Until I became the mother of a toddler, I’d forgotten about so much of the stuff of childhood: Raisins, graham crackers, Corduroy. Pink eye, Playdoh, apple cut in slices. And those slippery little suckers, plastic baggies. Now that there are sandwiches to go to preschool and works of art coming from preschool, we’re up to our ears in clear, plastic, Ziploc, twist-tie, off-brand, snack-size, one quart, freezer, sandwich bags. And that’s why I feel good about cleaning, drying, and reusing them.

I turn the bags inside out, wash them with dish soap, then dry them on my Skip Hop Splash bottle drying rack. The rack is a little whimsical and ever-useful revolving slice of design genius that has helped to abolish the clutter of bottle and sippy cup drying. And now it’s part of our small part to conserve natural resources. As Earth Day reminds us, it’s not a bad idea.

Get your Skip Hop Splash bottle drying rack at any of the three Isis Maternity centers.

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What are some of your tricks to reduce, reuse, or recycle?