A Green App!

A big trend in nursery decorating these days is eco-friendly designs. There are so many ways to go organic when it comes to preparing your baby’s room, and now there is an app to help you figure out how to make your baby’s room as “green” as possible. It’s called “The Peaceful Nursery” app, and it can be yours for $2.

Created by Laura Forbes Carlin and Alison Forbes (authors of the book, also named The Peaceful Nursery), it guides expectant parents on how to best design an organic nursery for their new arrival. The app also shares great tips for how parents can prepare for the early months with baby with eco-friendly and pure products.

Did you know that there are organic baby mattresses on the market? How about organic baby bedding? There is even organic baby furniture that is made from non-toxic means and won’t omit gases from the chemicals and glues normally used to make furniture. Who knew there were so many ways to make a greener and more healthy lifestyle for our babies, even before they get here!

Check out the app here if you are in the market for an organic nursery.

A New Adventure: Making My Own Baby Food!

My son is just starting solids, and this time around, I decided to try to make my own baby food. When my daughter was a baby, I found the idea of making her baby food at home overwhelming, so we never attempted it. I feel more confidant in my abilities the second time around, so we are going to give it a try!

Why make your own baby food, you may ask? For me, I thought it would be fresher, healthier, easier and more economical in the long run. Instead of buying prepackaged foods, your baby can eventually eat what the rest of the family is eating. Also, because you selected the organic foods yourself, you know exactly what is going into their little tummies.

Here are some tips on how to make your own baby food.

- Get the tools you will need to make the baby food ahead of time. You will need some sort of blender to puree your baby’s foods. A regular kitchen blender or food processor will do, or you can opt to get a baby food maker, such as the Beaba Babycook from Williams-Sonoma (there are other baby food makers out on the market as well.) You may also need to purchase storage containers and ice cube trays to use for freezing extra portions.

- Select the freshest fruits and vegetables you can find. Organic produce is best, but you will have to be mindful to use them in a timely manner, usually within a day or two. You want your baby to eat as organically as possible to ensure pesticide-free and additive-free baby foods.

- Label your freezer packages with what the food is and the date it was made. Baby food can be stored for up to three months, so put the freshest foods in the back of the freezer and use the older foods first.

- To avoid wasting the baby foods you have prepared, only thaw our small portions to heat up and serve. Once you have thawed out baby food, it cannot be refrozen. Also, do not save any baby food that is leftover after a feeding because once your baby’s saliva has touched the food (via the baby spoon), bacteria can grow in the food.

- Play with the textures and tastes of your baby’s foods. Because you are able to puree the foods and mix the foods to suit the taste buds of your baby, transitioning to table foods will be much less stressful.

- Do not add any salt, pepper, seasoning, butter or spices to your baby food. Your baby’s digestive system is not ready for that yet!

If you decide to make your own baby food…good luck and have fun with it! Post some of your favorite baby food recipes in the comments section below. If making your own baby food if overwhelming to you, remember that your local grocery stores more than likely carry organic baby food brands, such as Gerber Organics, Earth’s Best, Happy Baby Foods, and Natures One.

Go Green with Baby Body Wash!

Did you know that infant immune systems are less-developed than adult immune systems, making them more vulnerable to chemicals and pesticides? It’s true! If “going green” appeals to you, then your baby’s body wash is one of the first products you should consider looking at natural and organic alternatives.

Body washes and body care products for babies should be free of artificial fragrances, food-grade preservatives and harsh detergent ingredients. Check out more information on how green ways to keep your baby clean here at the Just the Facts Baby Web site. What a wonderful way to keep your baby clean and safe!

Pure and Honest Kids carries one of the wonderful lines of baby body wash that Just the Facts Baby Web site highlights. It is from a organic line called Erbaorganics. Check it out below.

