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Bunk Beds for Kids: Benefits and Safety Tips

Bunk Beds for Kids: Benefits and Safety Tips

Discover how these functional, space-saving pieces of furniture can be perfect for your family.

Grace Draznin

4 Easy Changes My Family Made to be More Eco-Friendly

4 Easy Changes My Family Made to be More Eco-Friendly

Jenn Cox

Is this the year your family gets an electric vehicle?

Is this the year your family gets an electric vehicle?

Ilana Weitzman

We tried it: This mail-in kids’ clothing company is all about reducing waste

We tried it: This mail-in kids’ clothing company is all about reducing waste

If you're sick of cheap clothing that doesn't last through multiple children, this kids consignment company might be the answer.

Today's Parent

5 easy ways to get your kid excited about saving the planet

5 easy ways to get your kid excited about saving the planet

It doesn't take much to get kids caring for the environment, and catering your recycling for kids is a simple first step on their life-long eco-journey.

Kendra Brown

14 plant-based meat alternatives your kids will love

14 plant-based meat alternatives your kids will love

Meat-free doesn't have to be a Monday thing. These ready-made plant-based meat alternatives taste great and make plant-based eating a no-brainer.

Simone Olivero

6 easy, eco-friendly alternatives to wrapping paper

6 easy, eco-friendly alternatives to wrapping paper

Brett Tryon

7 plant-based foods for holiday entertaining

7 plant-based foods for holiday entertaining

Simone Olivero

8 new baby and kid products our editors are loving this month

8 new baby and kid products our editors are loving this month

From Halloween-themed diapers to a compact composter that can drastically cut down your family's kitchen waste, parents will love these new fall launches.

Today's Parent

3 fun crafts made from recycled materials

3 fun crafts made from recycled materials

These clever recycled crafts for kids use everyday items like bottle caps, used egg cartons and toilet paper rolls to make fun creations.

Today's Parent

How to finally go green at home this year

How to finally go green at home this year

Learn all about how to go green at home and make this the year your whole family gets seriously enthusiastic about the environment.

Simone Olivero

How to make your kid's closet more green

How to make your kid's closet more green

With constantly growing, regular play-in-the-dirt kids, even homes with minimalist parents will face the onslaught of apparel. Here’s how to cope.

Alex Mlynek

6 easy ways to reduce your family's food waste

6 easy ways to reduce your family's food waste

We pat ourselves on the back each week for filling up the green bin, but that's still putting food in the trash. Here's how to reduce food waste.

Simone Olivero

6 sustainable ways to declutter your playroom

6 sustainable ways to declutter your playroom

Broken action figures, tiny plastic trinkets from loot bags and a pile of dried out markers. Yes, recycling plastic toys is possible.

Alex Mlynek

How to make a frittata using kitchen scraps

How to make a frittata using kitchen scraps

Make this tasty dinner in less than 30 minutes using up all the scraps in your fridge. It's basically like getting dinner for free.

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Walking with elephants helped me understand why kids need to learn about ecotourism

Walking with elephants helped me understand why kids need to learn about ecotourism

Responsible travel isn't top of mind for most families, but Airbnb's new Animal Experience program is making ecotourism a more accessible option.

Simone Olivero

How Jillian Harris radically reduced her family's household waste

How Jillian Harris radically reduced her family's household waste

Through a series of small changes, the lifestyle blogger and television personality halved the amount of trash she throws out. Here’s how she did it.

Maureen Halushak

8 ways to reuse single-use plastics (and save tons of money!)

8 ways to reuse single-use plastics (and save tons of money!)

We bet your family has amassed plenty of freezer bags, berry bins, bag clips and more. Here's how to give them second (and third) lives while saving money.

Rachel Chen

Our house: What it’s like to live in a tiny (like, really tiny) house with a five-year-old

Our house: What it’s like to live in a tiny (like, really tiny) house with a five-year-old

Could you pare down all your belongings and live in a 160-square-foot house with your five-year-old? This is how one mom did it.

Bonnie Schiedel

This new pregnancy test is a total game changer

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This new pregnancy test is a total game changer

This American company has found a discreet and eco-friendly way to change the game in home pregnancy tests for the first time in decades.

Christine Chua