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Introducing BigGreenTV to all our Environmental Friends! Happy Friday everybody! Quick lunch for my lil' vegan boy today, thought i'd share! A handful of blueberries, some organic Oatios by New Morning and little organic Sunbutter sunflower seed spread sandwiches. Sunbutter is great...Vegan, nut free and gluten free and Luca loves it! Miimics peanut butter and tastes great! Even better, no added salt or sugar! So, that's our quick lunch on the run today...After we are done I am taking Luca to Good Earth Market in Clarksville, DE to walk through their beautiful gardens and pick up some more yummy blueberries!! That's right...I'm a breastfeeding mama! Luca, who is now almost 11 months old, has literally been breastfed from the moment he was born. He was breastfed exclusively until 6 months, then introduced to solid foods in addition to on demand breastfeeding. He still nurses on demand and off and on while he is sleeping. I hope to nurse Luca as long as he would like to nurse and if all goes well practice extended nursing. "Extended breastfeeding is a term used when you are breastfeeding a child that is more than a year old. In other countries, feeding a child beyond the first 12 months is common. For example, the number of women who breastfeed their children beyond 12 months is: 99% in Nepal, 98% in Malawi, 97% in Zambia, 96% in Ghana, etc... The World Health Organization issued the following statement: " Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants; it is also an integral part of the reproductive process with important implications for the health of mothers. A recent review of evidence has shown that, on a population basis, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is the optimal way of feeding infants. Thereafter infants should receive complementary foods with continued breastfeeding up to 2 years of age or beyond." Kudos World Health Organization, kudos!!!! Too many kids, the neighbor’s dogs …and the first sticky patch of floor presented itself today. With a goal to break from work mid-afternoon through dinner to embrace the roll of active parent I rolled my eyes wondering if school had let out early for summer this year. The warm weather kept my girls and their friends outdoors, and I thought their moment of “independent play” would actually allow me to sneak in a few emails. “Mom, will you count?” my five year old hollered out. Hmmm, I thought. “Sure, I’ll count to 100.” There back to the email. “Mom, did you count?” I looked over trying to hide my guilt. “65, 66 …” she dashed away squealing “Everybody hide!” Finishing the email, I closed my laptop and recommitted to my goal of “turning off” so I could tune in to my girls until their bedtime. Looking from bush-to-bush, behind the trees, and around the house I hollered out everyone’s names and delighted in the giggles coming from kids I pretended not to see. Before I knew it, dinner was upon us and I was thankful my mother had taught me that meatballs are always better the second day. With the bowl of strawberries and blueberries Callie had picked from the front yard, I turned to the table and welcomed the sound of extra feet scrambling to the table with an enthusiastic “yes! I love your mom’s meatballs.” Cones, cups, and a little bit of whip cream solidified my standing as coolest mom for the day. With the sun setting and the air cooling quickly I know summer is still a few weeks away but this little wink of what the school break will bring made me smile that a few longer nights at the desk are worth time spent hollering out, “olly, olly, oxen, free.” Founder of IAGmedia, Stephanie Rach-Wilson. It's all Good! She is the creator of the Let's Go Chipper!(tm) series Into the Great Outdoors, an eco-educational DVD and book set that playfully teaches children about nature and the environment. 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He can’t wait for his party. This year, we are keeping it simple with just a few friends coming over for a sleepover – very low key – and my son could not be more excited. Just goes to show, it doesn’t have to be over the top – kids are happy with simple things. And parents are happier too. I know I am. I can do without the stress and expense of a big party. Over the years though, my kids’ birthday parties have run the gamut, from a quiet celebration at home with the family, to an all out themed bash, complete with decorations, games, and tons of food and drinks for kids and adults. At times, I have gone over the top. The funny thing is, most of those parties were when my kids were really young and they don’t even remember them anyway. My advice is first and foremost, to keep it simple – especially when they are young. You can go all out on a child’s second birthday party, but odds are you will cause yourself a lot of stress and expense, and your child may end up over