Mark asks…
Looking for an inexpensive “green” or eco-friendly baby toy?
My girl friend is having a birthday party for her baby and has asked for no gifts, but i’d like to give a small something. It needs to be eco–friendly or “green”
Any suggestions?
The Expert answers:
Hazelnut Kids has lots of green items to choose from.
Http://www.hazelnutkids.com/cgi-bin/category/newborn_toys
You might also consider a small savings bond in the childs name.
Laura asks…
does anyone know a wholesale supplier of eco friendly different colored gift boxes?
they need to be 10-15cm in length and height and 5-10cm deep in beautiful colours and we need about a thousand of them
The Expert answers:
Umm…what the heck is eco-friendly box? Is it made out of sticks?
William asks…
What’s a eco-friendly alternative to wrapping paper?
I don’t want to use wrapping paper since its costly and I doubt you can recycle it since its glossy, but I don’t want to wrap my gifts in the Sunday Newspaper. Any ideas?
The Expert answers:
We are AVID ‘re-users’ of paper, so start collecting last years as it hits the floor, ready for ‘next years’ presents!
We DO use ‘newspapers’, BUT, we use the ‘magazine’ sections, which are shiny and nicer and you can EASILY find large pieces without ‘MAN DIES IN CRASH’ written across them! You can even go the whole hog and do as we do, which is to keep EVERY little ‘scrap’ of wrapping paper and (I get the kids to cut these scraps into hearts, stars, etc. And then a TEENY dab of prit stick and they look SUPER!
A HUGE CHEAP curling ribbon roll is less than a quid (UK!) and looks SUPERB with a frill (drag the scissors along one side and it curls BEAUTIFULLY!) AND, the new DEGRADABLE ‘carrier bags’ from certain supermarkets, turned INSIDE out and then ‘gathered’ at the top, tied with a piece of frilly white ribbon (white means BOYS birthdays, GIRLS birthdays AND CHRISTMAS can ALL be done from the ONE roll! :D) looks GORGEOUS!
FINAL ‘suggestion’, CHEAPEST paper, new or old and ONE pot of ‘kids poster paint’, one ‘Christmas/Cheery’ stamper (ANY art shop or DIY shop’ll have them) and get STAMPING! Hang or lay it flat to dry and in the morning, masses of paper! 😀
HOPE ONE of the above is helpful?
ALL the best,
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Angel 😀
PS. Glossy paper IS recycleable! 😀 😀
Paul asks…
“Green” / Eco Christmas gifts?
I was thinking of going green this Christmas and buying enviro friendly gifts for family and friends. I’m also purchasing gifts via charities and NGOs, but I want to give eco products too.
I was thinking carbon offsetting gift cards — I pay for their CO2 contributions and allow them to go carbon neutral on a small car/pet/daily activity.
Any other suggestions?
(I live in Australia, so local products and organisations would be best)
The Expert answers:
– Anything from the Product Red Campain (Gap, Motorola, Converse, IPod, etc…)
– Toms Shoes are a good pick, check them out!
– You can find really cool recylced mixing bowls at Lapria Shops.com
– You can also find some nice ideas for plastic bag “alternatives” at Envirosax
This is all I can think of for now but try these websites that I inculded below… ;]
Donna asks…
What Homemade Eco friendly Method kills weeds?
What Homemade Eco friendly Method kills weeds?
Aside from pulling them or weed fabric.
Best response posted at (Ingredients / Recipe type only submissions)
http://www.ecokidsgreenliving.blogspot.com/
Gets 50.00 gift card
blogtalkradio.com/kidswithcancer
The Expert answers:
Rubbing alcholo.
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