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Archive for the ‘Fun’ Category

March 18th, 2008

Homemade Non-Toxic Finger Paints

Yesterday we looked at juice dyes you can make. Today, here’s something to use those dyes for - finger paints.
What you need to gather:

1/3 cup grated natural, organic, pure soap - liquid soap won’t work as well, I tried once, but give it a shot if you like (I could have just messed up). You […]

By Jennifer -- 2 comments

March 18th, 2008

Celsias Show - Eco News & Fun by Podcast (2nd show airs tonight!)

Hey all, I got a heads up about a cool podcast that I’m sure you’ll want to check out.
The Celsias Show hails from Celsias.com, an international environmental blog, and the goal of the show is to add some edgy humor, fun, and interactive elements to some serious issues like global warming, carbon credits, and more.
The […]

By Jennifer -- 1 comment

March 17th, 2008

Make Your Own Natural, Colorful Dyes - Great Kid Nature Project

When I was a kid I read this book - I can’t remember the name, but I do remember that it was about a large Jewish family during the depression maybe, which is besides the point, because it was the kooky kids in the book I liked. Anyhow, one of the young girls in the […]

By Jennifer -- 12 comments

March 8th, 2008

Go On A Treasure Hunt

There are all kinds of cool treasure hunts you can try. For Cedar’s fourth birthday we created a nature treasure hunt. The kids loved it, and it got them all outside and out of my house :)
I drew pictures of things you can find outside - if drawing is not your thing, you can cut […]

By Jennifer -- 0 comments

February 24th, 2008

Tofu Fun

Yesterday we talked about kids and tofu. On that note, do you ever wonder what tofu does when you walk away?
This guy figured it out.

Tags: tofu fun, weird tofu

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February 23rd, 2008

Build A Solar Cooker

One great project for kids is building, and then cooking on, their very own solar cooker. My son built one when he was five, at this co-op school-type deal he went to for a while, along with a bunch of other five year olds and one adult. They used it all the time. They cooked […]

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