It’s time to plan for homemade holiday gifts! There’s much you can make yourself, but it takes some time and planning. Getting the kids involved with making homemade gifts will help teach resourcefulness while also checking off the gift list.
Flip & Tumble, makers of reusable bags, put together an Eco-Thrift Gift Guide with simple ideas you can probably pull off without buying many supplies, if any. And, they’re giving you the opportunity to contribute your own ideas for a chance to win six free reusable shopping bags! For more details, visit Flip & Tumble, scrolling to the bottom for the …read more

Since green toys can be a little more difficult to find, it’s wise to start looking now for holiday gifts for kids. Stockings are a fun holiday tradition, and kids like to find a toy mixed in with their candy and fruit goodies. So, onward to natural, reclaimed or recycled (mostly small) toys…

Walking Stick Toys features lots of wooden toys painted with non-toxic paint. I like their goat figure, but they offer plenty more of these tiny treasures for only $7. The wooden figures are 3 inches tall and made with organic Maple. Other animal figures include a panda, kangaroo, …read more

If you’re still looking for some super cute Halloween treats that are fast and easy, I’ve got a round up of some ideas for you. All of these treats take very little time and some, like the first adorable Halloween ghosts are even somewhat healthy. Note, of course like always, not all these treats are branded organic. It’s an easy enough switch though. Simply exchange conventional ingredients for organic.
Frighteningly cute ghost strawberries! I LOVE these. It’s crazy how simple but adorable a treat can be. Kids will adore these.
More spooky edible fun…
I’d never eat spider eggs – not for …read more

Beautiful Sweets Organic Bakery is one of my favorite online cookie shops, because one, they’re super green, two, they’ll ship fresh cookies all over the U.S. and three, they have awesome designs.
If you’re planning a scary Halloween party Beautiful Sweets cookies are perfect for the occasion – you could even wrap them and hand them out to kids you know for trick-or-treat. Take a look at these amazing Halloween designs…

Halloween
Pumpkin Fun – which your kids get to color with special food coloring pens!

Autumn Collection
Scarecrow
Eyes
Monster Faces

Beautiful Sweets bakes their cookies up with all organic ingredients from small sustainable family farms and …read more

Mixing healthy with fun is easy if you’re creative. Take a look at these cool Halloween treats below which are both healthy and spooky fun for kids. Click the links or images to learn how to make them with your own kiddos.

Haunted Forest Platter – toooooooo cute! And so darn creative. Who would have thought that eggs could look so evil?

Halloween, or more appropriately for tree hugging families, “green” Halloween is coming soon, so it’s time to get planning. Before we kick off this season, let’s take a look back at some previous green Halloween tips you can use.

TIPS:

Buy Nothing New Halloween was an idea last year, but it still holds up as an excellent plan for this year.
Green Halloween Costume Ideas
Non-toxic face paints for Halloween
Should you buy an organic pumpkin for Halloween?
Green Your Halloween Party

TREATS:

Organic Halloween Smoothie
Fair Trade Treats for Halloween

ECO-HALLOWEEN CRAFTS!:

Oodles of Free Recycled Halloween Craft Ideas
Recycled Autumn Kid Crafts
DIY Refrigerator Magnets
Nature Themed Autumn Craft

THIS YEAR:
There’s still time …read more

With winter holidays already on the brain, you may be thinking about stocking up on gift wrap. The first green rule of thumb is to go used – i.e. wrap gifts in stuff you already have like newspaper, old tissue paper, or even a collage of magazine images. The second rule of thumb is to go with a company making sustainable wrap.

A new eco-paper goods company just appeared on the scene, Ecosaurus, offering paper goods that are 100% recycled, 50% PCW (gift wrap) to 100% PCW (note cards), processed chlorine-free, and printed with vegetable-based inks. No petroleum, and all goods …read more

Each year I say – I should figure out a Christmas holiday tradition for my family that’s not only eco-friendly, but fun, and also something that everyone can swallow.

Facts:
I personally was raised with Christmas – trees, cookies, gifts, the whole darn deal. I liked it and as a kid thought it was mostly fun, but I never loved how hectic it was, and by the time I was in my early 20s I was sick of the whole planning perfect gifts mess.
By the time my son Cedar was born, his dad and I wanted to do something for the …read more

I was writing a round up of 4th of July garden recipes elsewhere when I found this awesome kid treat…

Corncob cake via Family Fun
This Corn on the Cobcake is WAY too adorable, and although it’s not organic, you could totally switch it up with some clever organic thinking. I.e organic jelly beans and organic cake + frosting. In any case, finding this recipe got me thinking about food that resembles veggies, flowers, fruits and other nature items. All super fun for kids, and perfect for 4th of July, or really any old summer day.
Here are some ideas, but remember to …read more

It’s funny, Arbor Day has been around since 1872, which totally gives Earth Day a huge run for the money, yet now, every April, Earth Day gets a lot more press. In any case, today is the official U.S. Arbor Day. Many states also celebrate their own version and day of Arbor Day though. See when Arbor Day is in your town. If you’re international you can also check your Arbor Day celebration date.

If you’re planning on getting out there and celebrating Arbor Day today, or any day for that matter, you can always just get out there and plant …read more