Green Giveaway: Until Kara Organic Cotton & Wool Crib Mattress Valued at $299!
**update** This contest is now closed.
Last year in our Earth Day Issue I had the opportunity to review a wonderful company, Until Kara. We even swagged one lucky reader (pictured) with a gorgeous wooden rattle from this fabulous company. So when hip mom owner, Michelle, contacted me about getting involved in this year’s Green Week, I was ecstatic!
Until Kara is an online store featuring top of the line organic baby products including bedding, blankets, rattles, and crib mattresses. All of their products are geared toward building a natural nursery: a healthy nest for your little one. So where does an eco-conscience parent start when designing their natural nursery? With the crib, of course!
Why a natural crib mattress?
Here are your answers…
The Until Kara organic crib mattress, the foundation of your natural nursery! An infant will spend hours, months, and even years on their crib mattress and that is why it is so important.Here are the benefits of a natural choice:
Babies lose moisture when sleeping, the wool in an Until Kara mattress has the ability to wick away moisture and provide a more comfortable sleeping environment. Wool does not provide the damp medium needed for dust mites therefore it doesn’t allow them to thrive. Wool keeps cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Wool is the most complex, breathable fiber on earth, responding to body temperature by not overheating. The wool in the Until Kara crib mattress line provides an organic alternative to a chemical flame-retardant. The Organic cotton used in the Until Kara line provides a chemical free alternative to petrochemical based mattresses. What could be more pure?
Today we are excited to be giving away a natural crib mattress from Until Kara, valued at $299!
To enter, click over to UntilKara.com and check out this amazing store and product line. Then, leave us a comment telling us what is your favorite item at Until Kara.
AND…there’s more!
Because this is our Green Week and this is such a fabulous Green Giveaway, we want to hear how each of you are making an effort to add a little more green to your life. So to be eligible for this giveaway you must include in your comment the following pledge:
I pledge to {fill in the blank} in my personal effort to go green!
Some possible answers:
- Switch out the light bulbs in my home to energy efficient.
- Give cloth diapers a try.
- Feed my baby organic baby food.
- Use re-usable totes instead of paper or plastic at the grocery store.
You get the picture…even if it’s a small thing, like turning off the water when brushing your teeth, we want to hear it!
You have until midnight PST Sunday April 27th to enter. Winner will be announced on April 28th.
Good luck and thank you Until Kara!
April 24th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Ohhhh!! Love love love this webstore! Thanks for sharing!!!
Besides the awesome blanket, mattress, rattle and other products…
I really like the organic blanket.
A new mattress is JUST what we need! We’re going to be transitioning our LO into her own crib soon…so we’re in the market for a mattress.
And…
I pledge to give cloth diapers a try and switch my lightbulbs in my personal effort to go green.
There are many other things we already do and I have made the decision to take us ‘more green’ this year!
April 24th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
From the Until Kara line, I like the look of the Strawberry Crib Set.
A new mattress would be perfect for our first baby that we are expecting.
I pledge to Switch out the light bulbs in my home to energy efficient, install dimmers, and switch out toilet for more water efficient ones in my personal effort to go green.
April 24th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
now this is realy nice i love to try to win it thanks
April 24th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Hello, I pledge as part of my personal effort to go green to involve the rest of my family, too! We have already turned down the temperature on our water heater and take much shorter showers!
Thanks,Cindi
April 24th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
I pledge to get reusable shopping bags and use them every time I go shopping in my personal effort to go green!
I like the organic baby blanket set. The rattle is awesome!
April 24th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Hmm, I love this site! I am going to have to say I love the look of the mattresses!
I pledge to start using green cleaners and making my own! I’m also looking into getting a Smart Strip.
April 24th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
I pledge to use re-usable totes instead of paper or plastic at the grocery store in my personal effort to go green!
I like the rattles a lot!
April 24th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
I pledge to use organic food with my baby and for my family. I also pledge to take advantage of my local farmers and use locally grown fruit and veggies.
April 24th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Love the organic blanket! With a new baby on the way I’m looking for a new crib mattress and would love to get an organic one.
I already cloth diaper my youngest and plan to continue with the new babe.
April 24th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
My favorite project is the natural crib mattress. My son was diagnosed with sever food allergies around his first birthday and while we have gotten those under control, he is slowly developing environmental allergies now. We have been instructed to “clean up” his room and having a natural crib would certainly be a step in that direction. We have been told that an allergy to dust mites, which he is showing signs of, is a likely pre-cursor to asthma. And with two parents who played multiple sports growing up, we are trying our best to keep that from happening – and dealing with a budget…
I pledge to “green” my son’s bedroom and any activity he is involved in. I pledge to continue feeding him organic, local food and open dialogue with other mom’s about doing the same for their kids. I pledge to be less wasteful when I go to the grocery store and stop letting items go to waste. And I pledge to reuse my Starbucks Iced Tea cups!
