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Twig Wins Parent’s Choice Gold Award

Our newest toy offering is now an award winner. We knew it was great, but now it has been officially recognized by Parent’s Choice as well. They have awarded Twig one of the most prestigious awards in the toy industry – The Parent’s Choice Gold Award.
As you may know, Parents’ Choice is the nation’s [...]

Environmentally Friendly Cutting Boards

Looking for a way to go green in the kitchen? Then look no further. A bamboo cutting board is an environmentally friendly choice to cut food on, and will put you one step closer to a green kitchen. There are plenty of benefits to switching to this type of cutting board, and very few negatives. [...]

A Hypoallergenic Comforter for Less

This comforter is perfect for people with allergies because it provides all of the warmth of a down comforter, without any of the irritation. It is generously filled with a synthetic, microfiber material that is hypoallergenic and much safer for people with allergies or skin sensitivities. It delivers a feeling as close to natural down [...]

The Benefits of Building Green

Dismissed as a fad until some years ago, most mature organizations around the world are now willing to give the Green Building concept a serious thought. Although the journey is far from over, yet the comforting fact is that this issue features prominently among the long-term strategies of many medium and large size companies across [...]

Sanitize Your Hands The Safe and Natural Way

Introducing a natural alternative to traditional hand sanitizers. This great product is plant based and does not contain any alcohol or other toxic ingredients. For this reason, it is totally safe for use around children and pets, and it won’t dry out or harm your  skin like other might. It will work just as well [...]

Easily Clean Crayon off your Walls

What is it about nice clean walls that makes children want to draw all over them. It seems like no matter how many sheets of paper or coloring books are offered, some amount of crayon always makes it’s way on to the walls. Even though we cherish every piece of art created by our little [...]

What’s All the Buzz About Organic Foods?

There’s so much buzz about organic foods these days. It’s becoming more and more mainstream all the time. Conscientious moms (and dads) are voting with their dollars and big business is finally listening. You may even purchase some organic milk or maybe organic apples at your house. If you’re like I was initially, you go [...]

Natural Living – Top 5 Products You Should Have In Your Natural Medicine Cabinet

Are you looking for a natural alternative to traditional medicine and expensive doctor’s visits and prescriptions? Let’s face it, we all know that here in the U.S., the cost of medical care keeps going up while the quality of care continues to decline with no solutions in sight either.
While I don’t advocate dropping your medical [...]

5 Ways To Make Your House Healthier Today

With the increase in health problems across the world, creating a healthy home has become a top priority. It is not uncommon to hear of allergies disappearing, rashes clearing up or headaches becoming a distant memory when a family takes charge of their environment. Here are 5 simple steps you can start taking today to [...]

A Natural Lotion for Dry Skin

These folks were nice enough to send us a free sample to try. Everyone at simply good tips loved the product. We would like to let all of our readers know that this is a great lotion and really does work as well as they claim. It seems to be good for relieving [...]

Create an Environmentally Friendly Home Starting With Your Kitchen

Are you concerned about the environment? Are you looking for way to be a little more environmentally friendly? Believe it or not the kitchen can be a great place to start with an eco-friendly household movement. For a greener home starting with your kitchen, try these great tips.

Growing and Herb Garden: Growing an indoor herb [...]

Easy Ways to Go Green Around the House

You don’t have to be a complete tree hugger to want to go green. But now that it’s becoming increasingly clear that global warming is a very real problem, why wouldn’t you want to reduce your impact on the environment?
If the threat of global warming doesn’t spur you into action, perhaps this fact will: Most [...]

Cleaning Tip – Microfiber & Furniture Oils

Question:
Can the microfiber cloths be used with cleaners or furniture oils if desired and then washed?
Answer:
You can use your favorite cleaners or furniture oils with the microfiber
cloths, but the great thing about microfiber is you don’t have to. With just
water the cloths will remove 98-99% off all dirt, dust, bacteria etc. so
there is no real [...]

Why You Can’t Live Without Microfiber

Every now and then a product comes along that doesn’t just deliver on its promise, it over delivers. This is true of microfiber cleaning cloths, which are the best thing since soap and water. Really. Years ago, I kept hearing murmurs about microfiber coming out of Sweden and thought I’d give it a try because [...]

What’s So Good About a Microfiber Mop?

Why Mop with a Microfiber Mop?
The Power of Microfiber
First of all, microfiber is the best cleaning material available today. It is a super strong, lint-free synthetic fabric comprised of electrostatically-charged fibers. This charge allows it to attract dust particles more efficiently. Each strand is 100 times thinner than a human hair. These strands [...]

Microfiber – Scientific Study

The Royal Roads University, in Victoria, British Columbia, is a highly respected institution, worldwide. The university is committed to developing and maintaining high standards of environmental stewardship. Its goal is to become a global leader in environmental sustainability through innovative strategies, which foster the protection and preservation of the environment. In 2001, Royal Roads invested [...]