By Mary Beth Gonzalez, iVillage.com
Bamboo made some new best friends this weekend. Yesterday, my niece, the new mother-to-be, unwrapped a living room full of baby gifts: little pink dresses, tiny dollies, a baby bathtub, diapers, a car seat and virtually all the other things a new mother and her first baby girl "need". For those of you who have attended a baby shower before, you know the prerequisite "oohs" and "ahs" that accompany every newly unwrapped gift. Well, yesterday, we took "ooh" and "ah" to a new level.
Hands down, the hit of the party was the smallest gift of the bunch. Inside a beautifully wrapped, small 8 ½ x 11 box lived the softest, the tiniest, the most elegant, the most pesticide-free, most sustainable and most bamboo baby clothes and woven baby blanket from Dreamsacks. Within seconds of opening the box, women were standing and squealing as hands reached across the room to touch the silky soft, natural fabric.
Bamboo made some new best friends this weekend. Yesterday, my niece, the new mother-to-be, unwrapped a living room full of baby gifts: little pink dresses, tiny dollies, a baby bathtub, diapers, a car seat and virtually all the other things a new mother and her first baby girl "need". For those of you who have attended a baby shower before, you know the prerequisite "oohs" and "ahs" that accompany every newly unwrapped gift. Well, yesterday, we took "ooh" and "ah" to a new level.
Hands down, the hit of the party was the smallest gift of the bunch. Inside a beautifully wrapped, small 8 ½ x 11 box lived the softest, the tiniest, the most elegant, the most pesticide-free, most sustainable and most bamboo baby clothes and woven baby blanket from Dreamsacks. Within seconds of opening the box, women were standing and squealing as hands reached across the room to touch the silky soft, natural fabric.
The baby outfit and gift set included a knit blanket, hat, socks, bib, long sleeve tee & pants. I explained that the baby clothes and blanket were made from bamboo, a sustainable natural product and that bamboo grows in the wild, free from pesticides and it is anti-microbial so it can help the baby stay odor free. (The moms loved that!) The fabric is breathable, dries quickly and feels so very soft. Plus, the light pink blush-like color further drove the moms in the room nuts because it didn't scream PINK!
I knew our little green gifts were a hit when my niece held them all up for viewing and announced that this is what her baby will come home in from the hospital. What a nice thought to have the first clothes a baby wears on this planet be eco-friendly and natural.
Then the room virtually erupted when I explained that Dreamsacks also made super soft bamboo clothes for men and women as well as fabulous silky soft bamboo nightgowns and sheets. Women around the room quickly passed me their fondant cake napkins to write down the website address (www.dreamsack.com)!
I'm further impressed by Dreamsacks' mission statement: "To provide wonderfully nurturing natural products while consciously caring for people and our environment." I enjoy supporting green companies who believe in nurturing others as well as the environment. And they should be applauded for their conservation efforts as they live their mission thru "paperless billing, reusing and recycling paper products and working under solar harnessed lighting" as well as walking/biking to work and driving hybrid cars.
Small green companies like Dreamsacks face tough competition, cannot afford mass marketing campaigns and can only survive with our support. With something for everyone, I recommend that you try their products... they feel great against your skin and will make your soul feel good about going green.
Mary Beth Gonzalez
iVillage.com
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