Winner announced!

Grapes and strawberries, this is what Tamara P said she would put in her snack bags if she won. And CONGRATS!! You have won a set of snack and sandwich bags from the giveaway ending yesterday. We have contacted you and look forward to seeing which fun print you choose.

PS More Sling Sisters sandwich bags arrived on Friday and will be updated this week!

Congrats again Tamara P.

Have a great week everyone! It is spring break here so we have all the boys at home this week in between pickups, meetings and shipping [& a few playdates and outings thrown in the mix too].

It's all about the SNACKS! & a Giveaway...

Lori from The Sling Sisters tells us how she does SNACKS

Let's be honest, we all love to snack!  Our reusable snack bags take it to a whole new level by making snacking more fun and yes, even fashionable.  I've tried to convince myself that only healthy foods fit in my snack bags, but in reality a handful of jelly beans in my Over the Rainbow snack bag makes me so happy!

I store our snack bags in a drawer in the kitchen and the kids love getting to choose their bag for the day.  One of my favourite things is that the kids get to choose their own prints and they love them so they are really good at knowing where they are. 

Here's how it works:

Step 1: find a snack - our bags are water resistant so you can use sliced up fruit/veggies or anything that has a little moisture (no soup or yogurt!)

Step 2: choose your favourite bag - the small bags hold 1 full cup or 1 apple, 2 mandarin oranges if they are peeled and separated, the large bags hold a big sandwich, bun, bagel, or a few muffins

Step 3: pack it or eat it!  Enjoy that your child will be able to open and close quietly all by himself (2yrs +)

Step 4: pull lining out and wipe or toss in the washer/dryer 

Repeat!

Thanks Lori! Now I feel like snacking...

Are you up for a giveaway? You have a chance to win a set of snack and sandwich bags!! 

Follow the instructions below and make sure you do what the entry says for it to count or else it will not count! Ends March 24th, 2012. Please contact us if you have any questions :)

Amber Experiment

Baltic amber is becoming more and more common in natural healing practices. It is for adults and children alike giving their body more immunities with the succinic acid that is absorbed by wearing the beads.

But how do you know you are getting the real thing and not a fake?
There are many tests you can perform to make sure what you have is the real thing. One method is salt water test.

The Salt Water Test

Aside from looking at your amber, the next least damaging test you can perform is to mix up some salt water (dissolve one part salt in two parts water) and throw the necklace in.  Real Baltic amber floats, fakes don’t.
-HealingHazel website

This evening I did just that! Dissolved 1/2 cup of salt in 1 cup of water.
I took off my 2nd youngest's amber necklace to test.
To be honest, I was REALLY unsure of what the result would be.
So I dropped it in the water...

& TA-DA! It went in and stayed on top! 
[excuse the amateur & out of focus photo...]


This is our proof that amber necklaces purchased from Tiny TreeHugger are the real deal :)

Buy it! 
The amber necklaces are $17.99 for children and $29.99 for adult. Bracelets also available.

For 10% off your purchase of amber or healing hazel use the code "amberhazel" [no quotations needed]. Good until 10pm CST Wednesday February 29th, 2012. Not to be combined with any other offers, not applicable to pending or previous orders.

Win it!
Every purchase of hazelwood necklaces, amber necklaces or bracelets will be entered into a draw for a full refund of their purchase of one necklace or bracelet, maximum value of $20. 1 purchased = 1 entry, 2 purchased = 2 entries. Good luck! End TOMORROW!!

Top Fan Form

Amber & Hazelwood Necklace Review & Special

Guest post by Melissa:

Amber Necklaces are a great way to provide your baby/child with natural pain relief from teething, growing pains and much more. Healing amber is great for adults too. Do you suffer from arthritis? headaches? muscle or joint pain? Then amber is a great natural way to treat these ailments. The necklaces Tiny TreeHugger sells are made of 100% Baltic Amber, which is fossilized tree resin. Amber has natural analgesic, anti-inflammatory and therapeutic properties. The active ingredient in amber is succinic acid which is released into the bloodstream of the wearer via the skin when the amber is heated by the warmth of the skin or the sun. Succinic acid has pain relieving properties and is therefore great for any of the listed aliments and much more.

