Tag Archive: living green
It’s already warmed up enough here to start re-planting our garden. It wasn’t much of a success last year, but that doesn’t stop us from trying again! It’s been really fun to get outside with my kids now that they are both mobile toddlers who don’t need help walking. Their favorite activity when we’re outside is to watch what I’m doing and “help”. Fortunately, gardening is something that toddlers or preschoolers can participate in and even learn a little! Here’s how they helped me plant our garden and flowers: SeedsThe kids had a lot of fun looking at seed packets
We’ve added some new products to our Sweet Sale clearance page in the last few days. Be sure to grab these delectable deals before they are gone!
This week is National Camping Week and to celebrate, our family went camping last weekend for the first time since we’ve become parents. I love being outdoors and since my husband and I both work in tech-related fields, it’s very difficult for us to completely disconnect and take a break as long as there is cell service available. There’s nothing quite like going deep into the woods to render your smartphone useless. At first, our kids seemed to be annoyed at the amount of effort required to do anything, especially the hike to the outhouse. There was a great deal
When I was pregnant with my first baby, I decided to look into cloth diapering. I had heard it was very different from the cloth diapering of the olden days, so I thought I would try and find some more information and then make an educated decision about whether I wanted to try it or use disposables. I immediately became overwhelmed. What were prefolds? How many diapers did I need? How do you wash cloth diapers? Isn’t it gross? Why would anyone want to do this, anyway? So if you’re feeling inundated with too much information, here are the highlights
We know you’ve been waiting, watching and asking. We are pleased to announce the bumGenius Buy 5, Get 1 Free* deal is back! bumGenius 4.0 are one of our most popular cloth diapers. Don’t just take our word for it, here are some of the reviews left by our customers: “I NEVER thought I would be a cloth diaper person, but once I tried these, I LOVE THEM!!! So easy to use and they come clean.” – Dawn “I am new to cloth diapering and absolutely love these diapers. My daughter is 3 months old and we started with BG
Editor’s Note: As part of our Mom’s Week celebration, we asked our blog contributors to write a special post entitled, “Love, Mom” Throughout the week we will be sharing their posts with you. We hope you enjoy them and it inspires you to take a few moments to write to the most important people in your life and to sign it “Love, Mom”. ———- Dear kids, It’s been less than 3 years since I became a mommy for the first time, but already my life is so different thanks to you both! In some ways, I’m a better person and
Hey families who love cloth diapers, your prayers have been answered! The famous Cotton Babies $1 Diaper Sale will take place in ALL Cotton Babies stores on Saturday May 19th, 2012 from 9am to Noon. This is your chance to search through our Reloved cloth diaper treasure and LAST CHANCE cloth diapers will be just ONE DOLLAR each! We won’t just have Last Chance cloth diapers, though, we’ll also have Well-Loved, Repairable, Gently Used and even bumGenius second quality products. Prices at the sale will vary from $1-10. This sounds too good to be true, but it’s not! There is
Back when Vicki was 6 months old, I started taking her to swimming lessons. I prepared weeks in advance by registering her for swimming, buying her a bathing suit, and purchasing a reusable swim diaper. I was good to go. Everything went swimmingly (pun intended) for a few months, and we greatly enjoyed our weekly swim. Then it got cold and I dropped the ball and forgot to register for the winter session. By the time we went back to swimming, Vicki needed a new bathing suitand she had grown out of her swim diaper. As I was pressed for
So you had your kids, they used the cloth diapers, and now everyone’s in college (or kindergarten, or preschool, or whatever) and those diapers are not getting used anymore. What are you supposed to do with what you have left? Some people use cloth diapers with the express intent to resell the diapers when they’re done using them. And that’s definitely an option. But not the only one! Lending/giving diapers to friends is another way to go. A good portion of our tiny newborn diapers have been lent out to friends. In 2010, I was due with my youngest and
I’ve never hidden my love for Aden + Anais products. At Cotton Babies, we are huge fans of the company, the products and their team. We have some great new products from this beloved brand that we’d like to share with you today. I was first introduced to the book Swaddle Love last year when we had a swaddling demonstration from the Aden + Anais team during our grand opening. This book is filled with beautiful photos, instructions, illustrations and the history of swaddling. It is designed to be both a resource and a gift. Paired with an Aden +
