Snug Organics Blog

For my son’s 6th birthday his cousins sent him Djeco Origami Airplanes.  I haven’t seen such a creative non-plastic gift in a while. A variation on the Japanese art of paper folding, this kit contains materials for 20 planes with 20 paper pilots and instructions. They have a retro look with stickers to add pilots [...]

Eco Child’s Play says… Can Carcinogens Be Free & Gentle? Even after more than 74,000 consumers signed a petition asking Tide to remove the carcinogenic 1,4 dioxane from its’ Free & Gentle line of laundry detergents marketed to newborns, Procter & Gamble still has not responded. We stepped up pressure by working with Women’s Voices [...]

I saw this project on Alphamom today and my inner 4th grade teacher came out.  If I was still teaching this would definitely be in my lesson plans for the coming week.  The fact that it includes the reuse of a recyclable plastic bottle makes it even better.  Go to Alphamom for the step-by-step. Before [...]

We love this one by Anno Mitsumasa “An excellent introduction to number systems that is a beautiful wordless picture book as well. . . Over the course of a year (each picture represents a different month and time of day) a little town grows up with viewers witnessing the building of bridges, streets, and railroads. [...]

The High Street (Lift the Flap) by Alice Melvin “Sally has a list of ten items she needs to buy. Open the flaps to see inside the shops, where unusual things are going on. Should those wild animals be upstairs in the pet shop? Will the plates fall off the wall in Mr. Cooper’s China [...]

Check out these recipes from COOKIE + kate.  I warmed up some leftover quinoa this morning and added a little Justin’s maple almond butter, some agave and cinnamon.  It was excellent and for those sensitive to grains like I am, it’s a a great alternative.

I spied this adorable Snuggle Hottie heating pad at Whole Foods while Thanksgiving shopping.  I thought it could be the perfect bribe for our three-year-old to stay in his bed at night.  He loves it!  See the details below… Cuteness? Woof! Adorability? Woof woof! A hot, snuggleworthy new friend? You’ve got it. Get yourself this [...]

What a great find today at the library!  We randomly grabbed it, not knowing anything about this book.  I guess the super cool art is what caught our eye.  This mostly true story about the 1987 Garbage Barge filled with 3,000 tons of garbage from Islip, New York is thoroughly entertaining.  It will most definitely [...]

I saw this sign for my son’s school farmer’s market, which sells produce exclusively grown by the K-5 students at his school.  It made me smile.  In the first year of their Garden To Cafeteria program, these public school gardens contributed 251 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to their cafeteria.  Their goal is to [...]