Where Creativity and Imagination Creates Wonderful Ideas for Your Home!
Easter and Spring is upon us! Why not surprise your kids with baskets filled with their favorite toys, hobbies and crafts instead of baskets full of chocolate and candy! When my sons were young I would find different ideas other than the standard Easter baskets. Why would the Easter bunny bring a basket when he… Continue reading Non Candy Easter Basket Ideas
This is a repost of a post I did last year. It was enjoyed so much, and I thought some of you would like to see it again. Let's recycle by creating upcycled planter characters with your older children. Whenever I look at something, I try to look outside the box a bit. You can… Continue reading Cute Upcycled Planters With Kids In Mind
I recently wrote a post about warm season edible gardening, which, a lot of you loved. I was pleased to receive an email from Jennifer Dawson who asked if she could write an article for my readers on making your garden more eco-friendly for my readers. I read her article and found the information she provided to… Continue reading Sustainable Gardening: Easy Ideas For Your Backyard
Time to get your hands dirty and start planting some herbs. Some of you with small outdoor patios, decks or balconies will really love this post. You don't have to have a big garden to grow herbs. You can grow them in containers, and they will flourish, even if you don't have a green thumb.… Continue reading Best Herbs for Container Gardening
Children are born explorers, and touching the cool earth, planting seeds and watching a plant grow are wonderful lessons in learning where our food comes from. Plus – they get to play in the dirt and not get in trouble for it! You can plot out an area in your yard or keep it… Continue reading Starting a Garden with Children
I have been busy working on the cabinets for the past few days, so in between, I like to do little projects. This project shows you how you can take a plain piece, and turn it into something sparkly and pretty! I have this tea light dragonfly. I've had it for many, many years. I decided… Continue reading Dragonfly Makeover
I wrote this a bit ago but I came up with some more great ideas. I love the Dollar Tree, and I'm lucky enough to have one a few blocks away. Everytime I enter the store...I am overwhelmed with ideas! I walk down each of the isles scoping out what is new and what I… Continue reading Dollar Tree Crafts
Did you know that 1/3 of all the food globally is wasted? Yes, it is! 1.3 billion tons gets lost or wasted or not consumed. And only a small percentage of that waste can be diverted for composting. Compost will help lessen these waste but did you know that there is a better way to save food?… Continue reading Growing Food From Scraps
Hi, In this tutorial I will show you how we made a house out of plastic bottles. This is a fun project for you and your children. They will love to help you build an awesome house and learn about recycling. We used a big, 7 liters round plastic bottle , a 5 liters square plastic… Continue reading Recycled Bottles Into Adorable Houses
I was at the dollar tree today, and as I was scoping out the aisles for ideas, I saw this plastic bowl. Difficulty: Easy I instantly thought of a mushroom. I then came upon this These together looked like a mushroom! If your children are making this, use plastic. I did have Rustoleum Red Spray paint,… Continue reading Mushroom
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