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Earth-Friendly, Fashion-Forward Green Girl Reusable Designer Totes

Jennifer Lance — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:25:22 +0000

I love my reusuable bags, but they are awfully boring. When I take them into the grocery store, I really don’t care what they look like, but when I use them shopping at other stores, I kind of feel like a bag lady. The solution: a stylish reusable bag by Green Girl. Green Girl Totes are made of 100% cotton (wish it was organic cotton), are reversible, reusable, and stylish.

Designed for eco-conscious women with an eye for style, Green Girl’s hip line of reusable totes is turning heads with a unique “Earth-first” fashion statement. Made of machine washable, 100% cotton, reversible Green Girl eco-totes hold an almost unbelievable amount of goods while folding compactly enough to fit in a purse. From the farmer’s market to a shopping spree, you will love using this stylish combination of eco-friendliness and fashion time after time.

Each bag ships with a silver ring to keep it conveniently wrapped for easy travel! The bags all measure 15 1/2 inches wide x 17 inches long (not including handle).

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Toy Safety News - Toxins found in 1 out of 3 toys tested

Kristen Chase — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:43:12 +0000

Finally digging out of my post partum haze to report back to duty here at Eco Child’s Play, I was greeted this morning with the news that one out of three toys tested are found to have toxins. According to this NPR report, Healthy Toys, a Michigan non-profit organization, found that while toys made in China did have higher toxin levels, the ones with the made in the USA label were not guaranteed to be safe either.

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Tiny Decor: Create a Naturally Modern, Eco-Friendly Nursery or Child’s Bedroom

Jennifer Lance — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:43:42 +0000

Many parents feed their children healthy organic food, but they often neglect to consider their child’s main environment, their bedroom or nursery, for ecological consideration. Tiny Decor is a company commited to helping families chose eco-friendly products for interior design without sacrificing style. Tiny Décor products are handmade in the USA and feature:

100% organic cotton

Ecospun® Felt made from post-consumer recycled plastic bottles

Bamboo fiber pillow inserts and batting

PLA-fiber pillow inserts made from corn

My daughter likes Tiny Decor’s felt buckets. These soft felt buckets are great for storage. My daughter keeps her Only Hearts Club dolls in her felt bucket, which may not be the most eco-friendly doll, but at least they minimize the plastic and look like girls instead Playboy models. Each bucket is made from:

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Made in the USA: IsaBooties Eco-Friendly Soft-Soled Shoes for Babies and Toddlers

Jennifer Lance — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:24:43 +0000

I always cringe when I see babies and toddlers in hard sole, inflexible shoes, as if their feet are bound like Chinese girls a hundred years ago. Little feet need to grow naturally, without the restrictions of hard shoes, and pediatricians now recommend that children go barefoot until they are two-years-old. The next best thing to bare feet, which is not always practical when walking outdoors or in cooler temperatures, are soft-soled shoes. We have previously reviewed Robeez footwear, but a more eco-friendly, made in USA option exists: IsaBooties.

IsaBooties are made in Colorado with fair labor. These soft-soled shoes are formaldehyde-free, and the “ultrasuede” fabric exceeds the Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety (ASTM F963-07). The fabric is durable, machine washable, breathable, and 100% vegan! These shoes are stain resistant and do not fall off, as well as they help keep socks on little crawling feet. The packaging is made from 100% recycled materials, is 100% recyclable, and printed with soy ink.

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