Archive for March, 2009
Monday, March 30th, 2009
Kicking Our Plastic Addiction
Is your family surrounded by a sea of plastic gadgets, toys, bottles, bags, and containers? Looking for ways to cut back to help ;protect the planet and reduce your family’s toxic load?
I just wrote an article for the fabulous parenting site BabyontheWay.ca, all about trying to pare our family’s life of plastics and suggesting lots [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Green Living, Non-toxic by Nancy
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Weekly Green Tip: Back to the Bar (soap)
Modern families have become reliant on liquid shower gels and plastic-pump dispense liquid hand soaps. But really, is all that plastic packaging necessary? And think of how often the average family goes through these products, only to have to buy yet another container. Much of that plastic gets thrown out and ends up in a [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Babies, Green Living, Natural Skincare, Tips by Nancy
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
New Product Alert: Organic Velour Training Pants
I just received a new shipment for our Kai Kids eco boutique today that I’m very excited about! I finally found some reusable colourful, funky organic cotton training pants that kids will actually want to wear.
If you and your toddler are tackling potty training, then have a look at our new Little Beetle Learners. They [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Babies, New Products, Organic Clothing, Potty Training by Nancy
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Kai Kids Spring Shopping Day and Sale!
I am so glad to see the sun shine and the last of the snow melt! It has envigourated me with a renewed zest for life and business! I’ve gone into planning mode and have been organizing some in-person shopping shows around Toronto for Kai Kids this spring.
The first will be our own, once again [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Business, New Products, Sales and Specials, Shopping Shows by Nancy
Friday, March 13th, 2009
Formaldehyde found in popular baby skincare lines
If any of you parents out there still haven’t made the switch to natural, chemical-free shampoo, soaps, bodywashes and lotions for your families, a new study should help convince you.
A report by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, released yesterday, found major brands such as Johnson & Johnson, Baby Magic, Huggies and Mustela to be contaminated [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Babies, Health, Natural Skincare, Non-toxic, Tips by Nancy
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Kai Kids featured on CanadianBabies.ca
A nice boost for us on this chilly, dreary March day in Toronto: our eco-friendly online boutique Kai Kids is featured in the ParentEntrepreneur Spotlight on CanadianBabies.Ca – the A-Z Directory of All Things Baby. The site has a special section that profiles Canadian parents who have launched their own businesses, to help inspire other [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Business, Press by Nancy
Monday, March 9th, 2009
Sale on BornFree Glass Baby Bottles!
March heralds the start of spring and the melting snow, chirping birds and our mucky, muddy garden have been making me feel happy to be alive! March also brings Earth Hour at the end of the month, and to celebrate, Kai Kids is having special sale on glass baby bottles by BornFree until the end [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Babies, Sales and Specials by Nancy
Monday, March 9th, 2009
Weekly Green Tip: Save some water
We have an old house, and the water in our main kitchen faucet seems to take forever to run hot. But I hate the thought of all of that lovely clean water just going down the drain when I’m waiting for hot water to wet a washcloth to clean up my two-year-old after mealtimes.
So, I [...]