Erbaorganics Baby Body Wash
$13.00
Super mild and gentle, Erbaorganics baby body wash is the perfect nourishment for baby's delicate skin. A rich organic aloe base forms the foundation for this super mild wash with natural cleansing agents that gently washes away the dirt of the day without over drying or causing irritation. Paraben and SLS free, organic oat extract and organic olive oil combine to create a green and eco-friendly surfactant which gently and effectively cleanses baby's delicate skin. Organic lavender helps soothe irritated skin while organic chamomile calms and relaxes. Erbaorganics donates 15% from your purchase of baby body wash to support the WWO (Worldwide Orphans Foundation). Great to give or receive as a gift! 78% organic. 6 oz bottle.
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We also carry the Erbaorganics Baby Body Lotion- a perfect compliment to the body wash!

Erbaorganics Baby Body Lotion
$13.00
Erbaorganics rich, all natural and organic baby lotion keeps baby's skin soft, healthy, and moisturized. Smooth, non-greasy, and easy to apply, this baby lotion can be used anytime on face or body. Organic coconut oil helps skin absorb the lotion, locking in the beneficial nutrients while protecting skin against the harsh elements. Generous portions of organic shea butter and organic coconut oil nourish the skin with vitamins A, E, and F, soothing organic chamomile combines with healing organic lavender to ease the discomfort of dry or irritated skin, while freshness organic mandarin and natural anti-oxidant properties of organic rosemary extract complete this creamy blended lotion. Apply often for a fresh smelling, happy baby, with skin replenished with nutrients and ready to face an active day ahead. 85% organic. 4 oz tube.

What organic products do you like? Leave us a message in the comments section below.

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day from Pure and Honest Kids!

Earth Day, celebrated April 22, is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. You and your family can celebrate Earth Day every day by purchasing eco-friendly and organic products whenever possible!

Pure and Honest Kids has an excellent selection of organic baby clothing, organic toddler clothing, and eco-friendly gifts and gear. Check it out here! Some of the organic and eco-friendly lines we carry at Pure and Honest Kids include Kee-Ka, New Jammies, Erbaorganics, Petit Lem, Yellow Label Kids, and many more!

It’s exciting to do the right thing by protecting our environment, all the while purchasing stylish, chic, organic products. When you buy organic, you not only invest in your child's health, but you invest in our planet and our future.

Go Green!

Celebrate Earth Day with your Kids

Earth Day, celebrated April 22, is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It is a great time to learn about our planet and how we can take better care of it. Here are some ways you can celebrate Earth Day with your kids this year!

----- Have a picnic and use only locally grown food. This is a great way to teach your kids that produce from local farms and vendors is a “green” way of buying groceries and a fantastic time to introduce your little ones to a local farmer’s market. Look for organic foods while shopping. On your picnic, also be sure to use reusable dinnerware and plates, or paper plates made from recycled products.

----- Take a family bike ride to somewhere you would normally drive. If there is a nearby store or park that you would usually hop in your car to go to, instead ride your bikes to promote gas conservation and pollution reduction. This is a great way to enjoy a family activity together, all the while being environmentally friendly.

----- Plant your own garden! There has never been a better time to plant your own vegetables, due to the economy and the environment, so take the initiative on Earth Day and plant some of your favorite things to eat. Ask people at your local plant nursery for advice on what will grow best in your hometown.

----- Buy organic clothing and products on Earth Day and teach your child about the importance of “going green” when it comes to clothes and other gear. Many stores have “green” clothing items and other products, so when you can buy green, it is a great way to teach your children how to make environmentally sound choices.

Pure and Honest Kids has an entire section on our Web site dedicated to eco-friendly and organic products, so check out here. Our selection includes toys made by companies that support fair trade, organic towels, organic clothing gift sets, organic blankets, eco-friendly diaper bags, organic bib and burp cloth sets, eco-friendly bottles and much, much more! Some of our favorite “green” products are featured below.

Blue Bamboo Footsie and Hat Set
$38.00
Calling all baby boys! This eco-friendly little footsie and hat set is made from soft & silky bamboo fabric and dyed with an Azo free dye. A whimsical embroidered panda is perched on the chest among printed bamboo that stretches from top to bottom. Snap closure. 70% bamboo, 30% cotton. Machine wash. Comes in pink as well for little girls.