stimulated and in tears by the end of the day. Simple parties are easier to plan, less expensive, and better for the planet too. Here are some tips for keeping it simple and green: Easy, inexpensive, reused party décor – You don’t have to go out and buy a bunch of decorations. Odds are you (or some of your friends and neighbors) already have many things in your own home you can use to decorate. A couple years ago, my daughter wanted a High School Musical birthday. I vowed that other than food, I would not purchase one thing for the party. Well, just by scouring my house to see what kind of things we already had in storage, I was able to decorate the whole party with things I found around the house – metallic stars from New Year’s eve parties past, vinyl records from her Dad’s collection that he can’t part with, place mats cut from red fabric left over from Halloween costumes long gone. We did print And, I was told by one of Emma’s friends the next day that it was the “best birthday party ever!” I considered that a big compliment coming from an 8-year old girl who’s been to many much pricier birthday parties in her day. Goes to show again, it’s about the friends and fun, not the stuff. Better party favors – I’m a big believer in no party favors (yes, we’ve done it and lived to tell. As a matter of fact, only a couple of kids even noticed). Or, just one small favor for each guest – like a fairy wand if you having a princess party or a sword for a pirate party. For my daughters HS Musical party, we gave out reused favors (and got away with it). We found old blank CD’s stuffed in drawer of the office (from the days before iPods) and burned soundtracks for each girl as a party favor. Whatever you do, please ditch the plastic “goodie bag” (which really, is “good” for no one) filled with cheap trinkets. Those things end up broken and in the trash by the time your guests make it home. Not to mention the plastic bag is always trash bound and totally unrecyclable. Reusable or biodegradable food serving – Our recent birthday parties have been small so I didn’t need to buy any disposable plates or cutlery. Certainly, most of us can find enough plates, cups and cutlery for a small group of kids. If you are having a larger party, consider biodegradable plates, cups and cutlery, or paper goods made from recycled paper. Better gifting with less waste – Let’s face it, every year your kids end up with gifts (from well meaning family and friends) that you just have no room for, no patience for, or you child has no interest in. Save your guests the money and yourself the hassle by considering no gifts or a group gift. Here is a great solution - invented by two moms who were tired of witnessing first hand all the birthday party waste, Echoage makes greening kids birthday parties easy. With this service, you select an eco-friendly birthday party invitation, choose a cause and invite your friends. Then, instead of bringing wrapped and packaged presents, guests simply rsvp online and make secure online contributions that are pooled for the purchase of one memorable gift for the birthday boy and girl and the remainder of the money to donate to the cause of your choice. What a great solution! So here’s to happy kids, happy parents, a happy planet and Happy Birthdays! The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency's Cool School Challenge was awarded the EPA's Clean Air Excellence Award for Education/Outreach. What started with one teacher, in one high school and a small group of passionate kids has become the model for students to become involved in understanding and reducing their school's environmental impact. Recent reports show that these efforts have potentially reduced green house gas emmissions by 650,000 pounds. Is your school up to the Cool School Challenge? Enjoy this fun educational video about the absurd waste associated with bottled water. Learn about where your tap water comes from and learn about the life cycle of a disposable plastic bottle of water.
Want to win $1500 for your school? Do Something is calling on you to green your school. Reduce the carbon footprint of your school this fall and you could win up to $1500 to further your efforts. begin main text What you need to do: What you will be judged on: Who can Participate?: Hurry !!: December 8th: December 15th: January 5th: For more info go to DoSomething.org
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some pictures from the movie on the computer (on 100% post consumer recycled paper – bonus!) and put a couple of those in frames and hung them on the wall to complete the theme. So I did it – the only new thing we purchased was my daughter’s gift, High School Musical Sing-It for the Wii – which she opened early so it doubled as a party activity. Here’s a picture of the girls at the HS Musical themed table having dinner
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