Wooden blocks are well-used and well-loved at my house. We use them to build towers, houses, words, villages, roads, skyscrapers, boats...

This post was sponsored by Green Sisterhood. All opinions are my own. Every holiday there are headlines about the toxic chemicals that...

Does Play Sand Cause Cancer? Last summer I purchased a used rigid plastic sand box with a cover on Craig's List. Once I had t...

Breakfast is my favorite meal and I make hot breakfasts several times a week. Still, we manage to go through quite a bit of boxed cerea...

These are the wands we gave out as party favors. Sadly, they are no longer available. Climate Crusader's  excellent suggestions fo...

Children are natural scientists and love to explore the world around them. But sometimes their enthusiasm for the natural world wanes as...

In my six-plus years as a parent, I've acquired and discarded a large number of toys. Some toys broke, some were made of possibly ...

Actual photo on Craig's List. I thought I would share with all of you my latest Craig's List find . Two days ago my daughters...

After our used pressure-treated wood play structure debacle , I began researching options for new wood play structures. I seriously cons...

My 18-month-old building with Grimm's Color Charts Rally Building Blocks Set (wooden cars and people not included). In Sear...

Last month I wrote about Healthy Child Healthy World's free eBook Easy Steps for a Healthy & Safe Nursery last month . Now they...

One of my favorite classic toys is a wooden play kitchen, along with the accompanying play dishes and play food. I wrote about our wood...

Rainbow stacker  ($78) sold by  MightyNest MightyNest is one of my favorite online stores for eco-friendly products. Their Registry ...

Dog Wood by Dave's Monster Truck is 10 inches long, 6 inches tall, weighs nearly a pound and a half, comes in several colors, and c...

We have a new favorite toy at my house: the  Giant Rainbow Stacker . I've had my eye on this toy for a while. I love everything ...

My daughter loves helicopters. Airplanes too, but helicopters even more. How do you think she felt when this toy  arrived in the mail? ...

I used to have lots of plastic baby toys.  First I got rid of all the soft plastic toys (in case they were made of  vinyl  and contai...

Deanna Duke, long-time environmentalist and parent of two, used to believe that products sold in stores were generally safe since the FDA ...

I've been meaning to post about our wooden play kitchen for a while now. We love it.

Toy organizer travel roll-up ($15) The toy organizer travel roll up ($15) by Kidsstore features seven pockets of various sizes that...