Since summer will be starting soon for so many children, this week I am going to feature some how to projects, green tips, recipes and giveaways just for the them. Make sure to stop by to enter to win fabulous giveaways that your children will go wild for, learn how to make your own recycled crayons, get ideas for great green summer activities and finish the week off with a great cold treat.
I hope you have a great summer planned for your little ones. Honesty, I can not wait until May 29th (the last day of school here). I look forward to having the entire summer to spend with my little guy – I am counting down the days.
Do you remember the super sweet Owl Plushies from Night Owl Paper Goods? Guess what? Just in time for Halloween – they now have Ghost and Bat Plushies and they are adorable! Handmade by local artisan, Lori Nichols these one of a kind sweeties are made using repurposed and thrifted materials.
Did you know that Americans throw away 38 billion plastic bottles a year? Did you know that it takes 700 years for one plastic bottle to decompose in the landfill. 700 years! How about the fact that only 14% of plastic bottles are recycled? All of this for a plastic bottle that is used once and then thrown away. It really is such a shame and completely unnecessary. Can you imagine the amount of plastic bottles that would no longer end up in the landfill or the recycling bin, if all school aged children alone, brought their own stainless steel water bottle to school?
Eben starts school next Wednesday, we have all of the green back to school clothing, school supplies and lunch box {more on that, next week} purchased. The last thing on our list was a great stainless steel drinking bottle that could be attached to Eben’s backpack. We wanted a water bottle that was high quality food grade stainless steel, non-leaching, toxin free, lightweight, durable, reusable and that had a nice wide mouth to accommodate ice.
We found CG Kidz which is a division of CynerGreen, an environmentally focused organization that sells stainless steel water bottles and Eco products to the global community. The best part about GGKidz.com is that it is managed and written by 12 year old Riley Hoffer. Riley has a blog with all the latest in green news and tips to help kids make being “green” a way of living. Riley has just received the fab honor of being Pottery Barn’s Teen of the month for November for her work with CG Kidz. That is quite an honor, congratulations Riley.
We received our CG Kidz stainless water bottle and it is perfect for Eben. It is the perfect size for an 8 year old and he really likes the clip on the cap. He has clipped it on his pants, his back pack and even on his bike. We are really excited to start the school year with a great stainless steel drinking bottle. Would you like to win a CG Kidz stainless steel drinking bottle for your child?
Danelle and Riley at CG Kidz have both been so great to offer ONE of my readers a kids stainless steel drinking bottle. {How to Enter}
1. Subscribe to Sweet Greens (if you haven’t already) and confirm the subscription in the email you receive from FeedBurner.
2. Visit CG Kidz and tell me which product is your favorite.
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{Rules for Entry}
* Please leave a way for me to contact you if you win. * Contest ends August 29th @ 12am EST. Winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator and will be announced the following day. (I will announce the winner, if I do not hear from you within 72 business hours, I will pick another winner.) * You must leave a comment telling me which item you love in order to qualify.
Good Luck and Enjoy.
UPDATE:: The winner is Lucky #1 Avlor. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated.
Hello Everyone! After my weekend at Cascadian Farm in Skagit Valley, Washington, I couldn’t stop thinking or talking about Autumn. I love to see the trees – heavy with their colorful leaves and pumpkins in the pumpkin patch. Fall is one of the things that I miss the most about living in the West.
Surprise! Mr. Sweet Greens is taking us on a long weekend road trip to the mountains of North Carolina. We leave on Thursday morning! I am so excited to be able to experience Autumn again. The pumpkin patches, organic farms, colors, weather, a fall hike, caramel apples and snuggling next to the fireplace.
Isn’t the River’s Rest log cabin quaint? It was built using 150 year old logs and is nestled in the woods within walking distance of the river. Mr. Sweet Greens has an entire weekend of Fall family fun planned. He’s a keeper!
I will be sharing all of the fun with you when we return home next Monday!
Do you have any Fall family road trips planned? Where are you going? Where do you think is the best place to visit during Autumn?
Please join me in welcoming Sweet Greens’ newest sponsor: Tiny Prints. Tiny Prints has a collection of high quality, fashionable products including stationary, invitations, announcements, greeting cards, photo books, calendars and gifts.
Tiny Prints is a Bay Area Certified green business that uses Luxurious Eco Friendly paper with beautiful designs. What was started by three friends with big dreams and a passion for beautiful paper – has quickly grown into a booming online retailer with fabulous designs for every occasion.
There is still time to order your Halloween cards. I wish that I was having a Halloween party this year. If I were, I would order the Crow’s Nest Invitations. And wouldn’t this Sparrow Surprise – Persimmon card be perfect for an older child? Eben would get a kick out of this Night Watcher card – he loves owls.
And don’t forget the winter holidays are right around the corner – rush over to Tiny Prints to order your chic holiday cards in an assortment of fun designs, beautiful colors and sweet layouts – that will fit any budget!
A huge thank you to Tiny Prints for sponsoring Sweet greens. Would you like to learn more about becoming a sponsor? If so, please click here.
