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Toys, A Crunchy Perspective

by mcmilker
October 02, 2009

With the holidays coming up, it seems an appropriate time to discuss the crunchy parent’s toy philosophy. As a not QUITE crunchy parent, I spend a lot of time with crunchy parents learning from them and admiring their conviction.

My crunchy parent friends have homes carefully filled with beautiful, often handmade, toys made of natural materials, primarily wood. Most eschew plastic and electronic toys and veer away from licensed products. Truly crunchy homes seem to have very few toys out at a time and use the “rotation into the closet” method with vigor. That’s one of the really appealing parts of being crunchy, not tripping over toys in every room of the house.

Though we NQC types hide away the plastic toys when our crunchy friends come to call, I’m fairly certain many of my friends simply don’t have any. They have classic, Waldorf inspired or Montessori toys. Read more...

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Welcome to the Balancing Act

by mcmilker
September 28, 2009

Hi we’re Elle and Maryanne writing as mcmilker. We’re sisters on opposite coasts, with 3 kids between us, on a green journey together!

We’re happy to be writing here at MightyNest. As moms on the path to being green, we struggle with trying to lead normal lives while teaching our kids the importance of saving the environment. Sometimes they are teaching us too!

We’ve over come many of our eco challenges but know there are many more ways we could go green…it’s just a matter of time, money and information. More of any of those things would be welcomed! (Except the information part, we’re already overwhelmed.)

As going green gets popular, it’s difficult to pick through the hype and find those products and practices that are truly green and healthy. With our natural suspicion of hype and our backgrounds in marketing, we read labels and compare information, then share it with each other.

We can be found in store aisles talking to each other on the phone as we compare package labels. We send product reviews back and forth. We discuss the benefits of natural skin care and denigrate poorly made toys. We’ve been known to sign a petition or two.  Read more...

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