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Tree Hugging Family - Living Green

Archive for the ‘Grow Green Kids’ Category

March 29th, 2008

Nature Experiment - Make Your Own Rain Bowl

I have a friend who showed me this rain bowl he made with his kids - an experiment that’s mainly common sense, but it’s not like I would have thought to do it. You might also call this a solar powered water purifier.
This experiment allows kids to see how clean rain happens, even when our […]

By Jennifer -- 4 comments

March 28th, 2008

Eco Tips from Kids

We asked our readers for eco tips from kids to enter a recent contest we had to give away some kid shopping bags.
And here are the really savvy and sweet Eco Tips from Kids:
We don’t throw garbage on the Earth and we pick up litter. We have a compost instead of putting it in […]

By Peggy -- 6 comments

March 24th, 2008

Hug This Tree: The Giving Tree

I know it’s not a real tree. I’m just feeling hopeful for the planet; what with spring arriving and all.
Honestly, wasn’t Shel Silverstein just way ahead of his time. I mean The Giving Tree was written in 1964. 64 people! That’s incredible. It’s so forward thinking; covering consumption and the need for things. The ability […]

By Jennifer -- 0 comments

March 20th, 2008

60 Eco-Friendly Ways to Celebrate Spring

Many of us are welcoming spring today, so I thought it would be nice to go over some nature loving, tree hugging, eco-friendly ideas that will carry the entire family through the better part of spring and into summer.
1. Quit looking at nature through your frosty windows. It’s warming up, so get out there and […]

By Jennifer -- 15 comments

March 16th, 2008

CleanWell’s Kid-Safe Hand Cleaning Products

 
CleanWell seems to care about making products naturally and kid-safe. They sent me their hand wash and hand sanitizer spray to try out. By the way, CleanWell is available at Target, but you can also order online.
So, I’ll make this easy. I’ll tell you what I liked, then what I’d change if I could. […]

By Peggy -- 0 comments

March 16th, 2008

My Favorite BabyBam Collection Item

Right now we’ve been running our fabulous BabyBam Collection contest. One lucky winner is going to win an amazing gift package from the BabyBam Collection which includes an adorable organic onesie and some lovely organic soap.
In the contest post I asked you to tell me your favorite BabyBam Collection product and I noted that later, […]

By Jennifer -- 0 comments