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The Best Montessori Toys (Montessori Toys by Age)
When searching online for the best educational toys for in-home learning, you’re sure to run into the term “Montessori” with every other link you click. But what is Montessori, exactly? The classic Montessori philosophies were developed and named after a woman named Maria Montessori in the early 1900’s. Born and raised in Italy, Montessori was a doctor, educator, and famous influencer in child development. One of Montessori’s main principles was to provide growing children with a self-led learning environment. By giving a child simple toys and tools within their learning space, they can build upon their age-appropriate intuition to master essential life skills. Maria Montessori’s philosophies revolved around simplicity, organization,…
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The Toxin Free Home (Tips to Create a Non-Toxic Home)
When was the last time you looked at a label that wasn’t on a box of food? So many of us buy Windex and Clorox wipes without a second thought because it’s something we’re used to. We grew up watching our moms clean with these things and, for many of us, that Clorox smell (or PineSol!) is what we associate with “clean”. It’s hard to overcome these thoughts and early experiences, but when we start looking into it more, we realize how bad some of these chemicals are for ourselves and our families. I mean, they have warning labels on them for a reason (uh, I never realized that we…
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The Ultimate Guide to the Best Organic Crib Mattresses
Finding the best organic crib mattress may not be at the top of mind for every parent when they’re picking out their nursery items, but it’s where your baby is going to be spending a large amount of time for their first few years. Because of this, finding the best organic crib mattresses and then choosing the best mattress for your baby’s crib is more important than a lot of parents realize. RELATED: Awesome Natural and Non Toxic Baby Bath Products RELATED: 6 Natural Ways to Freshen Your Nursery and Home Why is the best crib mattress organic? When you think of organic food, you most likely think of food that’s…
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The Best Gifts for Crunchy Moms (and Sorta Crunchy Moms too!)
Finding great gifts for moms is easy – finding gifts for crunchy moms (and sorta crunchy mamas) can be hard! One of the crunchy cons is that we are so aware of how products affect ourselves, our kids, our homes, and our lives that we can be – well – a bit picky about what we want. Fortunately, the internet is full of ideas for crunchy mom gifts! RELATED: The Best Cosleepers for Attachment Parenting Sleep RELATED: The Best Non-Toxic Sunscreens for the Whole Family I love writing gift guides; it gives me the opportunity to do some shopping for my friends (and myself!) while I share them with you! You’ll…
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Awesome Natural and Non Toxic Baby Bath Products
Bath time for babies can be challenging, fun, and terrifying especially if you’re a new parent! Making sure the products you’re putting on your baby are non toxic baby bath products is something we don’t always think about in the rush of new parenthood. It took a long time for my little to actually enjoy baths but now I can barely get her out and she asks for one every day. Something I never thought too much about were all natural baby bath products and non-toxic bath products. Sure, I put some on my registry, but I just went by the package information and didn’t really look too much into…
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Recent Medical Studies: no safe acetaminophen dosage for babies or pregnancy
During my second pregnancy, I developed a large and painful ganglion cyst on my right wrist. I’d had issues with that wrist for close to 15 years but never to this level. I was dropping things because I lost hand strength and it was painful to move it. Not a good combination with a toddler! So, I went to Target, got a wrist brace, and decided to call my OBs nurse line on Monday. When I spoke to the nurse, it was pretty clear that my options were limited. If I needed something for the pain she told me I could take acetaminophen (common brand name of Tylenol) because it…
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Natural Christmas Decorations
There’s nothing quite like using nature to decorate for Christmas. It puts you in touch with the natural world, it’s great for the environment, and it smells fantastic. So whether you’re looking for green Christmas decorations, natural decoration ideas as alternatives to the cheap plastic decorations you find in stores, or you just like the natural life rustic farmhouse feel, here are some amazing ideas for how you can use nature as Christmas decoration material! RELATED: 6 Natural Ways to Make Your Home Smell Like Christmas RELATED: 10 Adorable Kids Pajamas Perfect for Christmas Morning Christmas Greenery Decoration Poinsettias are, without a doubt, the most popular live plant to decorate with during…
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Awesome Eco-Friendly and Wooden Toys for Toddlers
It isn’t always easy to find eco-friendly toys. You won’t usually find them in any of the big box stores or even in stores geared towards eco-friendly living. But green toys are out there and eco-friendly gifts in general are starting to become easier to find, especially online. Don’t forget to Pin for later! Toys made of wood, organic cotton, and non-toxic dyes. Whether you’re looking for wooden toys, educational toys, or musical toys for toddlers, this list will give you some great ideas for cool toddler toys that they’re gonna love! RELATED: 12 Wooden Toys You’re Baby Will Love RELATED: Eco-Friendly Products for a Green Clean Wooden Rocker This unique…
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The Best Cosleepers for Attachment Parenting Sleep
You’re finally home with the baby and the nursery is finished, ready to be slept in. But, the bassinet and the nursery in general is too far away. Maybe you just want to be able to watch your baby sleep, and the ease of night-time feedings just seems obvious. If this sounds like you then check out the best co-sleepers that could give you peace of mind. Not to mention, a bit smoother night routine. Pin for Later! RELATED: What if all I Want for my Kids is an Extraordinarily Ordinary Life? RELATED: 6 Natural Ways to Freshen Your Nursery and Home What is Co-Sleeping with Baby Cosleeping tends to get a…
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Eco-Friendly Products for a Green Clean
As the world embraces more eco-friendly lifestyles we’re looking for new ways to do many of the same things we’ve always been doing. That includes home cleaning. Buying environment-friendly soaps is a great start, but if you’re using traditional house cleaning utensils you’ve found your next step to green living! Thankfully eco-friendly cleaning supplies are becoming more popular and there are lots of options available. Cleaning products are notorious for having nasty chemicals that don’t break down and are bad for our families and the earth. Make sure you check out our post Cleaning with Natural Products and Organic Cleaners for lots of options for natural cleaning products and non-toxic cleaning supplies.…
