The winner is . . .

Thanks to everyone for entering the Happy Green Bee Giveaway at Thriving Babies. I rolled the virtual dice on random.org and #1 is the winner! Since Heather was the first to post a comment, that means she WON!

Congratulations, Heather. I hope your child enjoys the yummy organic leggings. I'm sure HappyGreenBee.com will be another great resource for you to recommend to your clients, too!

Enjoy,
Rebecca Wolf

Happy Green Bee Giveaway

I am so excited to tell you about this Giveaway! Happy Green Bee, manufacturer of organic, children's clothing, is offering a FREE pair of leggings in the size and color of your choice to the Winner of this Giveaway.

You're probably wondering, "Gee, how difficult is it to enter?" Well, just leave a comment below and you're in, baby! It doesn't get much easier than this to have FREE organic clothing delivered to your doorstep.

Winner will be chosen at random via random.org by end of the day on Sunday, June 14th! Be sure to check the blog next week to see if YOU are the Giveaway Winner.

Good luck to you, from my little Happy Bee (did I tell you how much she loves her HGB clothes)!
Rebecca Wolf

Happy Green Bee Review

One day, I saw my friend's daughter in the cutest little striped outfit. I said, "Hey, where did you get that from?"

She said, "It's from Happy Green Bee. They have the sweetest clothes for kids AND they are all organic cotton."

So, I checked it out. And she was right. The thing I love best is that these clothes are great for boys AND girls. Not only are these clothes a great bargain for ORGANIC cotton, but you can buy them and use them again on your younger kids regardless of gender. I don't know how they do it -- the designs are SO cute but they don't scream "monster truck" for boys or "pretty in pink" for girls. Ingenious!

I really admire their mission, too: "To create cheerful gender-free organic kids clothing with sustainable earth friendly manufacturing practices in an effort to meet and increase the demand for organic children's clothing that not only looks and feels great but is contributing in positive ways to the welfare of our planet."

I ordered the solid leggings because Ostara is on the lean side and I thought these would fit her well. As soon as the package arrived, I tore into it and was delighted to find these adorable pants with the Happy Green Bee logo embroidered on the backside.

I showed the leggings to Ostara and she excitedly pointed to the bee.
"Who 'dat?" she asked.

"It's a little bee just for you," I said. "These pants are for you."

She immediately started stripping so she could try them on. Needless to say, these leggings are now a staple in my daughter's wardrobe and often requested. She loves that little bee and when I see it, I feel pretty good too. What a good investment for keeping my child, and my planet, chemical-free.

I'm so HAPPY with my Happy Green Bee clothes, that we are going to be holding a Giveaway for a pair of Happy Green Bee Leggings next week.

Stay tuned for details on how to enter!

Enjoy,
Rebecca

Dora Birthday Party Fun

Here is a summary of the Dora the Explorer party we did for Ostara's birthday. The appetizers and crafts were for the kids who arrived on time, then we commenced with the games.

Appetizers:
taco ships and salsa or guacamole
bean dip (1/2 package of cream cheese, heated with one can of refried beans, and half a jar of salsa mixed in when it cools)

Crafts:
Beaded bracelets on cord
Coloring pages from Nick Jr.
Made maracas/egg shakers

Games:
Pin bracelet on Dora (blindfolded) from Party City
Play Dora, Dora, boots (like Duck, Duck, Goose)
Used shakers for a Mariachi Circle Dance

Entree
Turkey and ham rolled up in tortillas
Mexican Rice Salad
Cut up fruit
Drinks

Just as we were ready to put candles on the cake, I noticed they were missing and said, "But where is the candle for Ostara's cake?"

Swiper appears and says, "I hid them on a far away island where you'll NEVER find them," and then laughed and ran away

"Let's all help look for Ostara's birthday candle." I said.

We passed out backpacks (with map, puzzle piece, and maracas) WATCH OUT for STARS along the way.

How will we know how to get to the island? (MAP)
Say it with me, "Puzzle Point, Balloon Bridge, Treasure Island"

We put puzzle together, which was a cut up Dora poster that said follow the STARS.

We met a TROLL at Balloon Bridge and had to answer a riddle to pass: you wear it on your back and it holds lots of things. (Watch out for stars, they were scattered all over the ground.)

The reward for answering the riddle and crossing the bridge was a helium star balloon for each child!

We also picked up the lollipops from Lollipop Trail and went to Treasure Island.
At the top of our climber, we find a TREASURE BOX with a sleeping (stuffed) BEAR on top of it.

"Oh no, how are we going to wake up the bear?" (check backpack and find maracas)

Get to treasure chest. I take it and say, "Oh No, it won't open. What do we need to say?" (ABRE)

We then went back inside and sang to the birthday girl. Andrew made a delicious homemade ice cream cake with oreo ice cream on the bottom, crushed oreos in the middle with chocolate sauce and vanilla on the top. It was frosted with cool whip.

Each child left with a goody bag filled with tattoos, chocolate coins, dora pencils, stickers, a helium balloon, and a certificate saying "You Did It" from Nick Jr.