Easy and Cute Kids

Easter is a great time to get young children interested in crafts. These easy and cute kids

Earth Day Celebration Ideas

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Fun and Environmentally Friendly Earth Day Craft

Children want to feel like they can contribute something to society. Many of them are more environmentally aware than their parents because of what they learn in school. Try these fun and environmentally friendly Earth Day crafts to reuse and recycle some of the items around your home.

Paper Mache Globe

One Earth Day one type of craft you may want to do with your children is to make a paper mache globe. Start by tearing newspapers into strips about 1/2 to 1 inch wide. Make a paste from one cup of flour and one cup of water. Blow up a small balloon; the rounder the better. Dip the paper into the paste and then wrap the strips around the balloon in several layers.
Allow the globe to dry for several days before you pop the balloon. Trace and then paint the continents onto the balloon. Allow the children to paint it and then let it dry again.

Pine Cone Bird Feeder

Find several pine cones from your yard or a local park. Tie a piece of string or yarn from the top so it can be hung up. Spoon some peanut butter onto a shallow tray. Roll the pine cone into the peanut butter or spoon some peanut butter between the layers. Then roll the pine cone in bird seed. Hang it from the branches in your trees to feed the birds. See how many different types of birds visit your yard.

Tin Can Herb Garden

Wash empty tin cans and allow them to dry. Paint them with acrylic craft paint and decorate them once the paint is dry. An adult will need to punch some holes in the bottom of the can for drain holes. Add 5-10 small rocks at the bottom of the can followed by enough soil to fill the can two-thirds full. You can either plant seeds to watch them grow or find pre-grown plants to add to the can. Add enough soil to fill the can and then water it. Place the can in a shallow dish to catch any extra water.

This one activity teaches children about plants and how to take care of them. It also encourages them to grow their own herbs which can be used in family meals. Who knows, your child may decide they want to try to grow their own fruits or vegetables.

Litter Bugs

No one wants to be a litter bug but that doesn

Spring Cleaning Checklist for Your Home

Each year millions of people try to spring clean their homes. Use this spring cleaning checklist for your home. It will help you move from room to room to ensure the whole house is clean.

Kitchen

Clean off the counters and put dishes away. Dust baseboards and windowsills. Move the stove out and clean behind it. Remove wall decorations. Wipe down the walls, light fixtures and ceiling fans. Run the cleaning cycle on the oven. Remove the curtains and blinds to wash them. Replace wall decorations and window items.

Go through the refrigerator, freezer and cabinets. Get rid of anything that has expired. Remove items your family won

Cheap and Fun Easter Activities for the Whole Family

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Great Ways of Celebrating Spring with Your Young Children

After a long winter, your children may have spring fever. You may be looking for great ways of celebrating spring with your young children. These ideas may provide you with things you can do together, or get your creative juices flowing to come up with activities of your own.

Get Outside

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How and Where to Celebrate Mardi Gras

The Mardi Gras season begins on or near the day of Epiphany (January 6) and continues until the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is translated from French and means

Budget Dorm Decoration Ideas

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Spring Cleaning Tips for Your Body

Each year millions of people spring clean their homes. They go through their belongings and purge what is no longer needed. Have you thought about using these spring cleaning tips for your body? Detoxing your body can give you a new lease on life which you may desire at the beginning of spring.

The typical standard American diet (SAD) leaves your body with improper digestion, decreased energy, clogged sinuses, foggy mind and poor sleep habits. Detoxing is believed to improve each of these as well as strengthen your body

All about Lent

Many people around the world celebrate Lent each year. For the uninitiated, Lent is the 40-day period (actually 46 since Sundays aren