Green Options » eco-valentines http://greenoptions.com/tag/eco-valentines Posts tagged 'eco-valentines' Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:35:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Get Your Green Valentines http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/14/get-your-green-valentines/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/14/get-your-green-valentines/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:35:46 +0000 Kelli Best-Oliver http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/14/get-your-green-valentines/ vday_robot1.jpgI miss the days of elementary school when Valentine parties were more about treats than potential love interests. I don’t miss the mass-produced valentines with tiny, flimsy envelopes, with glue that doesn’t stick properly and horrible pun phrases juxtaposed by cartoon characters. I’m pretty sure I gave out some awesome Duck Tales valentines at some point in my K-5 career…

Fortunately for kids (and grown-up kids) there’s a new eco-alternative. Launched in 2006 by Portland, Oregon’s Kate Rosenthal, Stubby Pencil Studios has created the Color ‘N Kids line of “interactive cards” made of 100% post-consumer recycled paper that are processed chlorine free and made with certified renewable energy. The cards are “interactive” because they are black and white and are designed to allow kids to color them in any way they desire. The words and phrases on the cards are made of dotted lines so children can practice tracing their letters.

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