Kicking off the green holiday gift guide is something sweet for the littles. I’ll be featuring a gift a day through the season so you can get some great green holiday inspiration; some for the kiddos and some for us adults. The best thing to do is cut back on the amount we buy for the holidays but for the gifts we do buy we can go green, recycled, and still amazing…
Like this Kangaroo and Baby from Eco-Artware. Each mama and babe is made from a recycled beige sweater with various colored inserts in front. The baby roo is removable …read more

Shopping is ok. Really; everyone needs some items but it’s seriously unthinkable that we need everything we buy. I’m not perfect either so I don’t want to sound all preachy on you but there are some items you don’t need.
Like maybe all those knick knacks or an extra set of dishes just because they’re half off. I can’t guess your’s or your family’s comfort level when it comes to “having things” but I do know that if you want to go green the first big step is to limit your belongings to a more necessity based approach.
That’s not to say …read more

There are so many great ways to contribute to a healthy planet. Some steps are larger than others; some are quick and some eco-friendly ideas take substantial planning. We’ll eventually talk about all these ideas at length but just to get you thinking here are 100 various ideas that can help your family go green.

Buy less stuff.
Fix that leaky sink
Change one regular old light bulb to an energy efficient bulb
Visit the library instead of buying books
Buy in bulk
Grow an egg carton herb garden
Invest in a kitchen compost
Hand down clothing from bigger kids to smaller kids
Eat at least three vegetarian meals …read more

The most simple way to grow green kids (in theory) is to be ultra green yourself. Kids will copy your every move. If they grow up in a home that recycles and turns off lights it’s likely that they’ll do the same. It’s the in theory part that’ll get ya. What if you aren’t a very green adult? You can still start to instill a green sensibility in your littles (and yourself). Try these simple tips.

Take a walk: For the more adventurous; go camping or take a hiking excursion. A walk will do perfectly though. I discussed the importance of …read more

Welcome to Tree Hugging Family.
Since I hope you’ll be sticking around I thought it might be nice to start this blog off with some background information and introductions.
What’s Tree Hugging Family all about anyway?
There are a lot of amazing eco-friendly blogs and websites out there; just look at my blogroll. What will hopefully help Tree Hugging Family to stand out is that my goal is to help make it easier for your entire family to go green. This is a blog for everyone; kids included.
A while back I was surfing around the internet and noticed that a lot of the …read more