I also look for leaping bunny certified products like sunscreens/bug repellants if they don't test on animals they generally have a more natural safe base so I consider it win win

We just use old margarine bowls, yogurt cups, an old spoon, etc for beach toys, we don't ever buy any. You can make a pretty epic sand castle with plastic food containers to shape the mud!

I have only ever used dryer racks for clothing I thought may shrink. I will do more laundry on racks. Too bad we don't have the clean, fresh air of our childhood. I remember my mother loving the outdoor clothes line in the summer.

You put dirt towels in your dryer? Yaa good to stop that. Dry all wash on a line if you put shirts and dress on hangers first you won't need to iron them.

good ideas