Eco-Friendly Art Supplies for Creative Kids
January 6, 2009 by Vanessa · 4 Comments
Stubby Pencil Studio is the perfect place to find eco-friendly art supplies that are healthy for your children and the environment. I placed an order for Christmas last year and we were so impressed with the wonderful customer service and high quality of the products.
Recycled Sketchbooks - Super earth friendly sketchbooks from 100% FSC certified post-consumer waste recycled, acid free and processed chlorine free paper and fully biodegradable glue and vegetable based inks. Various Prices.
Crayon Rocks - Made from non-toxic soy wax and tinted with natural mineral powders, Crayon Rocks make vibrant colors and beautiful textures. The pebble shape crayons are easy to hold and encourage the use of tripod grip to develop fine motor skills. 16 Crayon Rocks for $6.95
Smencils - Made from recycled newspaper wrapped around #2 graphite and soaked in environmentally-friendly fragrance liquids. Cotton Candy, Tropical Blast, Cinnamon, Watermelon, & Root Beer Set of 5 for $5.95.
Stubby Pencil Studio is my new place to buy all of my art supplies. They also have non-toxic toys & gifts, recycled cards and personalized stationary. It truly makes me feel good to provide my children with art supplies that I know are healthy for them as well as the environment.
Written by Vanessa of I Never Grew Up
Sweet Shoppe: All the Numbers
December 16, 2008 by Emily · 4 Comments
Laura C. - one our creative readers sent a tip about this charming, modern shoppe called All the Numbers. The instant I looked at it, my mouth dropped, and well…here’s the rest.
This set of 6 stitched note cards (made with fabric scraps) consists of heavy white card stock made with 100% post consumer recycled materials, so that you can send eco-friendly notes to your friends. Woo! Pretty and friendly, all in one card.
Modern {Red} Poppy Quilt, where have you been all my life?!? This signature baby/toddler quilt generously measures 48 x 39 inches and is made with the softest white flannel for your little tot. Looking for colors to match your nursery? No problem! All the Numbers accepts custom orders too.
These intricate quilts make a perfect play mat and if you want something smaller, you can purchase a handmade mini “security blanket” quilt for $36.
A Very Green Christmas
December 12, 2008 by Lauren · 6 Comments
Going eco-friendly this holiday season is not only smart and savvy, it’s totally hip! These next shoppes have everything you’ll need to celebrate a very Green Christmas:
Adorn your gifts with these beautiful Upcycled Gift Bows made, from hand-crafted with high quality matte catalog paper, and found at Pretty Little Things.
Let Santa stuff one of these Tiny Upcycled Stockings, sewn by Wonders in a funky patchwork pattern from t-shirt pieces.
Send out a little love to Mother Earth with these Plantable Mini Tags and Notecards from Claudia’s Creations. They’re made with recycled paper, embedded with wildflower seeds and – the Christmas card that keeps on giving!
Lauren’s blog: Supermom Central - tips, tricks and tidbits for the aspiring Supermom.
Tis the Season for Board Games
November 11, 2008 by Vanessa · 5 Comments
It seems like every year around the holidays I dust off those board games to play with visitors and as a family. Board games are a favorite gift to receive and give in our family during the holiday season. On my list to Santa this year, Earthopoly is right at the top!
Earthopoly is a new earth-friendly board game from the company Late for the Sky. The game follows the classic Monopoly, only the game is extremely eco-friendly.
All the paper is recyclable. The ink is vegetable oil-based ink. The game pieces are either made by nature or completely recyclable and many are sourced locally. The game’s box and board are made from 100% recycled paperboard, the outer wrapping is made from Earthfirst PLA film which is a bio-plastic.
Earthopoly is a game celebrating Earth, players become the caretakers of wondrous locations around the planet then increase their property value by collecting Carbon Credits and trading them in for Clean Air. This game will help your family learn to go green by learning important earth friendly facts and environmental issues.
Late for the Sky also sells the perfect themed monopoly for each person on your holiday gift list all priced at 24.95 each.
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America-opoly
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Cycle-opoly
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Post Office-opoly: The Love Stamp Edition
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Mayberry-opoly
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Deep Sea-opoly
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Christmas-opoly
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Bible-opoly
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Boo-opoly
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Book-opoly
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Canada-opoly
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DIY-opoly
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Farm-opoly
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Fishin’-opoly
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Garden-opoly
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Hold-Em-opoly
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Lighthouse-opoly
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Photo-opoly
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Rodeo-opoly
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Union Pacific-opoly
Which “Opoly” would be on your list?
Vanessa’s blog: http://www.inevergrewup.net - Ideas and Reviews to Help Parents Entertain, Care for and Educate their Children.
The Perfect Doll
November 4, 2008 by Vanessa · 6 Comments
For the past month I have been searching for the perfect doll to give my niece this year for Christmas. Dolls are very special in my house, both of my daughters have a certain doll they sleep with every night and talk about throughout the day.
I wanted the doll to be unique, funky, cuddly, eco-friendly, handmade and colorful. To my surprise I found quite a few that fit all of the things I wanted.
Poot & Boogie dolls were my top pick, I fell in love them instantly. The dolls are individually handcrafted and prewashed and shrunk with 100% cotton and 100% wool materials, stuffed with Eco-friendly fiberfill derived from EcoCraft corn. They are “handcrafted with love and smiles” in a small house on a hobby farm in Aldergrove BC. They accept custom orders and you can purchase the dolls through Natural Pod for $34.95 each.
