Green Kid Site Spotlight: Children of the Earth
June 21, 2008 by Jennifer
Children of the Earth is a great family friendly, kid heavy, green focused website. There’s plenty to see and do, tons of activities, book rec commendations, eco-ideas submitted by kids, an eco-gallery of art by kids, a green home section, and lots more.
You could play around here for a good long while before running out of activities or ideas. Gather your kids and pay them a visit.
Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes, and green challenges going on at Tree Hugging Family in June 2008
Homemade Non-Toxic Finger Paints
March 18, 2008 by Jennifer
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 can use an old thrift store cheese grater or potato peeler to grate your soap
1 cup water.
1 cup cornstarch.
Your natural dyes.
To make:
Add 1/2 cup water to your cornstarch and mix.
Boil the other 1/2 cup of water and pour over soap.
Stir the soap and water until …read more


