Navigating a sustainable parenting journey
7 Reusable cutlery sets for on the go. Single use plastic bans are planned for most states and territories in Australia and that includes plastic cutlery. This is fantastic news! Now there is no reason to freak out that you’ll get caught out without cutlery and have nothing to eat with. The default replacement for […]
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Most of the waste in our house comes from food packaging. And it can be hard to avoid. But one type of plastic packaging that was easy for me to transition away from was plastic produce bags for fruit and vegetables. The first eco product I ever received was Onya reusable produce bags and they
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This recipe came into existence when my daughter asked me to make apple oatmeal like she has at her grandparents’ house. I knew the oatmeal she was talking about came from a packet but I didn’t think it would be too difficult to make up an oatmeal with apple in it. Apple, cinnamon and sultanas
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Halloween nature craft We went to a party of the weekend that had “eco fairies” helping the kids to make flower crowns using native foliage. They also had some painted gumnuts to hang from them. This led to my daughter requesting that we paint gumnuts at home too. I wasn’t quite sure where we’d find
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This article originally appeared on Greener Ideal. Most people focus their sustainability efforts at home as this is where they spend most of their time and have the most control. But what about time spent in the office? It is important to extend our eco-friendly habits to the workplace as well. Even when offices go
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Save the Planet is my son’s favourite book about sustainability and we read it often. After we read it last week he declared that “we need to save the planet!”. When I asked him how we’d do that he said by picking up rubbish. I used to think litter wasn’t a problem in Australia. I
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If you’re armed with cloth nappies and preparing to have an eco friendly baby then consider planning an equally sustainable baby shower. Baby showers are a wonderful chance to get together with your nearest and dearest before you are completely swamped with being a parent. I’m not into games or gift openings but I really
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Don’t throw that away: repurpose into eco friendly gift wrapping. Gift giving is such a delightful experience and all the more satisfying when you’ve found the perfect gift and wrapped it beautifully. Whether it is someone’s birthday or Christmas, gift giving is a lovely way to show someone that you appreciate them. However seeing wrapping
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Start your parenting journey in a sustainable way Ah babies. Such adorable, sleep depriving, heart stealing, resource draining bundles of joy. If you have a baby on the way, congratulations! You’re probably very excited about welcoming your new family member and planning what kind of parent you’ll be and what you need to buy for
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These vegetarian quesadillas are a quick and healthy addition to your family meal plan I was asked for a vegetable recipe for picky eaters and here it is. My family eats this recipe weekly. My kids love that it is a finger food, my partner loves the flavour and I love that it is filled
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Find the perfect mother’s day gift to suit your eco-conscious mum Yes Mother’s Day is not far off and it’s time to start thinking about what to give our cherished mothers to show how much we love them. Since becoming a parent myself, I am feeling extra appreciative of what my own mum had to
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Surviving the toddler teeth brushing struggle. Why do toddlers resist having their teeth brushed? Well really it’s not the most fun thing to do. I can understand why toddlers don’t want to brush their teeth. It is just another mundane task. They don’t understand the importance and can’t comprehend long term consequences like toothaches or
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The top environmentally friendly plastic sandwich bag alternatives Stop using and throwing away ziploc bags. Not only are they bad for the environment, it is just not economical to continue buying and disposing of them constantly. The way we are headed, disposable plastics will eventually be banned anyway so you may as well get on
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Long lasting alternatives to kitchen sponges I never used to go through many sponges because we didn’t do the dishes very often. It sounds bad I know but we mainly used the dishwasher and the few things that required hand washing weren’t too grimey so we could get away with doing dishes once every two
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Easter is upon us and it’s time to get crafty! My partner gets super frustrated that I won’t allow plastic containers or other packaging be thrown away. I always maintain that they will come in handy at some point. My Nan used to have a ‘useful draw’ full of plastic containers, meat trays, cereal boxes
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Children under five. Lucky they’re cute because boy can they be aggravating! They just don’t listen! My daughter was particularly difficult at 3.5 which prompted me to start reading up on methods to manage. I borrowed How To Talk To Little Kids So They Listen from the library and it was amazing! I immediately bought
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A beginner’s guide to reducing your impact on our planet With eco-businesses popping up everywhere, it can be easy to think you have to buy eco-friendly products like keep cups or metal straws and install solar panels to save the planet. These things are great but you don’t need to spend any money to be
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What are the benefits of gardening with kids? Well to start with, it’s helpful. Getting kids interested in the garden means that the workload can be shared amongst the family. Very young children may not actually be helping (in fact they might be hindering!) however if they’re happy to be outside doing some gardening activities,
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