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Eco-friendly Easter Baskets for Children

March 18, 2019 By Megan 13 Comments

Eco-friendly Easter Baskets for Children

At Easter time, stores are filled with candy, chocolate bunnies in every size, and plastic eggs galore. It’s a recipe for sugar-overload, and I don’t even want to think about where all those cheap plastic eggs will wind up. The environmentalist and mom in me secretly cringes at these aisles every time a holiday rolls around. I’m not… [Read More]

Filed Under: Celebrations, Play Tagged With: Easter baskets, Eco Easter baskets for children, eco-friendly Easter, eco-friendly Easter gifts

Natural and Eco-friendly School Supplies

August 19, 2017 By Megan 6 Comments

Natural and Eco-friendly School Supplies

We’re still enjoying and loving summer time and the hot weather we’ve been experiencing, so it seems hard to believe we even need to start thinking about back to school supplies. It’s coming up more quickly than I can believe, though.  In just three weeks, my first-born will be starting grade 1. I have mixed feelings… [Read More]

Filed Under: Green Living, Learning Naturally Tagged With: eco school, eco school supplies, eco-friendly, eco-friendly school supplies, school supplies

The Best Travel Gear for Toddlers

June 30, 2017 By Megan 2 Comments

The Best Travel Gear for Toddlers

As of today, we are officially on summer break over here. Or, the kids are at least. “Schooooool’s out fooooor…the summer!” Don’t mind me, I’m just re-living some old-school movies. Does that give away my age? Oops! While we don’t have any huge plans for the summer (newborn plus two other kids and all), we… [Read More]

Filed Under: Babies and Kids, Babies and Kids, Travel Tagged With: eco-friendly travel gear, toddler travel, Travel gear for toddlers, travelling with kids, travelling with toddlers

Eco-Friendly Baby Gear: Chair, Play mat, Carrier, Stroller, Oh My

June 24, 2017 By Megan 1 Comment

Eco-Friendly Baby Gear: Chair, Play mat, Carrier, Stroller, Oh My

Well hello there, friends! I’m baaaaacckkkkk. I know, it’s been a bit silent around here for the past while. But I promise it’s for good reason. We’ve welcomed another wee one into our HEN Family. Our little baby E is the sweetest and happiest little gal there ever was (except when you want her to… [Read More]

Filed Under: Babies and Kids, Green Living, Reviews Tagged With: eco baby carrier, eco baby chair, eco baby play mat, eco stroller, eco-friendly baby, eco-friendly stroller, natural baby, natural baby gear, natural baby items

Why Everyone Should Have Regular Family Game Nights

October 31, 2016 By Megan Leave a Comment

Why Everyone Should Have Regular Family Game Nights

I still remember family game nights at my grandparents. We had a homemade wooden board/marble game that my Grandpa’s friend had made him, called Wahoo. It was and probably still is, my favourite game ever. We used to gather the fam together, get into teams if we had more than four players, and spend the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Parenting, Play, Reviews Tagged With: family game nights are important, pie face showdown review

How to Help Kids Sleep On Their Own

June 28, 2016 By Megan Leave a Comment

How to Help Kids Sleep On Their Own

Once kids start learning how to sleep alone and in their own beds, life becomes a lot easier for parents. This can be so much trickier than you ever thought, until you have kids. Thankfully, there are some simple things you can do that will help get your little ones sleeping on their own at night, in no… [Read More]

Filed Under: Babies and Kids, Parenting Tagged With: helping kids sleep on their own, helping kids sleep through the night, how to get child sleeping in own bed, how to get kids to sleep on their own, kids and sleep

The Best Birthday Gifts for a First Birthday (+ a Giveaway)

June 26, 2016 By Megan 1 Comment

The Best Birthday Gifts for a First Birthday (+ a Giveaway)

First birthdays are such an exciting time and I love buying first birthday gifts for little ones. They’re finally at an age where they are really getting excited about toys and playtime has become even more special. For the best first birthday gifts, it’s a great idea to pick up something that will not only… [Read More]

Filed Under: Play, Reviews Tagged With: best first birthday gifts, buggly wuggly review, eco-friendly first birthday, eco-friendly first birthday gifts, first birthday

There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Baby

May 18, 2016 By Megan Leave a Comment

There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Baby

No Bad Babies “You look a bit tired”, the grocery store clerk remarked sympathetically. I was struggling to keep my droopy eyelids from closing, my under-eye circles made me look like a raccoon, and I was wearing the same milk-stained shirt I’d on all night long. “A bit tired” was a compliment. I smiled and… [Read More]

Filed Under: Babies and Kids, Motherhood Tagged With: baby babies, motherhood, new baby not sleeping, parenting, sleep deprivation in moms, sleepless babies

Storytelling Benefits for Kids

May 10, 2016 By Megan Leave a Comment

Storytelling Benefits for Kids

“Mom, can you tell me a story tonight?” It’s the familiar question I’m asked almost on a nightly basis, and I don’t mind one bit. Storytelling has always been a big part of our life since having children. It started with our simple weekly story times at the library (which K looked forward to so much)… [Read More]

Filed Under: Learning Naturally Tagged With: benefits of storytelling, benefits of storytelling to children, importance of stories for kids

Eco-Friendly Car Seats and Why They Matter

April 18, 2016 By Megan 4 Comments

Eco-Friendly Car Seats and Why They Matter

Chemicals and toxins are everywhere. In our clothes. In our food. In our bedding. In cribs. And even in our children’s car seats. According to Healthy Stuff, “children are especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of toxic chemicals because their bodies are developing, and because pound for pound, they eat, drink, and breathe about two… [Read More]

Filed Under: Babies and Kids, Reviews Tagged With: britax boulevard clicktight review, britax boulevard review, britax carseat review, eco-friendly carseat, toxins in carseats

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