Natural Baby Toiletries
September 2, 2010 by erica
Filed under Babies & Toddlers, Family
A couple of years ago I reviewed some Beaming Baby products for TGF and they remain favourites, so much so that I’m still using them on my 3 year old. Beaming Baby offer a nice range of natural baby toiletries including shampoo/bodywash, bubble bath and body lotion. They’re reasonably priced starting at £3.99 for 250ml [...]
Zero Waste Week
September 1, 2010 by erica
Filed under Eco & Green Tips, Family, Featured Posts, Green Living
This September the third annual zero waste week will be taking place. The idea is to reduce your waste and whilst getting to zero waste would be absolutely fantastic, obviously any reduction will help.
WhipCar – a new way to hire a car
August 31, 2010 by erica
Filed under Eco & Green Tips, Family, Featured Posts, Green Living, Lifestyle, Travel & Tourism
WhipCar is a new type of car rental which aims to bring short term renters and car owners together. WhipCar doesn’t own any vehicles itself, but acts a go between for car owner and potential renter. This is a way to make some money out of your car and help pay for its running costs [...]
B.sensible bedding
August 30, 2010 by erica
Filed under Babies & Toddlers, Family, Featured Posts, Grown Ups
Protecting mattresses can be difficult. When I was pregnant, I was paranoid about my waters breaking in bed and I got a waterproof bed cover for our bed. The mattress protector was waterproof, but a bit noisy and my husband was keen to remove it after our son was born. Incidentally, my waters did break [...]
Eco Handbags
I do have a weak spot for bags, particularly handbags and I find it difficult to resist them when I’m shopping. There are some particularly nice eco handbags out there at the moment to tempt me. This hemp bag, from Willy Banjo, is very practical as well as being stylish.With a large main compartment and [...]
TGF Rated Review: KeepCup
August 25, 2010 by erica
Filed under Family, Featured Posts, Food & Drink, Grown Ups, Reviews
What is it? KeepCup is the new reusable coffee cup which is designed to help us change away from disposable paper cups. Who is reviewing it? I’ve been trying it out both in coffee shops and at home. Set Up Disposable coffee paper cups are made using kraft bleached paper sprayed with a polyethylene coating. [...]
Beautiful Baby Blankets
August 24, 2010 by erica
Filed under Babies & Toddlers, Family, Featured Posts, Gifts
Everyone around me seems to be pregnant at the moment, so I’ve been looking at baby blankets. Blankets make lovely gifts and are useful too – you can use them out in the pram or the pushchair; at home in the cot; and as a portable playmat. I’ve picked out a few of my favourites [...]
Fab Things from Ugly Be Gone
August 21, 2010 by erica
Filed under Family, Grown Ups, Made in the UK
Ugly Be Gone is a great, new online store with some fabulous things to give as gifts. There also plenty to choose from as treats for you, the family or your home. All the items are made by independent UK small businesses and I’ve picked out a few of my personal favourites to share with [...]
TGF Rated Review: Vileda Naturals
August 18, 2010 by erica
Filed under Cleaning & Maintenance, Home & Garden, Reviews
What is it? Vileda have developed a new range of Naturals cloths, which are all made from renewable resources or recycled materials. I was sent a selection of the new range to test: multi purpose cloths, sponge cloths, all purpose cloths and kitchen cloths. Who is reviewing it? Me and the family. Set Up The [...]
Recycle Old Pens to Fundraise for Schools
August 17, 2010 by erica
Filed under Family, Green Living, Kids & Teens, Recycle Now, Top Picks
From September, schools will have a new environmentally friendly way of fundraising money for books and equipment. A teacher or a parent can register their school online. Then in September, the school will be sent a collection box along with some posters and flyers, in time for the start of the new school year. Children [...]














