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• Ten ideas for green party favors
• The newest trend in diapering: Composting diaper service!
• Introducing Re-Play – recycled tableware for toddlers!
• Toxic flame retardants in your baby products?
• One sweater, ten upcycled baby product ideas
• A snowman you can snuggle up to!
• Green resolution: Stop idling your car at school
• Thinking about year-end giving? We hope you’ll consider donating to organizations we support.
• Watch winter birds for science, get a free calendar
• Podcast: Read to your baby!
• Upcycle those toy books into a “letter” to Santa
• How can you know if the toys you’re buying are toxin-free? A podcast interview with The Smart Mama
• Black Friday? Make it a Green Friday.
• Tell your story – create a thankful book!
• How to ditch paper towels
• Don’t bag ‘em! Consider these ten ways to make use of your fall leaves
• The Leaky Boob Giveaway
• Podcast: Can you Takeout Without?
• Planting tulips this fall? You and your kids can be citizen climate scientists.
• Create your own Halloween Costumes!
• Make your own green baby wipes
• Podcast: Greening your cat and dog care, with the owner of Green Dog Pet Supply
• Green your Halloween with National Costume Swap Day!
• Six ways to green your printing – and save
• Packing a zero-waste school lunch
• 10,000 Seeds of Change
• Spark imagination with outdoor art!
• Podcast: What’s so bad about plastic straws?
• On September 14th, experience 24 Hours of Reality
• Back to school, green-style
• Join us in supporting Feeding America
• Create your own lanterns and luminaries
• They’re Here! Handcrafted line is sustainable and adorable.
• Win Tableware Gift Packs
• Get up close and personal with butterflies!
• Podcast: Nature adventures for city kids, with the author of “It’s a Jungle Out There!”
• Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch app can help you choose ocean-friendly fish
• The picnic, Mad Men style. How green is yours?
• UC Berkeley’s model eco-friendly child development center
• Popsicles and Dandelion infant feeding spoons, a perfect match!
• Podcast: Micronized vs. Nano? Oxybenzone? Retinyl Palmitate? Safe Mama Kathy Scoleri explains what you want and don’t want in a sunscreen.
• Do you u-pick?
• Know your sunscreen ingredients? Take this quick quiz.
• Eat our namesake, the Dandelion!
• Saving money and the planet while preparing for baby: A podcast interview with author of The Eco-Nomical Baby Guide
• Have fireflies in your area? Your kids can be citizen firefly scientists this summer.
• Can you go “strawless” for a month? This fourth grader says you can!
• Which produce should you always buy organic? Keep this guide in your wallet or on your phone.
• Spring cleaning without adding to the landfill
• Happy Mother’s Day from Dandelion!
• Retailer Spotlight: Playthings — Madison, WI
• Celebrate spring with 3 eco-ideas
• Retailer Spotlight: Goore’s for Babies to Teens
• Podcast: I Love Dirt! Activities to help kids discover the wonders of nature
• At Dandelion, every day is Earth Day
• Retailer Spotlight: Tot Tank, Alameda, California
• Be a part of cloth diaper history at the Great Cloth Diaper Change!
• How Important are Green Toys?
• Retailer of the Week: Earth Inspired Living
• Spring cleaning: Making your own cheap, safe, and effective cleaning products
• How to Throw an Eco-friendly Baby Shower: A podcast interview with the authors of Celebrate Green!
• Aw, You Shouldn’t Have. No, Really, You Shouldn’t Have
• Making your own babyfood: A podcast interview with Maggie Meade
• Baby’s First Bookshelf – Our 10 favorite books for babies
• Pay It Forward — We asked, you gave ideas
• Greening your nursery and kids’ rooms: A podcast interview with Alexandra Zissu, co-author of Planet Home
• 10 Seeds of Change in 10 Minutes or Less
• Holiday Aftermath — Consumerism, Life Lessons and Santa
• Guest Post: Foods for the Holidays – Don’t leave your baby out of the culinary festivities!
• Teaching Gratitude
• Dandelion’s Holiday Gift Guide
• Plant the Seed for Change
• Green Gift Ideas for Baby’s First Holiday
• Responsible Manufacturing