April 24th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
I love the Until Kara crib set that is currently not available in yellow, so it would work for my daughter and any future sons I might have.
I pledge that I will freecycle or donate items that I no longer use to clear room in our landfills in my personal effort to go green.
I will also turn off the nightlight that I always forget to turn off, so it’s not on all day long when it’s just wasting energy in my personal effort to go green.
Thanks for the motivation!
April 24th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
I love the look of the new organic crib sets (in blue please!). It isn’t always easy to find cute organic bedding for our babes.
I pledge to unplug all appliances when they are not in use in my personal efforts to go green!
April 24th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
I think the awaresness about being green suddenly becoming popular is wonderful! I don’t feel as alone in this struggle to be green and do what is better for my baby while attempting to better and to conserve what is left of our environment. I already do the organic food, I am switching to cloth diapers, I watch the water consumtion like a hawk (to realize how much water a person wastes while brushing ones teeth: try filling some large litter bottles with water and brush those teeth with the water out of those bottles…you’d be astounded how much water is wasted.) The other thing I really like to encourage EVERYONE…is to go green with their cleaning products. We get enough toxins in our bodies as it is. Using green cleaning products is just as effective in cleaning and disinfecting without all the negative effects on us and on the environment. More and more brands carry the type of paint that doesn’t have the concentration of harmful chemicals that regular paint has. And those chemicals are released into the air and damaging are environment! Oh wow….so sorry I have gone on and on…..I really believe in going organic so its hard for me to not speak up about it. I am so glad to see that Peekaboo picks does such a food job of putting the word out there and offering options for the mom who wants to go green and doesn’t quite know where to turn. The only thing I haven’t succesfully done is switch to cloth diapers which I am doing today thanks to peekaboo…..for giving us a great link to a website with all kinds of different types of cloth diapers. I had always wanted to do this, I just didn’t know how to go about it. Ok I’m off to go order those “green” diapees.
sorry for the long comment.
April 24th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I love this website! There are alot of great things on this site i would love to buy! I always wanted a organic matress but i couldnt find any where i lived.
Personaly i would love the Organic Matress for my lil one whos a year and a half. the one we have is none organic and really not so comfortable.
I love the Organic blankets as well. they look so soft.
I think going green is wonderful. I been doing small changes at home to make life better. Im going cloth diapers with my youngest soon, hoping to buy a compost soon. getting ride of the trash bags and trash can is a plus for me and start recycling. we are a middle class family and husband is in the us army. so going green is very expensive for us but i make the sacrifices.
I pledge to { changing all light bulbs for eco friend, efficiant ones to save cost on money} in my personal effort to go green!
April 24th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
I really love the organic blankets! And I pledge to plant a vegetable garden this summer in my personal effort to go green!
April 24th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
I pledge to use reusable totes as well as freecycle in my efforts to go green.
I really liked everything in the store. I think the baby blanket looked so comfy and soft.
April 24th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
The baby blankets look so soft!
I pledge to use cloth diapers, reusable bags and buy used anything that I can!
April 24th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
I just ordered some cloth diapers for my daughter, that is my pledge to go green!
April 24th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
I love the Organic mattress the best…but since you wrote about it, I’ll add another thing I liked at their site too…and that’s the strawberry organic bedding! SO adorable.
I pledge to use cloth diapers with my 2nd baby coming in June…from the day I bring her home.
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April 24th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
#1: I have wanted one of these since day one!! I love these mattress’ and if I win, I’ll just die of happiness!!
#2: I love the name of the company. Kara is my oldest daughters name.
#3: I like the rattle, it is wooden and simple. No parts that I worry about in the mouth of an infant, or my toddler.
#4 I pledge to remember my reusable grocery bags in my personal effort to go green! I pledge to never buy the horrible products that I used to use to dye my hair, I will use more natural products as in henna in my personal effort to go green!
April 24th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Ooh, I want the mattress! Organic! Yes!
As for my pledge… I already use reusable totes, cloth diapers, and low energy light bulbs. My baby don’t do baby food – he’d rather nurse. So, I pledge to… keep on doing what I’m doing! Oh! I know! I can walk to the store more, now that the weather permits it.
April 24th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
I love the organic blankets
I pledge to have a pesticide free organic garden this year!
April 24th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
I pledge to use cloth diapers and buy used stuff..even video games
I like the wooden rattles..just reminds me of the good ol’ days..
April 24th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
I love the organic crib set in banana! What a great store find! Thanks! And I pledge to purchase used whenever I can!
April 24th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
I like the rattle sets and, of course, the mattresses. Jasper won’t sleep in his crib… maybe a nice organic mattress would entice him out of our bed?
