kids after my creative-reuse heart

Alexandra Lehrer, 5, and her classmates at Beginnings Nursery School in New York are my kind of people!
“I like building stuff,” she said. “If you throw everything away, there will be just a big pile of garbage, and you won’t have anything to make collages with.” (From the New York Times, Where One Man’s Trash [...]

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Yoplait and other no-no snacks

How bad can Yoplait be? Sure it’s way too sweet for me these days, thanks to tons of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS),  but hey, it’s yogurt.
Apparently, HFCS is not the only problem. According to Good Guide’s Five Snacks Your Kids Should Avoid some mercury was detected in the HFCS in Yoplait. Bad news. Read [...]

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got old Crocs? recycle them!

Just got new Crocs. The info sheet included their recycling program!

Wear your Crocs until they’re all worn out.
Drop them at a participating retail shop, which you can find on their site. (I found 11 places within 25 miles of my home). Or mail them in if you’re really committed!
Crocs will clean them, crush them up, [...]

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healthier trick-or-treat

My teeth start hurting when I think about all that Halloween candy.  And I don’t even have cavities!
So, how about some healthier treats–for kids and our planet?

Fair trade chocolates for Reverse Trick-or-Treating.
Planet Green suggests healthy snacks: organic dried fruit, granola bars, and popcorn packets.
GreenHalloween.org has a list of non-food ideas. A lot of them are [...]

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