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4 Helpful Tips for Thrift Store Shopping

by Marie

There is real talent when it comes to thrift store shopping. I’m lucky to live near two of the top thrifters around, Allison and Kami. These ladies are skilled in their approach and attack! After going with them on a recent trip to the thrift store, I learned a thing or two. Here’s a few [...]

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Recycle Your Chip Bag Into a Book Cover

by Heather

Along with school shopping and choosing a new lunch box, one back-to-school tradition is covering your school books. Some schools require it, some don’t, but your kids are sure to get a kick out of customizing their books with covers made from recycled materials.
You can use a variety of destined-for-the-dumpster materials to make unique book [...]

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Weekend Links: Kid Crafty Projects

by Marie

Some fun crafty projects to make with the kiddies. Enjoy!

Juice Box Boats by Inchmark (pictured above)
Homemade Train Track by Rookie Moms
Face Cut-out Screen by This Blessed Nest
Microwave Puff Paint by One Crafty Mumma
Cereal Box Mosaic by Infarrantly Creative
Crocheted Mosaic Frame by Skip to my Lou

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Recycling Grocery Ads for Playtime Menus

by Marie

I was a guest over at Money Saving Mom last week, posting a fun craft for recycling your grocery ads into Playtime Menus. My kids love picking out which food to use for the menus and how much to price it at! Head on over to Money Saving Mom for the how-to.

And, if you don’t [...]

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Take the Time to Recycle

by Marie

As Earth Day is tomorrow, it’s a great time to think of ways in which we can recycle, helping keep our Earth clean. I’ve come a long way toward recycling in my own home. I’ve always recycled pop cans or milk jugs, but until recently, I didn’t realize how many things can be recycled.

Here’s a [...]

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Recycled Crafts for Earth Day

by Marie

We’re gearing up for Earth Day coming up on April 22nd! Here’s some great crafts that use all kinds of recycled materials, helping out the environment and getting kids crafting.

Egg Carton Flowers and Bugs (pictured above) by Make and Takes
Plastic Grocery Bag Parachutes by Flip Flops and Applesauce
Cereal Box Bookmarks by Plum Pudding
Bottle Dishrag Foam-ernator [...]

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Zoo, Zoo, Zoo Pal Masks

by Marie

My kids love these fun zoo themed paper plates from Zoo Pals. The kids go crazy for lunch when I buy these, which isn’t very often. So to help these plates not go to waste after eating, we’ve reused them into masks. Unless there’s ketchup or mac’n cheese for lunch, they wipe up easily, ready [...]

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Recycled Baby Food Containers

by Marie

Recycling baby food containers into snack holders is a fantastic trick I learned from my sweet sis-in-law, Lindsay. She takes her baby food containers, washes them out, and fills them up with little snacks. They fit nicely in my diaper bag and stay closed tight with their lid.

I’ve usually put snacks into plastic baggies, but [...]

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Recycled Grocery Bag Snowman

by Marie

My grocery bags have been piling up and in need of recycling. So I adapted this Grocery Bag Snowman from the Grocery Bag Bunny idea we got from Kids Craft Weekly. This little snowman used up a bunch of my bags and we didn’t even get cold or wet. He even comes with a brown [...]

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Empty Wrapping Paper Rolls

by Marie

Playing with the empty wrapping paper rolls has been just as much fun as the toys wrapped inside the paper! Here’s what we’ve been crafting with our Empty Wrapping Paper Rolls:

Darth Maul Light Saber – black “gorilla” tape, red marker, and craft foam stickers as the power buttons

Banister Blaster – tape onto the banister and [...]

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