Sweet Greens

Mother’s Day is quickly approaching and now is the perfect time to gather your children to make fun gifts for mom and grandma. Eben wanted to have creative control over the gifts that we will be giving to his grandmothers this year for Mother’s Day. Both of them enjoy spending time outdoors, so he thought that giving them the gift of gardening would be apropos. This project is an easy undertaking, and when all is said and done, you have a cheery gift for kids to give any special lady in their lives for Mother’s Day. You most likely already have all of the supplies you need to make this offering in your garage and craft closet. Jump over to Inhabitots to learn how to make these sweet upcycled flower pot gardening kits!

Hello, Friends! How was your week? What are you up to this weekend? We are having a beach party for Eben’s 12th birthday. We are having it a little early so his best friend – who lives a few hours away can attend. We are super excited to spend a laid back day at the beach celebrating our favorite person! It has been raining all week long – however, we woke up to bright blue skies and sunshine. See, Eben even has a positive effect on the weather. Ha! While I gather up the beach toys, towels and cupcakes, here are a few green things I thought you might enjoy:

– Discover what may be killing our honeybees.
– Just another reason to be vegetarian, rat meat passed off as lamb!
– I really love and admire Target’s School Library Makeover Program.
– Ugh. Mom’s backing agricultural biotechnology powerhouses like Monsanto!
– Wondering why eco-fashion is so expensive?
– 6 Mother’s Day gifts that give back!
– I am a huge fan of silly foods. You? 

I hope you have an amazing and sunny weekend – I will see you back here on Monday.

xo,
Sweet Greens

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Now is the perfect time of year to plant a small garden with your children. We have enjoyed all types of gardening in our home throughout the years — however, my son is always happy to make a simple herb garden with me. The only necessary supplies for this recycled herb garden are an egg carton, egg shells, soil and seeds! It’s an easy project that your children can do entirely themselves and it’s a great learning opportunity as well. Your kids will ‘dig’ the entire process — from creating the garden, to watching it grow to harvesting the herbs and using them in their favorite meals. Gardening is also a great way to teach children the life cycle of a plant, and it instills in them a sense of pride when they watch their own garden grow.