Tue Apr 22, 2008
Deal of the Day: Save $180 on the Bugaboo Cameleon Stroller
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Children Strollers Deal of the Day
What: Save $180 on the Bugaboo Cameleon Stroller
Why: Always wanted a Bugaboo but never wanted to pay full price? Here’s your chance to get a Cameleon for $180 below retail. Granted, the only colors left are blue, red and sand but those colors are pretty classic; they go with everything. Baby will enjoy riding in the bassinet and reversible seat, and you’ll love strolling with baby in style...and the envious looks from passers-by.
Price: $719.99
Find it: joggingstroller.com
Tip: Check out our
Ultimate Stroller Guide for the perfect lightweight, double and jogger strollers.
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Pre-Cycle Instead of Recycle on Earth Day
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Eco-Friendly How To
We know the mantra reduce, reuse, recycle. The last of the three seems to have caught on more than the first two. So some people use the term pre-cycle which means to pre-vent using something or to pre-think a purchase. Yes, this does mean basically the same thing as reduce and reuse, but it’s a little catchier. I’m sure many of you are already doing some of the following, but why not try to do them all? Here’s how:
Bring your own bag to the store. I expanded my own bag practice from grocery stores to places like Target and Marshalls, and I get some funny looks, but hopefully it will catch on. My favorite grocery totes are colored ones I got from Trader Joe’s for a couple of bucks. Here are some reuseable bags in creative prints and cool designs.
Carry around a reusable coffee mug and water bottle. It seems scientists are once again concerned that teeny weeny bits of bad things come from plastic water bottles, which is another reason to invest in Sigg aluminum bottles.

Use cloth napkins and kitchen towels. Paper towels are not essential to a kitchen. I have a cabinet full of tea towels, and a small hamper in the kitchen for them once they are really dirty. We have been living without paper napkins towels for years. If you don’t already have a bunch of cloth items stock up on basic organic cotton napkins and towels.
Now here’s one I have been attempting to for years but have yet to succeed. Bring your own utensils with you instead of using plastic ones. Sigg has a heavy duty set that comes in a cool case, but people may be scared if you pull it out in food court. I am going to try is to use a makeup brush case
to tote silverware from home. Does anyone know of a better way to carry a fork around?
Want more eco-friendly ideas? Click here to learn how to reduce waste in kids’ lunches.
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Earth Day Beauty Find: Aguacate Skin Care for Earth Mamas
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Mom Beauty
What: Aguacate & Co. Skin Care Line
Why: A lot of moms care as much about the environment as they do about their pores and fine lines. My sister reads a label for the company’s environmental policies before she looks at the ingredients. For her and all the other Earth Mothers (and Fathers), there’s
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Find it: aguacateandco.com
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Shop Organic for Baby on Earth Day
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Children Eco-Friendly
It’s getting easier and easier to shop organic for your family, and the selection of organic finds for baby, alone, has gotten mighty impressive. Inspired to go green? Here are some of the latest eco-friendly, organic goodies for your earth baby:

You probably know about babyGap’s collection of Organic Bodysuits
, but did you know they also have adorable Organic Baby Bedding?
Check it out in their new babyGAP Home Store if you live in LA, Chicago or NYC, but you can also find everything on their site.

Want something that’s not just organic, but multi-tasking too? Invest in Orbit Baby’s Green Edition Bassinet Pram. Use it as a Moses basket, a chic pram to go with the Orbit Stroller or as a cradle on the Orbit Rocker. Regardless of how you use it, baby will love snuggling up against the 100% organic cotton lining.
This one’s more for moms, but we had to include it since there’s nothing more organic than breastfeeding your baby. Nurse in eco-fabulous style with Bebe au Lait’s new Simple Nursing Covers made from 100% certified organic linen and cotton.
Tip: Find organic baby clothing, cloth diapers & natural toys at the BabyCenter Earth-Friendly Boutique.
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Cool Kid Alert: Meet Isabella
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Cool Kid Alert
First Name: Isabella
Age: 8 months old
Hometown: New York, NY
Favorite Toy: VTech Discovery Nursery Farm
Favorite Book: You’re My Little Love Bug
by Heidi R. Weimer
Favorite Activity: Dancing and listening to music
Can’t Live Without: Mommy and Daddy
What a Cool Kid! Do you have a Cool Kid sitting on your lap?
Send us your favorite photo and tell us about his or her favorite finds.
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Save Your Laundry (and the World) One DROPP at a Time
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Eco-Friendly For the Home

What: Laundry Dropps
Why: If I count the number of laundry detergent bottles I go through each year, I’d probably have enough to fill a small landfill—something I’m not particularly proud of. Here’s an eco-friendly (and back-saving) solution—
Dropps. One tiny dissolving pac contains enough detergent to wash a load of laundry, and it gets the job done nicely. No measuring, no messy spills, no guilt. Just good, clean fun. Yes, laundry can be fun.
Price: $6 for 20
Find it: dropps.com
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