Connecticut Green Living

(The following article first appeared on Examiner.com, Mar 1, 2016) Spring is still a few weeks away, and here in Connecticut we are, no doubt, still in for several more crisp nights. Your kids have been stuffy, sneezy, and nauseated at various times during this winter – albeit a tepid one by New England standards – and you’re almost through the finish line. Not only cooler temperatures but low humidity makes this an uncomfortable time of year. While in summer we often complain about too much humidity, in the winter every body part seems to get chapped and so dry it can be painful. Besides Vitamin C, lots of sleep and hand washing, an effective buffer to winter’s punch is a good humidifier. For kids, nothing beats Vicks SweetDreams Cool Mist Humidifier, which projects an array of wildlife and marine life images such as dolphins and giraffes on the ceiling. No filter is required, and you can use or discard the accompanying Vicks Vapopads with menthol scent (I tried it without, and i...