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Maclaren Beginning Skin Care for Mom & Baby

SafeMama Kathy — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:20:45 +0000

I’m sure you recognize Maclaren from their popular strollers. That’s how I know them… so when they contacted me about their new line of natural skin care for pregnant moms and babies I was really intrigued. Maclaren sent me their entire line, called Maclaren Beginning, to check out and wow was I ever impressed with [...] Related posts:

Cup Training with Tilty: Review & Giveaway

SafeMama Kathy — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:47:43 +0000

If you saw my kids cup/dish cabinet you would laugh because it’s a serious illness with me. But when something I haven’t seen or tried before comes on the market I just can’t resist trying it out. In the name of science of course. So when I stumbled on Tilty cups a while ago I [...] Related posts:

Hopscotch Kids Safe Non-Toxic Nail Polish for Kids (Giveaway!)

SafeMama Kathy — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:03:57 +0000

I had a chance to learn about the Hopscotch Kids brand at the Green Soiree earlier this month. As a girlie girl, I was so impressed with their story and their products that I was excited to share them with you. I had but one problem. I have two boys. Neither of them were willing [...] Related posts:

Britax Marathon 70 Review & Giveaway

SafeMama Kathy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:10:32 +0000

I am always astounded and impressed with the level of safety and the constant strive to exceed safety standards that Britax exhibits as a car seat company. I was fortunate enough to have had the chance to tour the Britax facility this year and witness a crash test of the new Britax Marathon 70. Seeing [...] Related posts:

FAQ: Safe Play Room Flooring: What’s Best?

SafeMama Kathy — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:33:14 +0000

I get an email about those foam puzzle piece mats about once a week. If you have emailed me recently about it and I didn’t respond it’s because I have been rolling this one around in my brain for a while and I don’t have a “best” case scenario to offer you. But what I [...] Related posts:

Life Factory Glass Beverage Bottle

SafeMama Kathy — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:00:03 +0000

As you know, I am always up for trying new things as well as using alternatives to plastic. So when I heard of Life Factory’s new Glass Water bottles I was totally intrigued. There is something special about using glass. I like to drink water out of a glass, I like my cocktails in a [...] Related posts:

Back To School Non Toxic Lunch Giveaway from MightyNest!

SafeMama Kathy — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:07:59 +0000

Coming down off the heels of BlogHer and right into the frenzy of “back-to-school” is the name of the game around here. Down here in the south, kids went back to school on August 9th! But I know many kids haven’t started yet and won’t until after Labor Day. So what better time than now [...] Related posts:

Green Blogger Soiree 2010

SafeMama Kathy — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:38:38 +0000

I was bestowed the honor of hosting a green event this year before BlogHer 2010* got underway, The Green Blogger Soiree. The 3 Green Angels encouraged me to hostess this fantastic event that allowed a cross section of our powerful green community to gather and connect in a quiet setting before the madness of BlogHer [...] Related posts:

Back-to-School LunchBots Giveaway

SafeMama Kathy — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:21:06 +0000

Since parts of the country started back to school this week and the rest of you will start over the next month or so I thought it was fitting to kick off this week with a fun little giveaway from LunchBots! I posted about LunchBots before and are a permanent resident of our Safer Lunch [...] Related posts:

Cheat Sheet: Safer & Eco-Friendly Lunch Gear

SafeMama Kathy — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:35:05 +0000

A while back we did a quick write up of safer alternatives to lunch boxes when all that “lead in lunchboxes” hoopla went down. Since then there are so many great alternatives to lunch boxes available that it totally warrants a new cheat sheet. Lunchboxes are perfect for little and big kids and help reduce [...] Related posts:

Review: Rockin’ Green Laundry Detergent

SafeMama Kathy — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:20:48 +0000

We did a Laundry Detergent Cheat Sheet a little while ago and while publishing it, I was introduced to Rockin’ Green by a reader. Having never tried it I was really curious to and coincidentally I got an email from the lovely Giselle at Granola Babies. If you haven’t seen their site it’s a great [...] Related posts:

Medela Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week (Giveaway!)

SafeMama Kathy — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:26:13 +0000

It’s World Breastfeeding Week! World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), and breastfeeding advocates in more than 170 countries will be celebrating World Breastfeeding Week for the 19th year. This year they are promoting their theme “Breastfeeding: Just 10 Steps. The Baby-Friendly Way” which outlines 10 steps to aide in breastfeeding success. I’ll be the first [...] Related posts:

I’m Still Here I Swear!

SafeMama Kathy — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:36:05 +0000

Sorry for the silence around here lately. I’ve been really busy working on some back to school cheat sheets for you which has resulted in my needing to make a lot of phone calls and send a lot of emails so posting has been slow coming. I’m also busying readying myself for BlogHer in NYC! [...] Related posts:

Review: CaliBowl Santa Barbara Ceramic Bowls

SafeMama Kathy — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:51:18 +0000

In my quest for anything non-plastic I learned about CaliBowls from The Soft Landing. I ordered some to try out in green and blue. I was bent on replacing the plastic Munchkin bowls we’d been using which had become a hassle. Since you can’t put hot food in plastic I’ve been using my regular glass [...] Related posts:

Review: Broody Chick Natural Products

SafeMama Kathy — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:38:46 +0000

I reviewed Broody Chick’s compostable diapers a while back and really loved them. They’re soft which has always been a peeve of mine with eco-friendly diapers. They’re kind of scratchy. Anyway, after loving her diapers I wanted to see what else she made and was so pleased to find out she had a line of [...] Related posts: