Connecticut Green Living

Maybe you are chomping on the hollow leg of an Easter bunny right now, hoping it will get you through the current health crisis. Or maybe you are the disciplined sort, waiting til Easter morning to gobble up every piece of candy corn in sight. Whatever your level of discipline (I am a -4 on a scale of 0 to 10 when it comes to Easter candy), you need a time out from the news. So read this: Candystore in L.A. compiled their annual list of worst candies , but happily, also their customers' favorites. Here they are: 10. Skittles-Filled Easter Eggs. Down from #9 last year. Skittles Easter eggs combine the fun and re-sealability of candy in a plastic Easter egg, with the desirability of not being generic jelly beans, says Candy Store. Skittles are a very popular candy overall. They finished as the #1 overall top Halloween candy last year. 9. Sour Patch Easter Bunnies. Up from #10 last year. It’s no surprise that Sour Patch Kids are hugely popular right now. Sour candy and...

Source: CandyStore.com Easter is a really big candy holiday. Did you know more is spent on candy for Easter historically than for Halloween? According to Candy Store, who is always kind enough to send me this data every year (along with images that make me want to eat my laptop screen), The National Retail Federation says Easter candy spending was $2.49 Billion this year. That's down slightly from last year’s $2.63B, which may be due to the Coronavirus outbreak though it's not clear that's the case. However, of the people who do not plan to celebrate Easter, 33% will still buy Easter candy. Yes! This is a really fun list because there's a chocolate cross - yes, you heard that right - and yes, someone manufactures them. Easter Candy Quick Facts: - Among those who celebrate Easter, 87% plan on buying Easter candy - For those who don’t celebrate Easter, 33% plan on buying Easter candy - People will spend about $21 on average - 90 Million chocolate Easter bunn...

As a half Jew, half Christian, I was immediately intrigued when I received the promo from Take My Face Off . Also, it's a pretty cute name (and trust me, this time of year there are plenty of days when I'd love to take my crusty old winter face off.) But I'm rather picky about how I remove my makeup. Traditionally I've favored petroleum jelly or Noxema with a tissue. My mother used to use cotton balls but I have found that those shed and then I have stringy cotton enmeshed in my foundation (ok, I rarely wear foundation). The thrust of Take My Face off's solutions is they are environmentally friendly by virtue of being washable, but also smooth to the face. No messy tears. Nothing in the waste bin. Happy Hanukkah Called The Mitty Mini Menorah Gift Set, the kit comes with (obviously) eight disposable washcloths shaped like flames, along with the cardboard menorah for placement. Pockets in the back mean they slip easily over the cardboard prongs or your fingers. The...

Twenty-seventeen is upon us. A year that sounds lucky, but is destined to be fraught with environmental challenges under a Trump administration. All the more reason for individuals to do their part for the planet. Thanks to Recyclebank , Connecticut Green Living has some white-hot tips for you eco-conscious, planet-loving humans: 1. Be wise when getting rid of your Christmas tree. ********If your plastic tree is beyond being “spruced” up, it unfortunately cannot be recycled, says Recyclebank. But, if your old plastic tree is still in good shape, consider donating it to a local homeless shelter or other community organization. For real trees, many cities have drop-off locations and/or curbside pickup programs, and they’ll “recycle” them for you by turning them into mulch, and other purposes. 2. Find a new use for old or broken ornaments. Amidst overexcited children, unstable branches, and worn out ornament boxes, there are myriad ways for ornaments to crack and crumble (like t...