Help make the earth a better place by reading!

My five kiddos and I are doing one of the things we love to do that helps make the earth a better place: READ! We have a great personal library of books that help teach the children (and parents!) ways to make better "green" choices and what happens to our planet when we don't. Some of our favorites are: "The Secret of Water: For the Children of the World by Masaru Emoto," "A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids: Understanding Climate Change and What You Can Do ABout It by Julie Hall," and "My Bag & Me: Save a Bag, Save the Earth! by Karen Farmer."
Jennifer, a PeaceLoveMom in Annapolis, MD


Way to expand on the "R"'s we already think about. It is now recycle, reclaim, reuse and READ!! Love it.
-PLM

Promoting reduce, reuse, recycle & teaching it our children

We use our reusable Ecologie bags everywhere we go, not just the grocery! We use them for everything! We proudly haven't brought home a plastic bag in months since we started using these. Everyone in my family also owns a Klean Kanteen like the one pictured by my 20 month old. He's had his since 12 months and prefers it to the plastic ones, hands down! My older son takes his to school everyday.
Lynn, Flower Mound, Texas


We agree! In fact, You have inspired us to create a PeaceLoveMom reusable Ecologie bag! That will be a great GWP for this Summer..
-PLM

The Family Garden - What a beautiful idea

We let each of our children pick out a tree to plant. My son picked out a Pear tree and my daughter picked a Cherry tree. They both helped plant them and will be providing water for them. I thought it would be neat for them to see the tree grow, providing us fruit as they grow up.

We are also planting a square foot garden to grow organic fruits and vegetables. They are helping us get the soil ready and will help us plant the seeds & take care of our garden. These practical things teach them to take care of our earth and be responsible.
Thanks,
Jennifer


Jennifer - You are really bringing true meaning to "Green". We can't wait to see your next PeaceLoveMom photo - you in your Happy Mom green tee, your beautiful children, and the growth of your garden. Thanks for making a difference.
- PLM

It's never too young to learn about recycling

Hello! I am a mother of two and love to be "green" any way I can. I try to recycle as much as possible. Here is a picture of my two boys, ages one year and two years, and I recycling newspapers, our milk cartons and plastic bottles. I know that if everyone recycled just a tenth of their newspapers we could save approximately 25 million trees each year. If we recycle plastic bottles that saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator. Although my children are young its not too early to teach them that we throw our newspapers, plastic bottles, milk cartons, etc. in the recycle bin.
Courtney


Courtney - Thanks for sharing your knowledge and for your Do & Tell. Your family is clearly "doing" and we can all breath easier because of it.
-PLM

Be Green, Be Happy

I love the idea of teaching your children to "Be Green and Be Happy." It's important to start when they are an early age. Here is a picture of Happy Mom Jennifer helping J.W. be "green" by using a reusable lunch box, sandwich container and thermos. It's so easy and he loves to help pick out the containers and thermos that he will use each day :)
Jennifer


Jennifer - Great ideas! Thanks for sharing. We love all words that start with "R" - reuse, recycle, reclaim and remember to teach at an early age. Thanks for reminding all of us.
PLM

A bunch of Lucky Moms!

Holly dressed in PeaceLoveBaby protected by her PeaceLoveDog :)

A sleeping baby is a Happy Baby

A sleeping baby is a Happy Baby. Welcome to the World Baby Anna!!!

Happy Family

Our Happy Family having a great time in St.Pete after finishing the big race. Congrats to all :)

Happy Mom and Amy, our famous race director, receiving her prize!

PeaceLoveBabies about to eat. Yummy :)

Hannah the Happy Girl with her PeaceLoveBaby Alex and Jacob

The PeaceLoveKids are casting a vote for their own PeaceLoveMom

Elizabeth and her twins wearing their favorite PeaceLoveMom tee

When you visit Hilton Head, be sure to stop by the Salty Dog. You may be able to see Elizabeth and her adorable twins in person!

Team Sista .... doing things PeaceLoveMom style

Team Sista .... doing things PeaceLoveMom style.. .Living Loving and Laughing! We loved our PeaceLoveMom matching tees. It was the perfect message for our Sister team :)

Before and after pictures at Muddy Buddy, Orlando 2008.

PeaceLoveMom sees snow in Vail!

Betsey wearing her favorite PeaceLoveMom tee

"I am the happy mom of 2-year-old Emma Skye, and am proud of it! I find that when I wear this shirt, it keeps me focused on what matters most. Today, I'm wearing it as I work on the next issue of the Ohio Valley Parent magazine, which I edit. It feels good to be a happy mom!"
Betsey

Maya wearing her 24 hour Mom shirt

Maya from Tampa shows us what a 24 hour Mom with newborn babies looks like! The only two people sleeping in their house are those adorable twins, Alex and Jacob.

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PeaceLoveMom encourages you to think green and do green

Each action may seem small, but these easy to do tasks will make a difference over time

10 easy PeaceLoveMom Green ideas:

1. Do not let the water run while you are brushing your teeth
2. Take a shower instead of a bath
3. Do not run the dishwasher until it is full & let the dishes dry naturally
4. Pack daily lunches in a reusable lunch box and place food in reusable containers
5. Recycle – newspapers, magazines, aluminum cans, plastic
6. Turn off the lights when you leave a room & when you leave your home
7. Wash clothes in cold or warm water
8. Turn off your computer screen
9. Use both sides of a piece of paper for note jotting or small children to create art
10. Recycle your clothes – once you or your children grow out of your clothes donate them or pass them to a friend

Do you have some PeaceLoveMom green tips to add to our blog?
Email celebration@peacelovemom.com.