Now that it is officially springtime, gather your children and head outdoors — but not before you make your own recycled paper kite. Spring is the perfect time of year to spend a warm afternoon at the park or at the beach flying a kite. Children love to watch a kite soar and dip high up in the sky – especially knowing that they had something to do with it getting up there! Eben and I had a blast making this one — and couldn’t stop laughing as we tried to get it up in the air! The best part about this recycled paper kite how to is that it’s made using things that you can find in your home recycling bin and craft closet, jump over to Inhabitots to learn how.
Hello everyone. Have you seen the 2011 Green Home that HGTV is giving away? Wow. Wouldn’t that be fantastic to win? I am pretty sure if we won, I could convince Mr. Sweet Greens to move back to chilly Colorado, no? I would move in — in a heart beat!
Wow. This three bedroom, two bathroom home was designed by Michael Woodley and built by Infinity Home Collection. I am in love with the green materials, eco furnishings and one of kind furniture pieces and the colors! They also used no VOC paint and recycled flooring. Mr. Sweet Greens’ would go crazy for the solar system, drought-tolerant landscaping and the LEED Platium Certification.
This home has a value at $700,000 and comes complete with a 2011 GMC Terrain and $100,000. I don’t know about you, but I am definitely entering this giveaway every single day!
Now is the perfect time to get your child excited for summer by making an ocean in a recycled bottle. Children love to use their creativity and get their hands dirty making a project all by themselves. Although, Eben took the opportunity to include Mr. Sweet Greens when he made this project, this project has only a few simple steps and is easy enough for an elementary school-aged child to do entirely on his own giving him a sense of pride and accomplishment. What makes it better is that this project uses found objects and recycling bin treasures. Jump over to Inhabitots to learn how your child can make an ocean in a recycled bottle this afternoon.
Hello everyone. Last night, I caught an episode of Extreme Couponing. Have you see it? It is basically shows individuals who buy hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars worth of groceries for 95-98% off the retail price. I love the concept — however, buying enough deodorant and toothpaste to last for 150 years is excessive, right? I also noticed that most, if not all of the products that were being purchased weren’t organic or eco-friendly. Then, I started to think about the possibility of extreme organic couponing? Could I purchase only the organic, eco-friendly products that my family actually needs and will use (in this lifetime) at a huge discount?
Regardless, I don’t see myself spending several hours a day searching, clipping, and organizing thousands of coupons. However, I would like to save a few dollars on organic grocery trips — so I complied a list of some of the electronic and printable organic coupons and deals that are available out there and thought you could probably benefit from them too! Plus, I want to keep them where they can easily be accessed by both you and Mr. Sweet Greens (who does our marketing.) Please, if you come across more organic grocery and food coupons, email me and I will add it to the list. (I added a link to the bottom of the main page so you can easily find it!)
Today’s giveaway is super fun! It’s sponsored by Strawesome and one lovely reader will receive a handcrafted glass straw!
Straweseome is my favorite place for reusable glass straws that are super durable and look great in a smoothie. I love the combination of colors and designs! My favorite part is some of the decorative straws have a raised design, so when you lay them on the table, they don’t roll away. Brilliant!
Strawesome straws are well awesome because you can take them with you wherever you go and they are made of glass so you can use them over and over again! Imagine how many plastic straws could be saved from the landfill if everyone used a reusable glass one. Not to mention, glass doesn’t leach harmful chemicals like plastic does.
My family loves our Strawesome straws – they are the only ones that we use! We are especially fond of the smoothie and bend straws! And since they are super affordable and come with no-break guarantee, you can’t lose.
Jump over to Strawesome and check out the fantastic selection and pick up a straw or two for your family. Then, leave a comment below. You have until April 8th to enter – please invite your friends.
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* UPDATE: The winner is Sarah, thank you to everyone for playing!
Now that it is officially springtime, gather your children and head outdoors — but not before you make your own recycled paper kite. Spring is the perfect time of year to spend a warm afternoon at the park or at the beach flying a kite. Children love to watch a kite soar and dip high up in the sky – especially knowing that they had something to do with it getting up there! Eben and I had a blast making this one — and couldn’t stop laughing as we tried to get it up in the air! The best part about this recycled paper kite how to is that it’s made using things that you can find in your home recycling bin and craft closet, jump over to Inhabitots to learn how. 