[photo by Melissa, with her amber necklace]

I suffer from chronic headaches and only take medication when absolutely necessary, I thought I would try out wearing amber as my daughter has an amber necklace for her growth pains that has worked beautifully for her, you know what ever since I started wearing my amber necklace my headaches are gone, seriously gone. So this sweet necklace of mine hasn’t come off since I
purchased it. I highly recommend healing amber and think you should try it out for yourself big or small we can all benefit from some natural healing.

Tiny TreeHugger has graciously offered 10% off your purchase of any of her amber products. Go get one while they last. It’s so worth it. See below for the coupon code and how you can win one!

~Melissa
I’m Melissa, wife of Timothy and mother to one of the sweetest little people I know, Sydney Isabella
Blogging at Simply Sydney - Welcome to the musings of a first time attachment parent, and military wife. Come for the ride while I share pieces of myself and my families adventures with you my friends and family:)
I am teaching myself to knit. I love to {upcycle} things.
I am pretty granola(ish). I love to cook, and almost all things domestic.
I believe in a parenting style that is built on love, trust and a sense of attachment/ security. I believe in letting the people you love, know how much they are loved. I think we can make a difference in this world of ours, if we try hard enough.

Thanks for sharing your experience with the amber necklaces Melissa!
Our baby is now 7 months old and has had chronic teething since he was three months old. Just in the last week I had noticed the two bottom teeth trying to finally pop through, in the phase of acute teething. He has been wearing an amber necklace for many months now, but just this past week I put it around his ankle and now have a hazelwood necklace around his neck. The hazelwood is helpful with teething symptoms and works in tandem with the amber, but can also be used on it's own. Amber is known to work immediately where as hazelwood may take a few weeks to notice a difference. I am hoping we notice a difference with babyK and his teething is not so hard on him [and me!].

[babyK playing in his crib with his hazelwood necklace]

How hazelwood works:
The hazel tree is an alkaline wood when placed in contact with skin whose level of acidity is too high, will darken. The oxidizing process works to neutralize the acidity surplus and also will largely contribute to balance the organism. When the wood darkens, the hazelwood needs to be replaced. As with the amber, the hazelwood is not just for babies! There are great benefits for adults as well.

Buy it! 
Hazelwood necklaces are $18.99 [baby sizes only- if interested in adult sizes please use the contact form for pre-order], amber necklaces are $17.99 for children and $29.99 for adult. Bracelets also available.

For 10% off your purchase of amber or healing hazel use the code "amberhazel" [no quotations needed]. Good until 10pm CST Wednesday February 29th, 2012. EXTENDED to March1st at 12pmCST!! Not to be combined with any other offers, not applicable to pending or previous orders.

Win it!
Every purchase of hazelwood necklaces, amber necklaces or bracelets will be entered into a draw for a full refund of their purchase of one necklace or bracelet, maximum value of $20. 1 purchased = 1 entry, 2 purchased = 2 entries. Good luck!

Christmas Giveaway

Welcome back to the blog! It has been a while since this baby has been updated, but that's okay. Over on our Facebook Page we have alot going on and most of the updates happen there. It really is the best way to keep connected to what is going on, but in case not everyone is on there this is for you too. Just recently we surpassed the goal of 1500 Facebook fans. Now we are at over 1700 fans and I'm sure we can make it to 2000 in no time! What do you think?

Enter below for your chance to win one of TWO $25 gift certificates to our shop. Open to US and Canadian citizens only. Ends 12:01am Saturday December 31, 2011 OR when our Facebook page gets to 2000 fans, so spread the word!!

Happy Green Dryer Balls & a Giveaway

Saving money. Saving the Earth. Saving your health.

Mission: To rid the world of the evil dryer sheets!

How? DRYER BALLS!

Two or more of these balls added to your dryer will make your clothes softer and less static-y as well as save you time and money by cutting drying time. They don't have any harsh chemicals making them completely safe for babies and pets, as well as cloth diapers!

How much will these dryer balls REALLY save me?
It really depends on how many you use - a set of 4 is a good place to start and they will save you between 30% in a small load to 20% in a large load. And it only increases with the more dryer balls you use!


How much are they?
One ball is $9, two are $16, four are $30 and so on... The more you buy the more you save. Please visit the shop page for more info.

Want to win some? Enter our sweepstakes on our facebook page: www.facebook.com/TinyTreeHugger for your chance to win a set of dryer balls! Be sure to share it with your friends and tell them to put your name in the entry box for that extra entry :)

Good luck!