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 and soy ink (frame and matte not include). This is an amazing prize and arrives just in time to perk up your autumn.

How to enter:

Since we’re giving away some Halloween goodies, leave a comment on this post telling me how your family are planning to celebrate a green Halloween this year (no it’s not too early to plan!). Are you handing out Fair Trade treats? Making recycled costumes? What? Let me know. IF your family does not celebrate Halloween, that’s cool too. Instead tell me one thing your family is doing to green your life this fall.

RULES:

1. If you don’t follow the ONE how to enter rule above I’ll delete your comment. Comments that say, “Hey, enter me” will be disqualified.
2. Anyone with a mailing address in the U.S. can enter. Sorry, no international or Canadian entries on this giveaway.
3. Comment entries must be posted by September 11, 2009 – midnight my time (west coast).

I’ll randomly draw one winner on Sept 12th, post the winner here, and send the winner an email with more details.

Good luck!

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In case you’ve forgotten, three Tree Hugging Family readers will be winning the DVD DisneyNature: Earth, which also includes a special feature, Earth Diaries: The Making Of The Movie.

And our randomly drawn winners are…

Kara who said, “Lately my young daughter has been deciding what she wants to be when she grows up. It changes often (firefighter, veterinarian, dancer…) based on her daily experiences. I would love this dvd as one small way to encourage a love and respect of nature. Who knows how she might benefit the world one day.”

smiling green mom who said, “Our family would really love this for sure We are in the process of really changing our ways, views and habits on living a more natural life. This would be something really special for them to see and to appreciate the beauty of nature and it’s living creatures! Thanks ”

Janet who said, “my grandkids are huge animal lovers, they would love this.”

Congratulation to our winners! I’ll be emailing you by the end of the day for your contact info so check your spam filters if you haven’t heard from me. Thanks to everyone who played and big hugs to Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment for hosting this great giveaway.

If you didn’t win no worries. I’ve got a totally awesome INK + WIT giveaway coming up later today or tomorrow and soon I’m thinking we’ll be having a special 5 day giveaway that you won’t want to miss. Stay tuned!

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Here at Tree Hugging Family you’ve got two days left to enter to win a copy of the DVD DisneyNature: Earth, which also includes a special feature, Earth Diaries: The Making Of The Movie. We’ve had a lot of entries but I’ve got three to giveaway, so that ups your luck odds. I’m sure you being green on a daily basis ups your karma odds of winning too

Over at Inhabitots you can win a super styling chalkboard tee for that special little doodler in your world. Yes you can write on them then wipe them clean and start again. Very cool.

EcoHuddle is giving away an excellent Citizenpip lunch kit. This is an awesome prize; an all inclusive, adorable, reusable, waste-free lunch kit. I like the Citizenpip kits a lot. Read my review of this lunch kit or simply go enter to win.

Good luck!

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Enter the contest!

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What you can win:

Three lucky Tree Hugging Family winners will win the DVD DisneyNature: Earth, which also includes a special feature, Earth Diaries: The Making Of The Movie.

How to enter:

Leave a comment on this post telling me why your family would enjoy this DVD – do you all love animals? Do you want to learn something new? Maybe you saw the movie in the theater and loved it. Let me know.

RULES:

1. If you don’t follow the ONE how to enter rule above I’ll delete your comment. Comments that say, “Hey, enter me” will be deleted.
2. Anyone with a mailing address in the U.S. or Canada can enter. Sorry, no international entries on this giveaway.
3. Comment entries must be posted by September 1, 2009 – midnight my time (west coast).

I’ll randomly draw three winners on Sept 2nd, post the winners here, and send the winners an email with more details.

THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE:

For some reason lately, people have had trouble responding to my emails when they win a giveaway here. This is frustrating because it makes contests drag on and on, and makes more work for me and the sponsor. So, if you are not comfortable with giving me your email, phone number, and address please DO NOT ENTER. Shipping requirements mean I need the above info for the sponsor. After I email the winners you’ll have three days to email me back or I’ll award the prize to someone else. If you see you’ve won, (I’ll post winners here) and don’t see an email from me soon after on Sept 2nd, check your spam.

Good luck!

