Christmas photos of kids, pets, and families wrapped in lights are cute but they may not be safe. Avoid lead exposure this Christmas by following a few safety tips. This time of the year you will see photos of kids, pets, and couples wrapped in Christmas lights. Sure these photos are cute but are there…
Green Parenting
The Best Safe Sunscreen
Sunscreen is very important to help protect our skin from damage and skin cancer but some sunscreens may have unsafe side effects. Choosing safe sunscreen is important but can be difficult, this list will help. Sunscreen is a very useful product that helps to prevent skin damage and skin cancer. The problem is not all…
Gardening With Kids, Why It’s Important
Gardening with kids has so many benefits. Everything from teaching them to eat better to helping them be more independent. What’s the big deal about growing your own food? Our food supply in the United States is increasingly becoming unhealthier. Fast food and convenience foods are so processed and loaded with synthetic chemicals that groceries…
How to Actually Get Kids to Eat Healthy Food
It can be a struggle to feed kids healthy food, especially picky eaters. It is possible though, even on a budget. How do you get kids to actually eat healthy food? Can we feed kids 100% organic and homemade food all the time? That’s not always attainable, especially in Oklahoma where good food can be…
Encouraging Kids to Eat Healthy
Worried about your kid’s eating habits? Want them to eat healthier foods and make better choices on their own? There are some easy ways to help encourage healthy eating habits for your kids. Childhood obesity is on the rise and we are seeing more and more illnesses in children which are linked to weight and…
How to Make Homemade Baby Food Purées
Want to start making your own baby food purées? It’s not as hard as you think. Starting solids has been quite an adventure. As a first-time mom, there’s a lot of information to consider and several different methods of feeding. After a great deal of research and taking a class on starting solids and homemade…
8 Reasons to Teach Kids to Care for the Earth
Is it that important to teach kids how to take care of the earth? We all know it’s important to care for the earth because that’s what we will be leaving for our kids, but it’s also important to be a good example for them. We need to teach them what they can do now…
Back to School Green: Waste-Free Lunches
It’s hard to believe it but back to school time is almost here. This year why not be a bit greener? One great way to reduce the waste caused by school is to pack a waste-free lunch. This is easier than you think! To start packing waste-free lunches you can either buy a kit that comes…
Cloth Diapering On the Go
After figuring out all of the logistics of how to cloth diaper at home, I suddenly realized that at some point we would need to leave our house. This thought left me with the question: how do you cloth diaper when you are away from home? Luckily, I saved up this question for the cloth…
A Journey into Cloth Diapering
We decided to dive in…to the world of cloth diapering, that is. My husband and I decided this after our newborn gift stash of disposable diapers from our baby showers was gone and I went out to buy our first pack of diapers. After paying 40 dollars for a bit more than 200 diapers, I…