Attention all new and expecting parents!
We’re giving away an awesome baby goody box: the Bambino Box to one lucky winner! The Bambino Box is a wonderful way to welcome your baby to your eco-friendly family. Valued at $175 this sweet gift box from Jade’s ToyBox includes: a starter library for parents and baby, including children’s classics, Goodnight Moon, replenishable wood ABC blocks, a phthalate-free rubber duckie, a wind-up wooden music box, and a handmade, fair-trade Yoyo animal from a Bolivian women’s cooperative. This wonderful goody box is valued at $175 and is CHOCK FULL of great fair-trade and non-toxic children’s classics, so it makes a wonderful new baby gift!
TO WIN A BAMBINO BOX FOR YOUR VERY OWN:
1) Sign up with Inhabitots.
2) Leave a comment on this post below telling us how you plan to green your lifestyle for your new baby!
Contest closes at 12 midnight EST on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.
Wow that is a nice looking gift set. Valued at $250 ?
my little bundle is coming the end of november and I hope to green my lifestyle by using gdiapers
I would go green by using cloth diapers,use bamboo clothing , organtic and fair trade products. I know its so important to people and the earth if we are responsible . I also feel if we bring up our kids with the habits of reuse and recycle ,it will come as second nature to them.
I try to keep the windows open as much as possible, I breastfeed, I practice Elimination Communication as much as I can, I use cloth diapers, I hang my laundry outside to dry as much as possible, I walk often.
Our baby daughter just arrived 2 1/2 weeks ago! For her “baby shower”, which was actually a Mama Blessing – I asked people to donate to 1 of 3 different causes instead of buying us gifts. One of the causes was ‘Miracle Diapers’, an organization which helps low-income families start with cloth diapers. The only registry I signed up with is a local natural parenting resource/store for our cloth diaper collection. We just pick up the gifts, rather than having them shipped.
My email for this contest is j.davisharte@gmail.com
Our baby is due in May. We plan to use EC (saves on diapers). But use chlorine free or gDiapers when needed. Try to use as much fresh organic veggices. VOC free furniture. BPA free bottles. As much organic and natural clothing as possible. We can’t wait.
Love love love. Hope I win. We will try and start a neighborhood recycling program. Along with recycling toys for kids…
We already use cloth diapers and breastfeed. Our family recycles and uses as little disposable paper products and utensils as possible.
Our compost has been started for next spring’s garden.
I breastfeed, use cloth diapers (in combo with EC) and plan to make our baby food.
I am using my old toys and books from when I was a kid instead of buying new ones. I also breastfeed and plan to make my own baby food when my child starts solids.
I am actually hoping to win this prize for my 31-year-old sister who is two months pregnant with her second child.
My sister has always been an environmentally friendly mother and raised her first son as a “green” baby, who is now almost 3 years old. She has reuseable cloth diapers, breastfed, made her own baby food, takes her son on fruit-picking trips to an organic farm for all the big fruit seasons (strawberries, raspberries and apples), discourages friends and family from buying her child plastic toys as gifts, and I’m pretty sure even if she has a girl this time around, she will still make sure the baby wears all of her son’s old baby clothes, and only buy new stuff if absolutely necessary.
And she has a blog called “Nature Nagger.” It’s a perfect description of her.
We shop mainly at consignment stores, exclusively breastfeed, use only natural cleaning products, try to buy as many natural and wooden toys as possible. I also make my own baby food now that she’s started eating solids.
Many plans to go green! We’ve given up our car and use only public transport.
We will turn of the computer, and non-essential electrical items when not in use.
We will wash the baby’s cloths in cold water using environmentally friendly and biodegradable laundry liquid.
I also plan to set up a community toy swap event so that toys can be recycled and reused.
My little one is due in March. I’m lucky to have close friends with children 9months older, so I will receive all of my clothes as hand me downs. I plan on using gdiapers, breastfeeding and making my own baby food once they are on solids. We raise our own chickens and have an organic garden that will go to feeding the baby as well.
MY little one is due in March. We will get hand me down clothing and furniture, plan on breast feeding and using gdiapers. We also raise our own chickens and have an organic garden that I will make my own baby food with once the baby is on solids.