Chocolate Brown Organic Jaquard Blanket
$50.00
Eco-friendly and truly baby-fabulous! In classic chocolate brown and trimmed in natural, this 100% organic cotton jacquard baby blanket from Kee-Ka makes a great gift for any darling little baby! Made with low-impact dyes, organic cotton and is Fair-Trade certified. Measures 47"x36". Machine wash.

Erbaorganics Baby Body Wash
$13.00
Super mild and gentle, Erbaorganics baby body wash is the perfect nourishment for baby's delicate skin. A rich organic aloe base forms the foundation for this super mild wash with natural cleansing agents that gently washes away the dirt of the day without over drying or causing irritation. Paraben and SLS free, organic oat extract and organic olive oil combine to create a green and eco-friendly surfactant which gently and effectively cleanses baby's delicate skin. Organic lavender helps soothe irritated skin while organic chamomile calms and relaxes. Erbaorganics donates 15% from your purchase of baby body wash to support the WWO (Worldwide Orphans Foundation). Great to give or receive as a gift! 78% organic. 6 oz bottle.

Wee Go Baby Bottle
$17.99
Safe. Simple. Smart. Created by a feeding specialist and award-winning designer, the Babylife Wee Go Bottle is beautiful, stylish, safe, developmentally-appropriate and eco-friendly! The glass bottle is totally FREE OF HARMFUL CHEMICALS found in many plastic bottles. The plastic ring contains NO POLY-CARBONATES and is made of FDA-approved and food grade plastic, and is also recyclable. The super chic silicone sleeve helps prevent breakage and bumping and provides a good gripping surface and tactile experience for baby during feedings. Silicone is free of plastics and is 100% NON-TOXIC. 100% silicone, non-toxic, latex-free nipple included but other nipples may also be used. Bisphenol A, PVC and polycarbonate-free. Non-toxic. Boiling water or Dishwasher safe. Holds 9 ounces (260ml). From left to right, Pink, Raspberry, Orange, Yellow, Sky, Ocean.

Organic Long Sleeve Sweet Pea Tee
$24.00
You're going to love dressing your sweet pea in this adorably cute long sleeve organic cotton shirt. The sweet pea shirt features a lap neck so you can easily dress your baby. Organic baby clothes are machine washable and dryable and packaged in Kee–Ka's signature eco–friendly brown box. Join the moms and dads all over the world who are helping to protect the planet with organic baby clothes. Soft, breathable organic baby clothes from Pure & Honest Kids are made with 100% organic cotton grown without toxic chemicals or pesticides.

Kee-Ka Organic Clothing is a Hit with Celebrities!

There is a reason Kee-Ka organic clothing has been seen on many celebrity babies…because Kee-Ka is organic, stylish and fun! Pure and Honest Kids carries Kee-Ka clothing and we love it because it is both eco-and style- conscious!

Celebrities such as Debra Messing and Julia Roberts love Kee-Ka. The name, Kee-Ka, is inspired by the sweet babbling of infants. The company strives to deliver expressive, eco-chic apparel and gifts for the littlest and most significant people in your life.

Kee-Ka offers only the softest organic cotton in their clothing line. The company believes in crafting fashionable products in socially and ecologically responsible ways: using 100% certified organic cotton and low-impact dyes, as well as working with Fair Trade and Fair Wage suppliers around the world. Kee-Ka products are packaged in award-winning, ready-to-mail little brown gift boxes made from recycled paper. So cute and easy, too!

Kee-Ka offers onesies, clothing, bibs and burp clothes, hooded towels and blankets. These make great gifts, so if you are shopping for a baby shower or newborn baby gift, this is an excellent choice.

Check out Debra Messing’s son, Roman, pictured above, in a shirt by Kee-Ka, available at Pure and Honest Kids. For more information on this organic long sleeve monkey t-shirt, check it out below.

To see all the Kee-Ka products available at Pure and Honest Kids, click here.

Organic Long Sleeve Monkey T-Shirt by Kee-Ka
$24.00

Dress your little monkey in this long sleeve tee made from premium organic cotton. The monkey shirt features a comfortable lap neck so you can easily dress your baby. Organic baby clothes are machine washable and dryable and packaged in Kee–Ka's signature eco–friendly brown box.

