Earth Day is over but it doesn’t mean you can’t continue your eco-friendly lifestyle with the health products you and your family use. I’m excited to pair up with Tom’s of Maine who are introducing their new product launching in Target’s Made To Matter collection. Any reason go into my local Target is a great day for me! Take a look at their personal care products they are featuring that you will grow to love.

After all, Tom’s of Maine has been around for over 45 years – bringing generations of products that are:

• Never tested on animals
• Uses no artificial dyes
• Uses no artificial fragrances, flavors or preservatives
• Produce environmentally friendly personal care products

Shopping for environmentally friendly product at Target in the Made to Matter Collection

If you haven’t heard of Made to Matter in Target, it is a collection of handpicked items that feature one or more of these eco-conscious qualities from products they sell:

• Less packaging and reduced waste
• Clean label
• Closing the loop
• Dietary restrictions
• Reduced sugar

Earth Day and helping my family live a healthier lifestyle

Earth Day reminds my family to treat the Earth with care but also our bodies. So many toxins and unhealthy pollutants come into our homes and lifestyles on a daily basis. Earth Day reminds us that without a healthy Earth and inhabitants our children’s children won’t have a bright future. How do you try to bring Earth Day principles into your home throughout the year?

Tom’s of Maine personal beauty products featured at Target

My husband was excited to see me pairing with Tom’s of Maine as he’s been using their deodorant and toothpaste for years! I love that they have deodorant for tweens and teenagers called ‘Wicked Cool’ both for boys and girls. My daughter fell in love with the girls’ deodorant… yeah who knew a 10 year old girl would get excited about deodorant?

Here are the newest additions to the Made to Matter Collection:

• Tom’s of Main Luminous White Toothpaste – Their most advanced natural whitening toothpaste that is safe for enamel, and is gluten and paraben free.

• Girls and Boys’ Wicked Cool! Deodorant – Their 1st natural deodorant made just for boys and girls, providing 24-hour odor protection and free of aluminum, parabens, and artificial fragrances.

• Men’s North Woods Antiperspirant – Their first natural antiperspirant made for men that provides all day odor and wetness protection without petrochemicals, artificial fragrances, or irritation.

You can order any of the Tom’s of Maine products here on Target: cartwheel offer.

This season I encourage your Target visit to include Tom’s of Maine products from the Made to Matter collection. Follow the #MadetoMatter hashtag on social media to see what other great products are in the collection. Earth Day doesn’t have to be your excuse to live a healthier and eco-friendly lifestyle. Encourage your family to keep healthy for themselves and for generations to come!

Happy Earth Day! The Earth breathes. If the air it breathes is not good, it will suffer. When the Earth suffers, everybody suffers. This is our planet and we cannot sit and destroy it by our own hands. Today millions of people are deprived of having pure water. Millions are fearful of losing homes because rising water levels in the ocean.

Many fertile lands have dried and there is not a single drop of water to soak the earth. The temperature is rising at ever-faster rates and today we face the biggest challenge as humanity. Conducting seminars and hosting events will not change the environment until or unless we do not speak as one voice, we do not harmonize our actions and this synergy is what can really make a difference.

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What you are waiting for? Please play your part in saving the Earth by doing the following simple tasks at your home:

Make your home greener

Fill extra space in your home with plants and soil. Make it greener. Greenery is the only source that can provide us fresh clean air. Try and  plant a new tree every year.

Recycle

Next time you go out to put away trash separate your garbage and use the organic waste to compost in your lawn. This is a great way to have fertilizer free in your home and you can use this compost in homegrown vegetables. Imagine what this little effort can do to save our earth.

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Save energy

What good would lights do when you are not in home? Who is watching your TV when you are not? This simple awareness of the environment if conceived by everyone can be the biggest action that we can do to save our planet. Instead of drying your clothes in a dryer – why not use Mother Nature’s dryer – a clothes line will keep your clothes longer and save you energy.

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Save water

The next world war predicted to be on water. Drinking water is luxury we do not appreciate and are careless in using it. Stop wasting water today and you will be an active volunteer in saving earth.

It is not difficult to play your part in saving earth. The thing you need is resolve. Stop procrastinating today and you will be amazed to see the difference. The whole planet is our home and we have to take care of it as if it really is. Be strong and volunteer now. You will experience amazing happiness that you have never experienced before.

For more green living ideas on Stagetecture, click here.

Celebrate Earth Day with an Eco-Friendly Dinner Party

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Decorate Party Room with Eco-Friendly Items

Apart from holding the party in backyard or patio, you can arrange it in your living room too. You can decorate the room by making Earth Day banners by using used or old pillowcases or any other type of fabrics. Draw birds, butterflies, or plants, and inscribe some words related to the day on those fabrics. You can also make some animals or flowers out of cardboard or fabrics and hang them on the party room. Earth globes, small potted plants, and terrariums can also be used for decorative purposes.

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Keep Everything ‘Green’ on the Table

Every item on your table should be totally green. Everything from the centerpiece to the placemats should be completely reusable and recycled. You can use fresh vegetables as the centerpiece, which can be cooked for dinner in the following night. Use recycled brown craft paper for placemats, herbs and terra cotta pots, LED votive candles, and organic linen-made napkins.

