I love Green Halloween and I also love ChicoBags, so I’m happy to announce that they’ve partnered up again this year for the 2nd Annual Trick-Or-Treat Bag Design Contest. The first annual contest was a big success last year and I’m hoping that many of you will come out for this year’s event.

What’s this contest about?:
ChicoBags, maker of yes, all things reusable bags, and Green Halloween, a non-profit, grassroots movement that was created by Celebrate Green author Corey Colwell-Lipson, in order to promote sustainable Halloween traditions teamed up to bring this contest to kids.
Children ages 1-13 are encouraged to enter …read more

It’s going to be a super busy green autumn here at Tree Hugging Family. So you don’t feel lost here’s what’s coming up this September.

Tomorrow we’ll be finding out which three readers will be winning a copy of the DVD DisneyNature: Earth. If you haven’t entered yet skip over quick-like and do so because you’ve got until midnight tonight.
In the next couple of days I’ll also be kicking off an awesome giveaway event sponsored by one of my fave eco-art shops, INK + WIT – the prize is totally green and fab (you will LOVE it) so don’t miss it.
Other …read more

I’ve got a nice eco-giveaway for you this afternoon.

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]

Geez, is everyone having green contests? This could have been in the previous post, but I just saw it. Dang.
In any case, One Book Two Book is having a great Happy Green Bee giveaway right now. I really like Happy Green Bee. They offer super bright organics for babies and toddlers. Personally I prefer natural colors, BUT almost all eco-baby companies produce natural colored baby items, when many parents do like bright shades, so I think it’s nice that Happy Green Bee caters to this demographic.
You can win three gifts in one; an organic cotton knit receiving blanket, a 4 …read more

I did a random drawing for our Green Toys giveaway and came up with four comments:
23
95
124
50
Now, I’d be surprised if you knew your comment number, so the winners names are…

All month we’ve been running our Green Toys giveaway and taking a close-up look at the prizes in this great giveaway.

Cookware & Dining Set
Indoor Gardening Kit
Sand Play Set
Tea Set

As mentioned before, all Green Toys have the following perks:

Easy open 100% recyclable packaging made from recycled corrugated boxes with no plastics, cellophane or twist-ties.
Made from plastic made from recycled milk containers.
Locally produced – as in, every step in the process, from milk container recycling to toy production to final assembly, occurs in one place (in this case California).
Contain no traceable amounts of Phthalates or BPA.
Designed without …read more

Summer is on its way! In hopes of adding a little more fun (and green) to your summer, Tree Hugging Family has the perfect contest launching off today.
Grab your kids (or someone’s kids) and get ready to win a great prize.
Thanks to our wonderful sponsor, Green Toys, we’ve got four amazing toy sets to give away.

We’ll be looking at each toy a little closer over the next three weeks, and we’ll be learning more about Green Toys. But to keep this contest entry post short and sweet; here’s a simple quick run down to kick this contest off.
What you can …read more