But what happens when your little one starts rejecting pre-loved toys and begins to wise-up to hand-me-downs? What do you say when they’re desperate to have new things all the time “like everyone else” and hang the carbon footprint? How do you keep your kids green?
Each household is unique. Therefore every set of house rules can be different for every one. Several other ideas can stem from these five basic green household tips, and these can be adapted to easily suit your family’s needs.
We all know what a great substance vinegar is. It can be used for hundreds of different tasks around the home, as well as being a condiment and a product that has all kinds of health benefits.
You can use it to treat bites and stings, remove stains from fabrics, brighten up white linen….
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the topic of going green. However, instead of trying to do it all at once, resolve to make a single change or adopt a new eco-friendly habit each week. You will be surprised at where you are a month from now.
Here are some tips and facts to get you started. Make a list and try to incorporate one new change each week.
Here are some ideas and tips to make your Christmas a bit greener. If you have a party in the works, start with some eco-friendly e-invitations, then try these tips to make the party green: Decorations Try to incorporate fresh flowers, LED lights, and all-natural products into your party decorations. Flowers Add fresh flowers [...]
The question of real versus fake Christmas trees is one that is hotly debated each holiday season. However, most of the tree huggers and environmentalists are convinced that real trees are easily the best choice, both from a public health and a personal standpoint. Let’s take a look at further reasons why a real tree is the best choice, even though it will end up out by the garage door in a few weeks.
Most U.S. cities offer some type of curbside yard waste pickup. Every season, the streets and roads are lined with huge paper and plastic bags, all filled with dried leaves, grass clippings, and branches. The ecological results of this are numerous. The bags containing the waste end up in our landfills. The waste trucks are [...]
We’ve all got at least a few in the bottom of our drawer or in a box by the garage door— those T-shirts that have seen better days and no longer see the light of day. It is hard to just throw them away, though. Whether it’s from the first concert we attended or it [...]
How long do you spend in your bedroom? A few minutes getting dressed in the morning and a similar amount of time pottering about at bedtime? Perhaps it feels like not a great deal – but when you add on the number of hours you are asleep in there many people actually spend a third of their lives in their bedroom!
A garage is just a place where you store things or hang out with your friends now and again, right? A basement is a dingy area where you store the Christmas decorations each year, right? Regardless of whether or not these statements are true, there are minor changes you can make in these areas that [...]
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