Tater’s teacher is pregnant and the class is throwing her a baby shower tomorrow.  I’m so glad they are, she’s very sweet, but it meant finding a great gift for her.  In my effort to purchase sustainable and more eco-friendly products I was in a pickle .  I had never tried to purchase a “green” gift before, so I thought it might be fun to see what was out there.

Truth be told, I didn’t walk into the store to purchase an earth friendly gift, it didn’t even occur to me.  I was shopping at one of those “one stop shopping” stores that combines everything-you-could-possibly-need-in-this-life-and-the-hereafter after all, but as I was standing in the baby section, my favorite brand caught my eye. 

They have started offering handmade infant toys using better matierals, like hardwoods, water based colors, etc.  The packaging is made of recycled paper and has no plastic on it at all (one of my biggest pet peeves).  Is this the “perfectly safe” baby product we’ve all started looking for?  I don’t know that for sure, but I do know that I feel a lot better about this product than all of the other plastic ones surrounding it.

I topped the gift off with a great little Burt’s Bees gift pack (for baby’s hospital bag ) and headed off to get a bag for it all.  I only needed a little bag, but ‘lo and behold there was nothing even remotely resembling “made of recycled materials” - hmmmm, maybe the card and wrapping producers should take note as well.  I’m sure I could go online to find something, but the fact of the matter is I didn’t have time to search online, wait for it to arrive … you get the idea - I needed it now! 

So, I have to say that overall I love that the store I shop at are getting more and more “green” and organic products to help me get off to a good start - but like me, the stores still have a long way to go. 

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