Clean Green This Earth Day!

When you want to keep your family safe from getting sick you pull out your cleaning supplies and clean away the germs. But what are in those chemicals. Traditional cleaning supplies are filled with toxins and chemicals that you do not want to bring into your home.

This year for Earth Day make a commitment to clean those chemicals out of your house. There is a great new product available call the E-Cloth.

The exceptional cleaning power of E-cloths and water provides a revolutionary way to clean. Cleaning without chemicals is good for the environment and significantly reduces health risks in your home. With just a few E-cloths and a splash of water, you can clean your whole home.

How It Works. Each E-cloth has an extraordinary 480,000 strands per square centimetre, with each microfiber 1/100th the width of a human hair. It is this, together with the wedge shape of each individual fibre, that gives the cloths their remarkable cleaning capability and their high absorbency. Unlike conventional cloths, as you draw an E-cloth across a surface, the fibres clean by breaking up, trapping and absorbing dirt AND grease into the material. All this with just water. E-cloths will last you a long time - at least 300 washes guaranteed.

E-cloth will even save you money by reducing your use of household chemicals by up to 90%. Get the chemicals out of your home and Clean Green this Earth Day. You'll feel good about providing your family a safe home.

Reuse: For Earth Day!

With Earth Day only a couple days away, let's focus on Green Kids and how to help your children learn to preserve the Earth. Kids can learn the values you teach them at a very young age and they never forget. This weekend my family was spending some time outside in our front yard. My 5 year old freaked out about a piece of trash blowing by and picked it up. She is obsessed about trash and litter. I asked here what the big deal was and she said, "We don't litter!". I am so proud of her and am proud to think of the kind of citizen she will grow into.

So what is something you can do today to promote The 3 R's?

Reuse...
Take your kids to the library to pick out some new books. Libraries are awesome for reusing books so many people can get use out of one copy. Teach your children about how a library works and that when you are done with it another kid will get to reuse the same book.

Go through all of your children clothes and toys and see if there is anything that they have grown out of. Ask your kids to help pick out things that they don't need anymore and donate them to others who can use them. An easy way to do this is www.freecycle.com. My daughter actually loves sorting through toys. She loves to give things away when she knows someone else can use them and they don't just end up in the landfill.

5 Things to do on Earth Day With Your Children

We all know how wonderful Earth Day is and how important it is to teach our kids about preserving our natural resources and honoring Planet Earth. But what can you do to help celebrate nature with your children?

The top 5 things to do with your child for Earth Day.

1. Plant a Tree. They say there are 2 good times to plant a tree. The first is 20 years ago and the second is now.

2. Participate in a waterway cleanup or city sponsored event in your area. Check with your local Parks and Rec department for volunteer opportunities.

3. Take your load of recyclable materials to the recycling center. And talk to your kids about recycling on the way.

4. Take a hike. Enjoy the natural spaces around you whether it is a river, lake, desert, or mountains. Talk to your kids about the natural spaces and the animals that live there. Discuss the importance of the water, trees, and plants to the survival of those animals.

5. Go for a ride. Take a bike ride to the library, store, or park. Just make sure to give your car a rest. Be sure to talk to your kids about ways to limit the families dependency on driving everywhere.

Whatever you do, make sure and get your kids involved and talk to them about it. They will remember the things you teach them and that will be what makes the biggest difference for our planet.

EarthFest Boulder

April 18, 2009 will be the inaugural year for the EarthFest Boulder Celebration. The festival is a free family event to celebrate Sustainability and Community. It will take place from 9 am to 3 pm at CU Research Park in Boulder, CO.

There will be many vendors on hand to promote natural and earth friendly businesses with a focus on living a sustainable lifestyle. There will be live music, a cruiser bike parade, the Earth Day 5k run, a demonstration from Leave No Trace, fly fishing and climbing classes, and renewable energy demonstrations.

This is sure to be a great family event. I love taking my kids to festivals that promote our ideals. If you are in the area, definitely check it out. For more information visit http://www.earthfestboulder.org/.

Earth Hour 2009

This weekend people across the country and across the world will hit the switch to show support for our Environment. Earth Hour 2009 is scheduled for March 28th from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time. The idea behind Earth Hour is to turn off all of your electric lights for one hour to make a statement about energy use and climate change.

This is a great opportunity to build awareness of how our energy use is effecting the world around us. It is important for people and businesses to be aware of the green house gas emissions. By turning off non-essential lighting a family can save money on their electric bills. Your family can begin to make a difference by reducing its energy consumption. With Millions of us around the world working together we can make a difference.

This weekend is an easy opportunity to get started. Don't just turn off the lights in your home. Ask a neighbor to do the same or encourage the entire neighborhood to participate.

Earth Day Giveaway!

Hip Mountain Mama is doing another Giveaway! This time it is an Earth Day theme. One lucky person will win a special hand painted earth day necklace from Hanna Hand painted. Hanna is doing a special line of necklaces for Earth Day which will only be available through the HMM Website.

There are 3 was to enter the Hip Mountain Mama giveaway. Check the Official HMM Blog for contest rules and other details.