Green Living
How to Recycle Crayons ~ Valentine’s Day Kids Craft
This project has it all – it is fun, inexpensive, quick, green and just plain cool. Since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, I decided we would share our fun craft in the form of Valentines. Who wants to place bets on which kid has the coolest Valentine’s in preschool?! Restaurants dole out crayons by the [...]
Read the rest of this post »Save Energy & Money By Washing In COLD With Tide Coldwater
It’s a no-brainier, using cold water to wash your laundry saves energy and money. In fact, according to TLC, about 90% of the energy needed to wash a load of laundry is used for heating the water – yikes! So washing in cold water can dramatically reduce your carbon footprint. But does it get your [...]
Read the rest of this post »Earth’s Best Organic Baby Food 12-Pack – 2 for $15 + Free Shipping with Shoprunner
Here’s a great deal on Earth’s Best organic baby food from Babies “R” Us. They currently have their 12-packs on sale 2 for $15. You can even score FREE shipping if you grabbed one of the many free ShopRunner memberships available last month too. If you missed out, you can checkout the ShopRunner service with [...]
Read the rest of this post »Go Green With The Gigglin Garden Gang #GoGreenNGiggle #Cbias
By no means do I have a green thumb, you might even say I have a brown thumb. Plants under my care seem to wither instead of flourish. But since one of the best ways to teach kids about being green is by showing them, and plants are the building blocks to this lesson plan, I [...]
Read the rest of this post »Free Scotch Brite Greener Clean Sponge
Head over to the Scotch Brite Facebook page today and the first 100,000 can score a FREE Scotch Brite Greener Clean Scrub Sponge. Just one of these sponges can outlast 30 rolls of paper towels. Scotch-Brite, the brand you know and trust, has created a line of effective cleaner products made from natural and recycled [...]
Read the rest of this post »Home Depot Christmas Light Trade-In Event
The Home Depot is having their Christmas Light Trade-In Event November 3rd through 13th this year, and you can bring in your used (even broken) incandescent Christmas lights and trade them in for a discount on new energy efficient LED lights. For each string of lights, you’ll receive up to $5 off your purchase of a [...]
Read the rest of this post »$30 of Organic Peeled Snacks for Only $3
Here’s a GREAT deal on one of our favorite snacks in our house – Peeled Snacks. Peeled Snacks are made from the highest quality organic & natural ingredients, provide a full serving of fruit, have no sugar added, and are a great source of vitamins and minerals. I happen to even be eating a bag of [...]
Read the rest of this post »Green Works For A Green Clean Home Review
I have always considered myself environmentally friendly. Long before it was in-vogue to be green, I monitored my family’s recycling and tried to do whatever a middle-schooler could do to “save the planet.” But my green tendencies really took off when I became pregnant with my daughter. The idea of exposing this tiny, uncontaminated little girl to chemicals made my [...]
Read the rest of this post »Green Halloween – National Costume Swap Day October 8
Halloween is all about the candy and the costume. But costumes are expensive, and what happens to that oh-so-perfect costume after the big day? (Please don’t tell me you throw it away!) In addition to being economical, you can also go “green” this Halloween by participating in National Costume Swap Day on October 8. Swap last year’s [...]
Read the rest of this post »$22 of Reusable Sandwich Bags for $11
Mamasource is featuring Back to School deals this week, and here’s a deal to make your packed lunches more eco-friendly. For $11, you can get $22 of reusable sandwich bags from Re-Pac. The reusable bags come in three different sizes, carry a lifetime warranty, and can be washed in the dishwasher or washing machine too. [...]
Read the rest of this post »$30 Okabashi Sandals Voucher for $13
If you’re in need of some new flops for the summer, here’s a deal to check out today from Eversave. For $13, you can get a $30Â worth of comfortable, stylish sandals from Okabashi.com. The Save is priced at $15, but you can use coupon SUMMER for an extra $2 off. There are 16 different men’s [...]
Read the rest of this post »Green is Good
While good-old Kermit the Frog bemoans that “It isn’t easy being green,” it isn’t as hard as it once was. When I first started thinking about using more organic products in my house, I felt very “granola.” The products were not readily available, and frankly they were expensive. A lot has changed in the past [...]
Read the rest of this post »Scott Naturals 4-Week Test Drive Week 4 ~ Giveaway
This is the fourth and final installment of the Scott Naturals 4-Week Test Drive post series. (If you missed previous weeks, learn more about the Scott Naturals 4-Week Test Drive, how to learn to green your outdoor play with the Scott Naturals Week 2 post or how to teach your kids to be green with the Scott Naturals Week [...]
Read the rest of this post »Recycle Your Flip Flops with TerraCycle at Old Navy
As a true Floridian, I LIVE in my flip flops. From about March – October, there is no other shoe for me. Can you relate? But, like all good things, flip flops don’t last forever. Some pairs are worn into the ground, others meet Jimmy Buffet’s problem, “Blew out my flip flop, stepped on a [...]
Read the rest of this post »Scott Naturals 4-Week Test Drive Week 3 ~ Giveaway
Welcome to week 3 of the Scott Naturals 4-Week Test Drive. (If you missed week 1 or 2, learn more about the Scott Naturals 4-Week Test Drive and learn to green your outdoor play with the Scott Naturals Week 2 post.) Although it isn’t the only motivating factor, one of the big factors in my wanting [...]
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