Tweet Summer vacation planning is in full swing. Have you considered getting down and dirty and booking a farmstay with the family? Agritourism is becoming a large part of the US travel picture, and the local food movement illustrates there’s never been a better time to learn about where our food comes from. Opportunities abound to [...]
Tweet Thanks to BabbaCo for sponsoring this post. My kids are super crafty. They are constantly digging through my things to look for empty shoeboxes and scraps of clothes to create a project. And the kitchen? They upcycle paper bags, aluminum foil, or whatever else they can find to make puppets, sculptures and other creations. [...]
Tweet May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. It’s a time to celebrate the history, culture and contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the US. Interestingly, May was chosen as the month for this commemoration to mark the immigration of the first Japanese to the US on May 7, 1843 and to mark the completion [...]
Tweet The other day I caught up with the mom of one of my son’s besties from school. While waiting for our kids to be dismissed from kindergarten we talked about their recent after-school playdate at my house. I recapped of how much fun they had and mentioned how worn my son was afterward and [...]
Tweet Earth Day is coming up on April 22, and I’m participating in the Honor the Earth Giveaway Hop, hosted by Happy Mothering, Brittleby’s Corner and members of the Green Moms Network. All prizes in the giveaway hop are valued at $25 or more. I’m featuring a giveaway from Artterro who specializes in eco art kits for kids. After [...]
Tweet I’ve always loved terrariums. It must the the miniature plants and their arrangement that makes you want to shrink down to ant-size and explore the contained little world. It doesn’t take much to make a terrarium — it can be done with plants found around your garden and jars saved in your house. The [...]
Tweet My youngest son loves avocado. It’s his daily lunch staple along with a bit of homemade applesauce. We go through so many that I’ve hated throwing them out. Then I found out about reusing scraps from fruit and vegetables to use in the garden. Check out the book: Don’t Throw It, Grow It!: 68 windowsill [...]
Tweet My oldest boys went to a Star Wars-themed birthday party last weekend. Little did we know it was time for Jedi training with Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Every kid had a chance to duke it out with Darth – nice alternative to beating the hell out of a pinata. I did feel sorry [...]
Tweet You’ve probably heard of kit-of-the-month clubs, in which you sign up and receive a box full of goodies (beauty products, organic foods, etc.). Green Kid Crafts takes that same concept but delivers green, eco-friendly kids crafts to your door. There are a variety of monthly kid craft subscriptions to choose from with materials like [...]
Tweet Southern California has a new adventure for thrill-seekers: ziplining. And I’m not talking about ziplining in an indoor gym or at a local park. This is 10 zip lines from 200 to 1,500 feet long and up to 300 feet in the air in the San Gabriel Mountains. If you can’t fathom 1,500 feet [...]