April 24th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
The Organic Baby Blanket Set would make such a great shower gift. I’d love to win, since my daughter is currently sleeping on a crib mattress that we bought used. Who knows how old it is, or how much dust, etc. has collected in that thing. I pledge to use more earth-friendly cleaning products (biodegradable, non-toxic) in my home in my personal effort to go green!
April 24th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
I like the strawberry crib sheet set. Great giveaway, thanks!
April 24th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
I love the blanket with rattle. I’m loving the all natural toy that I don’t have to be concerned with lead paint.
I already use cloth diapers and I switched out my lightbulbs already so….
I pledge to go out of my way to recycle in my personal effort to go green!
April 24th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
I pledge to not forget to grab my reusable totes when shopping in my personal effort to go green!
The crib sheets are the best and going green isn’t just a pledge is a little action every day. And that is what I will do everyday look around to see what I can do or what I have forgotten. The rattles rock as well! Love the shop and site can’t wait to get something from there.
April 24th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
The organic baby blanket set looks lovely!
I pledge to use cloth instead of paper napkins in my personal effort to go green!
April 24th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Love the color names! They sound delicious! The organic baby blanket set is a great gift idea. My pledge…drive less, bike more…even though we live in the boonies, the nearest grocery store is only 1.5 miles away. Perfect exercise for me with the kids in the buggy.
April 24th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Mattress please. We love that this mattress is organic. We don’t love our daughter’s current mattress so this would be an awesome switch.
April 24th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I love the crib mattress at Until Kara and I wish I would’ve given green thought to the idea of a natural organic mattress before I had my baby…yikes, I hate the idea of what she is sleeping on now!
I pledge to remember my bags at all stores, to finish changing out all our lightbulbs, and to stop using so many paper towels/napkins at every meal with my daughter, in my personal effort to go green.
April 24th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
I pledge to keep recycling, and try to walk instead of driving in my personal effort to go green!
My favourite items would be the “mamacare kit” and the “maple rattle”……..its hard to choose though; such a beautiful site.
April 24th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
I pledge to finish making my cloth wipes so I no longer have to use the disposable kind in my personal effor to go green.
I really like the bedding that is unavailable at this time, or the organic blankets.
April 24th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Besides the great mattresses, I’d have to say the organic baby blanket.
I pledge to remember to bring my reusable bags to every shopping trip (and then use them!).
Thanks,
Maureen
April 24th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I pledge to continue composting and feed my organic garden and in my personal effort to go green!
I LOVE everything on the site. The rattle and of course….the mattress. I registered for one of these!! But no buyers yet.
pageDOTsarahATgmailDOTcom
April 24th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
I pledge to use freecycle to go green.
I enjoyed looking at the baby blanket.
April 24th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
I like the organic blankets. I pledge to eat, prepare and feed organic in my personal effort to go green!
April 24th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
I pledge to buy some reusable tote bags to use instead of plastic shopping bags in my effort to go green. I already use cloth diapers and recycle as much as I can!
April 24th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
I absolutely love the idea of an organic mattress. With little boy #2 on the way I am very concerned with all the new info available to us! This would be amazing!! As for their line, I LOVE the ebroidered blanket and rattle set.
I pledge to turn the lights off not being used, compost and recycle my waste, feed my babies as much organic food as possible, try out reusable diapers with #2, and diligently work toward raising knowledgeable, caring, and eco-friendly boys to men in my effort to go green!
April 24th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
I like the organic baby blanket.
We already do cloth diapers, green cleaning products, and reusable shopping bags… so in my efforts to go green I pledge to research more green products that I buy – like right now I’m thinking about shampoo/conditioner. Any suggestions?
April 25th, 2008 at 12:22 am
I pledge to walk or ride my bike to run nearby errands instead of driving my car in my personal effort to go green!
Also, I love the organic baby blanket set with the rattle. Too cute!
April 25th, 2008 at 12:48 am
I pledge to print on the used office paper from my husband’s work in my personal effort to go green!
I love the Until Kara organic baby blanket set. That rattle is great!
April 25th, 2008 at 12:53 am
I pledge to continue using cloth diapers in my personal effort to go green!
I think the mattress is great!
April 25th, 2008 at 1:08 am
I would love to give the Motherlove Birth and Baby Spray a try!!!
I pledge to give composting a try in my personal effort to go green!
I also pledge to continue using G-diapers, glass bottles, organic baby food and organic baby shampoo/lotion in my personal effort to go green.
Steph
April 25th, 2008 at 2:30 am
I really like their organic blankets. Some children get sooooo attached to those things like my niece. I pledge to recycle all that I can in my personal effort to go green!
April 25th, 2008 at 3:14 am
I like the Until Kara organic baby blanket set in banana – perfect for a baby!
