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Guest Author It can sometimes be tough to try to actively make green choices. Sometimes you may think you’re making a green choice, only to realize there was an unknown lurking variable that compromised the environmentally friendliness of your decision. Today, we’re going to only consider packaging and containers and their ecological implications. But for [...]
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Guest Post by TerraCycle Families are creatures of habit. Habit is helpful in accomplishing tasks with young kids, and keeping everything organized. It cuts down on the questions of what’s coming next, and keeps everyone in line. Habit is also the reason that some people think it’s harder to begin recycling, or harder to begin “going green.” [...]
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How To Start Recycling If you’re anything like my family, you are creatures of habit. That’s why this week, TerraCycle is offering up some tips for how to break those wasteful habits, get started recycling in your home, and reduce household trash. Recycling doesn’t have to be complicated, and it doesn’t have to be a difficult [...]
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If you love creative, kid-friendly projects that use everyday objects then you will love Puppet Play by Diana Schoenbrun. Diana teaches puppetry and creative writing workshops along with authoring two books. Her first book,Beasties, is all about making adorable stuffed monsters. Puppet Play is her latest book and I was very pleased to receive an [...]
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Although my friend assured me that the swing set in her back yard was totally worth the price, our family was living as frugally as we could, in order to save up for our first adoption. I figured I could do things the old-fashioned way, make use of something that would otherwise end up in [...]
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You have heard of cloth diapers, but there are lots of other cloth alternatives to replace disposable items in your home. It may take some time to get used to the idea of reusable alternatives for some purposes, and not every alternative will work for every family. You may already be using some of these [...]
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