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My pal Christina is giving away a set of adorable reusable baggies just in time for back to school lunches – this is one way to create a waste-free lunch! I haven’t seen these reusable baggies before, although on general principal I love them – these ones have awesome designs too.

To learn other ways to create a waste-free lunch see:

• Best reusable lunch gear
• Plum Creek Mercantile Reusable Cloth Snack Bags
• Greener back to school lunches

[image via Solo Mother]

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Win an Ecozoo packpack! Fun, adorable, and made with 100% organic cotton canvas and feature padded straps and internal pockets.

Super adorable Bummas Eco-Friendly Baby Wipes Giveaway!

Eco-Me Baby Box Set – healthy up the nursery!

Organic Earthbound Farm contest for kids

Green your home:

Under the Sink Makeover Contest – Seventh Generation is handing out some major prizes (think trip to NYC, spa, and more) in order to get your home detoxified.

Mimi the Sardine Lunchbug – I love these bags – enter to win one for back-to-school.

Good luck! If you win something awesome let me know.

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As they continue to grow they’ve made some changes such as recently switching to post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic for their salad containers. Along with the new labels, they’re designing new labels that carry the PCR symbol AND a possible quote from your child.

In honor of the new labels, Earthbound Farm has launched a web-based contest seeking quotes from children for the inside of its clamshell salad labels. Kids can submit quotes thanking those who purchase organic.

For each child’s quote that is chosen, they have the opportunity to win:

1. A $500 US Savings Bond for education.

2. A $500 donation in your child’s name to their choice of one of these nonprofit environmental organizations:

• American Forests
• Beyond Pesticides
• Environmental Working Group
• Healthy Child Healthy World
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Organic Farming Research Foundation
• Pesticide Action Network North America
• Union of Concerned Scientists

3. Winning quotes will appear on the back of Earthbound Farm’s new salad labels and on the Earthbound Farm website. 4 winners will be selected in July and then a new winner will be selected every month through the end of 2009!

If your child has something to say about organics click the button below to enter…

[images courtesy Earthbound Farm]

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The randomly drawn winner is…

Tina who says, “I would love to try the Angel Baby oil for my daughter & me!” Congratulations to Tina, and I’m sure you’ll love the oil, if that’s what you decide to try (it’s awesome). I’ll be emailing you with more info about your prize. Please check your spam filters if you haven’t heard from me within two days.

Thanks to everyone who entered and kisses to our friends at Earth Mama Angel Baby for sponsoring this giveaway.

If you missed any of the Earth Mama Angel Baby posts over the last couple of weeks check out;

• Eco-perks of Earth Mama Angel Baby
• Monthly comfort tea – postpartum tea review
  
• Angel Baby Kit Review
• I Love My Mama Gift Set Review
• Green Product Review: Organic Mama-To-Be Tea Sampler
• Safest mama and baby care products

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This is a really cool challenge, and something I suggest you try. I personally use Skin Deep all the time to make sure products are safe and green. If you haven’t tried Skin Deep before, now is a good time to start.

The Earth Mama Angel Baby What’s Your Score? Challenge

1. Gather some of the most common personal care products you use regularly on yourself or on your baby. Personal care products include shampoo, lotions, soaps, diaper cream, stretch mark oil, etc.

2. Go to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics’ Skin Deep database and enter a product name in the search field. Add up the Skin Deep toxicity rating for all the personal care products that you use on a daily basis to find out what your score is.

3. When you have your score, consider the following questions…

• What was your Skin Deep toxicity rating score?
• How did you feel about your score and/or ingredients?
• Were you surprised at how high the toxin score is for any products labeled “natural” or “organic” ?

I think you’ll be surprised at how high (higher = more toxic at Skin Deep) most bath and beauty products score, even those labeled “green, natural, or safe” On the flip side, Earth Mama Angel Baby products all score 1 or less (that’s an excellent rating on Skin Deep). All the more reason to try some of their products.

Read more about Earth Mama Angel Baby:

• About the company – eco-perks and more.
• Green Product Review: I Love My Mama Gift Set
• Green Product Review: Angel Baby Kit

ENTER the Earth Mama Angel Baby Giveaway!

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