Expecting, due date end of April. First baby but I’ve been collecting sweet vintage clothes (mostly from Goodwills) for a year now (reuse!). I’m also making little pants and diaper covers out of vintage kimonos (cotton, wool and silk). Making great use of Craiglist and Freecycle Seattle (and my friends) to so-far avoid buying anything new.
Like most of my friends I will do the cloth diaper thing, breastfeed, etc. We’ve been planning on an energy audit and environmental assessment for our home and this just increases the urgency a little. In the past I threw a DIY/co-ed kegger onesie decorating party for my best friend when she had her first, she’s already scheming mine. Many people will be waiting to get me back for the mildly offensive self-made onesies I’ve become known for at baby showers (oreo onesies, rainbow + white trash jokes, sorry, can’t help myself!)
My work has already agreed me to work a flex schedule to reduce transpo and childcare needed. Once solids become part of the diet they will be home-made from our CSA box or our organic garden. We’re big fans of Chef Greg Johnson’s home-made baby food training. http://www.chefandfather.com
We’re lucky to live in Seattle (and on the light rail line) where there are so many resources for reducing your environmental impact.
I hope I win! Crossed my fingers!
I use cloth diapers and wipes, dry them outdoors every afternoon, recycle use cloth bags at the store and shop consignment sales and craigslist for the diapers and clothing. I get a thrill from finding good used bargains!
I will avoid products with dangerous chemicals and limit the use of plastic toys. I will purchase as much organic food as possible. We’ll also limit the things we buy to necessary items rather than over-buy which I’m sure most parents are tempted to do.
We have twin girls and either borrow from friends/family or buy most of their clothes and toys through consignment or 2nd hand stores. I also breastfeed both of them and use cloth diapers. They sleep on organic mattresses and bedding.
Carpet has been pulled and wood floors refinished (water based sealant only). We will be planting a vegetable garden with “Baby Greens” (our nick name for the little one pending actual naming) in mind. Most of our food will come into the house unprocessed. And we will give Greens as few plastic things as we can.
No more toys that need batteries!
Create a chemical free environment.
my baby is here — food is on the horizon for us, and i hope to make my own organic baby food!
I’m using cloth diapers, and doing household cleaning with vinegar, baking soda and lemon juice. How’s that for green?
Joanna
With this baby, my second, I am more informed from the beginning about household toxins in the environment, When choosing a crib to sidecar, we co-sleep, I researched what cribs in my price range, use a non-toxic finish and shopped for the best deal on an organic mattress. I am smarted about the food choices we make, we always ate organic, but now eat local, organic as much a possible. I love bringing my daughter with me to the farmers market even though it is a struggle to shop and keep and two year old interested. I am slowly trying to replace my newborn clothing with organic ones, but it is hard when I have so much already which were mainly given as gifts, and start a new and expensive! We use cloth diapers and am looking forward to getting my money’s worth by using them a second go around. My daughter loves to help me clean the tub with baking soda and vinegar and watch it bubble. She loves to use baking soda for anything. When the car smells stale, if we left a dirty diaper in it, she say mommy we need to get some fresh baking soda! lol.. I would love to win this basket for for new baby who is due next month. Thanks!
julie
I’d love love love to win this! We do a lot of things to be as green as we can. I still breastfeed my first baby who is over 2 yo already (we breastfed exclusively for 8 months), and I will of course breastfeed baby #2 as long as possible. I began practicing Elimination Communication with my daughter when she was 2 months old and we saved a lot of cloth-diaper washing this way. I plan on beginning EC with the new baby right from the start. I already use only natural products for cleaning (vinegar, natural soap, baking soda), washing clothes, and also for personal care. I’d like to buy only organic clothes for the new baby – I tried for my first one but organic clothes can be expensive. I also get a lot of used clothes from nice mamas around me. All our babies’ furniture is non-toxic – solid wood, non-toxic finishes. And we only buy natural, wooden or cloth non-toxic toys. We’re eating more and more organic food, and mainly vegetarian too. We still have to improve on many things to call ourselves green, but we try to do as much as we can!
We are trying to take care of our planet for our new baby daughter and teach her to do the same by cloth diapering, breastfeeding, buying toys and baby gear from environmentally responsible companies, composting and organic gardening, recycling, freecycling (her wardrobe for the first 18 months of her life is costing me nothing!), and replacing nearly every paper or plastic product in our home with something washable. I would love to win this package for her, because it includes all the items she will need next: books, safe toys, a bath toy, and all eco-friendly. I love it! Thanks for all you do. Your blog makes a real difference and helps your readers know how to make a difference, too.
