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Keep Halloween Scary Sweet: Candy Safety Tips
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How many times have you heard this refrain: โDonโt take candy from strangersโ? And then what happens every year on October 31? We parade our children through the streets, going door-to-door, taking candy from strangers! Hmmmโฆ Letโs keep our kids safe this Halloween by abiding by a few safety rules and tips that weโve compiled…
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Our Five Favorite Tips for a Great, Green Labor Day
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Whether you spell it with a โuโ or not, Labour/Labor Day in Canada and the U.S. is celebrated in much the same way – with family and friends marking the end of summer with outdoor festivities. All summer long, weโve been dishing out tips on this blog for keeping different aspects of your summer life…
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BPA – Free Back to School
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For the past few years, youโve probably noticed the words โBPA-Freeโ stamped onto your refillable water bottles, sandwich containers, perhaps even your kidsโ backpacks. But whatโs so bad about BPA and why should you be concerned that youโre free of it? BPA, more formally known as Bisphenol A, is a chemical found in the plastics…
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Eco-Friendly Games and Playful Activities for Little Ones
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Youโre looking for some fun things to do with your kids this summer, while teaching them how to live a more sustainable lifestyle and embrace green practices. Weโve come up with a few activities perfect for keeping your entire familyโs carbon footprints as small as your little oneโs actual ones. Step Away From The Screens:…
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The Eco-Healthy Reasons for Practicing Outdoor Yoga
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Millions of yoga lovers around the world know that the series of movements is known for decreasing anxiety, increasing blood flow, lowering blood pressure, not to mention tightening and toning those hard to target regions of the body. An added bonus of the practice is that you can do yoga from virtually anywhere.ย And although…
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6 Tips to Safely Grill Your Food This Summer
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Summer is here and a great way to save energy while enjoying the nice weather is by grilling your food. Picture yourself and your family enjoying the sunshine and freshly grilled steak, corn, potatoes and the works. However, like with anything that requires fire, using your grill must be done safely to prevent any accidents.…
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Eco-Friendly Ideas for a Red, White, Blue and GREEN Fourth of July
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This year, give them what they really want!ย A red, white, blue and GREEN Fourth of July! What is the Fourth of July really about, anyway?ย The big idea is the celebration of the United States declaring its independence from Great Britain. But the big idea is always accompanied by fireworks, BBQs, paper streamers, floats…
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A Nice Day for a Green Wedding: Simple Steps for an Eco-Friendly Spring Wedding
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If youโre one of the many brides or grooms planning a wedding this spring, youโre probably facing an endless stream of appointments, to-do lists and budgets to follow. Fortunately, keeping your weddingโs carbon footprint small is a much easier task than putting together seating charts or keeping the best man away from the bar before…
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Sweet, Green Bundle of Joy: Your Eco-Friendly Baby
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One of the greatest things about babies are their teeny, tiny feet. One of the not-so-great things? Their adult-sized carbon footprints. With our tips, below, you can keep your little one’s environmental impact to a minimum – at least until theyโre big enough to start protecting the planet on their own! ย Diapers: The average baby…
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5 Ways to Recycle Your Smartphone
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Odds are you have an old cellphone wasting away somewhere in your home, its components in various states of health. Maybe the battery only lasts a few hours, or the screen looks like it was mauled by a wildcat, or the power button has been jammed for months. But you don’t have to throw it…
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