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How "Green" Are Your School Lunches?
And just like that, summer is over and the routine of school has begun once again. New backpacks and homework packets and of course, daily lunch packing. But how "green" are the lunches you are sending to school? Curious about how to send school lunches that are good for your ...read more
The Best Sustainable Beauty Products
If clean beauty is important to you, then sustainable beauty probably is too. I know how important eco-conscious choices are to many of you, so I try to include at least one organic product in most of my beauty Momtrends MVP’s lists even if that isn’t the primary focus. That ...read more
Natural Sunburn Remedies
We kick off the very first day of summer today and we are ready to trade in our backpacks for flip flops and swimsuits. If you're anything like us, you spend a lot of time outdoors, and a lot of time in the sun's harmful rays. Most of family is pretty fair skinned, so protecting ...read more
5 Easy Changes You Can Make for Earth Day
Earth Day has been celebrated since April 22, 1970 and was inspired by environmentalist, naturalist and pioneer Rachel Carson. She brought to light many concerns that were negatively impacting Mother Earth and she embarked on a mission to get others to care about the natural ...read more
IKEA Before and After Backyard Makeover
Living in New York City, space is limited. Every little inch we get is utilized to its full capacity and if you have a corner of space outside, you capitalize on it. Now that the weather is getting nicer, the desire to be outside is growing stronger. Because I'm one of the lucky ...read more
This $.99 Paint Sale At Ace Hardware Will Change Your Summer
This post is sponsored by Ace Hardware. Summertime is all about relaxing and having fun, am I right? It's also about finishing all those projects you talk about during the year that you never have time for. What if I told you you could relax AND finish your project? And for less ...read more
Nova Scotia Organics Review & a Giveaway
Have you ever heard the phrase "Pay Now or Pay Later" when talking about your health? It is a little motto I play over and over again whenever I think about the cost of my organic lifestyle vs a more conventional one. By choosing an organic diet, I avoid harmful chemicals, GMO's, ...read more
Earth Day: How to Green up Your Style
Earth Day is celebrated on April 22, but as savvy moms, we are looking to lighten our footprint every day. Little changes can make a big difference as Max Lucado says,“No one can do everything, but everyone can do something”, we agree. As a special nod to Mother Earth, here are ...read more
Friendly Rooster: Quality Children's Shoes (& a giveaway)
Celebrating your child's milestones is a joyous and memorable part of parenthood. When your child begins to pull themselves up and clearly enjoys the view, you know it is time to start thinking about shoes for your little one's tootsies. Friendly Rooster is an online retailer ...read more
It's a Party: Circus Themed 1st Birthday Party
It's safe to say that a circus has tons of fun things for kiddos - between the animals, cotton candy and games, a circus is a kid's dream! Using adorable apparel, fun snacks and an easy to make circus cake, we've created the perfect Circus Themed First Birthday Party! Saddle up ...read more
Celebrate Fair Trade month (& a giveaway)
October is Fair Trade month and we are excited to support and celebrate such an important cause. When goods are labeled Fair Trade Certified™ it means these products are not only held to environmental standards, but they’re good for the farmers and workers who produce them as ...read more
Syncing Your Style: Summer Must-Haves for the Family
Summer is here and it is an exciting time for baby, full of firsts~first trip to the beach, first splash in the pool, and first rides on the boat. Of course, we have scouted the cutest and most essential summer must-haves for baby and the gang in time for the second half of the ...read more
Syncing Your Style: First Foods for Baby
Our baby girl was grasping at our utensils and eyeing everything that we were eating so we knew it was time for her first foods! Although we make most of her food, we are loving the convenience, wholesome goodness and variety of these first foods for baby. Baby Mum Mum: If you ...read more
Earth Day: Simple Eco Changes For the Family
With this coming Tuesday being Earth Day, we wanted to share some simple steps that my family is taking to consume less, waste less, and take better care of the earth. Love to hear what tips and tricks you in the Momtrends community have too! Leave them in the comments below so ...read more
Launch of Green Mom Guide