Laura C
laurakcowan/at/gmail/dot/com
i plan on trying to conserve on diaper usage
My wife and I use the Beaba Babycook to make our little boy’s food from fresh local produce. It is so quick and easy to use! It steams and purees the veggies and fruits like apples, pears, and sweet potatoes. He doesn’t like green beans though. We know we are not just giving him pure fruits and veggies that are locally grown but he isn’t getting lots of preservatives and other “junk” in commercial baby food. Good for him good for the environment.
We will be getting an organic mattress without any yucky chemicals off gassing!
I plan on using homemade cleaners and eating more organic
My baby will arrive next March and I plan to use glass bottles, chemical free toys, organic sheets and reuse as much as possible from other friends, consignment stores and freecycle.
i am going to use cloth diapers this time around.
I use cloth diapers on my 6 week old!
I’m expecting my second child and have been practicing Eco-friendly living. I just moved into a house with acreage and plan on growing my own food and starting a compost heap.
My hope is that my baby, due in March, will learn from mom and dad that Green isn’t just a lifestyle choice, it’s just the way of living. Borrowing maternity and baby clothes from friends, shopping minimally and starting at consignment and thrift stores, hunting at garage sales and on craigs list are some of the environmentally and economically friendly ways I’ll begin to go green with my babe. Teaching the value of consumption and consumerism and living lightly on the land will be a model we’ll continue to live by. The collection you’re offering is so super cute! If we win, I will share the goodies with the other pregnant ladies I work with! Giving is Green too!
i would realy like to win this baskett! our 3 year old as really enjoyed breing a green baby,so much that there is not much left for this next one
My baby girl is 19 months… I used cloth diapers and EC combination and she is not using diapers any more. We made our own baby food. I are consuming not only organic but also regional from our local farmers market. And still breastfeeding proudly
My baby was due in June so he’s three months old–I’ve tried really hard to be as green as possible as we navigate through the insane baby industry! We had a baby shower where ppl brought their favorite childhood book–literally, their own copy if they still had it. We received many well-loved and worn copies of some great children’s classics. For the nursery, we used all Safecoat paint and recycled furniture that we bought on craig’s list. I turned a $35 dresser into a changing table with a little paint and some old wallpaper. In addition, we bought the rest of the baby gear from parents in the neighborhood through a yahoo group that we’re a part of….a used oeuf crib/mattress, a used stroller, a bumbo seat, baby bjorn, an oeuf lounger. We are also swapping stuff with friends–we have all our upstairs neighbor’s baby items that her son has grown out of (car seat, clothing, mobile, high chair) with the understanding that we’ll give it back should she have a 2nd child. Another friend who had a baby six weeks after us gives us clothes that she received that are too big for her baby and we return the favor with clothes that our little one has grown out of. We also cloth diaper through a great local diaper service (diaperkind!) and breast feed exclusively. And I’m super excited for when my son is ready to eat because I canned applesauce and peaches this year with all the produce from our CSA! I guess I’m just a green-nerd–but it feels nice to be able to something, however small.
(And one more thing about cloth diapers–it’s great b/c you can change your little one as much as you want without feeling like you’re filling up a landfill. They pee so often, it’s like you sometimes need to change them three times in 10 minutes!)
I plan to make my own food for the my little girl now 6 months
We are trying our best to green our baby as best as possible through reducing re-using and recycling. First of all, we have made an effort to accumulate as little stuff as possible, waiting for an actual need to arise before we get new items. In terms of re-use, we bought an old dresser from the thrift shop and painted it with low-VOC paint. The chair and wool rug was handed down from a grandmother, The crib I made myself from FSC wood, coated in low VOC polyurethane. We did purchase a new crib mattress, but bought it from Ikea as I understand they do not use toxic fire-retardants in their mattresses. We opted NOT to have a vinyl mattress cover due to the toxic off-gasing.
We received hand me down car-seat and stroller, and probably close to 90% of her clothing is either borrowed or used. We will be using reusable diapers (G diapers) and wash cloths instead of wipes.
Our house is also run off of green power (through Enmax) and next summer we will again plant our back yard organic garden to keep her well fed with healthy home grown vegetables with the shortest distance to the table!
