Bottled water, plastic bags, energy audit, and heat leaks. All easy ways to start making your life more sustainable. These suggestions come from “The Simple Things First,” the first chapter in Simply Going Green, an e-book produced by blogger Kaayla Canfield from the Simply Going Green blog.
Review. Kaayla Canfield, Simply Going Green [...]
There are many Plastic and BPA-free feeding options for babies and children on the market today. This froggy dish set would be a hit with any toddler just learning to feed themselves.
We are so pleased to welcome a new, very special natural teething toy to our Natural Toy & Gifts Department. Our customers have been requesting safer, healthier natural toy options and we’ve been listening. Alternatives to plastic teething toys are available, and at Parenting By Nature (Canada), we’ve found a new one.
Sophie the Giraffe has [...]
We’ve had numerous emails lately from new parents asking for direction in choosing natural baby toys. Particularly with the many recent recalls of baby toys made in China due to unhealthy, lead-compromised materials, more and more parents are realizing the importance of what they are giving their little ones to mouth, teethe and chew on. [...]
According to eMarketer, Canadian consumers spent $3.8 billion shopping online in 2004 and $6.2 billion online in 2005. In fact, Canadians are poised to double their online spending for retail goods from $8 billion this past year to $16 billion by 2009. After a very, very busy holiday season we don’t doubt this! According to [...]
I’ve been using these wonderful wool nursing pads for a few weeks now and I am *so* loving them. We’ve had a few hot days already this summer, and these are much more comfortable than the thick, heavy cotton breast pads I used last summer. I don’t even feel them when I’m wearing them, and [...]
My daughter is 14 months old now. I can’t believe how the time is flying by. Her grandpa and dad built her a sandbox yesterday out of some scrap wood in the backyard. She is just the right age for this. She’s just past putting everything in her mouth, and at the age where she’s [...]
We just got our first shipment of BerryPlush Cloth Diapers in stock and what fun it’s been unpacking these! When you first get your hands on a Berry Plush cloth diaper you will understand what I mean when I say cloth diapering can be fun. If ever a cloth diaper had celebrity appeal, a BerryPlush [...]
Ugg. So any nursing mother is well aware of the fact that breastfeeding can HURT. When I was searching for a natural solution, I decided to give lanolin a try. While I tried other brands, nothing compared to Lansinoh Brand, 100% pure medical-grade lanolin. This is a wonderful product…almost a miracle product! I was amazed [...]