GO GREEN! A Family Guide to a Sustainable lifestyle #ChoosingChange #earthday @EddaUsa

~RE-POST~ Because it's a great book!


Being mindful of your values is an important part of going green. It involves  a lot of responsible, and often difficult choices every day!
The book DISNEY GO GREEN! (Edda USA  SRP $12.95/hardcover) includes interesting facts and tips on how to make great choices to a more sustainable life. It will develop values so we can live within the limits of the earth resources. NOT everyone has the same ideas of what constitutes sustainability, but we can focus on what we do have in common- HELPING OUR PLANET!

We can choose change in many aspects - while it may take us out of our comfort zone it is whats best for us and best for the environment.For families looking for great advice about sustainability GO GREEN! is the perfect resource.

 


YOU CAN FIND IT AT BARNES & NOBEL or AMAZON


SOME SUGGESTED PROJECTS/ACTIVES IN THE BOOK for CHOOSING CHANGE

Turn off the TV and play outside- you may find a new passion in hiking, biking or swimming-all great actives that don't harm the earth.


Visit a local farmers market-local foods require less packaging, you can find a greater verity and your dollars go right into the farmers pockets. Also your family will be enjoying the health benefits of eating fresh!


Making a bird feeder with gelatin powder and birdseed- you can later watch as all your feathery  friends come and feed.

Sustainability is a simple yet HUGE idea. To do it we have to rethink many of our choices and what we consider important in life.

MORE GO GREEN POST

Eco Footprint

Green Crafting

Recycling

#SpringDIY CRAFT great for Mother's Day Gift.

RECYCLED POST-Great Green Craft Idea-


A while back I posted this craft my kids made with  our Children's Church group. It's the interspersion for this great Mother's Day DIY Craft post. It's a super fun craft to do on Earth Day, My daughter and her cousin were all to happy to help put a photo tutorial together.

Here's the inspiration piece

YOU'LL NEED


Clear contact paper
Scissors/cutting board
Hot Glue Gun & Glue
craft sticks -at least 8 to make the frame...more if you include them in you picture
  For the "inside" should be a pretty flat objects you may have from other projects  stickers, shredded tissue paper, artificial flowers 
 item or two for the outside of the frame 
ribbon
bowl of ice



First step--make sure you have a good clean clear surface to work near an outlet.

Next you have to glue four craft sticks
to make two frames... one for top
one for bottom.

 Then you are  going to cut squares from the contact paper sized to the square shape you make from the craft sticks. You'll need two one for the top and one for the bottom.

add your flowers -contact paper is sticky side up-...or what ever you like- the first project the kids did they used greens, this time my daughter wanted pretty color.

She broke craft sticks to make steams and added
the Crinkle Paper  as grass

then you place you frame on the contact paper sticky side
In this photo you can see sort of the
best way to make your frame is to make sure
the corners are done in a over on one
corner and under on the other pattern

you'll need to place two dabs of hot glue on your bottom frame and add the ribbon.


 WATCH YOUR FINGERS!!!!

Having that bowl with a few ice pieces- HELPS

add glue to each corner so you can place the top frame (contact paper sticky side down)

Press together
you may have some edges to clean up, then you can add
the artificial flower, or in this case butterfly...
AND YOUR DONE!!! 

You see how cute the finished project looks!!!


Mom will love it!

Disney Go Green: A Family Guide to a Sustainable Lifestyle #review THE GREEN CRAFT CUPBOARD

Children are interested in how their actions effect the planet. With Earth Day (4/22) fast approaching I'm pleased to review Disney Go Green: A Family Guide to a Sustainable Lifestyle (Edda USA;$12.95 hardcover)  You can join Mickey and his pals in living a greener life. There are interesting facts and great tips on sustainable living with lots of fun  craft actives.

There are a plethora of ways your craft cupboard can go green. What kids would pass up the opportunity to paint. You can teach your child how to used items found in nature boiling them to release their natural dyes-A few options

Blueberries

black walnuts

coffee beans

cayenne pepper

marigolds

dandelions

I also found a few other fun HOMEMADE PAINTS you can make - this blog post is really worth checking out!!!

Let your kids get creative in other ways--DON'T THROW AWAY SCRAP PAPER! I've set aside a bin were my kids put all their scraps- After reading Disney Go Green... my Son was inspired to create this from our scrap bin--I SEE A FUTURE PICASSO  =D

After your artist have made a few master pieces hanging them in the family room also saves you cash on decorating. I love that I can swap out my art work every month for little to no cost always giving the room a fresh feel and my kids are SO PROUD of seeing their work on display!

Below is another crafting ideal that is so simple and such a stunning result.

Three items needed

A- canvas  [This on happened to be paired with another that had a small tare I paid under $5 for the pair 16X20 the torn canvas is going to become a mod-pod piece soon] 

B-2 liter  soda bottle

C- Acrylic paint

First step is to draw out a few branches

Pour out the pink paints  on a paper plate and dip the bottom of the soda bottle in to make the blooms... repeat repeat repeat until you've go the Cherry Blossom look you wish.

Here are a few other suggestions on how to reuse materials for crafting projects



OJ carton Bird Feeder

Old paper towel and TP rolls add a notch
at the ends and use them as Lincoln Logs!



Jar from Apple Sauce can be
painted and made into a pencil holder


Collecting reclaimed materials for art is lots of fun. Just remember to organize all the goods. old glass jars, shoes boxes or yogurt cups make great storage bins. You and your family will soon see the awesome value in other wise worthless objects!



YOU CAN FIND THIS BOOK AT BARNES & NOBEL or AMAZON