I don’t often show art here, mainly because kids are pretty darn good at covering your walls all on their own. However, I LOVE these eco-art pieces, not just because they’re adorable, but because they’re also affordable. These lovely nursery rhyme collages by Rebecca Peragine are available in matted prints, posters or canvases plus various sizes, so you pick the pieces you can best afford, which is awesome.

All of these beautiful nursery rhyme collages are original designs created from scrap papers reproduced for her collection of nursery rhyme prints and posters are printed on high quality 100% recycled paper with …read more

Yesterday I told you about INK + WIT, a very cool sustainable art boutique. I love their pieces, and I’m thrilled to announce that one lucky Tree Hugging Family Reader is going to win a super amazing prize from them…
What you can win:

One reader will win a spooky set of 10 “Halloween Crow” postcards (shown above) AND a sweet limited edition “Pommebirds” print (shown below). The 10 postcards are 4×6 chipboard kraft 103lb thick, with soy based ink and the lovely print is a letterpress limited edition (one of just 300 prints); 8.5×11 acid free archival Stonehenge printmaking paper …read more

INK + WIT is one of my favorite places around for children’s prints with an eco-flavor. Plus, INK + WIT carries oh so much more than just children’s art. In fact, I’ve written about INK + WIT Green Wedding Invites here before.

About INK + WIT:
The company was founded by artist Tara Hogan who also does all the illustration and design for INK+WIT’s lovely products. Her visions and pieces are beautiful and often nature based which I like. About her perspective, Hogan says, “I have a loving appreciation for nature’s intricate beauty combined with modern urban style. I see the world …read more

Bluedominoes is a site set up as one, to sell their bluedominioes Activity Dough and two, to provide information for parents about how to protect the family from hidden sources of lead and other toxic substances found in everyday items, such as dinnerware, toys, food, and cosmetics.

About Activity Dough: This colorful play dough contains organic and all natural ingredients.  It contains zero amouts of lead, heavy metals, bromine, and bisphenol-A. This award winning Activity Dough is also free from all artificial coloring and dyes and is Wheat and Gluten Free. It is Physician Approved, Celiac Sprue Approved, and Feingold Accepted.
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Just in case you happen to be both a Tree Hugging Family reader and an art fan I thought I’d let you know about the Aaron Chang Gallery Grand Opening Event.
What’s up?: Aaron Chang Gallery Grand Opening Event
When & where: February 28th, 2009 (7pm) at the corner of North Cedros and Cliff Street at 124 East Cliff Street, in Solana Beach, California. Click to RSVP.
About Chang: Chang is an award winning photographer with over 100 magazine covers to his credit. His client list includes names like Macys, Sanuk, Mercedes Benz, Nike, Levi’s, as well as his own brand.

Eco-Chang:

With rainy and or cooler weather setting in, now is a good time to stay inside and make some eco crafts. I’ve collected a few that fit the season.
Recycled Blooms: Ok, this may seem like a spring-based craft, but consider making some autumn toned blooms for the Thanksgiving table this year – cheaper than real organic flowers for sure, and your kids will be proud to have their blooms displayed.

[Craft image via Parents Magazine]
Eco-Friendly Halloween Crafts: Instructions are included for Egg Carton Bats, Egg Carton Spider, Milk Jug Pumpkin, Pumpkin Masks, Ghost Windsock, and a Toilet Tissue Roll Bat.

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Right now, while the sunshine is at it’s peak, it’s the perfect time to make sunprints.

While sunprinting paper in itself is not exactly sustainable, you can make beautiful, frame ready art that you’ll love having around the house, and kids think sunprints are magical.You simply place an object on sunprint paper, expose it to the sunshine, and then give it a dip in water, and your custom print appears.

Visit Sunprint Kits to learn more and to purchase paper.
Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes, and green challenges going on at Tree Hugging Family in August 2008
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Instructables and Discover magazine have joined forces and right now are running the Green Science Fair For a Better Planet contest and event. I actually meant to post on this sooner (bad me). The contest is complied of every sort of green project you can think of, but each project needs to be instructions, a how to go green, make a green something, or use green ideas for something off the charts odd.
Voting ends tomorrow. So right now you can go vote or even still submit, if you’re quick. There are all kinds of things to see at the event …read more

Recycle Works has an excellent page of creative reuse project links – perfect for kids and adults. Some of what you’ll find includes:
Colorful envelopes made out of old magazine or calender pages.
Bird feeder from a milk carton
One of their links will take you to the KinderArt Art From Recycled Materials page, which is great. You’ll find stuff like…

Egg cup flowers
Keychain
Art Savers
A Bug Village
And lots more

Another of their links will shoot you over to the Goddess of Garbage a dumpster diving, creative sort, who makes things like candle holders from found objects.
Plenty of reuse projects for the whole summer. Plus at …read more

This poster is totally cute and mod, with great colors and it’s printed on recycled paper. It covers the endangered species of the British Isles from A to Z. I just love it. You little might just love it too. Or you – I think this would even look great in grown-up spaces, very soothing. Available at Present & Correct.