The Earthkit Weblog

Earth Kits is proud to carry the BPA Free Camelbak Better Bottles.

Many people are talking about BPA Free bottles. While people understand that a BPA free bottle is good; what exactly is BPA and should it matter?

 BPA is the abbreviation for Bispheno-A. BPA is an industrial ingredient used in the chemical compound that lines the inside of plastic materials such as plastic water bottles, food containers, and some canned goods.

The bonds of BPA are prone to leaching into the foods and water that you consume on a daily basis. BPA is often leached into your water through simple wear and tear, expsire to heat, and cleaning agents. Just because you think washing your bottle in the dishwasher will keep it safe, you are wrong unless you have a BPA free bottle. Maybe you think that just reusing your plastic water bottle is safe, wrong again. Not only are you taking in germs, the BPA is leaching into your water with just multiple uses.

A BPA Free “Kids Go Green” Camelbak Bottle is all about re-using the bottles. Granted, recycling a plastic water bottle is good because that bottle will not sit in a landfill for 30 years, however I am urging you to please take an extra step to consider our bottles so you can reuse the bottles and be safe all at the same time.

Remember, while these bottles look like they are plastic they are BPA Free. For more information please visit www.camelbak.com and www.earthkits.com

Earth Kits is proud to announce a few more new products for children. http://www.earthkits.com/ now carries children’s puzzles. I did a lot of research when choosing the products and the two puzzles are both made from recycled materials and teach children about saving electricity, turning off water, and overall better choices they can make in their home.

I think puzzles are very important for children. Doctors have discovered that all children should participate in puzzles often because they are great for helping the young brain develop and grow. With puzzles, the goal is clear to the child and the feedback is immediate. Turning a puzzle piece around until it fits into place is a problem solving skill children need to develop and once the piece fits, they have accomplished their goal.
Overall, it has been said that puzzles give children the following: sense of completion, success, achievement, and they develop social skills as well as literacy skills.

With all the good things that puzzles do for children why not go one step beyond and give them a puzzle that teaches about the environment? The new puzzles we offer will give children and parents a wonderful opportunity to open the communication about going green!

Earth Kits has new books!

Earth Kits has added a few more products! I am excited to announce that I have added some new products! Although there is still more to come, at least we have a few new things you may want to consider for your child or family friend.

Books are always a huge hit and I can’t seem to keep books in stock so I expanded the line to include two new books as well as activity kit that goes along with the books.

“Why shouldn’t I eat junk food?” by Kate Knighton is a formative guide that is clear simple and factual, without being preachy. It is a good way to introduce children to the reasons why healthy eating is so important. Topics, such as food groups, processed food, the importance of exercise, Fairtrade, organic food and genetically modified food are all handled in a conversational style. With easy step-by-step recipes and alternative lunch box suggestions, accompanied by vibrant illustrations, this book is sure to be a hit with parents, teachers and children.

“Why should I bother about the planet?” by Susan Meredith is a great resource to introduce kids to the environmental problems facing our world today, and giving them ideas to help! With clear information and real-world applications featured, as well as explanations and definitions of a lot of terms being used today (i.e. “going green” and “biofuel”), this will get any child or class excited about saving our environment!! Topics are varied and include info on our world’s energy crisis, global warming, green energy, saving energy, air pollution, recycling, water pollution, water usage, food energy, chemical usage, endangered wildlife, and more!! Colorful pictures will keep kids engaged and help them enjoy learning about this SO very important issue facing EVERYBODY in the world today!

Finally, if you really want to have fun I have added the Going Green Paper Making Kit which includes the popular book, “Why should I bother about the planet?” by Susan Meredith. You can make a difference and “going green kit” is a fun way to learn about global warming, pollution, and your own ecological footprint. This kit is a great way to introduce kids to the environmental problems of today and to give them activities to teach them what they can do to help. Have fun with your own kids with this special paper making activity kit and book.

The kit includes:

*          Book: Why should I bother about the planet? By Susan Meredith

*          Frame with screen and plastic tray

*          Paper Confetti

*          Roller

*          White Glue

*          Glitter

*          Felt

*          Detailed construction sheet

Stay tuned for more!

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I am so excited about an upcoming event that I am attending. Earth Kits has been offered a wonderful opportunity to be part of the gifting suite for the Oscars! A few days before the Oscars, the presenters, nominees, and other celebrities that have been invited to the Oscars will be allowed to experience different rooms with various items that the celebrities can take home with them. We are ready to go and I am excited to meet some celebrities first hand! Once the celebrities come by we are allowed to ask them to hold the product and then we can snap away with the camera. We expect to receive about 20-30 professional pictures with celebrities holding an Earth Kit. The event will take place at the new SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills www.slshotels.com  

Some of the previous year’s attendees include Leonard DiCaprio, Helen Mirren, Forrest Whitaker, Debra Messing, Charlie Sheen, and many more! We also expect to see a lot of press there as well such as People Magazine, US Weekly, In Touch, E Online, TMZ, and many others. I am so thankful that Earth Kits has such a wonderful opportunity to take part in such a special event and please check back towards the end of the month for pictures!