Organic Baby Archive

What’s with the Tripp Trapp?

What is it about that Stokke high chair? Every urban mother or mama-to-be I know either owns the cleanly designed adaptable seat or is hot to acquire one. I can’t deny that it is cool. No big, clunky plastic parts or cheesy vinyl padding—just simple, modern lines that fit seamlessly into the sleekest city pad. [...]
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Keep it Simple: Organic Cotton Crib Sheets

Sure, you can outfit your baby’s crib with sheets adorned with unicorns and lightening bolts, but sometimes it’s best to keep it simple. There’s nothing like pure white bedding made from nothing but clean, safe organic cotton. Coyuchi is my all time favorite, with fitted sheets that are soft, durable (standing up against drool, leaky [...]
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Organic Undies: The Next Frontier

When W makes the leap from diaper abuser to civilized toilet trainee, I plan to indulge my organic cotton sensibilities—and his tush—with a pair or two of Hannah Anderson’s organic cotton underwear for boys (also available for girls). At $20.50 a pair ($16 on sale), they’re far from recession-friendly, but they’re constructed from the finest, [...]
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For Your Hip, Green Mom on Mother’s Day

With Mama’s Day around the corner it’s easy to slip into old patterns—a bouquet of roses from 1-800-Flowers, brunch at that little place she likes, a scarf that brings out her eyes. Maybe you’ll mix it up with a bottle of floral bubble bath. Bo-ring. This year, skip the expected and arm your mother with [...]
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Color Me This Way: Non-Toxic Finger Paints

W ate three fistfuls of mud this weekend. I sat through the first one thinking that he was about to learn a valuable lesson. I sat through the second one waiting for his common sense to kick in. I sat through the third one in awe. He then took his muddy hands and ran them [...]
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Eco Sippy Cups: Lame Name, But So Essential

I can’t say “sippy cup” without wincing. Regardless of how many times it slips from my lips—and I’m clocking in at about six a day—I still find the term completely ridiculous, a mockery of drinking apparatus everywhere. I’m anxious to move past this silly stage of beverage consumption and onto genuine cup use, but W [...]
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Plan Toys: Better Than a Box, Naturally

Today Wyatt spent six and half minutes playing with an empty box. I sat staring at the minutes ticking away on my cell phone, lifting my eyes occasionally to catch him sticking his head in the box, attempting—and failing—to climb into the box, finally turning the box over and banging it again and again like [...]
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Eco-friendly Soap: What’s Best for Your Babe?

He eats, he sleeps, he plays and he bathes. W spends between 20 and 45 minutes of each day in the bathtub (and he hasn’t even started playing with finger paints or baking up mud pies in the backyard!). Since he dedicates such a significant amount of time to splashing around in soapy, bubbly water, [...]
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The Organic Jumpsuit: Simply Stylin’

(above: hip, eco-baby clothing from Speesees) I have a soft spot for jumpsuits—there’s something totally irresistible about sliding into a single piece of fabric. And I love jumpsuits on kids as much as I dig them on adults. This spring, as W perfects his awkward, wobbly walk—think drunk sailor or blood-hungry zombie—I imagine him strutting [...]
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How To Green Your Kid…Dumbo, Brooklyn Style

This Monday, March 24th I
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