Tips to make a toddler's room sustainable (BPT) - Whether you've
been taking steps toward green living or you're a newbie and
want to jump start your efforts and reduce your carbon footprint
on earth, one area of opportunity is your toddler's room. Two
interior design instructors from The Art Institutes share how to
make your toddler's room sustainable. "Sustainability is a
popular subject, and most experts in design agree sustainability
has to be a way of living and incorporated into our every day,"
says Kristina Held, interior design instructor at The Art
Institute of Charlotte . "Wooden toys are a small investment and
a good place to start." Held recommends Plan toys or Haba toys
which are wood and naturally antibacterial. Even Kourtney
Kardashian promotes wooden, sustainable toys as opposed to
plastic toys on her "mommy blog ." Some of the top reasons to
buy wooden toys: * Conserve energy: It takes more energy and
fuel to make plastic toys. * Plastic toys are made with
chemicals - and we all know how todd