A quick add to the baby shower gift list: Priddy books has added a line printed on recycled paper with natural inks!

Leaving Excess has a good check list of things to do now to be prepared for winter. It made me realize that we might have a winter coat that still fits P, but that he probably needs a new hat, snow pants, boots, and mittens.

I’m both intrigued and perplexed by the Kid’s Busy Box over at Cool Mom Picks. I’m guessing there’s excess packaging. I’m guessing the materials aren’t the best out there. I’m guessing that you could assemble the pieces yourself for a fraction of the price. What I’m liking is the idea of creating a list of items that could be put together, perhaps as a gift or to bring when visiting family members without small children, using better sourced ingredients. Add that to the huge list of future posts/big ideas

Wonder what to do with those various plastic bottle caps that aren’t recyclable? Aveda will take them.

Visit Aveda.com to find a salon or store where you can drop off your bottle caps. The Aveda Bottle Cap Collection program accepts rigid plastic caps from soda, juice, shampoo, and laundry-detergent containers, as well as other flip-top caps.

Stretching a Buck has good news — Kiss My Face has launched a brand new line of kids products! They contain no artificial colors or fragrances, no parabens, and no Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. Their kids line includes everything from lip balm to toothpaste to shampoo. Through the end of the month, use her code KMFBLOG3 to get 30% off of your entire purchase when you shop at their online store here.

A couple of great how-tos:

• Get top resale dollar for kids clothes
• Make felted wool yarn balls
• Sew cloth napkins