Green cleaning products are better for the environment and safer for your children, but many moms still prefer traditional (and toxic) cleaning products for two major reasons: cost and convenience. Unless you wanted to order cleaning products online or had a Whole Foods-type store in your area, it used be hard to find good natural […]
Cool and Reusable Lunch Bags
Instead of buying pack after pack of brown paper lunch bags, consider a reusable lunch bag for back to school. Reusable lunch bags, like Cool Tote Lunch Sacks ($17), are better than brown bagging it. Food stays fresher, lunch doesn’t leak through, and they are good for the environment and your budget. My daughter’s tot-chic […]
Be a Savvy Millionaire Kid and Save, Invest and Donate
Kids know how to navigate the Internet, look up the latest baseball stats, and can tell you what their favorite celebrity wore to the most recent awards ceremony. But what about financial responsibility? Are they money savvy? Money Savvy Generation is a program of children’s books, curricula, piggy banks, and financial organizers, develeoped to teach […]
Maternity Clothing for the Classically Chic Mama
Boob Maternity & Nursing Wear was founded on the principle that it should be every mother’s right to nurse in comfort and in style. Amen to that! Boob founder Mia Seipel’s sympathy for her sister, who exposed her midrift to the icy Northern winds of Stockholm to nurse her newborn baby in the park. […]
Wild Dill Contest Winner and Coupon Code
Congratulations to our Wild Dill $35 Gift Certificate winner, Gina Stratos, who said: I am in love with the Speesees Organic Kimono Dress (wish it came in MY size!) Remember, all our readers can get 10% off at Wild Dill on their organic children’s clothing, organic nursery and children’s bedding, and natural wooden and organic […]
Wild Dill Gift Certificate Giveaway!
Wild Dill, a hip boutique offering a wide variety of organic children’s clothing, organic nursery and children’s bedding, and natural wooden and organic plush toys, is offering a $35 gift certificate for one lucky Mamanista reader. You’ll find plenty of organic, fair trade, sweatshop-free, natural and/or recycled products. WANT IT: Everyone is a winner because […]
Get Squeaky Green with Method’s Baby-Safe Wash
Always on the look-out for natural products for baby, I was so excited to hear about methodbaby and methodkid bath products (from net pal mod*mom). Already a fan of method’s hand wash and dish soap, I couldn’t wait to check out these natural, phthalate-free and paraben-free baby bath products. We started with the 99% natural, […]
You’ll Be the Belle of the Ball in this Hip Baby Carrier
Babywearing enables you to calm and comfort your baby without sacrificing freedom of movement or your sense of style. But the sheer number of babywearing options (wraps, pouch slings, ring slings, padded slings, backpack carriers, hip carriers, back carriers, front carriers, mei tais…and more) can be overwhelming. Babywearing-pro Mama Luxe adores her unpadded ring sling since it’s […]
This Toothbrush Has Three Lives
Sometimes it is the little things that matter. Parents are becoming more concerned about the chemicals that come in contact with their children and also with promoting eco-friendly values. One little toothbrush allows you to protect your children and help preserve the environment. Most importantly for something that your child will put in his mouth […]
Schedule A Free Eye Exam For Your Baby Today
You probably take your baby to the pediatrician for his shots and regular checkups, but did you think about scheduling an eye exam for your baby? Even though I am incredibly nearsighted, it hadn’t occurred to me to schedule an eye exam for Baby Mwah. But I received a press release today that caught my […]
