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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
NZ's first ever Eco Baby and Kids expo
Join BabyBaby at New Zealand's first ever Eco Baby and Kids Expo
Sat 16th May,
QE2 Memorial Hall, Cnr 11th Ave & Devonport Rd, Tauranga
Over 50 stalls & exhibits showcasing eco-friendly products and services for babies and children.
*demos*talks*workshops*kids fashion parade*fantastic prizes*kids play area*
Join Dem on the BabyBaby stand for great show day deals.
What to do with idy bidy crayon bits...
Wanting to implement reduce, reuse, recycle at home I started to think about what we throw away each day. One thing is crayon bits, you know the crayon breaks in half and no body wants to use half a crayon, or it gets past the paper and no one wants to peel off the paper to use it. Yeah those bits that I seem to find everywhere! It turns out you can melt them down and make new crayons - the sky is your limit. This is a fun activity for the kids too and the new crayons also make cute little gifts.
Here's how is works:
Make sure you peel off all the paper (I would do this in advance as the paper does not come off as easily as I remember as a kid and my children got bored waiting for me to take the paper off).
Break the pieces as small as you can, the kids love this job,although some crayons are hard so we used knives to cut them.
Once you have all your crayons peeled and broken arrange them into moulds (see below). I would try and remove as much of the darker coloured crayons as possible as they tend to take over the coloured ones.
You can mix the colours up or if you have enough bits put one colour in each mould. Heat the oven to 150 C or about 300 F and pop the moulds in the oven (on a tray).
Heat until the wax just melts (about 15-20 minutes).
Remove from oven, cool and pop in the freezer for an hour.
NB: Don't feel like you have to fill the mould completely as a smaller, thinner round crayon is nice too, however do remember the crayons melt down - you don't want your crayon too thin.
Remove from freezer and pop out.
Voila crayons ready to use.
These also make a cool gift especially coupled with a colouring book made with your family photos at crayola.
Moulds
I used flexable muffin trays as my moulds and these worked great and made it easy to remove the crayons once they were set. I could not imagine trying to get them out of a tin mould but apparently these work very well too.
Muffin Crayons: Put crayon bits into muffin pans (I would not use your best muffin tin as sometimes the crayon stains). You can also use different shaped tins and pans if you have them.
Chocolate Mould crayons: You can also try tin chocolate mould you can make them as above otherwise if they are plastic you can melt the crayons in the microwave (again don't use your best Tupperware here, a heavy paper cup does the job). Microwave 30 seconds at a time until crayons have just melted and pour into mould. Allow to cool and put in the freezer for an hour for easy removal. You can also use soap mould but remember staining may occur.
You can also use candle moulds or look through your recycling bin we found all sorts of moulds from plastic packaging in here.
Here's how is works:
Make sure you peel off all the paper (I would do this in advance as the paper does not come off as easily as I remember as a kid and my children got bored waiting for me to take the paper off).
Break the pieces as small as you can, the kids love this job,although some crayons are hard so we used knives to cut them.
Once you have all your crayons peeled and broken arrange them into moulds (see below). I would try and remove as much of the darker coloured crayons as possible as they tend to take over the coloured ones.
You can mix the colours up or if you have enough bits put one colour in each mould. Heat the oven to 150 C or about 300 F and pop the moulds in the oven (on a tray).
Heat until the wax just melts (about 15-20 minutes).
Remove from oven, cool and pop in the freezer for an hour.
NB: Don't feel like you have to fill the mould completely as a smaller, thinner round crayon is nice too, however do remember the crayons melt down - you don't want your crayon too thin.
Remove from freezer and pop out.
Voila crayons ready to use.
These also make a cool gift especially coupled with a colouring book made with your family photos at crayola.
Moulds
I used flexable muffin trays as my moulds and these worked great and made it easy to remove the crayons once they were set. I could not imagine trying to get them out of a tin mould but apparently these work very well too.
Muffin Crayons: Put crayon bits into muffin pans (I would not use your best muffin tin as sometimes the crayon stains). You can also use different shaped tins and pans if you have them.
Chocolate Mould crayons: You can also try tin chocolate mould you can make them as above otherwise if they are plastic you can melt the crayons in the microwave (again don't use your best Tupperware here, a heavy paper cup does the job). Microwave 30 seconds at a time until crayons have just melted and pour into mould. Allow to cool and put in the freezer for an hour for easy removal. You can also use soap mould but remember staining may occur.
You can also use candle moulds or look through your recycling bin we found all sorts of moulds from plastic packaging in here.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Nappy Rash, Diaper Rash, Bottom Rash...
Whatever you call it - rashes are no fun! Thank goodness BabyBaby have a solution to your baby's rash problems.
We use two products to prevent and heal bottom rashes.
BabyBaby Soothing Body Powder
Made from all natural ingredients soothing Body Powder absorbs excess moisture. Is Anti fungal, anti inflammatory and anti septic. Reduces redness and irritability of the skin while protecting from further damage caused by moisture against the skin. Is effective particularly for bottom rash but can also be used for chafing in adults as well. Use as a cure for very mild diaper rash and a prevention.
How we use Soothing Body Powder: Baby - Make sure the area is clean and dry. Gently apply to baby’s bottom, liberally covering the area at each diaper change. Avoid allowing near baby’s nose and mouth. Adult - sprinkle liberally onto chafed areas, areas of body odor concern and on feet and in shoes.
