The Green Parent

Superbowl Sunday is not exactly known for its eco-friendly or healthy fare.  But that doesn’t mean that you have to wreck the planet and your diet to enjoy the game.  Over this past week, I’ve been asking folks on Twitter (a very cool micro-blogging website) for their favorite superbowl snacks.  Here are the Top Super [...]

Cardell Hopkins thinks of himself as an “average American kid.” The ten-year old Floridian loves basketball, reading, making music, Wii, skateboarding, and hanging out with his friends. But this young kid has recently become an internet sensation with his eco-rapping songs and videos like “Mother Nature’s Crying,” and “Melting Ice.” Cardell, or Lil Peppi as [...]

It’s Waste-Free Wednesday again…and today I’m issuing a crafter’s challenge. To be honest, I’m not really very talented when it comes to crafts. But my kids are, so I make sure to keep them stocked with craft supplies that come directly from our recycling bin. Every so often, I set out a few recyclables, like [...]

Have you been following the latest news on peanut butter recalls? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently found Salmonella Typhimurium in the peanut butter and peanut paste produced by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) at its Blakely, Georgia processing plant. And what started as one recall for Little Debbie’s peanut butter crackers has [...]

I am not a doctor. Nor do a play one on TV. Over the years, that has been my standard response whenever anyone asks for my opinion on whether or not to vaccinate their children. It’s such a huge issue, and probably one of the most contentious issues facing new parents these days. And frankly, [...]

Stuffed animals always make wonderful gifts for little ones. More often than not, it doesn’t even matter what they look like, as long as they’re soft and snuggly, and fit just right under a child’s arm.  And with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, a stuffed animal might make the perfect lovey for your little [...]

Morning all, and welcome to Waste-Free Wednesdays…the toilet seat edition.  I’ll explain.  Last week, the toilet seat in the bathroom broke.  Not the toilet (whew!)…just the seat.  Actually, it was the plastic bracket between the seat and the lid that broke, making them both useless.  So I replaced the seat/lid combo, and now have two [...]

Today is the big day and it is time to C.E.L.E.B.R.A.T.E.!!!!! For DC greenies, that means its time to get gussied up and hit the town for the . Hosted by green guru, Former Vice President Al Gore, The Green Ball is sponsored by a list of eco-organizations a mile long, including The League of [...]

The big day is almost here.  In just a few short hours, President-Elect Obama will officially become President Obama as he is sworn in as our nation’s 44th president. The 2009 Inauguration will be one for the history books.  And regardless of your politics, it’s one that you won’t want to miss.  Fortunately, the events [...]

watch full film of paul online This Monday (Jan 19th) is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which means my eldest has off from kindergarten and my husband has off from work. But rather than have just another day off, we’re going to make MLK Day a day on instead. In 1994, Congress initiated the King [...]

by Ethan Ewing, www.bills.com If you’re like many Americans, you’re probably looking for ways to trim costs while the economy is in a down turn.  According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the average American home will spend $990 on heating this year.  Create a little breathing room in your budget with these 7 tips for [...]

According to the U.S. EPA, each American generates about 4½ pounds of garbage each day.  So, in my family of four, we are tossing away over 17 pounds of milk cartons, coloring books, juice boxes, broken dolls, toy packaging, torn-up clothes, Ziploc bags, and leftover sandwiches on a daily basis.  Now that’s rubbish! All this [...]

watching sherlock holmes online Have been following the hub-bub on the regulations banning lead and phthalates in children’s products and toys?  (Click on the link for background info.)  If so, then you know that while the new law, which will go in to effect on February 10th, was meant to protect children and improve safety [...]

movie toy story 3 online OK, I mentioned last week that there was more than one reason that my blog took a back seat for a few weeks in December.  Yes, it was the holidays, and yes, I was sick, so those were two pretty big reasons.  But I was also hard at work on [...]

Have you had “the talk” with your kids yet? No, not that talk (whew!) The other talk…about global warming. Unless they have absolutely no contact with the outside world, it’s likely that your kids have heard about global warming by now.  Not only is it a frequent topic on the news and in adult conversations, [...]