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Summer Leaf Prints with Glob Natural Paints

June 27, 2011 1
Eben and I were super excited to receive a set of Glob Natural Paints to review. Glob is a natural art supply company with a focus on sustainability, using vibrant pigments that have been used throughout the ages by many different cultures. Glob’s pigments are all natural, biodegradable and come in a beautiful collection of colors; Lemon Verbena (yellow), Blueberry (blue), Pomegranate (red), and Basil (green). We couldn’t wait to get our hands dirty, and after taking a nature walk around our neighborhood, we headed home with a small collection of leaves and the perfect project idea. Since Glob paints are made using flowers, vegetables, fruit and spices, with natural food grade ingredients and organic extracts, we decided that leaf prints would be the perfect nature inspired project to try with our Glob paints. Check out my step-by-step instructions on how we used this fantastic new art medium to create a nature inspired art gallery for above Eben’s desk.

HOW TO: Make Organic Homemade Fruit Roll-Ups

June 27, 2011 0
Does your kid love fruit snacks of the roll-up variety? The problem with most of these type of snacks is that they’re full of artificial colors and flavors, and loaded with sugar and preservatives – not to mention they are prepackaged in non-recyclable packaging. Instead, you can make your kids organic fruit roll-ups at home with the freshest, whole ingredients and without the added sugar. Read my step-by-step photo instructions to learn how to make these fun summertime snacks in just a few short steps.

Have a Lovely Green Weekend + A Few Green Things

June 24, 2011 0

Hello, Friends! Are you excited for the weekend? We plan to have a low-key, laid-back, relaxing weekend. I am thinking beach days, grilling up goodies in the afternoon and reading on the patio at night. We are finishing settling into our new space – all we have left to do is organize the garage and hang our family photographs. So far we are really enjoying it and excited for the year to come.

While I slip on my flip-flops, here are a few green things to entertain you this weekend:

– These tiny Polaroid magnets are on my to-do list!
– An 8 level garden with waterfalls – this is my type of mall.
– Would you get a tattoo of your Facebook friends’ profile photos?
– Have you wondered what the impact of imported tropical fruit is?
– Do you take time for the birds?
– I think I definitely need to make a little orange sherbet!
– This bamboo Lilly’s chair is sized for kids.

Have a lovely weekend, wear your organic sunscreen and I will see you here on Monday.

xo,
Sweet Greens

Nature Walks with Kids | Green Cay Wetlands

June 24, 2011 0
One of our favorite ways to spend a summer afternoon is at one of the several nature preserves here in South Florida. A nature walk is the perfect way to connect with your family, get outside and observe a vast array of wildlife. We like to start in the visitor’s center and pick up information that shows what animals and plants live in the nature preserve, then we approach our nature walk like a treasure hunt, trying to spot and point out all of the animals and plants that are on the list.



Does your family enjoy nature walks?
Do you have games that you play as you walk?

The photos are from our trip to Green Cay Wetlands last week. You are always sure to see an alligator if you are patient!

Organic Cheesecake in a Jar

June 23, 2011 0
These lovely little cheesecakes in jars seen over at My Baking Addiction have me very excited to try an organic version of this recipe. This simple, fun recipe will make toting cheesecake to the beach a breeze. I have added these to my weekend to-do list!
What organic sweet treat are you dying to make this summer? 
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