Keep up the great work with this website!
cloth diapers, glass bottles , homemade baby food and recycle as much as we can
We cloth diapered for a little while, then I decided to go back to work and switched to disposables. Sorry, earth! I do make my own baby food as much from our garden as I can, and we shop the farmers market.
I plan to make breastfeed, then make babyfood myself from local/organic produce, and also am borrowing as many clothes as possible and making some myself. All this for the lovely bundle expected in January.
we love hand me downs. my baby is not a reason to overconsume
We are due with our first child in May. We already live near the heart of Minneapolis, one of the three best cities for bike commuting in the nation, and we plan on continuing to bike commute after our little one is old enough to ride in a baby seat on the back, but until then, its an easy walk to the Farmer’s market on Nicollett Ave, or a quick bus ride to the Wedge or Seward co-ops. We plan on trying out Bum Genius, a new reuseable diaper system some friends of ours have reccommended – they have an outer shell with replaceable fiber inserts that can be washed simelarily to cloth diapers. We will also breastfeed, of course, since it is so much better for the baby and the environment, using all glass bottles for breastmilk when that time comes, to avoid exposure to VOC’s. Its also a great city for garage saling, and we’ll be right at the beginning of the season when the baby comes, so outfitting our baby on a shoestring budget should be easy and fun!
When we have our third baby, I am going to use cloth diapers! Thanks
I will go green by using cloth diapers.
cloth diapers!
We have an eco friendly nursery with sustainable furniture and no voc paint. In addition, Evan wears chlorine free diapers and organic clothing!
we used bamboo cotton nappies for our first and the same ones for our sedond, born 4 months ago. we haven’t bought a single new item of clothing for number 2, all hand-me-downs and second hand…. same goes for toys, bedding etc. we’ve always eaten organic, but now have the luxury of getting our organic produce fresh twice a week from a farm a few kms away, the rest gets delivered on wednesdays. we are converting to using ornage oil, vinegar and bicarb for all household cleaning, and we have a bioball for our laundry. all clean and green. we all are happier and the earth is healthier. we also just pulled up a whole load of concrete from our front garden and reinstated indigenous flora, its a beautiful jungle
i love that there’s a mix between classic books and toys. It’s so important for children to play with real physical objects, from blocks to tea sets to stuffed animals. I think we often forget about how a child’s imagination can be captured by anything — grass, a box, a band-aid case — in favor of the high-tech.
To green for my sister’s baby, will focus on buying organic cotton and bamboo clothing, avoid chemicals while cleaning, and do an assessment of the indoor air pollutants in the household. If they end up painting the nursery, will push for non-VOC paint, as the fumes can linger for many years and potentially cause developmental problems.
I’m due in April. We plan to use cloth diapers and breast feed. I am also buying organic fabrics and non BPA toys.
My babe was born two months ago. We use cloth diapers, cloth diapers, hand me down clothes and baby goodies. We line dry when the weather in nice. We have a solar array that makes up for about 75% of our energy use and solar heat that makes up for about 15% of our heat. Next spring we will be planting our garden and growing as much of our own food as we can and will also be keeping a few chickens for eggs (and fun!) We will also be making our own baby food when the little one starts eating solid foods. We will teach her about being a good steward of the world she lives in and that it doesn’t just belong to her, so she has to be good to it.
Like others, I plan to use cloth diapers. I know its not much, but its a start!
our baby is due in december and we are fully commited to raising our child as responsibly as possible by using cloth diapers, breatfeeding and making our own food and not getting every gadget that people seem to think you need. I have been buying used clothing and making some as well with recylced fabrics. our first outings this winter will be snowshoeing in the gorgeous tahoe winter.
We’ve just started using bumGenius reusable diapers. I also plan on making our own babyfood.
Great Giveaway!!!
With our new baby, we are using cloth diapers, cloth wipes, and trying to buy organic clothes and bedding.
I just signed up for your blog too- i love your blog
I’d love to give this gift to my friend who is expecting. I only buy “green” gifts for my friends in hopes they will see the difference and start living more Eco-friendly.
I would like to use more eco friendly toys. I am also looking for products with less and recycled packaging. Thanks for the giveaway.
Bambino Baby gift Box is a great gift. This one is a bit pricey. This is a great home based business.