Are you looking for a sweet, yet practical baby gift? Then check out organic baby clothing line, Petit Lem, available at Pure and Honest Kids!

Petit Lem organic clothing is made of eco-friendly bamboo that is 100% biodegradable and organic by nature because it is grown without pesticides. Petit Lem organic clothing is also soft, breathable, hypoallergenic, naturally antibacterial and antifungal, and absorbent.

Feeling like a cross between silk and cashmere, bamboo has a soft, natural sheen and is so comfortable on the skin. This Azo dye free garment is friendly to both the environment and to a child's skin. You’ll rest assure your child is playing and dreaming in the softest, most natural baby clothing available!

Here are some of our favorite Petit Lem clothing pieces, from Pure and Honest Kids.

Chintz Rose Bamboo 4 Piece Set:
$60.00
This lovely gift set is truly special! Includes a chintz rose hidden snap jacket and short sleeve onesie and fungi brown pants and hat in a reusable diaper bag. 70% bamboo 30% cotton. Machine wash. Chintz Rose (soft pink). Fungi (soft brown).

Seawood Bamboo Footsie
$30.00
Simple and pure, this sweet little snap front onesie is sure to be the softest to touch an infant's skin. 70% bamboo 30% cotton. Machine wash. Seaweed (soft blue).

Spray Bamboo Gown
$30.00
Simple and pure, this super soft convertible gown is sure to be the softest to touch an infant's skin. 70% bamboo 30% cotton. Machine wash. Spray (soft green).

The Benefits of Organic Baby Products

A big debate going on in the world of parenting: to buy “green” or to not buy “green?” when it comes to clothing for your sweet little ones.

Organic baby clothing seems to be the topic of conversation among mothers, on blogs and in parenting magazines. It is a decision to be made by each parent, so Pure and Honest Kids decided to give its customers a choice by adding an extensive selection of organic baby products that are environmentally friendly, fair trade certified and safer for children.

To buy organic baby clothing or not? We cannot tell you what is right for your family, but we can tell you some of the benefits of organic baby clothing and products.

Benefits of Organic Baby Clothing:

Organic baby clothing is environmentally-friendly and made from the softest 100 percent organically grown cotton. Organic baby clothes are made from organic cotton that starts with seeds that have not been genetically modified. It’s grown without artificial fertilizers, pesticides, or harsh chemicals.

The cotton used in organic baby clothes is noticeably softer and more durable than traditionally grown cotton. In contrast, traditionally grown cotton is grown with pesticides and chemicals that pollute the soil, air, and water, and the residual chemicals can irritate baby’s delicate skin. It takes roughly one-third of a pound of chemicals (pesticides and fertilizers) to grow enough cotton for just one t-shirt.

Organic baby clothes are ideal for babies with sensitive skin as well as for moms and dads who want to protect the environment for future generations.

Organic farming of fibers helps save our water, air, and environment; overall, they are better for our bodies, our homes and our planet.

Pure and Honest Kid’s organic baby clothing lines are grown using sustainable farming practices under fair-trade and fair-wage conditions.

How much of a priority organic baby clothing and products are for your baby depends largely on your budget and how tolerant you feel your baby is to the chemicals in the clothing and apparel. If you do decide to go organic, you can rest easy that your baby is wearing the purest, safest and finest breathable organic cotton.

Pure and Honest Kids offers many organic baby products lines, including Kee-Ka, New Jammies, Erbaorganics, Petit Lem and Yellow Label Kids.

For a complete list of organic clothing and products available at Pure and Honest Kids, go to
http://www.pureandhonestkids.com/browse.cfm/2,170.html?CFID=129944066&CFTOKEN=62704271.

It’s exciting to do the right thing by protecting our environment, all the while offering stylish, chic, organic products. When you buy organic, you not only invest in your child's health, but you invest in our planet and our future. It’s a win-win situation for all!

Check out our great organic baby product lines today! Going green never looked so good….

Happy Shopping!