The Green Life Guides, launched www.GreenMomGuide.com to help families connect with the resources they need to raise their children safely. Green Mom launched after much success of the GreenBrideGuide, a leading source for green weddings and planning. The site gives parents the ...read more
Recycle Old Clothing with Planet Aid
Are you curious where your old clothing goes? With summer fashion season approaching, shoppers are out admiring the hottest new styles and trends, but then they have to figure out where their old clothes go. For most Americans, the answer is the trash. In fact, the average ...read more
Make Small Changes in Your Everyday Tasks This Earth Day
Kate Harrison, CEO of the Green Life Guides and GreenBrideGuide.com Offers Tips for kick-starting a green lifestyle this Earth Day2013 You can easily conserve resources in your everyday life just by making a few small changes in and around your home. Here are some other ways to ...read more
Earth Day Items for Baby
With Earth Day just a few weeks away (it is on April 22), we are excited to salute brands that live consciously all the time every day. Starting with essentials from the beginning for our babies, here are some essentials to get them started right from day one. Seventh ...read more
Adorable Baby Items from Fashion Loves People
We recently discovered the ultimate online store with the designs from Fashion Loves Peoplewho recently won the AltSummit and ONE network contest for her fashionable scarves (check out our post here). As a blog about ethical fashion, the site also curates eco-friendly, fair ...read more
Eco-Ditty: The 100% Organic Cotton Sandwich Bag
All my kids' sippy-cups are BPA free, so why am I still transporting their food in questionable plastic bags? Well, because they'??re so easy, lightweight and practical. But, I don't like it. Luckily, it turns out, I can still carry my daughter'??s half-eaten cheese sticks to ...read more
Great Books to Read with Your Kids to Celebrate Earth Day
Earth Day (April 22) is the perfect time to talk to your kids about conservation and what everyone can do to help take good care of our beloved planet. Luckily, there are many wonderful books to help your kids grow up to be a friend of trees. Here are a few of my favorites to ...read more
PlanetBox! Lunch Transportation for the Green Generation
One of the least green parts of our day used to be my kids lunches. Between the packaging and the bags, I was not surprised to learn that the average kid creates ninety pounds of garbageevery year just from the waste from lunch. Now, I pack lunch for my kids in a PlanetBox, an ...read more
Simple Green Home Ideas
By now we all know that it is '??hip to be green.'?? This is not only a concept to conserve energy and preserve our limited natural resources, '??going green'?? at home is a great way to teach our children how to recycle, reuse and reduce by using products that aren'??t made ...read more
Stain Solver: A Multifaceted Organic Cleaning Product
Chemicals, fragrances, dyes, toxins, and difficult-to-pronounce ingredients are the bulk of what most cleaners are made of. This not means that they aren't good for sensitive skin and cause allergies but that they are harmful to the environment, children, and pets. Luckily, ...read more
Sustainable Dining Tables
We're kicking off "Go Green" month with something a bit unusual for a Friday post. We regularly feature food and recipes, but today it's all about the table. Deciding how your serve your meals can have almost as big of an impact, as what you serve. At casa de Momtrends, we ...read more
Coolest Kids Clothes
On any given week you'll be able to find the Momtrends girls in Appaman. The clothes have the personality and whimsy that my girls and the hipster boys in Brooklyn crave. It's no surprise that the mastermind behind the brand, Harald Husum, has two of his own playground monkeys. ...read more
Ecosystem Notebooks
I'd be lost without my notebooks--how else would I keep track of trends, new shops and interview questions. And now I've got a trendy ecosystem 100% recycledversion. As a quasi-fashionista I'm keen on the bold colors I and now I can be "green" while still toting along a book in ...read more
Eco Event with Kelly Ripa and the Green Team
Green is trendy - in beauty, fashion/lifestyle and food! We tuned into Kelly Ripa'??s first live webcast to get the latest tips for living green. Joining her was the fabulous '??green team,'? Josie Maran on beauty, Zem Joaquin on fashion, and Anna Getty on food. We learned that ...read more
Green Parenting Tip: Curbing the Plastic Habit
How long do you think you could go without using a plastic shopping bag? A week? A month? A lifetime? Time for statistics. According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually. An estimated 12 million barrels of oil is required ...read more