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An Outdoor Project Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy that Kids Can Do at Home
Looking for some inspiration to get creative this week? I am going to try to share a project idea for all the parents out of ideas!I teach art history for kids, with the hope that the art making and...
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Our Alphabet Adventures- A Month of Preschool Experiences, Food, and Fun...
Ever since my son turned three, we have chosen a Letter of the Month. We do all sorts of activities, listen to music, eat food, pick colors, all around the letter we pick. I thought it might be fun,...
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Crazy Fun Alphabet Adventures- Experiments, Fun, Art, and Food all Inspired...
Ever since my son turned three, we have chosen a Letter of the Month. We do all sorts of activities, listen to music, eat food, pick colors, all around the letter we pick. I thought it might be fun,...
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Let's Keep Track of our Outside Time
Finally taking big deep breaths of air outside this week! Trying to mix up our first week of everyone being online for school with SERIOUS outside time at the coast!My strategy for this year is to try...
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50 Easy Vegetarian Meal Ideas for Kids (That even the Picky Eaters will Love)
Looking to cut down the meat from your kids' diets? You are not alone. There are so many great reasons to introduce more vegetarian and vegan meals into your kid's diet: it's better for their health,...
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A Tale of Two Boobs; My Quest for a (Sustainable) Bra that Fits
Before I had this baby, I asked if friends would write something for the blog while I was having a slow season with a newborn. Then, 2020 happened. I had a baby too. But, really, 2020 has been a huge...
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101 of the Best Books to Read to your Kids Before Kindergarten
My biggest bub just started kindergarten (and our baby is 6 months old), so I have been thinking a lot about what has worked for us these past 5 and a half years. We are trying to raise kids with...
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The Five Best Etsy Stores for Outdoor Holiday Decorations
from SmithncoShopWe can minimize our fossil fuel use and support makers near us by buying more from local makers (and a lot less from big stores). I want to keep highlighting amazing makers in the US,...
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100 Online Shops to Try Instead of Amazon
It's time to branch out from Amazon. I know in 2020, I have leaned on Amazon more, but for the holidays, my goal is to put all of our money towards other businesses. Maybe you want to join me. Even if...
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The Best Eco-Friendly Presents for Kids
Giving kids gifts is so much fun- they have huge reactions and you get to feel like you really nailed it! We as adults can totally share in the child's excitement, so it is tempting to give a whole...
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The Best Ways to Recycle and Reuse all of that Christmas Packaging
Alright, if you are like us, you are looking around your home realizing that you got some gifts, but you got way more packaging. The instinct is to just stuff everything into a big box and throw it...
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Our Ten Favorite Posts from 2020
Every year, we look back and pick the best things we wrote in the past 12 months. Well... it's been a year. And not a particularly productive year. Between quarantining, election efforts, and a new...
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7 Easy Ways to Help the Environment While you are Still Quarantining (The...
I wrote a list of ideas of eco-friendly things to do while stuck at home... but that was 9 months ago. I don't think I ever could have guessed that we would still be here, social distancing, wearing...
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The Five Best Etsy stores for Planners
We can minimize our fossil fuel use and support makers near us by buying more from local makers (and a lot less from big stores). I want to keep highlighting amazing makers in the US, and I feel like...
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50 Fun Things to Do with your Kids this Winter in Quarantine (That Don't...
Winters, especially January and February, can be absolutely brutal with kids home all day- not much sun, not much time outside, and not much to do can be a crazy combination. Now, while so many of us...
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The 2021 Giveaway Challenge! Could You Declutter and Give Away 2,000 Things...
I don't know about you, but I am ready for 2021 to be a year where good things happen.2020 was ROUGH- so much violence, so much death, so much inequality. I am starting this year with optimism that...
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Five Favorite Etsy Stores- Valentine's Cards
I want to keep highlighting amazing makers in the US, and I feel like my Etsy links can get caught in the more mainstream shuffle. So starting a series to focus on the greatest stuff we have found. It...
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Five Easy Ways to Volunteer During a Pandemic
When I feel really terrible about the state of the world, nothing makes me feel better than getting out there and doing something about it. I know I am not alone- 70% of millenials volunteer...
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Alphabet Adventures- A Month of Activities, Adventures, and Green Things...
At our house, every month gets a letter that we use as inspiration for adventures, food, and making stuff. We start when the kids are three, so by the time they head to kindergarten, they associate...
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Three Super Easy Ways to Help the Environment this Week
It's Earth month! So I have been thinking a lot about what we can be doing for the planet, and the options feel HARD. I mean, plastic pollution, climate change, environmental injustice- these problems...
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45 of the Easiest Ways to Help the Planet for Earth Day
Earth day is coming up this week and it seems that more people than ever are getting invested in the state of our world and what they can do to help. Thank goodness for everyone out there who cares!...
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Everything You Need for an Eco-Friendly Beach Day with your Little Ones
I just read an awesome and really helpful blog from Fab Working Mom Life about what to remember when you go to the beach with a toddler. I love lists like this, because I am definitely not the type of...
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Three Easy Ways to Help the Environment During a Drought
The American West is facing one of the worst droughts in it's history- 72 percent of the region is in severe drought, and 26 percent is in exceptional drought. The Colorado River is in trouble, and...
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Halloween Magic Wands and More Fun and Plastic-Free Treats
It's almost Halloween, and we are ready for trick or treaters! We are trying handing out magic wands this year to try something different. I mean, if kids are getting hyped up on candy, they obviously...
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Goals to Save the Planet in 2024
It's 2024! Time to set some goals. My first goal is to procrastinate more, so I am posting this two weeks late, just to keep things interesting.2023 was the hottest year in recorded history. Climate...
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