These Modern Rag Dolls from the Etsy shop IkdDesigns are being sold to raise funds for the owner’s upcoming Ethiopian adoption. I love how colorful and cuddly the dolls look, the owner has quite a collection of dolls that are priced at $40 each.
Here are just a few of the other wonderful dolls I found on Etsy:
Doodle Girls from Bit of Whimsyprims $32
- Beth Ann from Madison’s Craft Nook $25
- Fiona from Baby Bomb $35
- Mermaid Dolls from Tiny Green Apples $30
Vanessa’s blog: http://www.inevergrewup.net - Ideas and Reviews to Help Parents Entertain, Care for and Educate their Children.
Sweet Shoppe: Shop Wise Bags
October 29, 2008 by Emily · 7 Comments
Trying to be a little more economical and environmentally friendly? If so, you will really like today’s sweet shoppe. Shop Wise Bags is a family-owned business that knows a thing or two about helping the environment!
They hand make genuine oilcloth reusable grocery bags, table lines and specialty bags. They want you to think of their reusable grocery bag like a “brown paper grocery sack” but with the additional strength and reusable qualities necessary for daily use. To see more of their collection, visit their shoppe here.
Sweet Shoppe: Exclusive Baby
October 15, 2008 by Emily · 3 Comments
Exclusive Baby is a boutique especially focused for your little ones. From green to luxury, many of the items you will find here are eco-friendly and hand selected so you can be sure to receive a great product.
My affordable favorites include the farm animal humidifiers (perfect for the dry cold season coming up), glittery wall art for the nursery (so pretty and colorful) and of course their hands-on books that teach.
Discount: Take 10% off with discount code: exclusive08
Win it: Kiss My Face Kids Bath and Body Set
October 6, 2008 by Emily · 137 Comments
Totally and obsessively natural by anybody’s standards, Kiss My Face Kids bath and body products have no artifical colors, fragrances or parabens, no kidding! These products smell SOOO good…just like orange citrus (my personal FAVORITE). With Kiss My Face, your kids can get squeaky clean and have a fun time learning about endangered animals in their environment too.
You can check out Kiss My Face Kids Safari online for fun activities, online coloring pages and links to animal facts (there’s also a cool amazon ambience in the background too - if you like animal noises, you will love it).
Win It:
Two lucky Window Shoppe readers will each win their very own kids bath set ($70 value)! To win, all you have to do is check out Kiss My Face and leave a quick comment or send an email to contest@littlewindowshoppe.com (with “kiss my face” as the subject of your email) and fill in the blank “a _____ of a soap” (found in the kids section, it’s one of the product titles and is a really really big sea mammal). The two winners will be chosen at random on Wednesday October 15th and will be announced here, so be sure to check back to see if you’re the winner.
Contest Closed *CONGRATULATIONS TO ”Tuesday EF” and “Mama Zen” ~ THEY ARE THE RANDOMLY CHOSEN WINNERS FOR THIS CONTEST! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED - PLEASE STOP BY AGAIN AS THERE ARE NEW CONTESTS EACH WEEK!*
Hip Threads that Change the World
October 3, 2008 by Lauren · 4 Comments
As a mom of three under five, I’m a HUGE fan of multi-tasking. So I was delighted to discover that I could shop and make the world a better place at the same time. How sweet is that? Which is why my latest online crush is the super chill shop Tiny Revolutionary.
Their “This Shirt Saved a Life” tee donates over HALF the proceeds from sales to Africa Aid, and is by far the coolest tee around. So as you send your little ones off to school in their chill new tees, halfway across the earth an African child will benefit from the School Lunch program for an entire year!
Hip threads that change the world? That’s style I can get behind.
Lauren’s blog: Supermom Central - tips, tricks and tidbits for the aspiring Supermom.
Bright and Bold Giveaway!
September 29, 2008 by Emily · 108 Comments
Bright and Bold is a colorful little shoppe full of eco-friendly gifts, reusable bags (Envirosax, EnV, RuMe Bags, Chico Bags), reusable bottles (EarthLust, Klean Kanteen, EcoUsable, SIGG), fashion accessories and popular kitchen gadgets. They are extra sweet because they include free priority shipping on every order, with no minimum, and almost every order ships out the same business day.
Discount:
Save $5 off any $40 order of any items from Bright and Bold with coupon: GIVEAWAY. (Valid through October 15, 2008).
Win It:
One lucky Window Shoppe reader will win one of these “Flip Notes” Notepads! Flip Notes are great for both guys & girls because they can slip into a pocket as easily as your purse, and you can simply pull them out and have paper and pen at hand to jot down notes, phone numbers, reminders, shopping lists, etc… They are so thin you don’t even know they are there, yet they are made from ultra durable metal.
To win, all you have to do is check out Bright and Bold and leave a quick comment or send an email to contest@littlewindowshoppe.com telling us why you need a Flip Notes Notepad. The winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday October 8th and will be announced here, so be sure to check back to see if you’re the winner.
Contest Closed *CONGRATULATIONS TO Jenna (frog123). SHE IS THE RANDOMLY CHOSEN WINNER FOR THIS CONTEST! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED - PLEASE STOP BY AGAIN AS THERE ARE NEW CONTESTS EACH WEEK!*
