I know a lot of my followers have children and most follow because they have similar beliefs as I do around the planet. But do any of you really realize how many of the things we use each day that are not only harmful to the earth but ourselves? People may not have lived longer lives a couple hundred years ago but in my opinion they lived happier and healthier lives. Change doesn't happen over night and you'll kill yourself if you try to get rid of everything potentially harmful in one day. What you can do is promise yourself to make one change a month, a week, or even a day if your real ambitious (but only one).
My first priority in the last five years has been making these changes for my children. This can be in the things they use/touch daily or things that I use/touch that directly affect them now. Over the most recent holiday season, toys became a major focus of mine which is how I discovered The Green Ostrich.
The Green Ostrich is "a woman-owned business founded in 2009 based just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Green Ostrich™ started with the following observation: the energy-intensive retail stores that we frequent do not offer many Earth-friendly, green products. That, and we were spending a lot of time and energy driving in our car to and from these stores." SO instead of using gas to get to the store, Green Ostrich is an online store with online ecofriendly products.
I love that they state up front "We help people make changes, not sacrifices.". They aren't asking you to sacrifice anything or really even change all that much because you are getting the same types of products you would already be using or buying only better. We were given the chance to review the Green Toys Recycled Milk Container Toy Tool Set. This set is super cool! Not only is it made from 100% recycled milk containers BUT contains less or no BPA because it is made from recycled plastics. Kevin even thought these were better than your average toys because the even had the names of the tools labelled on each of them. They are also dishwasher safe which if you know anything about toys, that's a great AND easy feature to maintain their quality!
Cost: $18 Green Toys Recycled Milk Container Toy Tool Set (15pc.)
Available to purchase: Green Ostrich
Recommendation: This is an AWESOME set of toys for such a good price. You'd pay a lot more in the toy stores for something with less pieces that's made of who knows what. Green Ostrich also carries whole variety of green gifts for all ages, green school supplies, and other green toys.
Facebook: Green Ostrich
Giveaway: Green Ostrich is going to give one of A Lucky Ladybug's lucky readers a Recycled Milk Container Toy Tool Set of their own!
My first priority in the last five years has been making these changes for my children. This can be in the things they use/touch daily or things that I use/touch that directly affect them now. Over the most recent holiday season, toys became a major focus of mine which is how I discovered The Green Ostrich.
The Green Ostrich is "a woman-owned business founded in 2009 based just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Green Ostrich™ started with the following observation: the energy-intensive retail stores that we frequent do not offer many Earth-friendly, green products. That, and we were spending a lot of time and energy driving in our car to and from these stores." SO instead of using gas to get to the store, Green Ostrich is an online store with online ecofriendly products.
I love that they state up front "We help people make changes, not sacrifices.". They aren't asking you to sacrifice anything or really even change all that much because you are getting the same types of products you would already be using or buying only better. We were given the chance to review the Green Toys Recycled Milk Container Toy Tool Set. This set is super cool! Not only is it made from 100% recycled milk containers BUT contains less or no BPA because it is made from recycled plastics. Kevin even thought these were better than your average toys because the even had the names of the tools labelled on each of them. They are also dishwasher safe which if you know anything about toys, that's a great AND easy feature to maintain their quality!
Cost: $18 Green Toys Recycled Milk Container Toy Tool Set (15pc.)
Available to purchase: Green Ostrich
Recommendation: This is an AWESOME set of toys for such a good price. You'd pay a lot more in the toy stores for something with less pieces that's made of who knows what. Green Ostrich also carries whole variety of green gifts for all ages, green school supplies, and other green toys.
Facebook: Green Ostrich
Giveaway: Green Ostrich is going to give one of A Lucky Ladybug's lucky readers a Recycled Milk Container Toy Tool Set of their own!
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