Actually, getting toxic chemicals out of your child’s life entirely is going to take some doing. You’ve got car emissions, non-organic foods, plastic toys and more to contend with. You shouldn’t also have to worry about your home cleaning and bath and body care products. However, a smart green parent should worry – A LOT.

Although most parents in the U.S. consider home cleaners pretty safe, most are anything but safe. In fact more the American Association of Poison Control Centers notes that 1.25 million kids younger than six years of age are unintentionally poisoned in the home each year by …read more

We haven’t done one of these posts since May! Yet, we’ll be good and try not to overwhelm you, too much.
Jennifer and I chose these links to other posts we’ve written because we thought you’d find them interesting and some shade of green.
Misc. Fun

DVD to Watch: Who Killed the Electric Car?
Light Green Stairs Turns One
Recycling on Vacation Too
Going, Going, Green
Save time at the farmers’ market

Reuse / Craft

How about a BOB?
Maple Roses
Kitty Cardboard Chaise
My Paperboard Person
Milk Carton Projects for Kids & Adults
DIY Party Decorations
Many Uses of Catalog Pages to Entertain Cats
Liquor box storage
Fingerprint Mini-Mosaic with Scrabble Tiles
Start Your Bat Costume Today
Ways …read more

Can you believe that some people still only use their towel once and then re-wash it! How crazy is that? Sadly, I’ve met quite a few people addicted to re-washing towels.

Assuming you’re clean after a bath or shower (let’s hope) then there’s no good reason not to hang that towel up, let it dry, and use it again. At my house we go about a week, sometimes more, with the same three towels – one for Cedar and two for me (my hair is long I gotta wrap it). This small step saves time, energy, detergent, and water.
If you have …read more

This poster from the Seattle Times is super slick – and free in pdf form. According to 100 Things (among other places), “The average two-person household unleashes about 20 tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases every year.” So the real question is how can you live without this poster? It’s modish, attractive, and has dozens of helpful reminders about the things you can do to keep your home green and your family and planet healthy.

Download the poster.
Via 100 Things.