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Today’s giveaway is sponsored by Bannor Toys, they are offering your choice of natural baby toy gift set!

Wouldn’t this make a fantastic Valentine’s Day gift for your little one? Or, a great surprise for an expecting friend or sister? Each set comes with a sustainable, non-toxic, organic wooden animal rattle, a wooden teether, soft rattle balls and classic ring rattle – a $45 value!

Not only are toys from Bannor Toys beautiful, sustainable and organic, they also donate part of every purchase to a reputable children’s charity. Fantastic, no?
And guess what the toys at Bannor Toys are not just for the wee little ones, they have a great assortment of building blocks, wooden vehicles and stacking rings perfect for toddlers and older kids too! In fact, Eben has a set of natural wooden blocks that are perfect for making buildings that LEGO mini-figures can destroy. Ha! And we have found the blocks to hold up wonderfully to rough and tumble play.

Visit Bannor Toys and leave a comment below! You can also enter many other ways below too. Good Luck!

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It costs a lot of money to raise children and one of the largest expenses that your family will encounter will be for higher education. Starting to save for college when your children are young is essential since it’s such a large expense. There are many great ways to save for your child’s education – ways that are easy, affordable and will make sending your child off to college an easier process. And when your child does go off to college, the steps that you took today will allow your child to focus on their education, not how they are going to pay for it. The key to saving for your child’s education is to start when they are born. Read about the five ways that we are saving money for Eben’s college education, and get started on your own savings today.

How are you saving for your child’s education? 

photo credit stevedepolo via Inhabitots

Yesterday was a chilly day in South Florida, so we stayed home and did some winter cleaning. First on our list, organize my son’s bedroom. At first he moaned, however once we started getting all of his toys, books, clothing and collectibles organized he smiled and said, “Wow, Mom! Organizing my bedroom really was a good idea, everything looks so nice!” That is one of the nicest things a mom can hear. Getting your child’s bedroom organized is perfect for making your child’s toys easy to find, play with and put away, which in the long run means less broken toys or torn books hitting the landfill. Jump over to Inhabitots to see how Eben and I organized his bedroom completely for the new year.

When it comes to furniture, the one piece that gets the most wear and tear in our home is our sofa. And it has seen better days – we really need a new one. As a holiday gift, Mr. Sweet Greens and I decided to purchase a new eco-friendly sofa. We did a lot of research and decided we wanted to find an eco-friendly sectional sofa that was made locally and most importantly affordable. I was a little surprised that finding those three qualities was a little tough. I was able to find a couple of companies that made eco-friendly and affordable sectionals, but they were in California. It wouldn’t exactly be eco-friendly to ship a sectional all of the way to Florida.

Then, I remembered that Pottery Barn makes all of their furniture in North Carolina. And since everything that we have ever purchased from Pottery Barn seems to last forever, I crossed my fingers and checked to see if they had any eco-friendy sections. Guess what? Their PB Comfort Slipcovered Sofa Collection are made using sustainably harvested wood, have recycled steel springs, soy based cushions, recycled patting, and are affordable too! [We found ours on sale for $2000] And since all of their sofas are slipcovered it will be easy to clean and in the future instead of purchasing a new sofa, we can simply purchase a new slipcover if needed.

Have you found other eco-friendly section sofas that you would recommend?