I am not a neat cook. My stove top usually resembles a Jackson Pollack painting after I’m done with it. I need something to clean it with that is powerful, yet I can’t tolerate bleach and hate the idea of smearing chemicals all over the same surfaces on which I cook.
Vinegar of the Four Thieves [...]

I loved Gorilla in the Greenhouse, so when I was offered a chance to review their show and website, I was thrilled. “Gorilla in the Greenhouse” is an action-packed animated show that inspires kids to take real-world steps towards a healthy planet. The show is set in a magical greenhouse in San Francisco. It features [...]

If you ask my daughter what she wants to be when she grows up, she’ll say an artist. While all her friends want High School Musical or Disney Princess gifts, all she wants are some crayons and coloring books. So she was thrilled to receive her interactive cards & soy crayons from Stubby Pencil Studio.
The [...]

Welcome to Must Have Monday’s. Every Monday our reviewers will let you have a sneak peak into what we use in our homes and our lives. Here we will tell you about the things we can’t live without. If you have a “must have” item to pass along please e-mail us. We welcome contributions from [...]

Back in January we started a new feature here at Props & Pans called “Find It For Readers” where you e-mail us with a product, service or item that you have been looking for. Our job is to help you find it. Since we review a variety of things, chances are high that one of [...]

Welcome to Must Have Monday’s. Every Monday our reviewers will let you have a sneak peak into what we use in our homes and our lives. Here we will tell you about the things we can’t live without. If you have a “must have” item to pass along please e-mail us. We welcome contributions from [...]

Welcome to Must Have Monday’s. Every Monday our reviewers will let you have a sneak peak into what we use in our homes and our lives. Here we will tell you about the things we can’t live without. If you have a “must have” item to pass along please e-mail us. We welcome contributions from [...]

Welcome to our newest addition - Must Have Monday’s. Find out what we use in our homes and our lives.
Every Monday we’ll tell you about the things we can’t live without. If you have a “must have” item to pass along please e-mail us. We welcome contributions from our readers.

My number one essential item is [...]

Picture this — a toy car that plays six different car sounds, has light up headlamps and has super bright “night blasting” LED lights AND it doesn’t use any batteries. EVER!
I know. I could hardly believe it either but it’s true. No batteries are required for the SEE Toys Dynacar to perform all of the [...]

Welcome to our newest addition - Must Have Monday’s. Find out what we use in our homes and our lives.
Every Monday we’ll tell you about the things we can’t live without. If you have a “must have” item to pass along please e-mail us. We welcome contributions from our readers.

As a dedicated “vinegar, baking soda [...]

Have you heard of FruitaBü yet? Omigosh! I’m in mom heaven with these things.
Basically, they’re organic “smoooshed” fruit and come in a variety of flavors like strawberry, grape, apple, apricot and raspberry, in addition to some kid-friendly forms like twirls (roll-ups), flats (fruit leather) and in a liquidy, slurpable form called “sploooshers”.
My kids LOVE this [...]

If you search the internet for information on bamboo flooring, you will find mixed reviews. There are those who are unhappy with their flooring, saying that it scratches easily and needs frequent refinishing. Then there are the people who love it and list the various pets they have walking on it and the various things [...]

In our house, we’re big on the lotion. We all have very dry skin and after a long and arduous (read: freezing) spring in New England, we’re slathering lotion on all day long. It’s like we’re living in the desert except it does nothing but rain.
But I digress. Last week the wonderful folks from Method [...]

I was recently offered an opportunity to sample some environmentally friendly cleaners and being the closet greenie that I am, I was more than happy to try them out.
I was sent Earth Choice Glass Control surface cleaner and Earth Choice Allergan Control for carpet and upholstery.
The first thing I noticed about the Glass Control was [...]

Last year, GreenDaddy’s parents considered retiring early and becoming entrepreneurs: they wanted to manufacture an invention – they hadn’t decided on it yet – in their native India, and then sell in the states. Around this time GreenDaddy and I discovered that there was no such thing as a sippy cup made out of [...]