Monthly Archive: June 2008

Jun
22

Make it from scratch – Zero Waste Wrapping “Paper”

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Not only have we been invited to our first ever zero-waste birthday party, but I am hosting the Make it From Scratch Carnival next week, so I just had to come up with a way to make zero waste wrapping paper from scratch. Now of course, if you want to, you could cut up old …

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Jun
03

Attracting birds to the backyard garden

In the past week here in Colorado, the birds of summer have arrived and Matt, the kids, & I have been glued to our picture window just waiting for the next new bird to visit our newly-added feeders. I have already blogged about the migration of juncos, who vacate Front Range gardens each spring, but …

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Jun
02

Give your children the gift of a “Green Hour” every day

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Remember those unfettered summer days spent outdoors from dawn to dusk? The smell of cut grass, the warm sun on our backs as we “bombed” ant hills, played cowboys and indians, or devised some other imaginative adventure? Todays over-scheduled, “plugged in” children may be missing out on what are some of our generation’s fondest childhood …

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