These Little Piggies
Date: August 13, 2009 | Category: Care, Kids, Makeup, Teens for Safe Cosmetics, Toys
With spa-themed kids birthday parties on the rise, it’s got smart moms thinking about how to make sure their children can play with cosmetics and nail polish, without being exposed to toxic chemicals. Thanks to Piggy Paint founder (super smart mom!), Melanie Hurley, little ones can paint away with water-based colors like Clouds of Candy (pastel blue), Dragon Tears (light green pearl), and Glass Slippers (clear sparkle top coat).
Vetted by our expert tester (Zem’s 6 year old daughter, Zoe), the “natural as mud” polishes were given two bight pink thumbs up, with extra praise for the biodegradable, odorless polish remover – it really works! While the polishes run a little more than the $2.99 tag associated with most drugstore sparkly bottles, the $9.99 per bottle is well worth it, knowing that you won’t have to worry about toxic, smelly chemicals on young hands and feet (or in their mouths!). They also have a great
For an added bonus, check out the ways you can use Piggy Paint as a learning tool – like teaching your child colors and patterns, reinforcing that beauty and brains go hand-in-hand from an early age!
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