You can keep the meal simple but tasty and healthy at the same time. Minted pea soup, pasta with asparagus, and mini cheesecakes garnished with honey can be an ideal dinner for an Earth Day party.

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Make Organic Cocktails

Entertain your guests with organic cocktails instead of liquors full of preservatives, chemicals, and calories. You can buy organic vodka or make mixed drinks by using certified organic mixes. However, the best thing will be to make cocktails with organic ingredients like fresh oranges, lemons, limes, cucumber, slices of strawberry, and mint.

Say ‘No’ to Plastic Dinnerware

Plastic dinnerware is popular because they are easy to clean up. However, plastics can pose health risks as they leak some detrimental chemicals into foods when they are used for serving extremely hot food. In fact, disposable plates and cups – usually made of plastic or paper – wind up in a landfill. So, use real China, flatware, and napkins. If you have to use disposable dinnerware, look for compostable, biodegradable ones.

Eco-Friendly Parting Gifts

Parting gifts is a nice way to send off your guests but it will be nicer if they leave with something that will make their home a little bit greener. The gift options can be many such as small potted plants, a packet of seeds, a small honey bottle tied with a green ribbon, gardening books, birdhouses, etc.

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Hosting a dinner party on the Earth Day is a great way to show your neighbors and friends the simple changes you are making to save the green and in a broad sense, save the environment. It will also be a way to inspire them for leading a healthier and greener life.

For more Earth Day ideas on Stagetecture, click here.

Earth Day is a celebratory day of Eco-consciousness for the young and old to find new ways to preserve and utilize the Earth’s resources in respectful and focus on conservation. While adults have their organizations, festivals, and even online “Acts of Green” – the children of the world are another important focus for Earth Day. Children are the ones that will teach generations into the future how precious our planet is. Here’s a look at how children spent Earth Day around the world.

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Pakistan 

For school age children in Pakistan the day was highlighted with a puppet show about preserving the Earth’s resources in a fun and playful presentation. ‘Emphasis was on the environmental pollution which includes air, water and land. Beautiful animals’ puppets complained about these pollutions and excessive deforestation and because of lost of their habitats, these species are now endangered or near to extinct. Human beings are also severely affected by these issues.’… The Pakistan Forum

What great ways to get kids involved in their environment and teach conservation habits early.

China

Chinese school aged children color pictures, cut out animals and plants to celebrate the Earth wide celebration of the Earth. Kindergartners enjoyed pairing up with friends to make poster board-sized colorful drawings depicting a cleaner and happier earth.

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Washington State, United States

At Suquamish Elementary the kids celebrated with an Earth Day parade complete with instruments, and costumes of plants, animals, and even sea-encrusted rock marched in their Third Annual Earth Day Parade. “Modeled on an 18-year-old Procession of the Species celebration that began in Olympia and has spread across the country, the parade brings the school and community together.”

Kids playing outside and involved in nature boosts their awareness about Earth’s precious resources. Whether your kids play outside on gorilla playsets or they are conserving water in the bathroom. Earth Day celebrations helped children understand the value of community while playing with fellow friends.

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Australia 

In the land down under the school aged children celebrated Earth Day by reading the book, ‘Easy to be Green: Simple Activities you can do to Save the Earth’ – by Ellie O’Ryan and illustrated by Ivanke & Lola. ‘What sets this book apart from other earth day books is that it is printed on recycled materials with vegetable inks. Easy to Be Green develops eco-friendly consciousness at an early age. Besides information it has Earth-saving tips, fun facts, and easy activities kids can do to help the environment.’.. Today at Play

After the children read the book they took a field trip around their school and collected trash, refuse, and cleaned up their local community and school grounds. What a perfect activity for children all over the world!

Earth day celebrations around the world were exciting for kids to unify and celebrate a common theme and learn important facts about keeping the Earth safe for years into the future. Celebrating Earth Day with children can occur everyday of the year. Ensure you keep your kids and community involved in Earth conservation awareness for the safety of Mother Earth.

For more green living ideas on Stagetecture, click here.

Happy Earth Day 2012! This year the Earth Day Network is participating in a One Billion Acts of Green campaign. Everyone across the world can pledge an “act of green” that they are going to do in their local everyday lives.

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Acts can range from taking shorter showers to save water or buying local foods to reduce gas and toxic emissions used in transporting and commuting.

Visit Earth Day.org to find more ways to pledge an act of green to reach a billion!

You Tube – Harlem Globetrotters pledge – One Billion Acts of Green

Earth Day on the National Mall – Washington D.C.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

The centerpiece of Earth Day in the United States will be a rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Tens of thousands of environmentally-conscious people from all walks of life and all parts of the country will be joined by civic leaders and celebrities for this special event to galvanize the environmental movement.

Participants on the national mall will be standing in solidarity with the millions of people rallying at major events all over the world: from Rome to Rio, Beijing to Beirut. Together, we will Mobilize The Earth and demand a sustainable future.

Get there.

