For the mom that doesn’t often get the chance to pamper herself, send her the gift of a Green Ostrich loofah bath sponge. This all natural sponge is a wonderful addition to any bath or shower routine.

For the mother that loves to cook, gift wrap these beauties for her. These Recycled Plastic Bowls from Green Ostrich come in a set with three sizes – 2 quart, 3 quart and 4 quart. And yes, the bowls are dishwasher safe!

Whether she is packing her own lunch or someone else’s consider these Reusable Sandwich bags from Green Ostrich. These bags are also dishwasher safe and save many, many plastic bags from being added to a nearby landfill!

Gift giving is rarely easy! And who is harder to please than your mother.

Let Green Ostrich help you with a range of environmentally-friend gift ideas for your mother this Mother’s Day!

Consider beautiful, sparkly, eco-friendly jewelry made from recycled glass. Options are available in green, red, deep blue and light blue. Each pendent comes with a silver chain.

If jewelry isn’t her thing, consider an aromatherapy candle. This beeswax candle is scented with lavender and geramium and contains

no synthetic fragrances, no paraffin, and has a 100% cotton wick.

This used to be fax machines and computers!

What a great concept – turning electronic waste into something useful and attractive. Green Ostrich offers sturdy, durable trash cans made of recycled materials.  What recycled materials you ask? Crushed up fax machines, printers and other electronic devices! The cans are then individually painted by a local artist from New Jersey.

Each trash can is a sturdy four pounds and 11 inches high. These attractive pieces could also be used for potting plants or for decorating!

Green Ostrich Tip of the Week

Green Ostrich offers occasional suggestions on how to go green in the home, office and school. This week’s tip is for the home.

With spring poking its head through the clouds it is time to think about starting a garden. It turns out there is no excuse for not having a garden. While everyone’s situation is unique there are lots of options available to make any living situation open to growing your own food and making a big impact on your personal carbon footprint and your daily impact on the world’s food source.

Apartment, no problem, pots fit nicely on windows sills making it easy to grown tomatoes. Plants can be placed either inside or outside, as long as ample sunlight is available. Live on the dark side of a building – consider investing in a plant light giving you the opportunity to grow your favorite items indoors.

Your gardening challenges can be quite different if you have ample space. Ample space brings the problems of critters and bugs and weather. Be sure to thoroughly understand your growing zone and what plants make most sense for your area. Also educate yourself on eco-friendly ways to keep critters and bugs away from your food!

Green Ostrich is giving away THREE To go ware bamboo utensil sets! Simply go to our Facebook page and post how you and your mom are going green to win.  We will select three winners randomly.

The Boogie Board has an impact-resistant case making it appropriate for children of all ages. It is 8.8″ x 5.6″ and has a battery that will last six years if the tablet is erased 20 times a day.  The actual writing surface is pressure sensitive and will display different line thicknesses based on the amount of pressure applied.

The EcoTools Bath Loofah offered by Green Ostrich offers a 100% natural choice for the bath or shower.

 
Loofahs are the matured, dried product of the luffa plant. The luffa is a tropical vine grown and eaten as a vegetable, popular in both Asia and Africa.

 
Loofahs are best used to clean and exfoliate skin.  To use, simply wet the loofah and apply your all natural soap or body wash. Then gently massage over the entire body. Finish by rinsing and hanging to air dry.

Green Ostrich Tip of the Week

Green Ostrich offers occasional suggestions on how to go green in the home, office and school. This week’s tip is for the home.

We all get junk mail, even when we cancel the catalogs we don’t use and ask for all our billing to be paperless. We still pick-up papers from schools, the church bulletin or the flyer from the pizza joint down the road. Go green by considering the following for each of these pieces of paper.

1) Is the paper printed on just one side?  Flip the sheets over and rip them up to serve as scrap paper.  Use the smaller sheets for weekend to do lists, phone numbers and for kids to calculate math problems.

2) Printing at home? First, is it necessary? If it truly is be sure to print on both sides.

3) Once ever surface of the paper has been fully utilized be sure to send it to the recycling plant nearest you.

Green Ostrich offers four berry red dry measuring cups made from 100% recycled, BPA-free, phthalate-free, and melamine-free plastic. These cups snap together for easy storage and include 1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup, and 1 cup. Best of all these cups are dishwasher safe!

Everyone is looking forward to spring. A glimpse of blue sky, a sunny day, it is impossible not to get excited about the warm days ahead. And often that includes taking your dog out for a stroll. Why not also engage in a thrilling session of fetch?

Green Ostrich suggests the Planet Dog Wood Chuck with Orbee -Tuff RecycleBall. This toy is made from FDA approved, non-toxic ingredients and rinses clean. The easy to use wood chuck is 2 feet (70 cm) long allowing for long distance throwing with little effort.  It is made of sustainable bamboo and reused cork scraps. The ball is 3.25 inches (8.26 cm) in diameter and is made from material that would be otherwise discarded and is 100% recyclable.  All items are made in the USA.