-Nicole
April 25th, 2008 at 3:58 am
Love the organic bedding, but my favorite is the blanket and rattle set. Might have to order for an upcoming baby shower.
I pledge to walk, not drive, to our nearby farmers market in my personal effort to go green! (Already eat organic, use natural cleaners and products, cloth shopping bags, etc.)
April 25th, 2008 at 4:56 am
That organic blanket looks lovely and soft. The bedding that isn’t available yet looks fantastic too. Great site!
I pledge to consistently use re-usable totes instead of plastic bags when shopping in my effort to go green.
April 25th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
I pledge to join a CSA in my effort to go green.
April 25th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
For as much as my son puts things in his mouth, the rattle is a top choice for me! And the organic blanket looks divine.
In our family’s continuing effort to green our lifestyle and home, I pledge to install Tank Banks in all of our toilets to reduce the amount of water we flush each day. Such a cheap and cheerful fix, don’t you think?
And I’ve got my eye on some ECObags to use for produce at the market.
April 25th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
We are already doing quite a few things: planning to use cloth diapers on our baby due in June, using cloth menstrual pads when my period comes back after the baby, composting, switched out our lightbulbs, supporting wind energy by paying more for our electricity (windtricity.com), bringing our own grocery bags to the store, and I’m sure there are other things. One thing I am working on is switching all of our household products to more green options. So I will pledge to eliminate all the bad chemicals in our cleaning products!
I have to say my favorite product from Until Kara is the organic mattress. Thanks.
April 25th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
In my continued efforts to be green I pledge to:
- be more consistent and use my reuseable totes when shopping.
- buy more organic grocerries.
I love the organic matress and the maple rattle. My son is at the age where everything is in his mouth.
April 25th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
My favorite item was the The Until Kara organic baby blanket set.
I pledge to keep recycling, keep turning off lights and keep walking places with my kids instead of driving in my personal effort to go green!
April 25th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
I really like their organic crib sets-I would feel like my baby is safe sleeping in them. And my pledge? I pledge use re-usable totes instead of paper or plastic at the grocery store in my personal effort to go green. I know this is small, but I’ve been meaning to do it for a long time!
April 25th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
The organic baby blankets look great. I see way too many organic/natural products from big box retailers that just AREN’T!
My pledge is to use cloth diapers with my new baby and organic (like in mattresses) wherever possible.
April 25th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
I pledge to use re-usable totes instead of paper or plastic at the grocery store in my personal effort to go green!
April 26th, 2008 at 1:09 am
I really like the Until Kara organic baby blanket set with rattle.
I pledge to use my reusable bags EVERYTIME I go to the store in my personal effort to go green.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:14 am
Can I enter? If not, no worries. I’ll still tell you that I really like Until Kara (I actually spoke to the owner awhile back when I was shopping for some stuff for my son)! They have some amazing products especially the organic crib bedding.
I pledge to (and actually do) feed my son organic baby food, recycle, change out our lightbulbs (half are already done), and try try try to use a reusable bag at Whole Foods. It’s so hard to remember. I need to just leave it in the car. Ok…I’m done! : )
April 26th, 2008 at 4:31 am
Ohh, those organic baby blankets look so soft!
This would be a present for a friend who’s due soon.
I pledge to – try to walk or bike rather than drive when I’m not going far.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Wonderful giveaway, thank you. From the online store, I like the organic baby blanket.
Also, I pledge to read the paper online, and cancel my subscription. I have been meaning to do this for a while now.
April 26th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Hi.. This is Michelle From Until Kara. I am proud to announce that Bedding is coming soon. A lot of design work has taken place and it is coming soon, I promise. Thank you to Peekaboo picks for this giveaway. I myself am an avid reader and also enter to win from time to time if it is a product I love. Thanks so much for the wonderful comments.
Best Always, Michelle Savin http://www.untilkara.com
April 27th, 2008 at 5:01 am
The bedding looks great.
I pledge to use re-usable bags when I shop. I pledge to educate and help my employees aware of the green movement and what we can do in the workplace to reduce, reuse and recycle.
April 27th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
To go with the crib mattress, I’m loving the crib set (which is actually not yet available) in banana!!
I pledge to buy another grocery sack (the small ones that fold up and fit into a little snap cover) that I will always carry in my purse for the unexpected market stop. I have a large wicker basket I use now for planned grocery trips, but it doesnt help on my unplanned trips to the store.
April 27th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I pledge to use organic food with my baby. I like the blankets!
April 28th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
I like the “Mamacare” Pack.
I pledge to use cloth bags while shopping in my personal effort to go green!
April 30th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Well, the quest for a truly organic mattress for our little one is finally at an end! Until Kara is a good company.
I pledge to, and already do, use cloth diapers and forgo automotive transport (9 days out of 10) in my personal effort to go green! Good shoes are always a better investment;)