droolicious : sun

Vivesana Organic Sunscreens For Baby And You

Lisa Estall — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:46:00 GMT

This summer you’ll need to protect you and your family’s skin from the hot sun. Vivesana has two new organic sunscreens out, Solar to Polar Baby SPF 42 and Solar to Polar Ultra SPF 40.

I tested both and they are really good quality creams. What I loved about them is that there’s no suntan lotion smell! The screens are free of parabens...

and phthlates, is water-resistant, hypoallergenic, synthetic-free, and has no emulsifiers. Instead, it's organic ingredients all the way. Even the sustainable packaging is made in the U.S.A.

These lotions aren’t cheap though. The Solar to Polar Baby (shown here) is $32 and the Solar to Polar Ultra is $29. For Droolicious readers, get a 25% discount! Enter the code friendfamily25 at checkout. This offer expires May 31.

For more info, visit Vivesana.

Remote Controlled Solar System Perfect For Junior Astronomers

Chris Ford — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:30:00 GMT

Most kids go through a period of fascination with outer space and the solar system (I know I did), and if you've got one that has more than a passing fancy, this might be for you. The R/C Animated Solar System Mobile hangs from your ceiling and has a Sun that lights up with nine planets that orbit around it. Well, eight planets really, plus Pluto.

Poor Pluto.

The mobile runs on batteries and has a remote control that operates it. The remote also doubles as a light-pointer which (according to the web site) your kids can use to "make comets and meteors streak through the night sky." It even comes with a companion CD that explains and describes stuff.

It looks pretty cool to me, though it would be cooler if you could wire it directly into a ceiling light fixture. Now all I have to do is figure out when my daughter will start learning about the planets in school.

R/C Animated Solar System Mobile, $39.99 from ThinkGeek.com

Toy Car from Switzerland Runs On Solar Power

Chris Ford — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:03:00 GMT

Design Within Reach may no longer offer it's "Jax" catalog for children's products, but you can find a kid-related thing in there every now and then. For example, check out this toy Solar Car - just the thing to teach your kids about energy independence.

The Solar Car is a wooden toy car (made in Switzerland, if you couldn't tell from the design) with a solar panel and a small motor. As long as the car is in a sunny place, it will move on it's own.

But what's the real lesson learned about solar energy? It's expensive. The Solar Car will set you back $125 from DWR.com.