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Real nappies for dolls!
Tuesday, 13 Jan, 2009 – 6:00 | No Comment
Real nappies for dolls!

Oh me oh my. How I wish I were 5 again. But then again, perhaps I’ll just let my inner child out to play instead.
While searching on the web I came across real cloth nappies …

Inspired by autumn sunshine
Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 – 3:49 | 2 Comments
Inspired by autumn sunshine

Little Miss Green and I have been doing some art inspired by our beautiful autumn walks last week. Now I’m a bit annoyed because I got this idea from a great blog, but now I …

International walk to school month - October 2008
Thursday, 2 Oct, 2008 – 3:18 | No Comment
International walk to school month - October 2008

With children’s obesity on the increase and them participating in more TV viewing than social and physical activities, October can bring about a small change in lifestyle with International walk To School month.
In its fourteenth …

Fill your pants - washable nappies and ethical goods
Monday, 8 Sep, 2008 – 3:31 | No Comment
Fill your pants - washable nappies and ethical goods

With one beautiful baby and a fabulous sense of humour intact, Laura found herself entering the world of cloth nappies.
Now any cloth nappying mama will tell you that these things are addictive. Yep, poo gets …

Want a happy, healthy child? Then sign this petition
Sunday, 7 Sep, 2008 – 2:54 | 9 Comments
Want a happy, healthy child? Then sign this petition

In the UK, most children start school in the September following their 4th Birthday. Their FOURTH Birthday! They are just babies aren’t they?
If that isn’t enough, legislation is due to take effect soon that involves …

Little Miss Green writes a book
Monday, 1 Sep, 2008 – 0:53 | 5 Comments
Little Miss Green writes a book

The children in the UK go back to school this week. Some won’t be able to wait to get there, others will be waking up with ‘tummy ache’, crying at the school gate and ‘putting …

Fair trade, organic and recycled school uniform in the high street
Monday, 11 Aug, 2008 – 2:27 | 2 Comments
Fair trade, organic and recycled school uniform in the high street

I’m not a fan of Tesco’s - they’ve been accused of Greenwashing a few too many times, so that now they’ve become a bit like the ‘boy who cried wolf’ to me.
Some of their policies …

An alternative to the plastic highchair
Friday, 25 Jul, 2008 – 3:51 | 2 Comments
An alternative to the plastic highchair

Thinking back to the days that Little Miss Green needed a high chair, I remember hating looking at the sight of that big piece of plastic in my dining room.
We choose a wooden frame one, …

More art from us
Friday, 6 Jun, 2008 – 1:43 | 2 Comments
More art from us

We’ve had a few rainy days here and Little Miss Green has been resisting all forms of school work recently. So, what to do apart from a little art to soothe the nerves and stroke …

Get your kids outside
Wednesday, 4 Jun, 2008 – 23:28 | 2 Comments
Get your kids outside

I read yesterday that more that three-quarters of parents in the UK admit that their children are tempted to play indoors with computer games and dvds rather than play outside.
As a result parents said …