You know how we’ve been chatting about saving money on green goods lately? Well, one big way to save on green good is to do it yourself, make it yourself, and use recycled goods to do it with. For example, another big topic here as of late has been reusable, waste-free lunches. Now, while I doubt you’re gonna go out and somehow make a reusable bottle, you can make other components of an eco-friendly lunch kit all on your own. Make the items below. Add silverware and a water bottle and your kid will be good to go for the …read more

Yesterday I posted some eco-lunch kit choices and said that my son Cedar was going to have to choose one. Then I said I’d be back with the results. I had an idea about which he’d choose, but instead, like a typical kid, he decided to TOTALLY surprise me.
I showed him all the choices, and he looked them up and down, and sideways, and made me read him the stats about them. He’s eight, and he’s saying, “So what does that bag measure?” For pete’s sake. Anyhow, his decision…
You won’t believe it:

He says, “I think I’ll just stick with the …read more

So, Cedar’s lunch sack died this summer. He’s currently using the Bamboo lunch sack for camp, but it’s not appropriate for a kid all year at school I don’t think. One recent con I’ve found is that because it’s cloth, ice packs act badly in there (see an updated review).
In any case, Cedar my son is super picky about stuff. Clothes, toys, books, and so on, so I knew choosing a lunch pack wouldn’t be easy, but it’s actually been harder then I thought. He’s snubbed some eco-lunch kits as not cool enough already and our options are wavering. Of …read more

We’re going to kick off a new theme in September, and it’s sure to be a very fun one. Before that, here are all the green school posts from August in one nice little pile for you.
Lunches:
Green Your Child’s Lunch
Earth friendly lunch boxes
Simple Organic Cotton Lunch Bags
Waste-Free School Lunches
Metal Lunch Boxes
Avoid Vinyl Lunch Boxes
Supplies:
Tree Free Notebooks
Earth-friendly Pens & Pencils
Recycled & Sustainable Pencil Cases
PaperBackSwap — Send & Receive Used Books for School or Just Fun
Stubby Pencil Studio
Backpacks – Do you really need a new one?
Clothing:
Ultimate Organic Tees for Back to School
Green Tee Review: Mine Organics
Turn Old Sneakers into a Playground
Organic Cotton …read more