Even Better Than Being Made By Elves
We’re suckers for charming handmade baby toys, doubly so when they’re crafted from natural materials like recycled wood, and double that when buying them does a little good for humanity. Pastel Toys hits the Trifecta for sure.
These nine endearing wooden pull toys are created by the special needs residents of an assisted living community. Creating a dinosaur, helicopter, or elephant on chunky wheels helps the craftspeople improve their skils and self-esteem, while giving a financial boost to the community itself.
But hey, your child benefits here too. Pick one up and he gets a crazy cute toy for the nursery that didn’t come from the shelves of Plastic Crap ‘R Us. Everybody wins! –Liz
I never thought twice about diapering my son with the eco-not-so-conscious disposable diaper. I have to admit, I thought that cloth diapers were still big cotton towels that required safety pins, manual dexterity, and a whole lot of free time.
Don’t get any sick ideas, dear readers. We’ve all seen our share of those softies and we certainly don’t need a stuffed one of THOSE laying around the house. 
When my 3 year old was a newborn we planned a trip to Europe and before I could say auf viedersehn, my brain pictured all the filthy traveling potties we would encounter while changing her diaper.