Customer Review: “I purchase this for our baby which has been fantastic but I have to order more because my husband now uses it. He thinks it is wonderful – but don’t tell anyone”. Rita, NZ
Ingredients: Cornstarch absorbs and protects against excess moisture. zinc oxide which is anti-fungal. Allantoin is used to soothe the skin and reduce redness. Pure essential oil of lavender is antiseptic, anti-fungal.
Free Of: French chalk. French chalk is carcinogenic which means cancer forming and is commonly used in talcum powers. Artificial color, fragrance and preservatives.
Packaging: 100 grams. BPA FREE.
BabyBaby Barrier Nappy Rash
Cream
Barrier Nappy Rash Cream has a unique action of both healing and protecting the skin all at once. Natural ingredients are used to reduce redness and irritability of the skin while protecting from further damage caused by moisture and outside irritants. Is effective in all types of rash particularly diaper rash. Use as a cure and a prevention.
Customer Review: “I LOVE your Barrier Nappy Rash Cream! My son has a very sensitive skin and I was a little concerned when I first applied the product and his skin looked slightly redder than normal but within minutes the rash had settled and by morning was completely gone! Now I use it for everything. We use it at every diaper change to prevent a repeat of the severe rash we had.” Thank you! MJ, Wellington, NZ
Ingredients: Zinc oxide which soothes the skin reducing redness and has anti-fungal properties. Manuka and Kanuka Oils unique to New Zealand, they are anti fungal, anti inflammatory, anti septic and anti viral yet they are very kind and gentle to the skin. Sunflower oil, caster oil, almond oil and avocado oil all keep natural moisture in the skin and keep outside irritants out. Mandarin oil and Lavender soothe, calm and heal the skin. Beeswax, Cetearyl alcohol.
Free Of: Artificial color, fragrance, preservatives, and sulphates.
Packaging: 150 ml Tube made from low density polyethylene (LDPE) Recycle #4. BPA FREE.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Natural Skin Care at its best.
2B Skin Care
Is preservative free.
Free of artificial colour
Free of artificial fragrance
Made from top quality ingredients
Not tested on animals.
Made in clean,green New Zealand
Just pure gentle ingredients which pack a punch!
Developed by a mum for mums.
Easy and quick to use with long lasting results.
2B Skin Care Contains:
Manuka honey which supplies cells with a wide range of vitamins, amino acids and minerals. Manuka honey also works against ageing and environment damage without affecting the ph of the skin.
Vitamin A: The most important action of vitamin A is that it is a skin normaliser. It is used in skin care preparations to help promote healthy skin cells, collagen and elastin. A great skin healer vitamin A is often used to treat scarring in the skin. It promotes a balanced, normal acting skin by repairing the skin cells themselves.
Vitamin C: Vitamin C protects the skin against environmental and sun damage. It activates vitamin E in the skin and protects the cells when applied daily to the skin. Vitamin C plays a role in diminishing the effects of pre-mature ageing it also stimulates collagen production in the skin reducing fine lines and wrinkles and strengthening the elastin to keep skin firm. Vitamin C actively reduces and fades pigmentation and has a profound effect on scar tissue.
Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E)
It is used in its organic form to counteract dry skin. An anti-oxidant, it helps to form red blood cells, muscle and other tissues promoting skin firmness.
Anti-oxidants are made up of vitamins A, C & E to counteract free radical damage in the skins cells.
Free Radicals are molecules which attack the cellular structure causing damage or death to the healthy cell. This damage results in disease of the skin and body.
Why do we add anti-oxidants to the skin and not take them in oral form?
Many people do take anti-oxidants regularly to supplement their diet and this is recommended, however when we take vitamins orally it takes three weeks minimum for those vitamins to reach the skin. By this stage only a small percentage of the vitamin effects and protects the skin as all the other organs in the body get first dibs on the vitamins. As the skin is the largest organ in the body it does require large amounts of anti-oxidants to protect its living cells which is why we apply anti-oxidants directly onto the skin in a form that will penetrate the skin and absorb into the cell itself.
2B Skin Care suits all skin types and addresses all issues. It is a skin normaliser so no matter what your skin type the ingredients work hard to bring it back to a normal acting skin. 2B Skin Care is a simple four step program. Cleanse, tone, moisturise, sunscreen.
The best part is 2B Skin Care is affordable - no breaking the bank for top skin care ingredients. Check out todays specials on 2B Skin Care.
International Delivery available and now you can purchase using pay pal.
For more on specific skin conditions click here
A great website to teach your kids to reduce, reuse and recyle
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
BabyBaby Celebrating Earth Day
At BabyBaby we are committed to the environment and strive to produce an Eco friendly sustainable product. Our aim for 2009 is to implement as many earth friendly practices into our company as possible.
We are beginning our earth friendly practice by committing to recycling. In New Zealand we throw away a whopping 3.6 tonnes of rubbish each year! For hints on reducing , reusing and recycling in NZ visit Reduce your Rubbish
All our Green BabyBaby tubes and our 2B Orange tubes are recyclable, but before you throw them in the recycle bin why not re-use them?
Small and big children love the bright colours of our tubes and they make great bath toys. Use empty tubes in the tub for toddler to squeeze water in and out - my kids never tire of this game.
Don't let the environment prevent you from getting out of the house. Check out the Buggy Brolly and enter for your chance to win.
Check back tomorrow for more Earth saving tips from BabyBaby.
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