The Green Parent

Father’s Day is right around the corner (Jun 15th). Need a gift that’s as perfect for dad as it is for the planet? Try out these eco-cool ideas to show dad how much you care. No Impact Gifts Save paper, stamps, and the planet, by sending dad a Father’s Day Ecard Give him a Charity [...]

Easter is just around the corner and store shelves are overflowing with plastic trinkets, sugar laden bounty, and nasty chemicals dyes to help put you in the festive spirit. If you’re looking for something a bit greener this year, celebrate an Eco-Friendly Easter with these easy ideas: A Greener Easter Basket Reuse It: Don’t waste [...]

The first rule to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day is that you don’t have to be Irish to love the Irish. The second rule of the day is that you gotta go green…and the greener the better! So enjoy the luck of the Irish this year and celebrate an eco-friendly St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s how: Invites: [...]

Running short on time? It’s not too late to send your sweetie one of these fun and fabulous eco-savvy Valentine E-Cards. “Mating Season” E-cards from Oceana: Tell your beau that love is in the air with a mating season e-card from. Oceana is a non-profit group that campaigns to protect the world’s oceans and the [...]

It’s that time of year where we all reflect back on the past 12 months and make a plan for the months to come. If you’re ready to really make a difference in 2008, try making a promise to go easy on the planet with one (or all) of these Green Parent New Year’s Resolutions: [...]

It’s just about time to say good-bye to 2007 and ring in 2008. Get your new year off on the right foot with these eco-friendly tips to green your New Year’s Eve celebration. Send Evites: lost robin hood downloads Paper invitations are so 2007. Send email invitations, or evites, for your New Year’s Eve celebration. [...]

Materials 8 Toilet Paper Roll Tubes 1 Paper Towel Roll Tube 1 long board or box Recycled Aluminum Foil Recycled Paper (I used scrap pieces of red, orange, and yellow recycled construction paper) Non Toxic Paints (I used blue and white) Non-Toxic Glue This craft is eco-friendly because it recycles items that you probably already [...]

Get out your address book, it’s time to send out your holiday greeting cards. If you are like most Americans, this is the one time of year where you send out cards to family and friends both near and far. In fact, Americans send out almost 3 billion greeting cards over the winter holidays (that’s [...]

I usually make it a rule in my house that we don’t talk, shop, or decorate for Christmas until the day after Thanksgiving. Any sooner than that and we risk an all-encompassing holiday burn-out. This year, however, I am making an exception, so that I can thoroughly research all of the eco-savvy new games/books/toys/and gizmos [...]