HOW TO: Go Geocaching with Your Kids

Looking for a fun activity to get your kids engaged in the outdoors? Give geocaching a try. Geocaching is basically a 21st-century treasure hunt, but instead of using an old map where X marks the spot,

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie To Build Eco-Friendly Theme Park for Their Six Kids

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are the parents every kid wishes they had. The celebrity super-couple is reportedly finalizing plans to build an underground, eco-friendly theme park for their six kids. What

Toxic Schools Risk Making Kids and Teachers Sick

As part of his “Toxic America” series, CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta has been investigating schools, and his findings are not good. Research suggests that at least one-third of U.S. schools have

Watch as LEGO Superman Flies Across an Animated LEGO TV!

Whether or not you’re a LEGO geek, you have to admit that this is pretty incredible. LEGO pro Rod Gillies took the new Superman mini figure by LEGO and constructed a vintage TV set with big rabbit

Vote For Your Favorite Baby & Kids Green Design Products of 2011

2011 will be a year to remember for innovative green design products for babies and kids. Over the past 12 months, we’ve admired Grace Hawthorne’s recyclable paper building blocks; we’ve

OOO My Design’s Kids’ Pin Press Shelf Makes Cleaning Up Fun!

Remember those retro toys that you could use to make 3D relief patterns with a tray of metal pins? OOO My Design has taken that concept and applied it to kids’ furniture design with its striking new

HOW TO: Start a Home Recycling Center with Your Kids

Want to get your kids excited about diverting waste from the landfill? Get them involved in the process by creating a home recycling center! It’s a good idea to teach kids the importance of

Meal Time Will Be Out of This World with the Stark Trek Enterprise Feeding System

Want to get your little one excited about mealtime? Embrace your inner Trekkie while keeping your kids entertained with this Star Trek-themed spoon and bib set. The Stark Trek Enterprise Feeding system

How To Make Reusable Halloween Window Decals

Halloween can be among the most wasteful holidays if you only buy store-bought, disposable decorations, but it doesn’t have to be! One sure way to lower your Halloween eco-footprint is to make your

New Study: Kids’ Brains Absorb Twice as Much Cellphone Radiation as Adults

Could giving a cell phone to your kid be considered child abuse? Cell phones are widely believed to cause cancer because of the radiofrequency electromagnetic fields they use. Now, a new scientific study

Think Outside the Box With These DIY Cardboard Costumes

Want to make sure your kid has the coolest costume on the block when you take them trick-or-treating? Then forget those conventional, store-bought Halloween costumes, and construct your own custom costume

6 Unique Handmade Halloween Costumes from Etsy

Making a DIY Halloween costume is great, but if you don’t have a crafty bone in your body it could be disastrous. However! That’s no excuse for sending your kid out in a store-bought costume.

Top 6 Designs That Harness the Energy of Physical Play

It’s often hard not to succumb to the built-in stimuli of digital entertainment – especially when it’s everywhere we turn. But we often forget that there’s a lot to be had with just

Oakland’s DIY “Scraper Bikes” Foster Youth Creativity

In a city struggling with violence and misguided youth, Oakland, California’s Scraper Bike Project has done amazing work to give kids a positive outlet that promotes the green movement through

HOW TO: Make Your Own Applique Shirt

Looking to get crafty and save money with your Christmas gifts this year? If you are looking for presents for small kids, here’s a crafty idea that is sure to please the little guys in your life!

Recycled Saddle Giddyup Rocking Stool by Tim Wigmore

For those of us cowgirls or cowboys-at-heart, we can now live vicariously through the Giddyup Rocking Stool- an equestrian take on ready-made design object. Made from reclaimed leather saddles, Giddyup

Classic Danish Birds by Kristian Vedel

For anyone in the process of family-building or simply celebrating the joy of families, Bird by renowned Danish architect Kristian Vedel is a design classic that demonstrates that good solid materials and

NYC: Green Cup Challenge, Deadline for Entry

Created by schools for schools, the Green Cup Challenge is the first and only student-driven interschool energy challenge. The GCC invites all schools to measure and reduce electricity use and Greenhouse

NYC: Learning Landscape Playdate

Project H Design NYC will be having a kickoff playdate on January 17th from 1 to 4 p.m. at a to-be-announced location. Come together for an afternoon of playing, test out their new portable landscape and