The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: sleep essentials

You’ll Love It Because: This is the stuff that dreams are made of—or at least the stuff that a really good night’s sleep is made of.

A Gift Worth Giving: Organic bedding. Night after night, we spend about a third of our time in bed, so it should be as clean and green as possible. The organic sheets, duvet covers, shams, comforters, blankets, mattress pads and pillows from Dream Soft Bedware will help ensure that slumber is restful, and not filled with chemicals or allergy triggers.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: Organic bath stuff. The bedroom’s an important place, but for fostering a healthy lifestyle in all aspects, you have to focus on other spots, too. Keep your bathroom the safe sanctuary it should be with organic towels, shower curtains and robes—curling up in a soft seersucker robe before drifting off to sleep is just what busy moms need to unwind.

Contact: www.dreamsoftbedware.com, 877.768.4233

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: natural health and beauty must-haves

You’ll Love It Because: All those dirty little secrets in many beauty products—animal testing, parabens and toxic chemicals—are nowhere to be found in nurse-run JES Organics’ items.

A Gift Worth Giving: The Ageless skincare line. Get older gracefully—even with a screaming toddler attached to your hip—with these certified-vegan, fragrance-free products. The Treatment Serum+ packs a punch of potent antioxidants to boost collagen, while the Moisturizer smoothes lines and leaves skin baby soft. Plus, the rest of the line is just as powerful.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: The organic bath and body products. Need a little me time? Take it with aromatherapy bath salts in lavender or mint magic, or let your worries slip away with a few swipes of the Stress Balm, which uses essential oils to help you feel better fast.

Contact: www.JESorganics.com, 208.629.0444

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: new-mom necessities

You’ll Love It Because: Located in central Kentucky, this breastfeeding and natural parenting online emporium has the goods you need to be a good mom, including bras, breast pumps, baby-wearing wraps and more.  

A Gift Worth Giving: The Belly Bandit. Like magic, the Belly Bandit takes her post-baby body and eases it back to its former glory. The wonder-product accelerates the healing process, minimizes stretch marks, lessens uterine swelling, supports the midsection and streamlines the silhouette. What more could you ask for?

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: The slings and arrows of new motherhood can be daunting, to say the least, but a good sling will help a bunch. Babies who are carried or worn cry less, have a greater sense of security and benefit physically from the close contact with their caregiver. Not sure where to start? Supermommy’s Superstore has a dozen options, all with thorough descriptions, so you’re sure to find the right one.

Contact: www.supermommys.com, 270.769.6693

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: goodies to inspire kids to embrace nature

You’ll Love It Because: The great outdoors can get overshadowed by the greatly time-consuming indoors these days—Let’s Go Chipper! helps children find their inner outdoor adventurer with educational apps, books and more.

A Gift Worth Giving: Get Ready to Fly! Activity Set. Tiny travelers have a lot of new concepts to deal with—heck, airport procedures can even mystify the adult road warriors in the crowd. Prepare kids for packing, checking in, going through security and arriving with this sanity-saving travel set, complete with a storybook, crayons, a pillow pack and a tote to carry it all in.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: Into the Great Outdoors Activity Set. Tell your children to take a hike (in a nice way) with this set, which prepares them for exploring with an eye to preserving the environment. A DVD with lush live footage will have them at the door with their shoes on before the end credits roll.

Contact: www.letsgochipper.com, 415.927.2398

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: eco-friendly goods everyone should know about

You’ll Love It Because: What do glass bottles, wine barrels, snow skis, milk jugs, corks and grapevines have in common? They’ve all been used to create gifts sold through this fun and creative site.

A Gift Worth Giving: Take your pick from the Eco Gifts section, which features everything from a wine barrel cooler to a bicycle chain bowl. There’s a present in every price range, and for all tastes—for something a little quirky but definitely cool, check out the Wavy Fork Bracelet, which gives new life to an old utensil.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: A holiday gifts section helps you pick out something just right for the season. For example, the Wine Cork Christmas Tree adds a bit of whimsy to any tabletop, while the Snow Ski Chair keeps a love for the slopes alive all year long.

Contact: www.greenproductsandgifts.com, 866.264.6549

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: contemporary finds for a healthy lifestyle

You’ll Love It Because: The products are all hand-selected and then tested by one of the “bugs” at Organic Bug to ensure quality and durability.

A Gift Worth Giving: The apparel for men, women and children. Leggings, lounge pants, long-sleeve onesies, oh my—outfit an entire family in eco-chic style. The Yala Bamboo Dreams Baby Hat keeps little noggins warm during winter, women can cozy up in the graphics-enhanced Jonano Butterfly Bamboo Puff Sleeve Hooded Sweater, and men can turn up the heat with the Yala Bamboo Dreams Men’s Weekender Lounge Pants on those lazy snow days.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: Clothes can be tough to pick out as a gift, but accessories are just as much fun—and as they say, they make the outfit. Get all the bags, wallets, belts and hats you need to create a real ensemble. Fun finds include recycled totes made out of juice boxes and vintage-looking belts made from recycled agricultural tires.

Contact: www.organicbug.com, 888.428.7050

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: repurposed treasures

You’ll Love It Because: Everything old is new again at this sister-owned site, which works hard to find old stuff to make new and new stuff made of old parts.

A Gift Worth Giving: Something from the vintage gifts collection, which has some amazing reclaimed finds. A revered, circa-1920 Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk is for someone truly special at $24,750, but there are more economical options with their own charms, such as a navy corde evening clutch ($35) and a sterling silver walnut tabletop box ($155) that’s sure to be a conversation starter.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: The home goods. Get something for the kitchen, pets, bathroom and bedroom, and soon your house (or your gift recipient’s) will be a clean, green, pollution-fighting machine. Fido will flip for a new dog bed created from recycled soda bottles, and any hip hostess would love an old-school William Spratling Sterling Silver and Ebony Spoon or a new-school organic cotton tablecloth.

Contact: www.americanfamilynaturally.com

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: earth-friendly toys

You’ll Love It Because: Remember the good old days when toys lasted forever, getting passed down and still holding up? Ditch the masses of plastic of current toys and get back to basics with these simple, natural ones.

A Gift Worth Giving: Handmade toys, created by craftspeople here in the USA. Woodn’t you know? Trucks and cars and tic-tac-toe boards and weaving looms and kitchen sets expertly crafted out of wood can be just as compelling as typical toy aisle stuff—and a lot more durable.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: Educational toys. While working their way from child to adolescent, kids are sorting out skills like balancing, building, counting and writing. Give them the tools they need with teaching toys, such as a historically accurate trebuchet kit or a cursive prep board that helps with hand-eye coordination.

Contact: www.heirloomwoodentoys.com, 866.202.8073

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: handmade body care

You’ll Love It Because: Given that about 60 percent of what we put on our skin is absorbed into our bodies, paying attention to just what our beauty products contain makes good sense. Fortunately, the folks at Rose of Sharon Acres do that for you, providing natural, cruelty-free items.

A Gift Worth Giving: Natural goat milk soaps. All the soaps are carefully made from scratch, resulting in a luxurious, moisturizing blend that’s tough to beat (that generic stuff in the drugstore definitely isn’t going to do it). With a huge range of scents, you’re sure to find something that passes the smell test.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: The shower gels, salves, sprays and toothpaste are all top-notch as well. If soap for your teeth sounds a little strange, you have to try the Tooth Chips, which are free of glycerin, dyes, fluoride, artificial sweeteners and the other yucky stuff in many commercial toothpastes. It gives washing your mouth out with soap a whole new meaning.

Contact: www.roseofsharonacres.com