Going Green Gifts – Ideas to Help a New Family Go Green
Ask any new mom and she will tell you that newborn babies create a lot of waste. ask any environmentalist and she will tell you that newborns don’t have to create that much waste. Baby huggers have a thing or two to learn from tree huggers. this article will explore a few of the items that a friend to the environment might want to purchase for a family who has just brought home a new baby.
Cloth diapers are an obvious first choice for those who want to give an environment friendly gift to the new parents. Babies can go through up to 12 diapers a day. those diapers might be filled with waste, but that waste is nothing in comparison to the waste that disposable diapers create in a landfill. Because cloth diapers can be a lot of work, it is a nice idea to purchase a diaper service for the new parents, at least for a few weeks. once the new parents get into a routine and schedule of their own, they should be able to handle the care and maintenance that cloth diapers require.
Baby wipes are also an item that gets daily use in the home of a newborn. it might take a lot of wipes to clean up some of the messes a baby creates but that doesn’t mean the wipes have to create a lot of waste. In an effort to help the new parents be a bit greener, a great gift option is a large supply of biodegradable wipes in a plastic recyclable container. Seventh Generation is a great company to solicit for environmentally friendly wipes (seventhgeneration.com), as well as laundry detergent for the new family. (Babies create a lot of laundry)
Toys for newborns don’t have to be an enemy to the economy. Visit ecotoytown.com and shop for a variety of infant toys that are fun, educational and keep the earth’s interests at heart. There are several organic cotton options and earth friendly wooden options. the infant gift set has an organic cotton burp cloth, an all natural, chemical free rattle that is also a teether and an organic cotton bunny that the new baby can safely cuddle.
Green to Grow makes baby bottles out of materials that are non toxic to the baby and the environment. these baby bottles are BPA free and lead free and are packaged in 100% recyclable materials. Find these bottles at greentogrow.com and purchase a few for the new parents.
In an effort to help the new family to be a little more organic, purchase a recipe book that can teach the new mom some new recipes. Organic moms like to make organic baby food, but often need help getting started. a nice gift that can accompany the recipe book is a set of reusable containers to store the food in. not only is this a more earth friendly way to store all of the delicious food the new mom makes, it is also a way to reduce the amount of food wasted because it’s a convenient way to store leftovers.
When choosing gifts to help the new family reduce the amount of their impact on the environment, keep in mind that the intention is to consume less and produce less waste. if you find a gift that fits this criteria, you’ve found a great green gift for the new family.
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