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Tree Hugging Family - Living Green

May 31st, 2008

Green Toys Close-Up & Last Chance to Enter Our Green Toys Giveaway

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. […]

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May 17th, 2008

Gardening Tasks Even Toddlers Can Help With

Gardening is one great way to get your kids outside. However, if you don’t allow them to stay busy, toddlers can create more work for you. Here are some tasks toddlers and young children can help with.
Placing seeds: Put a few seeds at a time in a medicine cup so they don’t go nuts.
Pulling deadheads: […]

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May 9th, 2008

Green Toys for Summer Fun Contest!

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 […]

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May 1st, 2008

Less asthma among kids - just one more reason to hug trees

A new release from HealthDay News relates that young children who live on tree lined streets, or technically in neighborhoods with plenty of trees, have lower rates of asthma than children who live among fewer trees.

In New York City, asthma is the leading reason for hospital admissions among the 15 year old and younger set. […]

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April 23rd, 2008

One Tree Hugging Family - Nature Kids!

These photos sent by mama Shawna are truly breathtaking. I’m so jealous. I want to take photos this nice.

See how right I am - just beautiful. Shawna notes that these shots, “Are from a camping trip we went on this last weekend to South East Utah. It’s called Buck Horn Wash! Very beautiful!” I agree.
Many […]

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April 19th, 2008

Do you have nature adventure pictures to share?

The other day my best friend and I took our kids to this cool garden area in Washington. There are different gardens - like English, herb, veggie, and more, plus a couple of ponds, a forest, fields, bees, greenhouses, and more. The kids had a great time. Actually we’ve been there before and Cedar always […]

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