During the hot days of summer, everyone knows that it’s best to wear sunblock. But fall, winter and spring days are sunblock days too. So what’s safe and gentle enough for a child’s delicate skin? With all the chemicals found in many sunscreens, it was refreshing to learn about Kimberly Sayer of London. The organic [...]
Were you and the fam thinking of eating out today? Or perhaps you need to have a sit down lunch with colleagues. Whatever the reason, head to Chili’s today and feel good about spending that money in the down economy. Why?
The PLACE: Chili’s – nationwide
The CAUSE: St. Jude’s Research Hospital, where children with childhood cancers [...]
When it comes to school lunches, I’m a bit on the fence. My son’s school recently revamped their offerings and they are using a new outside vendor. On the positive side, every single day of the month has something different (read: no repeats), and you can substitute a turkey sandwich or a bagel with cream [...]
The Wii Fit is an interactive exercise video game that gives participants real feedback on what they are doing right and wrong. The virtual trainers comment on posture, balance and even if you misstep while completing an exercise.
When my husband said he’d ordered a Wii Fit for us, I was excited, but worried. Would this [...]
With a seven-month-old baby in the house, dinner time is often interesting, and particularly fun for our dog. He has learned that the best seat in the house is underneath Madeline’s high chair. Every night after dinner, I take apart her high chair and clean up the disaster she has left behind. On the chair, [...]
From time to time, The Voice of Mom will be welcoming Guest Moms. Today we are joined by Lisa Beres of GreenNest.com.
Taking toxic materials out of the nursery is becoming a top priority for new parents. Creating a green nursery just makes sense since your delicate little one will spend up to 17-hours a day [...]
My husband isn’t a fan of water. He regards it as tasteless and finds it completely unenjoyable. That’s why we love to seek out and try flavored waters. I’m not talking super sweet, give you a toothache waters. No, we like lightly flavored and sweetened waters like Fruit Water.
That’s why I was so excited to [...]
Peter Rabbit comes from the wonderful world of Beatrix Potter. Besides her imaginative offerings, she was also a conservationist and environmentalist, so it’s a perfect hat-tip to her that this new Naturally Better line features organic and socially responsible products.
Peter Rabbit … Naturally Better is a green branding of different licensed Peter Rabbit toys. Companies that [...]
California Baby is taking the natural kids products world by storm. In the past week, I have spied it in two stores (one being Target’s baby care section) and I don’t even get out that much. The company is committed to an environmentally-friendly way of doing business, which includes using post-consumer content in their packaging [...]
When we put out our call for environmentally-friendly items, both Sarah and I were intrigued to learn about Cadaco’s biodegradable building blocks. With each of us having young sons in residence, we had perfect ready-made audiences to give these blocks a whirl. To attach the blocks to each other, just lightly moisten and instantly they [...]
