Annie's Homegrown has teamed up again with Kids Konserve to help eliminate lunchtime trash at school! They are giving away One free 100% recycled cotton Kids Konserve reusable lunch sack is available with TWO PROOFS OF PURCHASE from any of the following companies’ eligible items: Annie’s Homegrown (any item), Honest Kids (8-pack carton or 64oz. bottle), Seventh Generation (disinfectant sprays and wipes), OR Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt (yogurt 6-pack or 4-pack, or Squeezers). Products must be purchased between August 1, 2012 and October 31, 2012.
If you have more than one kid you can get up to 3 free bags (as long as you have 2 receipts / barcodes for each bag)!
All you have to do is go to the following weblink, fill out the form and send along with the TWO required proofs of purchase per lunch sack in the form of an original receipt with products listed or a physical cut-out of the UPC barcodes from any TWO of the above qualifying packages, to: Annie's Lunch Sack, 1610 Fifth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710. Offer good in U.S and Canada only. Limit three lunch sacks per household or address. Must be 18 years or older. Supplies are limited to 15,000 bags. Offer expires October 31, 2012 or while supplies last. Allow 8-10 weeks for delivery.
http://www.annies.com/backtoschool
What products are eligible?
You'll need to purchase any TWO items from the following companies’ eligible items: Annie’s Homegrown (any item), Honest Kids (8-pack carton or 64oz. bottle), Seventh Generation (disinfectant sprays and wipes), OR Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt (yogurt 6-pack or 4-pack, or Squeezers). The two items can be from the same company as long as they are qualifying items.
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Green Your School Routine is my version of Back to School implementing eco-friendly products and ideas to help make going green easier for families and kids. I will be doing informative posts all month long with great products, ideas, deals and giveaways to help 
products is that they are high quality materials and very durable - we have had the Insulated lunch bag and the waste free lunch kit for over a year now and they have really held up - still look new and are so easy to clean! I use baking soda to remove any stains but otherwise use dish soap to clean dishes and wash the cloth bags and napkins by hand using chemical free laundry detergent.
Color your World Green!
There are still so many great deals online for the holidays - here are some hand selected 
Here are some of Amazon's current deals on Green Toys:
- 28% off (save $6.99)
- 30% off (save $4.49)
Plan Toys are also great because they are made from the wood of rubber trees after they are done producing rubber (thus recycling the trees!) Many Plan Toys are on sale for 10% off and are under $25 like: 
$18.15
$20.76
$21.95
(which I should receive tomorrow so I will write a review for you all on my site) as well as their 
that comes with 2 stainless steel food containers and a water bottle, sandwich wrap and napkin in a handy canvas bag. Since my son really wanted the Beach lunch bag, I'll use the canvas one for my own lunch.
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(pictured above at top of this blog).
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and 
. These are adorably patterned bags made of laminated canvas and fully insulated interior. They have a handle strap on the top and a hook & loop closure and even have an ID holder. These are easy to clean and are even machine washable (line dry). Measures 10 x 6.5 x 4.5" so they are the perfect size for a kids lunch and will fit easily into their backpack. Best feature of these lunch sacks are the fun and attractive designs! Here are some to choose from:
- adorable and colorful butterflies!
(pink and artsy) and Boys (blue Guitar Hero)
- light blue with red cars, buses; 
- pink w/ pretty flowers, little fairies/berries; 
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, and Robots (pictured).
makes really cute reusable bags in two different sizes, 7.5"x6" and 6"x5" so they are great for sandwiches (larger size) and snacks. They are made of 100% cotton lined with waterproof nylon and closure is a fold-over flap with Velcro. They are BPA, phthalate and lead free AND they are made in the USA by a Seattle company! They have plenty of great designs - many can be found on 
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and Baseball (pictured).
- these are translucent (so you can see what's inside) and have a zipper closure so they are great for small snacks and other objects. Free of BPA, phthalate and PVC, these are the closest thing to an eco-friendly zip-lock alternative. Perfect Pouches are sold in 2-packs - The large size are 10.5" x 12" and the small are 8"x8". You might want to use the larger size for organizing larger items like writing pads, pencils, crayons, coloring books, eating utensils and even dishes. The styles include: 
, large size, and 
, small sized (pictured)
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themed notebook
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- 25 pack. and 
has very adorable, very durable backpacks made for pre-schoolers and young elementary students. They are a NYC based company and their backpacks are all BPA, PVC and Phthalate free. Features include a write-on name tag inside, a mesh water bottle holder and an insulated pouch for snacks and padded back - size is 10 wide x 11.5 high x 4 deep. Called "Zoo Packs", some of the styles include: 
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line. These are made of fabric and include a plush Eco-friend that can attach to the back. Size is approximately 11.5 x 8.5 x 4.5 inches so they are perfectly sized for ages 3 and up. Here are some of the characters:
