Growing Up Green Presents: The Green Guide – February 2010
Posted: February 2nd, 2010The Green Guide is brought to you on the first Monday of each month by expert in the field Raquel, from Growing Up Green (affectionately dubbed ‘GUG’), the Australian authority on modern eco options for kids.
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1 - I’m pretty sure when NY preschool teacher Miss Brittany coined Fun Dough she wasn’t referring to the irksome task of cleaning up after your child’s creatively ‘messy’ session. But let’s not fuss, after all the sorbet coloured dough is all natural and all organic, which means little tikes tempted to taste it won’t be ingesting anything toxic, though it’ll be rather salty so eating large doses is definitely discouraged! Read more
2 - Allergies aren’t great fun, especially when they manifest themselves in an endless trail of mucous. One could clear a small forest trying to keep tiny noses clean and dry, which is where Snottykins come in. Made in the US, these organic cotton hankies have bold colours and funky graphics, plus they come in multi-packs so you’ll be adequately armed for boogie busting when the sniffles hit. Read more
3 - Dressing cots up in natural fibres often means a choice of beige and off-white, or to be more precise: beige and beige. Enter Anton’s Lane who has given a much needed lesson in sheet chic. Their collection of pristine white canvasses are animated with colourful graphics, and while they’ve lost the beige they’ve maintained the crunch: these granola designs are created with 100% earth friendly organic cottons. Read more
4 - Get the kids off to a rocking start at school with some super reusable fabric stickers from Aus designers Love Mae. Fab for a little idle diversion during math, kids can use them to jazz up their lunch boxes and laptops, pulling them off and rearranging them as often as they fancy. Mini Mae stickers are made to last and last and will hold strong even if your child’s attention span doesn’t. Read more
5 - Laughing your diaper off is so not recommended in my house, though I’m perfectly cool about a little text message humour! These organic onesies from Text Message Baby deliver it on an eye popping palette: by the time the kids have mobiles – or their future equivalent – they’ll be SMS savvy!
6 - A lot of baby paraphernalia might be surplus to needs, but a fabulous baby wrap is priceless, and always organic! EazzWraps have created a vibrantly chic range of blankets to jolt us out of the baby pink and blues. Wrapping bubs up in warm and breathable fibres, their snazzy designs are generously sized with taggie edging: a nice tactile detail for babies and great for attaching toys to. Read more
7 - What do you get when you cross reconditioned cashmere with baby shoes? In the case of Christa Davis’ Lost and Found collection – bootiful! Corny I know, but you’ve gotta admit these toe snugglers are incredibly sweet and super soft, ie the ideal place for chubby toes to take cover. Read more
8 - They may not be as snuggable and warm as the kids themselves, but I reckon these funky plushies run a pretty close second. Ecoleeko’s bunch of quirky friends have faces to fall in love with and are lovingly handmade in organic yarns and fabrics filled with non toxic kapok fibres. Read more
9 - This top will be a hit with your resident cookie monster, after all who doesn’t love a furry blue fella with a weakness for baked sweets? Part of a range of recycled clothes, the Sesame Street collection from Morfs is super groovy attire kids will dig and the oldies can reminisce over. Read more
10 - This month’s top pick goes to Tiny Tastebuds, one Melbourne mum’s answer to healthy storage containers for DIY baby cuisine. Her clever range of hand blown glass food jars come in sets of six with stainless steel lids and magnetic labels to help Master Chef’s keep track of their culinary efforts. Find out more about Tiny Tastebuds here.
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Thanks for all the hints, they’re great!
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:57 am