The beginning If anyone told me three years ago that my kids and I would have become ” family influencers“, I definitely wouldn’t have believed you. But here we are. Almost three years later and we have built a community online to share our experiences. I was also able to provide for my family while …
Raising Little Sparks Urban Garden Tour
Many people have been interested in our urban garden at our new home. I decided to create urban garden tour videos as a diary of our first year growing a garden. To see more of our daily life, check us out on Instagram @RaisingLittleSparks To read my latest blog post click here.
15 Eco-Friendly Quotes and Sayings to Make You Think About Your Impact
I have compiled a list of eco-friendly quotes and sayings that I read for inspiration on those days when I feel like making the best choices isn’t possible. Making eco-friendly choices in a pre-packaged world can sometimes feel discouraging when options are limited. Walking through a store seeing every piece of produce shrink wrapped sometimes …
How To Have A Low-Waste Baby
Bringing a baby into your family is a joyous time that often comes with tons of planning and shopping. I remember making lists and plans for all the things we needed when I was expecting our son. A lot of this was due to the fact that I wanted to find the “big ticket” items …
How We Try To Raise Eco-Conscious Children
**Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. For full disclosure click here. In the beginning of parenthood, without really realising it, I was becoming a “crunchy, earth-loving mama”. It was then that I decided to learn more about the eco-friendly lifestyle and adopt eco-conscious values in our home. Here are some ways we try to raise eco-conscious …
5 Easy Steps For a “Low Waste” Beginner
**Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. For full disclosure click here. I have adopted the term “low waste” to describe my lifestyle. Sure, many people use the term “zero waste”, but I honestly have some feelings about that. I don’t think, in our society being zero waste is fully attainable. To me, low waste means …
Eco-Friendly Gift Guide
Selecting the perfect gift for your loved ones can be challenging. Most of the time I never know what to buy people and sometimes I feel like my gifting just plain sucks. Being eco-friendly is important to us, so adding that to gift giving adds a different challenge. Shop Local One thing I try to …
Low Waste Halloween: Trick or Treating
The spooky season is upon us and I am here to give some tips and tricks I use to keep Halloween waste minimal. One of the worst culprits? Trick-or-Treating. The kids love it, the parents love to hate it and the mini-wrappers are everywhere. It’s the one time of year where I have to control …
Low-Waste Halloween: Costumes
Dressing up for Halloween is one of those things kids look forward to all year. Having the chance to dress up as one of their favourite characters and collect treats is a kids dream come true. Buying a brand new costume that will likely only be worn for one evening is not the most sustainable …
10 Ways to Have an (Almost) Plastic-Free Bathroom
Reducing plastic waste was a big goal for me in 2018 and has carried over into 2019. If you are like me and interested in learning how you can reduce your plastic use, read on. One room of the house where you find a lot of plastics is the bathroom. From toilet paper wrapped in …
