CBB Green Guide

Today is Earth Day, and it’s a great time to reflect on how you treat the planet. The CBB Green Guide is a great resource for anyone who’s looking for more natural or safe products for their families. We took the guess work out of "green" products and searched high and low, so we could give you a list of the best eco-conscious brands and products.

Read all of our CBB Green Guides:

• The Baby Gear Guide presents items for your little one that are made with eco-conscious standards.
• The Toy Guide is chock-full of safe and fun smile-worthy products.
• The Cleaning Supplies Guide gives you alternatives to general cleaning supplies and tips on how to make your own.
• The Clothing Guide offers 100% certified organic cotton and eco-friendly alternatives, as well as how that can benefit you AND the planet!

We have also teamed up with some of the highlighted brands in the guides to bring you some ways to win their fabulous products.

• Haba is giving up some of their natural, wooden toys.
• PlanToys wants to delight your toddler with one of their rubber-wood products.
• Nina & Tom want to give you a $25 gift certificate to their website.
• Tea Collection wants to outfit your infant in absolute softness and 100% organic cotton.

Click continue reading to see some more tips from us on how to be "greener" everyday.

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The final step to having a "greener" lifestyle for your children (and yourself) is to get your house together. With something as simple as everyday cleaning supplies, you can make a big difference in the planet. And if you play your cards right you can actually make a difference in your wallet, too.

Click continue reading for "green" cleaning supply picks and tips. Click here to read our previous article on "green" gear.

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In our third installment of the CBB Green Guide,we’d like to bring to your attention to great baby gear that is made with saving the environment in mind. We spend a lot of money each year on gear and accessories for our children. And much of it is made from materials that don’t help protect the environment.

Click continue reading for some "green" gear that will keep your baby, and the planet, safe and happy. Click here to read our previous article on "green" toys.

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It’s important that the toys our littles ones play with be safe and as natural as possible for many reasons. Most importantly because kids tend to put toys in their mouths. If all the toy recalls from last year taught us anything, we should now realize how important it is to watch out for toxic materials, such as paint!

Click continue reading for our favorite "green" toy picks and some tips on what to look out for when purchasing toys! Click here to read our previous article on "green" clothes.

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If you’re anything like us, you’re probably sick of hearing about"going green." We are inundated with products and info on lessening ourcarbon footprint and helping to save the planet. I assure you, this isnot a bad thing. The problem is in the information that’s presented –there’s just so much of it. And, the internet doesn’t help, there’sjust too much information to process and it can be so overwhelming.

But we all agree that protecting our children both in theirchildhood and in their future by providing a safer planet for them isnot a bad thing at all! To help make your lives a little easier, we’d like to bring to your attention to some fabulous children’s clothing lines that are eco-friendly and, even more importantly, skin friendly. Most of us put on clothes everyday, and yet, most of us probably don’t even give a second thought to what might be IN our clothes. Read up on why organic cotton is a great choice for your family and see our picks for brands to consider.

Click continue reading for our favorite "green" children’s clothing picks.

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