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Happy Earth Day! How will you spend the day celebrating and savoring Mother Nature with your family? Read on to see what the Inhabitots writers and editors are doing on Earth Day 2012 for a little inspiration. Still need more ideas? Check out our 8 easy Earth Day activities for kids of all ages.
Kiwi Crate is a subscription gift service for kids that delivers a new engaging, creativity inspiring and education project box monthly. They’ve just added a new box to their offering – the Garden Crate. Created in collaboration with Catherine McCord of Weelicious, the box is packed with all the goodies your green tot needs to plant, grow, observe and cook his own beans and squash. Now that’s teaching kids about the farm to table concept! Inside you’ll also find easy kid-pleasing recipes to cook with the homegrown veggies. If you sign up for Kiwi Crate by April 18, you’ll get this box as part of your subscription just in time for Earth Day.
+ Kiwi Crate $19.95 per month or $220 per year
Meet the Apple Park Crawling Critter Teething Toys – they’re part teething toy, part plushie and boast a whole lot of buzzing fun. Baby can gnaw on the natural rubberwood ring while he tugs on the 100% organic cotton plush toy, which is stuffed with corn fiber. The caterpillar, birdie, ladybug and bee (all as cute as the members of the Apple Park Picnic Pals!) are connected to a stretchy silk cord that it “climbs” up when pulled on. Your little one will be so entertained by these fun, crawling critters she just might even forget how cranky her new teeth are making her!
+ Caterpillar Crawling Critter Teething Toy $22.00
+ Birdie Crawling Critter Teething Toy $22.00
+ Ladybug Crawling Critter Teething Toy $19.95
+ Bee Crawling Critter Teething Toy $19.95
Have your kids outgrown their sneakers again? Treat their feet to a new pair of 100% vegan shoes from Livie & Luca. Their Ferris style, available in patterns and colors for both boys and girls, is made from breathable, eco-friendly jute and canvas. The shoes are lightweight, flexible and easy-peasy for kids to get on and off themselves thanks to a double Velcro closure. Ferris shoes are available in sizes 4 through 10. Keeping reading to learn more about why Livie & Luca is an eco-friendly company.
Looking for a soft and eco-friendly place for your baby to practice tummy time play? Giggle’s Jungle Play Mat from MiYim is the perfect spot. Like all of our favorite goodies from MiYim, this play mat is made from super-soft 100% certified organic cotton and colored with safe, plant-based dyes. Baby will love grabbing at the cute hippo and elephant, gazing at herself in the mirror and exploring the crinkles and squeakers. Want to fit in some tummy …
Let your little one build her own Empire State Building and imagine she’s living a big city dream with Marc Tetro’s New York Pop Out! Paper Models. We’ve shared Marc Tetro’s cute puppy pop-outs in the past, but his latest eco-friendly offerings are geared toward kids who love the bright lights and action of city life. Made from recycled paper, the punch-out flat pack pieces quickly become impressive 3D art. The skyscraper is nearly a foot tall and the …
You probably know Aden & Anais for their beloved swaddling blankets. Now they have just launched a line of crib sheets in the same fabrics and gorgeous prints. Choose from four pretty organic cotton muslin crib sheet options including solid white and a fun dragonfly print, or pick from seven muslin crib sheets in solid colors or …
Ever think your kid is so stinkin’ cute that you want to totally devour him? Those chubby cheeks and adorable expressions are sometimes just too much for everyday kisses and nibbles. If you want to dig right into the adorableness, How to Be a Dad came up with a solution – cover your baby’s sweet little head in pure chocolate that you really can take a bite out of – …
Jessica Alba and Christopher Gavigan, former CEO of Healthy Child, Healthy World, recently launched The Honest Company, a new diaper and green product delivery service for eco-minded parents like you. The company offers everything from laundry detergent and hand soap to shampoo and conditioner to biodegradable diapers and wipes – all at an affordable price and effortlessly delivered to your front door. Now we are excited to announce that The Honest Company is giving away a 6-month supply of their Family Essentials Bundle valued at $215 to one lucky Inhabitots reader. The first month will include the five products you see above: Honest Shampoo, Body Lotion, Hand Soap, Healing Balm and Laundry Detergent. But for the other five months, you can choose any five products you like from the entire 14-product body care and cleaning line (shown after the jump) including Auto Dish Detergent, Hand Sanitizer, Sunscreen, Bubble Bath and Surface Cleaner. All products are non-toxic and made in the USA using all-natural and organic ingredients. Read our review to learn more about The Honest Company and keep on reading to find out how easy it is to win!
This bright and cheery octopus from Giggle isn’t only adorable and fun for babies, but also it’s a brilliant way to repurpose fabric that would otherwise be discarded. Scraptopus is made from leftover 100% Egyptian organic cotton fabric scraps from the production of Giggle’s Better Basics baby clothing line. Your baby or toddler will love tugging at every single one of this cuddly companion’s eight legs. Plus, it doubles as a teether giving this eco-friendly toy even more …
We always get giddy over a new gDiapers print and our favorite green diapers company has done it again! They’ve just launched a sweet Good Lovin’ Little gPant in honor of Earth Day. After all, shouldn’t we all show love to our mother – Mother Earth that is. This colorful print shows your Earth Day spirit and provides a more eco-friendly diapering choice …
Inspire your little musician with this cleverly designed wooden music set. Each instrument is animal-themed, making it a menagerie of music fun – an elephant rhythm block, a bunny tambourine and a lion castanet are included. This adorable eco-friendly music set is handmade from a variety of natural woods and finished with linseed oil, which is music to our ears.
+ Wooden 3-Piece Musical Instrument Set $36.00
You probably heard the latest scary pregnancy news by now – a new study suggests cell phone radiation during pregnancy may put your child at risk for behavioral disorders like ADHD later. We reported on the study and so did just about every othernews outlet around. But while moms-to-be may now be freaking out about their cell phone use, I think the research study is getting blown out of proportion a bit. I’m 17 weeks pregnant and even though I love my iPhone and sit in front of my computer using wifi all day, I’m not worried. Keep reading to find out why this Yale study might not be as dramatic as everyone is making it out to be, and what I’m doing to protect my developing baby from the potential dangers of ionizing radiation from cell phones and wifi.
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