CURLY AND CANDID

When the lovely Brenda from Green Familia (and Wikaniko) told me about a way for people to get a monthly or one-off box of eco-goodies I was instantly intrigued. If I am honest, I do not live an entirely eco-friendly life yet do understand the benefits of doing so therefore am making changes little by little. Introducing eco-friendly products into your life isn’t as easy as it sounds. Most people start their eco-journey by switching lights off, then swapping their washing powder and cleaning products. This is a great start however, as I now know, there is a wealth of everyday products and items that you can add to your life that work just as well as their non-eco counterparts.

Brenda sent me a selection of eco-goodies to have a nosy at…..

Our favourite items (although all are fabulous!) from this box include:
Gourmet (smelly!) 100% recycled pencils. Needless to say that as soon as these were spotted they were pinched by the 6yr old who is yet to work out what the mystery scent is for one of the pencils.

The EcoButton!
This nifty device saves power and money by reminding you to switch off your pc or laptop which it is not in use (it lights up) and is an easy to use USB connecting piece of equipment.

The monthly eco-boxes, filled with a variety of ec0-items such as those pictured above cost £19.99 per box plus £3 p&p. Each of the eight themed boxes (and a mystery box) will contain a minimum of 8-10 eco friendly items. For every mystery box you order you will get a stamp and after you accrue 6 stamps you will get a free box.

To find out more about the scheme visit the website and also the TGF Eco Gift Box blog which will also feature products, information and guest posts all helping you to live a more natural life.

An example of the contents of one of the Eco Boxes you may choose

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As you will probably already know I have two small boys. One is two years old and the other is six years old. You may also already know that the British weather has been absolutely doo-lally recently and now that (most of us) have escaped the snow we will be shortly be entering at least two months of April showers. The snow and ice made life somewhat difficult when it came to getting out and about as to be honest it was just too cold to be out for any length or time and the boys were getting fed up of it.

Fortunately April (May and June) showers tend to be very wet but slightly less finger numbing therefore we will be stocking up on our boys wellies and grabbing the brollies in order to hit the streets and star jumping in those muddy puddles Peppa and George pig style! I don’t don’t mind mud and mess (I have children – I worry about what they are up to if there is no mess or noise!) and fresh air and exercise is important for their health and my sanity!

Being in a rural area there are plenty of uneven surfaces and green / muddy areas (and potholes) to create some truly spectacular puddles (thanks goodness for Boys Waterproof Jackets) so we will be splashing around and having great fun while I attempt to take some half decent pictures to capture the fun!

Do you have any outdoor rainy day games that you enjoy? Wet hopscotch is fun, as is rolling down the large hill at our local park. I’d love to hear what you all do when out and about during April showers!

Don't be fooled by their innocent looks - these too will rival any champion puddle jumper and make an award-winning noise at the same time! — Don’t be fooled by their innocent looks – these too will rival any champion puddle jumper and make an award-winning noise at the same time!

*Consideration has been received for writing and publishing this post. We also have to source our own muddy puddles.

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