Mothercare Sells Rocking Eco-Cribs
by Leonora Oppenheim, London, UK on 04.23.06
Babies ahhhhhh they’re so cute, but oh so expensive! They are more demanding as consumers than your average adult fashionista. Babies outgrow anything there are put into, clothes, nappies, cribs, faster than mummy dearest can go out and find the next size up. They are also a minefield of eco-dilemmas for wannabe green parents. Are the old fashioned washable nappies more enviro-friendly than new biodegradable ones? Furthermore when the family has to travel all this baby paraphanelia has to come with. TreeHugger believes that intelligent eco-design can resolve these issues, so it is great to see Mothercare proving us right by addressing all of these dilemmas in one product. The simple but clever Eco Crib is made from strong cardboard panels which travel flat packed and easily slot together for assembly. We love the funky pastel graphics printed on the outside and that the end panels are shaped with a curve at the bottom so that the crib can be rocked. Not only is the Eco Crib lightweight, easily portable and recyclable, but at £27.99 it isn’t expensive either. Via: The Week Magazine. ::Mothercare
The best place for a baby to sleep is near his/her mother's heart with skin-to-skin contact!!
Look on the web for "Attachment Parenting" or "co-sleeping"!
who is going to trust their kid to cardboard though?
sadly, it appears that mothercare cannot ship this to north america.
and, oliver p., sometimes babies need to have a lie down when their mommies cannot join them. it is nice to have a place to put them when such a situation arises.
what person thought of a cardboard crib? there is noway i would EVER let my child in that!
How cool! What a great way not to waste money and resources on a basinet you use for 3 months at most. I know someone with cardboard furniture that stands up surprisingly well! But it brings up one question. If the baby springs a leak how well will wet cardboard hold up?