Your kids may not eat their veggies, but they’ll be all over Celery Furniture. And no wonder. Their Lullaboo Rocking Pony requires minimal assembly and has NO metal hardware. Made from bamboo (celery/bamboo = large stalks that grow fast, get it?) and/or formaldehyde-free medium density fiberboard, and with low or no-VOC paint, this is a fun and funky addition to your playroom. It also comes in six colors, so you can find the exact match for your little celery stalk. Taking turns will be tough, believe me. And for moms and dads, check out their super-gigantic sized rocker!
Available at 2modern.
Get your mind out of the gutter and meet Trashy, a multi-purpose, garbage can/recycling sorter/butcher block on wheels. If you have a small kitchen, or can’t commit to an island, this is a perfect solution. Made of 100% post-industrial recycled formaldehyde-free MDF board from Sierra Pine, each Trashy contains three compartments for a garbage bin; recycling bin; and storage for garbage bags or other trash needs, which can all be removed and washed. Customize Trashy for your eco and kiddie needs….put a blackboard on one side, compost bin, or locking casters to bring Trashy with you to other parts of the house. Better than going to your garage every ten minutes to throw away recyclables…
What I know from family and friends who live in Portland, Oregon, is that, besides being beautiful, it’s extremely family oriented and kid-centric. I can’t wait to get out there and visit the Portland Children’s Museum. The exhibits and classes range from eclectic music and storytimes to pottery studio work, a children’s theater, hands-on waterworks room (the most popular place, I’m sure), and the traveling Arthur’s World exhibit, there until January. Kids five and up can get down and dirty in “The Garage,” a recycled-parts arts studio where kids can become designers, builders, or sculptures, and can proudly take home their recycled creations! The Garage is open every day from 1-4 p.m, and the museum is open every day of the week! Sounds like a great place to be inspired by hands-on, natural play.
Have a great children’s museum in your area? Tell me about it for our “Weekend Outing” post!
For some reason, I cannot find a sewing kit in Panama. Don’t ask me why I didn’t bring one, or haven’t asked someone in the US to send one to me - they exist here, and I have made it my mission to find one. That is, until I came across Lollipoop’s (yes, ‘poop’) line of compact and totally cool sewing kits made from recycled Altoid tins and paint sample cards, and chock full of sewing goodies. At $5 a pop, I can now keep a sewing kit in my bag, linen closet, and practically every over room in my house where someone might lose a button or the sock monkey busts open a seam. Take that, Central America!
Since our giveaway this week is an awesome Lotuspad eco-friendly yoga mats for kids, I thought I’d highlight Itsy Bitsy Yoga, the most popular, nationwide yoga program for kids from birth to age four. I noticed with my first daughter that she would naturally do yoga poses - think child’s pose when having a fit, or downward dog trying to do a somersault. Itsy Bitsy Yoga really tapped into her movements, and actually helped with her gassiness and sleep patterns. The benefits of yoga are enormous! It’s quiet, reflective, and a total bonding experience with your baby. And, as kids get older, they get the satisfaction of doing physical challenges without the competitiveness. Find a class near you and get started!
Have a kid who loves coloring on everything? Now, you can give them a good reason to! Focoloco tees have you covered - their “Color-Your-Own” t-shirts come with fabric paint pens, glitter pens, and the ever-popular glow-in-the-dark pens. Great for keeping kids busy during vacations, holidays, or the all important waiting for the new brother or sister! All of FocoLoco’s short sleeved shirts, onesies, and hats are 100% organic cotton, and they have many funky styles to choose from, including the “I’m With the Band” series - yes, mom, pots and pans DO count towards practicing drums!
teensy readers - order FocoLoco stuff now and use the code SUMMER for a 20% discount! Rock on!
The Moroccan husband and wife team known as Zid Zid has been written about for their eclectic and stunning children’s furniture and accessories. I stumbled across these equally intricate animal masks by Zid Zid, that happen to be crafted from recycled cardboard. And I say ‘crafted’ because, goodness, they look like they were made by hand just for your child. The price can’t be beat, too, especially because if I tried to make this, I would spend way more on art classes to get it to look that amazing. A perfect gift for an animal loving/crazy imagination/dresser upper/head in the clouds kid. Like yours.
Available at Spunky Sprout.
Positively Organic is having an End-of-Summer Sale AND special deals on their “Happy Wear” gifts sets.
Black Wagon’s Weekly Special - Enter code BackToSchool07 at checkout for 15% off all backpacks, including Fleurville’s line of PVC-free bags!
This is the last week to get your “Back 2 Cool” $25 gift card from The Silly Wagon, when you spend $200 on anything in the shop! Put it towards awesome Pastel toys or a beautiful stepstool from Lilypad Studios.
Sign up with IdealBite’s weekday emails and tell a friend about them too…you can win $200 worth of cosmetics from afterglow mineral cosmetics - last chance!
A favorite shop from my kids! Magic Cabin Clearance Sale, Save up to 55% on Popular items!
When I was pregnant with daughter #2, I would bring daughter #1 with me to prenatal yoga, thinking it would spur a life-long interest in downward dog and ohm-ing and all sorts of crazy flexibility. But nooooooo. My daughter thought my yoga mat was ‘too stinky’ to lay on, and that was that. Yoga mats are, in fact, made from chemicals and nasty PVC, giving them their needed stickiness but odd smell. Who knew? The mom behind Lotuspad EcoKids yoga mats really took this to heart, and developed a yoga mat for kids that is hygienic, non-toxic, non-slippy, PVC-free, comfy, lightweight, and totally biodegradable! And adorable, of course. Your kids will be Balasana-ing (child’s pose) in eco-style before they know it! They also carry equally funky mat straps, so your little ones can carry their meditation spaces around easily.
Wonder why you’ve never heard of Lotuspad before? It’s because they just came on the market…I am so excited to give away one small green Lotuspad Ecokids yoga mat for this week’s winner! As always, leave a comment at this post (with an email address, so I can reach you) before Thursday night at midnight, PST. And you can order these beautiful mats with free shipping before Labor Day.
Congrats to Dianne, winner of the Lotuspad yoga mat for her kids!
When I started writing about green products, it occurred to me that it was difficult to find a variety of products in one place. Sure, there are super organic clothing shops, home and garden shops, baby gear shops, shops, and more shops. Fortunately, Amazon.com has an incredible amount of eco-friendly brands, all in one place. So, dear readers, please browse around teensygreen’s EcoShop, to find the best of the best in green products for your family, including books, clothing, gift sets, cleaning products, and hair and body care. I’m adding new stuff all the time, and if you find something you think should be stocked on teensy’s virtual shelves, please let me know! Happy Shopping!
