Buy Green

From beauty care to tube socks to pet beds, you can find just about any product on the market in a green, eco-minded variety. —

AHAVA Mineral Botanic Velvet Body Lotion

This mineral-based botanical lotion is ideal for the ultimate pampering. Velvety soft and available in rich scents including: Hibiscus & Fig, Honeysuckle & Lavender, and Lotus & Chestnut. Each variation is infused with Aloe Vera, African Shea and Palm Tree Oil. AHAVA’s manufacturing processes are non-polluting and all products are encased in recyclable tubes, bottles and jars. All AHAVA face and body products are paraben free, SLS/SLES free, allergy tested, and produced without petroleum, harsh synthetic ingredients, or GMOs.

$26, Available at ULTA and ahavaus.com

Hank & JoJo Retro Tube Socks

Available in four sizes, Infant/Preemie, Baby, Toddler, and Kiddie, feet are in good hands with these uber-cool socks. These socks are super long (they rise above the knee) and are designed with no heel patch, so they grow and stretch. Each set of socks comes with 4 pairs of unisex socks in fun colors like Neon Yellow, Blazin’ Red, Lime Green and Electric Blue. Socks are made from Bamboo with AZO-free dyes come packaged in a CPSIA Certified Lead Free Tin lunchbox.

$28-34, hankandjojo.com

Naturally Organic Pet Bed

Even your pet can go green with this plush bed. This pet sleeper is covered with an organic cotton canvas. The inside bed is made with organic cotton and wool — left over from Oyasumi mattress scraps. Available in three colors: grey, gold and red, bed comes in four sizes (small to extra-large). Added bonus: free embroidery of your pets name on the bed!

$130-190, Available at thecleanbedroom.com

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Super Soccer Stars

Soccer Stars is New York&rsquo;s most popular youth educational soccer program! With 24 years of experience under our cleats, we have positively impacted over one million kids in our local community by putting the FUN in FUNdamentals in our weekly classes and camps. At Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as a vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but develop self-confidence and physical literacy, improve gross motor skills, build teamwork, and hone socialization skills. Our highly trained coaches and early childhood experts lead an age-specific curriculum with a low kid-to-coach ratio so every child gets individual attention and can grow at their own pace. Kids ages 1-12+ can join our seasonal programs, including Parent &amp; Me, FUNdamentals, Development Training, and Travel Soccer. Join us at one of over 80 locations in neighborhoods across across Westchester County, Connecticut and New York, available 7 days-a-week: Connecticut: <ul> <li>Cos Cob</li> <li>Greenwich</li> <li>Port Chester</li> </ul> &nbsp; Westchester: <ul> <li>Briarcliff</li> <li>Eastchester</li> <li>Mt. Kisco</li> <li>New Rochelle</li> <li>Ridgefield</li> <li>Scarsdale</li> <li>White Plains</li> </ul> &nbsp; New York City: <ul> <li>Bronx</li> <li>Inwood</li> <li>Upper West Side</li> <li>Upper East Side</li> </ul> &nbsp; Can&rsquo;t find a class or location that fits your schedule? Soccer Stars also offers private classes for small groups or individual training. Let our coaches come to you with a completely customizable program, anytime, anywhere. Birthday parties are also available!&nbsp;

Studio E Art Classes

Art, drawing, illustration, painting, and pottery.&nbsp; Studio E Art Classes for ages 2 &frac12; to adult offers a creative space to find joy and rest in the creative arts. 7-week sessions are available for all classes, or just drop into a class to give it a try. Studio E Art is a great place to schedule a birthday party, celebration, scout troop activity, fundraiser and more.&nbsp; Summer camps for children and tweens are available for half or full day in art or pottery. Find a complete list of classes, descriptions, and times on our&nbsp;<a href="https://studioeartclass.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, or give us a call at 631-744-4001 <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">