Wordless Wednesday

The Nature Conservancy

Experts predict that within 100 years, natural lands and water resources will become scarce. Log onto Nature for more information on how you can save the earth we love!

Wordless Wednesday

Do-It-Yourself Cleaners the Natural Way

Here are some way to clean up naturally...

Make Soft Scrub = Add enough Simple Soap to 1/8 cup of baking soda to make a creamy mixture.

Appliance Cleaner = Dry baking soda shines up small appliances and even removes bread wrappers burned onto the toaster. Try rubbing a teaspoon onto your grubby blender of food processor with a clean flannel cloth.

Toilet Cleaner = Sprinkle toilet bowl with 1/4 cup of baking soda . Drizzle with 1/4 cup vinegar, then scour with a toilet brush.

Oven Cleaner = Sprinkle oven with 1/2 cup cup baking soda (more if needed) and spray with water. Let sit for several hours or overnight before scraping up stains and spills. Rinse thoroughly with water.

Hardwood Floor Cleaner = In a pail or bucket, mix 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar in one gallon warm water. Mop wood or linoleum floors, then rinse with water, making sure not to leave large pools to dry.

All these recipes and more can be found in a book called Green Clean, by Linda Mason Hunter and Mikki Halpin.

Your Guide to Natural and Organic Living

Hey there, we wanted to pass on to you a website we discovered Naturally Savvy. Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer show you how to integrate natural and organic products into everyday living. Choosing preservative-free products is a great way to start living naturally. Check it out and let them know we sent you from Green4Kids.

Wordless Wednesday

5 Tips to Be Green

1) Create a nontoxic all-purpose cleaner from peppermint oil, distilled white vinegar and water.

2) Buy only organic versions of fruits known to have the highest pesticide levels: peaches, apples, nectarines, strawberries, cherries

3) Store food in glass. Leftovers that sit in plastic containers may sop up hidden chemicals.

4) Cut down on plastic toys. Try wood with natural oil finishes or plush toys made with untreated cotton instead.

5) Look for sheets made from linen, hemp or bamboo. For conventional bedding, wash before use to rinse away manufacturing residues.

Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey with the Switcheroo

We thought you might get a kick out of this picture. Just walking down the beach in Los Angeles and Jim Carrey decides he looks best in Jenny McCarthy's suit. How funny!!

Recycle and Clean Up

Toss, junk, throw away and recycle...doesn't this say it all!!

Recycle It

It is so very important to recycle! This is just a list of what can be recycled and what can't. If you would like a copy of this to place somewhere in your house, let us know...we will email you this document, or print it out from here---whatever works for you. Leave us a comment here.

Simple shoes for a happy planet

Here are some green shoes for you and your family. Their motto...They go with your jeans, your leggings, and your politics. Simple shoes for a happy planet! Log onto Simple.

Join we Today

You can't solve the climate crisis alone. But if we all work together, we can. Join we today at We Can Solve It.

The Business of Being Born

If you have not seen this movie, it is a must! The Business of Being Born, which was produced by Ricki Lake is eye opening. Leave your comments here if you have seen this movie or when you do see it, come back here and leave your comments.

Keep it Green...Green 4 Kids

Better Living

A book you must read Green Baby. You can purchase this book at Green Baby. The statistics can get a bit overwhelming about how many chemicals we are putting in our bodies, and our children's bodies.

Keep it Green...Green 4 Kids

Plant Trees

It is good to know that people of the wood and paper products industry are working on planting new trees each and everyday for our children. Something good is bound to happen when you plant 1.7 million trees every day! Plant It Forward.

Recycle Your Magazines

Don't just toss those magazines in the garbage, make sure you recycle them, Save The Earth, Save a Tree!!

Project Globe

Auction for Global Change...New York City September 2008. For more information log onto Project Globe.

The rally happened today. I am so excited for the Autism Community. Let's see what is going to happen now. We wanted to be heard and Jenny McCarthy, Jim Carrey, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. were all present today. Way to go Jenny!!

Green Our Vaccines Now!!

Planet Green

We just discovered The First All Green TV Network, come check out this site at Planet Green. This Summer's Line up on the green network includes:

AlterEco
Supper Club with Tom Bergeron
Hollywood Green with Maria Menounos
Renovation Nation
Focus Earth with Bob Woodruff
Wa$ted
g.word
Emeril Green
Battleground Earth with Ludacris vs. Tommy Lee

recycle those batteries

Today's alkaline batteries have 97 percent less mercury than they did in1984. Before you feel safe throwing them out, think about what contamination the remaining mercury can do when it leaks out of landfills. Find out where and how to recycle batteries(http://earth911.org/recycling/battery-recycling) in your area. This is so important. We all use batteries everyday with our children's toys, make sure you don't throw them in the garbage.