Author Archive | Jennie Lyon

HOW TO: Make a Hide and Seek Game in a Recycled Tin

Eben loves to play hide and seek. The only problem; he is an only child and trying to find places that I can actually hide is tough. After several, “Mom, I see you hiding in the curtains – again!” we came up with a hide and seek game played with miniature toys. We would collect a handful of miniature toys and hide them throughout the house. However, once the toys were hidden, neither one of us could remember what we had hidden or where. So, I came up with a fun way to store our hide and seek pieces that also includes a “key” to show you what is hidden. The best part everything that you need you to make your own hide and seek game can be found in your child’s bedroom and the garage recycling bin.

Moving Day

Hello, Friends. How are you enjoying June? Is your weather starting to warm up? Yesterday was Eben’s last day of school. How time flies! Today, we are moving into our new space – so we are busy, busy, busy! I can’t wait to tell you all about it.

When I am finished unpacking, I want to snuggle down with Eben and a couple of delicious oranges. How are you spending your Thursday?

6 Eco-Friendly Ways to Keep Kids Safe in the Bathtub

For babies and kids, rub-a-dubbing in the bathtub is a fun way to get clean. However, bathtub injuries happen each year when children slip in the tub or on the bathroom floor, hit their head, and even drown. With this in mind, it’s critical to protect your child from bath tub dangers. You can learn my six simple steps to keep your children safe during bath time. 

Recycling 101: How Do I Recycle that?

Recycling is a simple way for consumers to help the environment by taking a product that has reached the end of it’s useful life and transforming it into another product. Recycling helps to preserve valuable resources and is essential for the health of our environment and communities.

Many of you probably are already utilizing curbside recycling bins for household paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic recycling. However, recycling goes well beyond the curb — there are recycling services available for an array of other common household products from electronics and prescriptions to automotive parts and hazardous waste.

This month at Cascadian Farm, learn how to find recycling facilities in your area for products that have reached their end of life and that you aren’t sure how to dispose of properly.

photo via epSos.de

John D MacArthur Beach State Park | Palm Beach, Florida

Hello, Friends! How are you? Are you ready for a three day weekend? What are your exciting plans?

We are getting ready for a camping trip to John D. MacArthur Beach State Park. We plan to spend three whole days in the “real Florida”, hiking, canoeing, biking, snorkeling, and soaking up rays on the beach.

John D. MacArthur Beach State Park has a great variety of butterflies, birds, plants, and sea turtles. I have my fingers crossed that I will finally see a sea turtle in the wild. (Since, I am the only one who hasn’t seen one – Eben and Mr. Sweet Greens swim with them all the time!)

Have you been to John D. MacArthur Beach State Park? Is there anything that we must do or see while we are there? What are your favorite camping activities?

photo credit John D. MacArthur Beach State Park