natural organic baby

Brewing an imaginary pot of tea is a really good thing for the earth when young hosts use the environmentally friendly tea set from green toys. Made of recycled plastic, this seventeen piece set includes a tea pot with lid, a sugar bowl with lid, a creamer, four cups, four saucers, and four teaspoons. The green toys tea set is made from recycled plastic milk containers that save energy, reduce landfill waste and lower greenhouse gas emissions, all in the name of good green fun. Rubberwood is used to make toys that are bright, colorful and are good for the environment. In the past, rubber trees that were no longer producing latex would be burned. Now, these abandoned trees are utilized to make sustainable playthings.

No BPA or Pthalates!!

It’s important to outfit your baby in clothing made of pure natural fibres that allow the tender newborn skin to breathe. Nordic Natural Woollens’ baby garments, imported from Finland and Germany, are made of the finest pure silk & bamboo silk (50%/50%) and manufactured without chemical additives, bleaches or coloring agents. Only the softest, untreated fibres are used for their baby wear to promote the gentlest baby care possible.

It’s a wonderful windy day and perfect for Windy’s favorite activity - flying her big blue kite. When the wind blows her kite away, Windy sets off to find it and discovers a lot of things are possible and quite delightful.

Sunny wakes up on a bright, summer morning to the familiar sounds of his wonderful world. Inspired by what they hear, he and his friends decide to invent their own playful brand of music. Before long, the happy children get down to a hootenanny time.

On a cold winter morning, Snowy and Chinook plan a birthday party and set out to find the right gift for their friend Tulip, in this third book in the Windy series.

Each book in the series will highlight an activity from the story with complete and simple instructions on the inside jacket cover. Clear, primary colors and charming line drawings add to the simple delight. Both Sunny and Snowy & Chinook have a CD packaged with the book that contains songs and music specially created for children to sing or dance along with, or just follow their own musical impulses.

The always fun Cranium has come out with a line of games, books, puzzles and toys for preschoolers. Cranium Bloom has a unique development approach, Create-Discover-Perform-Connect, cultivates the full range of your child’s natural abilities through a wide variety of playful activities. In every Bloom product, you’ll find that opportunities to learn and play together pop up everywhere.

Using this detailed and illustrated 14-page instruction kit, you can build a toy that will wow any small child and leave you feeling happy about your green building practices. With recylced cardboard, wire hangers from the dry cleaner, and odds and ends you may already have around the house, you will construct a functional kitchen that is adorable and remarkably sturdy.

Corrugated cardboard is an incredibly strong and durable material, yet is at the same time very lightweight and portable. This kitchen maximizes those qualities by being able to always be disassembled and reassembled in minutes! No glue, no nails, no screws - instead, it is held together with a few clever joins.

Perfect for a toddler or preschooler. Order instruction kit here.

When first-time eaters start using utensils, their motor skills are not fully developed. Benders adaptable fork and spoon were designed to help make the transition to regular utensils a little easier. Parents can position the adjustable end to the perfect angle to accommodate the child’s grip. As motor skills develop, adjust little by little, until straightened.

* This product by Boon is BPA-free. Please contact Boon for information on their other products.

The HandySitt is a portable and fully-adjustable high chair with simple and sleek Scandinavian style. It is made of solid beech wood and steel.

It combines the comfort and stylishness of a full-sized booster chair with the portability and convenience of a portable booster seat. The HandySitt™ chair easily adjusts to fit most chairs from 12 inches to 17 ¾ inches high and folds easily for storage or use outside the home.

Simply place the HandySitt™ atop your own chair, hook it onto the chair’s back and tighten the safety strap beneath the main chair’s seat for a secure fit. The three-point safety harness keeps your child securely in place. Made in Demark, this beautiful and functional chair is perfect for both travel and a permanent position in the house. It is suitable for children 9 months to 4 ½ years old and is available in nine different color combinations.

Now you can enjoy that same sunny radiance you love during the day, all night long! Although it’s not quite the same brightness, this fresh-from-the-jar light is a great energy efficient way to softly light your home or garden.

Inside this traditional Mason jar lies a high tech solar cell, rechargeable battery and low energy LED lamps. During the day, place the jar in a sunlit area. The solar cell creates an electrical current that charges the battery over a few hours. That energy is then used at night to power the three LED lamps inside the jar. At night, the warm-colored LED lights will cast off a subtle, natural glow and will look like you have captured a tiny sun in the jar. The light sensor inside automatically activates the lights when it gets dark or lights are turned out.

Featured on The Martha Stewart Show, each sweater is constructed from a recycled vintage sweater and decorated with hand-dyed wool fibres using a technique called needle-felting. The artist’s colourful and playful designs are inspired by her own children and the plants and animals of the natural world.

Instructions on how to do it yourself can be found here.

 I know, to some it might seem a bit tedious & messy.  Like you don’t have enough to  do!  But really, once you mix up the solution, the hard part is done!  By taking little steps along the way as our children are growing, we can add to their health without adding to the burden on the environment.

You’ll need the following:

• 12 7″x7 ” squares of cotton flannel fabric (spare receiving blankets work great!)
• 7 drops of lavender essential oil (not fragrance oil!)
• 1/2 cup rosewater & glycerin
• 1 cup of aloe vera gel
• 3 tablespoons castor oil
• a “shoe box” sized plastic container with tightly securing lid

In a bowl, place aloe vera gel. Add to this the lavender oil and rosewater & glycerin. Mix well with a wooden spoon. When well mixed, add castor oil, and mix again. If the solution is still “thick”, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time until you have a liquid solution that can be poured.

Pour the cleaning solution over the cloth wipes in the plastic container, and place the lid. The solution will make its way through the layers of cloth within a few hours and be ready for use.

Alternative: Instead of combining the solution over the cloth wipes, you can store each separately. Place the cleaning solution in a 4-8 oz. bottle and when ready to use, mix 1/4 cup wash with 1/4 cup warm water to cleanse baby using the cloth wipes.