I have been using green cleaning products as well as switching over to CFL lightbulbs. I also dry the clothes on the line when the weather is decent
We’ve been greening up by swtching to safer, eco-friendly cleaners. (and vacuuming more often!)
My little one arrived in June! We have been using seventh generation diapers and are making the transition to cloth diapers! Also we are a vegetarian family who eats mostly organic (where we are at it can be hard to find) foods. When my daughter is ready to start solid foods I will be making all of her baby food! Also we are big in the bicycle movement. I want to find someone who can build a cart that we can take wherever we go that will carry DD and any other things like grocieries. we never use harmful cleaning products, only baking soda and vinager for day to day cleanings and seventh generation for deep cleanings like dishes and laundry.
My second baby arrived in June. We have been using cloth diapers for him and also switched to cloth diapers for our oldest son. We also use all non-toxic cleaners in the home. I shop local whenever I can!
disposable diapers!
Eating and buying thoughtfully and conscientiously to ensure a healthy planet for my son. Praticing elimination communication to reduce evn the number of cloth diapers we use – it also provides a closer bond between us!
For sure , lots of breast feeding and cloth diapers
harborlad@optonline.net
We’re going green by making the switch from Seventh Generation disposable diapers to reusable cloth diapers. We already eat organic and recycle practically everything.
I breastfeed and make the majority of the baby food we use for our twins myself. All of their clothes are hand me downs or second hand.
I’m greening my lifestyle for my little one on the way by eliminating all plastics in my cooking, Using cloth diapers, eco-friendly toys and alternative fiber options like hemp and bamboo. I’m also going to be putting in my own garden to grow the best organic produce for my little bundle.
Just wanted to say that I love getting updates on cool new eco-friendly kid stuff from your blog. I am a foster momma who has had 9 little babies (most straight from the hospital) in our home since we started fostering 3 years ago. I want to give these babies the best start I can and part of that is to provide them with the best products I can find … I feed only organic foods and make a lot of their clothes from recycled fabrics. Thank you for showcasing so much cool stuff!
I have “greened” our lifestyle by breastfeeding, making all organic babyfood and buying as much as I can secondhand for the kids.
Thanks for the chance to win! mrs_kateboard@hotmail.com
We are cloth diapering, asking for hand me downs instead of registering, breastfeeding and we will be making our own baby food when little Ollie is ready. I am also learning to sew so that I can make clothes and toys from sustainable and safe resources.
I am due with my first baby end of december. I am planning to use cloth diapers and will try first with bumgenius and gdiapers. also, whenever I buy stuff for him and the nursery, I try to make enviromentally conscious choices. i love those fabric wall stickers by Mae I found through inhabitots.
but i will also reuse second hand stuff I received from friends and family, and most important: whatever food comes into my body, it is homemade and all organic, hoping that the baby will start off healthy.
Beeing pregnant made me also be more conscious on using less harmful and more enviromentally friendly cleaning products.
To set up the baby room, we’ve gotten fantastic essentials by way of hand me downs from friends and garage sales (e.g. $15 for a 1970s changing table). We only registered with three local businesses, including the cloth diapering service we’ll be using. We’ve assembled our own favorite books from childhood for the start of the little one’s library. And finally, we had an energy audit done on the house, which they then sealed up (resulting in a 30% efficiency improvement), and had paper pulp insulation blown into the walls of the baby’s room for better warmth during our cold winter. We get our food from a CSA…So how are we “going to green our lifestyle” when the baby comes? Well, I suppose just keep on going like this… Thanks for doing what you do on your site!
We plan on breastfeeding, making our own baby food when that time comes, and using cloth wipes, cloth diapers and gdiapers. We are shopping for organic, natural rubber and wood baby products to avoid toxic materials. We also plan on focusing on low and no VOC furniture and paints and continue to live and promote a environmentally sensitive lifestyle. Also, lots of “au naturale” baby kisses!!!
we have been using compostable diaper service and diaper. also, we reuse used conventional diaper by emptying out the inside, wash the diaper and stuff it with used/washed diaper wipes. we also reuse diaper wipes by washing them. we are also training our baby with EC using baby potty. it is working! other than that, we buy used furniture from craigslist and try to get organic or green wooden toys for our baby. this is a wonderful set of gifts to share. thank you. our baby girl is almost 4 months now!
Going green for my little Miya bean! -Romi