Earth Day On the National Mall: Mobilize the Earth

•   Free and open to the public
•   Top musical talent
•   Prominent speakers and celebrities
•   Youth rally and voter registration
•   Live news coverage, global webcast
•   Renewable energy demonstrations
•   Non-profit and embassy booths
•   Interactive exhibits

Our last Earth Day event attracted the likes of Sting, John Legend, James Cameron, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and scores of other prominent musical acts, celebrities, athletes, and political and civic leaders. Stay tuned for more info on who will be joining us for this year’s pivotal Mobilize the Earth event.

For more information, please visit www.earthday.org/mall.

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Happy Earth Day! See how you can do your part – in “A Billion Acts of Green’

Earth Day 2011: A Billion Acts of Green®

This year, Earth Day’s theme is themed after A Billion Acts of Green: our people-powered campaign to generate a billion acts of environmental service and advocacy before Rio +20.

Ready to take part in Earth Day 2011? Here is how you can get involved:

	Share your commitment the the environment this Earth Day – declare your Act of Green.
	Organize an Earth Day event in your community.
	Take part by attending an Earth Day event near your.

Other elements of the 2011 Earth Day campaign include:

• The Canopy Project: Help fight deforestation, we will plant a tree for every $1 you donate
• Green Schools: Greening America’s Schools within a Generation
• Women and Green Economy (WAGE): Engaging women leaders in the creation and development of a global green economy
• Athletes for the Earth: Bringing the voices of Olympic and professional athletes to the environmental movement
• Creating Climate Wealth: Convening 200 of the world’s entrepreneurs to solve climate change and create a new green economy
• Arts for the Earth: Celebrating the work of environmental artists in all media, including
  • Design: Browse submissions to the Acts of Green contest – You can purchase the winning t-shirt on April 22.
  • Music: visit our Music for the Earth contest – download hundreds of free Earth Day-themed songs
  • Museums: Our partnership with the American Museum Association

For more information on Earth Day 2011, click here.

I ran across this great site called Inhabitat.com – “is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.”

What I love about the site is the green ways that architecture, design, technology, fashion and so much

more are all affected by our environment and how we choose to live.  Last week was Earth Day, and I showed you ways to get involved in saving the Earth.

Inhabitant has a way that you could win a $250 gift certificate to the Inhabitat shop.

Do you have any D.I.Y. projects that you re-purposed? How about decluttering your closets? For the complete guidelines, visit Inhabitat. They are looking for out-of-the-box ways that you took old objects, and gave them new uses!

Read below, and get going… you only have 1 week! Deadline is May 3rd!

Attention all DIY designers — we’re excited to announce that we’re extending the deadline of our Spring Greening DIY Design Competition to give you one more week to submit your projects! The new deadline is next Monday, May 3rd, so clean out your closets, de-clutter your garage, and re-purpose your dusty old furnishings and appliances into fresh new designs! We’ll be selecting our favorite projects to participate in an exciting round of online voting, and we’ll be awarding one grand prize winner with a $250 gift certificate to the Inhabitat Shop along with all the fortune and fame that comes with being showcased on Inhabitat. Don’t miss out on this chance to let your brilliant D.I.Y. designs shine – submit your projects today!

To enter, upload up to 3 photos (as jpgs) of your clever, creative reuse of old objects or materials that might otherwise be collecting dust. We are looking for ingenious examples of design reuse — so you’ll get extra points for craft and creativity. Send us a picture of your project and we’ll select our favorites for a round of online voting.

Visit Inhabitat for architecture, interiors, and so much more!

Happy Earth Day 2010! What are you doing to help the Earth? Do you even know where to start? There are several resources, activities, social media outlets, and information out there.  Here are some resources to get you started.  Don’t just sit there, get up and do your one part today to save the Earth!

Read below the core issuesthat the Earth is facing. Pick a few to get started on immediately. Have your family get involved. This is for everyone who wants future generations to have a beautiful Earth!

Core Issues:
Green Economy

Conservation & Biodiversity

Education

Green Schools

For the rest of the core issues visit Earth Day.org.

• Follow the Earth Day Network on Facebook.

• Click here to sign: The Earth Day 2010 Climate Declaration –

April 25 is our chance to demand accountability from Congress.  Americans from all walks of life will

gather for the Climate Rally on the National Mall in Washington, DC. There, we will demand that our

leaders pass strong climate legislation that benefits all Americans while sending a powerful message to the polluter lobby: we’ve had enough of dirty power, the time for change is now.

Help us motivate Congress by signing this petition. During The Climate Rally, your name will appear in lights – all signers will be displayed to the crowd, and to Congress, in a visualization of the power behind America’s call for fair, ambitious and comprehensive climate legislation.

Sign our petition – Show Congress that America is serious about clean energy and a sustainable future

• Click here to: Get On The Climate Rally Bus!

Are you committed to having a positive impact in the fight against climate change? Are you ready to step up and make a difference? Have you always wanted to come to Washington to tell Congress that now is the time for change?  Do you want to take a FREE trip to DC to make your voice heard?

Join Earth Day Network for The Climate Rally on April 25 in Washington, DC! The Climate Rally will bring together environmental advocates from across the country to move Congress to pass comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation.  We need YOU to be there to make this event a turning point in the environmental movement!