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Eco Print Scarves
Oh, how I love making eco-patterns on playsilks and scarves. Silk takes color like crazy and the natural materials used in the patterns are easy to see. There are as many ways to eco-print as there are...
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Easy Upcycled Planters
Gardening in small spaces is a great way to bring fresh ingredients into your diet. Try these easy upcycled planters (perfect for herb garden!) to get you started. Planter Materials: Empty Cartons...
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Fresh ideas for Back to School
Your family’s best school year yet starts here with our 2014 Back to School issue. Find the best new gear, tips on making the first day – and every day – simple and fun… and dive into our...
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Taking Charge of the Chaos: Creating a Family Command Center
Running a household can be messy, especially when it comes to schedules, mail, meals and paper clutter. Back to school means even more paper, more activities and less time to deal with it all. That’s...
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DIY Baby Wipes Solution {& wipes!} using Beautiful Earth Natural Products!
Cheaper, safer for your baby, and a lot less waste. The reasons for making your own baby wipes are pretty convincing! We’re delighted to share a recipe with ingredients from a trusted personal care...
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ReUse Craft: Create a Colorful Desk Organizer
Whether you’ll be gearing up to send your children off to school or dusting off the shelves of your home classroom, the season of school prep is here. This fun project uses a handful of household...
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Giving Thanks Together: Celebrating the Autumnal Equinox
This article kicks off a series on the solstices and equinoxes: four annual opportunities to celebrate and learn as a family. I find myself ever more deeply aware of and affected by seasonal changes....
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The Ultimate Holiday Planner
By December 20th, how many times have you wished you’d set up a Christmas savings fund, or at least started your holiday gift shopping earlier in the year? We all know it’s a good idea to do most of...
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Green Festival Returns to Chicago
If you’re a Green Child reader in the Windy City, mark your calendar for America’s largest and longest-running sustainability and green living event, returning to Chicago on October 24-26. And we’re...
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A Little Free Library Can Make a Big Difference
Maybe you’re homesteading on a super rural road and don’t have ready access to a public library. Perhaps you and your neighbors are avid readers without the time to hit up the library regularly. Or,...
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Our Holiday 2014 Issue is Here
Your one-stop guide to celebrating the holidays sustainably! Find festive ideas to bring both FUN and meaning to your family this year. Kid-friendly DIY gifts, ideas to deck the halls naturally, and...
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Giving Thanks: Celebrating a Conscious Thanksgiving
For a holiday that’s all about gratitude, it’s decidedly ungrateful that we waste 200 million pounds of food each Thanksgiving. “It undermines the spirit of the holiday and ignores the 50 million...
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DIY Magical Fairy Bridge
Embrace your child’s wonder of the magical world of fairies by building the perfect size landscape for their imaginary friends. This bridge is made using found items from the recycling bin. While...
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A Modern Homesteading Christmas
I remember the days when gifts of fancy clothes and décor items were hotly anticipated in our home. Seems like forever ago. Then we moved to ‘the country’, and my personal Christmas gift list became...
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Deck the Halls Naturally: 5 Steps to Simple Holiday Decorations
Holiday decorating is one of those things that can overwhelm this busy time of year. Thankfully it is possible to have a festive home without all the stress. Less is More It can be fun to see the...
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Play Up Your Child’s Imagination and Creativity with “No Battery” Gifts
Remember that thing you played with all the time when you were a kid? It was with you from sun up till sun down. You didn’t buy it at any toy store… it was free. And it’s what could turn an empty...
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With Every Christmas Card I Write: Green Your Holiday Greetings
There was a time when people vigilantly selected their Christmas and holiday cards. Beautifully illustrated pieces of artwork filled with carefully penned words with news of the past year and...
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DIY Gift Wrapping Station
The simplest way to wrap your gifts in an eco-friendly way is to use what you have. Using what you have means if you still have paper gift bags left over from last year, by all means, use them! Don’t...
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Holiday Snowball Cookies
Holiday Snowball Cookies 2014-12-08 10:20:21 Write a review Save Recipe Print Ingredients 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 2 cups ground pecans ¾ teaspoon salt 2 sticks of unsalted butter –...
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Homemade Holiday Crackers
Family tradition, festive décor, and fun way to wrap small treats or gifts… holiday crackers can be customized to any seasonal celebration. And they’re fun for kids to make! As the name suggests,...
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