Sorry to be gone; I was taking a small holiday break. However, I’ve got something totally great for the first post back – Grimm’s Fairy Tale Village Wooden Blocks. I love almost all wooden blocks; and have plenty of favorite earth-friendly sets, but the blocks made by Grimm’s Spiel & Holz Design pretty much take the cake.

These beautiful and unique blocks are toxic-free and safe for tots who like to munch, instead of stack their blocks. Once your little one is past the eating blocks stage, years of building delight with this fun set will follow. All of the blocks made by Grimm’s Spiel & Holz Design (except building blocks 10180 & 10190) are hand sanded separately, and have no sharp edges. Since this company’s blocks are unvarnished they stay together better when your child is building.

I love the dreamy look, unique lines, and lovely colors of these blocks – it’s complete block love! I especially adore the idea of adding a set of mini dolls or dwarves, as shown in the images above and below.

Grimm’s Fairy Tale Village

Seven Dwarves (Ostheimer)

Dollhouse Family (Evi Dolls)

+ The Wooden Wagon

I currently can’t stop browsing the Tiny McSmall online boutique. If you want lovely and unique toys, clothing, and accessories for your little one, this is where you need to be. They have lots of my favorite brands, and plenty of beautiful items I haven’t seen before. Not all their items offered are eco-friendly, but many are, enough to make me adore this shop anyhow. All their items are drool worthy, but I figured, being that it’s chilly outside, we’d look at some beautiful winter gear. I’ve got some girly finds, and later I’ll post a few little fella items.

Starting with the Forest Coat by Oeuf shown above. This 100% alpaca coat is gorgeous with total personality. It’s more of an autumn coat, but toss in some mittens and a hat and it’d be good for general winter outings or parties – not so great for snow play obviously, but still a great everyday coat. Comes in chocolate brown with adorable hood, four pockets, and a three-button empire closure. It also has a loose fit, so it will work over a Valentine’s day party dress. Currently only available in size 5, but check Ouef for other size availability and two other colors – red and gray.


Makie 100% Wool Fleece Bonnet with an adorable velvet ribbon and pretty tassel.

Handknit Organic Merino Wool Car Coat handmade in New Zealand with the pure organic wool. Beautiful color and shape; a perfect winter baby birthday or shower gift. This is one of the prettiest baby sweaters I’ve seen in a good long while. Sizes 1-3.

+ Tiny McSmall

Time is seriously running out for holiday shopping. Few online shops can guarantee a before Christmas delivery at this point. If you’re still looking, Amazon Green is one place to shop, that will still get gifts to you on time. I’ve been there; almost every year I end up grabbing some last minute Amazon.com deal.

Here are some nice green last minute gift picks:

Above is Pops!: Icy Treats for Everyone – I know it’s cold, and the last thing on your mind is ice pops, but honestly, this is a great book for keeping it green all year that will help you make ice pops for the kids with less packaging and better ingredients. Along with this book, you might like to pick up some Tovolo Popsicle Star Molds or Tovolo Yellow Groovy Pop Molds.

We’ve had three sets of Tovolo pop molds for a good long while, they work great, make beautiful ice pops, and cut down on trash. If you want to learn more online, read my post; 32 Unique Homemade Popsicle Recipes & Ideas.

My son and me both have a Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Colored Water Bottles with Poly Loop Cap. My son LOVES his bottle, and never uses anything else. This is a great stocking stuffer gift that helps save the earth’s resources. Read my review of Klean Kanteen.

Green Toys Tea Set – Made of recycled milk jugs, there’s a lot to love about Green Toys. The Tea Set is my fave Green Toy brand product.

If you’re looking for baby toys, both the eco-friendly, child-safe, Plan Toys Shape Matching and FAO Schwarz Alphabet Blocks Wagon – Sustainable Wood fit the bill. Both are made with non-toxic paints and sustainable wood.

For adorable plush fun the Idbid’s are great. These Earth-friendly pals come in three sets:

• Idbid Lola Eco-Friendly Starter Kit in Pink
• Idbid Waverly Eco-Friendly Starter Kit in Blue
• Idbid Scout Eco-Friendly Starter Kit in White

My favorite is the little rain drop friend. Read more about the Idbid’s in the post; Amazingly Cute & New Eco Friends.

There you go, some nice green last minute gifts. Later I may post some cool last minute green books for kids – although, I’m pressed for time right now too, so we’ll see.

We’ve been snowed in for days – today we actually are seeing some sunshine, but it’s still chilly. Perfect weather for these cute Kusikuy Rainbow Jr Alpaca Glittens. Glittens are cool because they’re mittens combined with fingerless glove ease. Kids can actually stay warm, and pick their stuff up. Made with sustainable, animal friendly, Alpaca wool.

Need more sustainable winter options?

Organic Ribbed Striped Scarf – so cute I want it! Sadly, I think it’s a little small for me.

Pink Lotus Sweater: Very cute in organic cotton for a little pink princess.

Rib Sweater: This is one of my favorite baby sweaters in town from the sustainable Oscar & Belle company. Comes in coco cream or silver cream for babes up to 24 mos.

Elf Set – Knit Hat & Booties – Blossom: Knit from 100% alpaca with an adorable orange tassel on the hat.

Lots of winter goodies – which is your favorite?

If you haven’t found a lovely holiday dress for your little princess yet, you are running short on time for sure. It’s time to choose. Here are three beautiful green options.

Above is the pretty Aravore Babies – Organic Crochet Dress with Red Sash. Made with fairly traded organic cotton and organic merino wool. Available in 6 mos to 2T sizes.


Pintuck Dress: Made from one of a kind vintage pillowcases so not only is it recycled, but completely unique. Some of the vintage pillowcases used are reclaimed from as far back as the early 1900s. A great green, one-of-a-kind holiday dress choice. 12 mos to 3T sizes available.

Baby Organic Cotton Dress – Red: Made with super soft Fair Trade organic cotton and dyed using low impact environmentally sound dyes. Available in 6-24 mos.

$92 – Aravore Babies – Organic Crochet Dress with Red Sash via Urban Child

$60 – Pintuck Dress via Green Stuff Connection

£19.99 Baby Organic Cotton Dress – Red via Jellybabys

There are some big changes you can make like using cloth diapers (over a billion trees are killed each year to make disposables) – that said, not all of us have time to make giant green changes. If you’re a busy parent on the go, you can still make some easy green changes…

Breastfeed your little one – you already have the equipment for this easy green step.

Make your own baby food – this seems like a big step, but it’s really very simple. You can mash almost any foods you’re already cooking for your meals and give it to your baby. This cuts down on production energy used to make baby food and is usually healthier.

Use LED lighting in the nursery. LED lights are not appropriate for all areas of your house, but are perfectly suited to low lights in the nursery.

Buy organic cotton baby clothing and textiles. These items are sometimes more expensive than conventional – but you can find deals. Also, if you buy organic, just buy less. Your baby doesn’t need a huge wardrobe, just enough clothing to keep him covered and cozy.

Play baby games instead of buying toys. Some toys are good for babies, but really, they’re just as happy with some attention from you. When you do buy toys, be sure to purchase, safe, non-toxic toys.

How are you going green with your little bundle?

Well, I feel like I’m the last person on the planet to see this cool mobile; but just in case I’m not, I thought I should post it. The Bird Mobile is a great example of how you could use scrap fabric and natural items to make something extraordinary.

This mobile was posted at Spool, and they offer a pattern download so that you can make your own little birds. You could use all recycled and organic materials, and make this totally green. It’s a great project for a nursery or small child’s room. Plus easy. I’m not a sewer, but trust me, I could do this. Learn more and see more images.