Comments on: Give-Away: Cate & Levi Toys and Puppets from Recycled Sweaters

By: Beverly

Beverly — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:22:19 +0000

So glad to see things repurposed or redesigned; I read a few days ago that we in modern/overdeveloped countries are using earth’s resources at 150% every year. Anything we can do to reverse that over-use? I’m all for it! And these toys are SOOO cute and cuddly!

By: BethTerry

BethTerry — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:11:38 +0000

@monkeyjen Keep it. You’re not fooling anybody anyway. :-) Just don’t let Tiger or Tiger Junior have it.

By: monkeyjen

monkeyjen — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:52:21 +0000

I’m so excited!! I don’t want to give the puppet away, but alas… I don’t want to be the crazy puppet lady.

By: Brittany C

Brittany C — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:31:44 +0000

My daughter and I made beautiful pillows from her old crib bumber, it was really easy because they were alreasy filled with fluff, we just had to purchase more cotten filling for them and do a quick sew. They look beautiful on her bed! Thanks for the giveaway
If I won I’d prefer the Dog Puppet! :)
BritJJ @ yahoo.com

By: Morgannin

Morgannin — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:40:09 +0000

I cloth diaper my 10 month old. I turned my daughter’s receiving blankets into cloth baby wipes, liners, and booster pads. My husband made her a “shaking toy” using Cheerios and a toilet paper tube. We also made her a teether using hemp and wooden beads. I love the idea of those puppets. Her first birthday is coming up in July. I was so disappointed at Christmas. She got nothing but plastic, noisy, light up, obnoxious toys. I donated all of them to a local charity. I try to encourage people to make her gifts, or buy things made from recycled/sustainable/organic materials. We’d love any of the puppets, especially the monkey!

By: JTandAmanda

JTandAmanda — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:39:04 +0000

We take our old Tshirts and turn them into blankets. We turn old oatmeal (cardboard) containers and toilet paper tubes into craft projects. I was trying to repurpose some old clothing into reusable produce bags, when I realized that nylon (what the garments were made out of) is plastic, ugg. Its so hard to get away from plastic. I would love to win the dog, it is adorable!

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:27:35 +0000

We use empty dishsoap bottles as bath toys. My son loves to fill them with water and empty them. We also save wider-mouthed bottles/containters of all sizes, and he can fit the smaller ones into the larger ones.

By: Jennifer C

Jennifer C — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:03:24 +0000

I’ve seen a ton of great ideas on pinterest of projects that are great for kids reusing materials. I saw one recently that I want to try where you turn a brown paper bag into a cute little gift pouch. These would be great for the kids to then decorate as well. Here are the instructions for making it: http://patinawhite.typepad.com/patina_white/2012/04/paper-or-plastichow2.html
I love all of those puppets and would be very happy with any of them!

By: chicknlil

chicknlil — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:18:23 +0000

The last time I went to a traditional baby shower I was discusted. It was a parade of consumerism. The gifts were beyond extravegant, not practical, and bought for the cute factor. How many dress up clothes does an infant need, they’re going to grow out of them immediately. Then there’s disposable diapers. The gal got tons of disposables. If I have a shower to attned, I buy the mother a gift certificate for professional photos. It may not be a great option, but for those who aren’t green inclined, it’s better that disposable plastic junk.

I really enjoy going to a shower with eco/practical gifts. It’s a joy to see what folks have made for the mother and baby. You learn how talented your friends are!

I’m an auntie and my neice and nephew have a savings account that I set up. I add money for holidays. They get a small gift to open (they’re 1 & 2). I’m not interested in the puppets, but maybe I’ll make my own set. We have a 3rd birthday coming up!

By: SteveBarth

SteveBarth — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:14:01 +0000

If you’ve been to most kids’ birthday party, you’ve probably seen the heaping piles of tissue paper that results. We try to collect that and turn the tissue paper into flowers or pom-poms to give away. As others above have said, any of the puppets would find a good home with us. Mostly I’ve enjoyed reading everybody’s contributions above!