sustainable toy box designed and built by Mod Mom Furniture to beautifully contain all of his eco-friendly wares? The charming Owyn Toy Box is a modern, made to order, organic-style storage box that is functional and perfectly designed for little hands. It is equipped with two leaf shaped lids that children can easily remove to access their toys, and after clean up time, the lids fit right back on top like puzzle pieces, concealing toys and providing a sleek focal point for any room.
Halloween has officially arrived! No doubt, children will be a bit crestfallen come Saturday morning, when all of the spook-filled, costumed festivities have ended. But, these adorable recycled monster friends from Junker Jane’s Shop at Etsy will give them something to hold on to throughout the year, as a creature comfort that keeps on giving.
The Halloween theme is currently in full swing at Etsy; and this favorite online shopping destination which showcases the wares of freelance artisans, is bursting with adorable, eco-friendly Halloween goodies to scoop up for your tots. Now is the perfect time to look for a wonderful handmade ‘treat,’ or ‘trick’ if you’re so inclined.
Here’s an idea we wish we had thought of ourselves. Carton Chic, designed by Armelle Vetillart, is a set of DIY put-together toy kits made from eco-friendly cardboard. Ultimately simple in scope, Carton Chic’s kits encourage craftiness and creativity, and will have your kids truly thinking outside the box.
There’s no better time than Halloween to try a set of Lyra Face Paint Pencils. Face paints are a great, ‘green’ Halloween choice, because you may use them long after Halloween has come and gone. Your little one can play dress-up year round with these fun face paint pencils; and this beats buying a costume mask that your child may only wear once. Besides, it’s tough to find non-toxic, organic masks and costumes. With these face paint pencils, your child can become a beautiful butterfly, an army cadet, a cute kitty cat… the possibilities are as endless as her imagination.
If you’re looking for stylish nursery decor and don’t want to compromise your green living standards, look no further than Mod Green Pod. Mod Green Pod creates beautiful, hand silk-screened, non-toxic wallpapers and luscious 100% organiccotton fabrics that will liven up your baby’s living space while also keeping him or her nestled in a safe home setting.
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