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Special Spot in Nature Special Spot in Nature

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Find your spot in nature.
Help your kids find their special spot.
Make sure you spend time there daily if you can.
Fall is the perfect time to read outside, draw outside, and relax outside.
This was my place for quite awhile:

Abby loves to be under trees:

What is yours? I would love to see a picture!
Make sure your children [...]

Organic Eats

Harvesting

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My first harvesting experience I can remember was getting permission from the librarian to climb the huge apple tree in front of the library to collect apples for pies, applesauce and juice.
Fall is the perfect time to do this with all of the city fall harvest and festivals, farms and barnyards opening their doors to customers, farmer’s markets, etc. It [...]

Green I Am

Teaching Old-Fashioned Values in a Modern World

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Teaching Old-Fashioned Values in a Modern World
from the publication Parents

There’s no doubt that children are becoming more disrespectful at a young age. And the reason is, well duh: With smart mouthed cartoon characters, obnoxious reality shows, and constant cell phone interruptions, it’s crystal clear that society has become ruder and it’s rubbing off on [...]

Healthy Living

Special Spot in Nature

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Find your spot in nature.
Help your kids find their special spot.
Make sure you spend time there daily if you can.
Fall is the perfect time to read outside, draw outside, and relax outside.
This was my place for quite awhile:

Abby loves to be under trees:

What is yours? I would love to see a picture!
Make sure your children [...]

I Can Help Too

How to Raise a GREAT Citizen

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“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country…”
-President John F Kennedy

Make community service a top priority. There are numerous ways to involve your family in community service. Community service projects do not need to take an extreme amount of time or empty your pocketbook. There are [...]

Color Me Green

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Activity

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I wanted to think of another activity to reuse plastic bottles before sending the rest to the recycling center. Making them into bowling pins is a simple craft/game that does not take a lot of work and materials, but will teach your children to have fun with reusing materials.
You simply fill up your cleaned plastic [...]

Taking Care of The Earth

Mapping Out Your Errands

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(image via ci.wixom.mi.us)
Mapping out your errands with your kids can turn into a fun activity to plan and execute. Make a game of running errands by mapping out the shortest route. Grab an old map of your city or use an online map service to draw your own. Involving your children will help deepen their [...]