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Apple Festival Fun

Natural Family Living Blog -- This weekend I took the kids to an Apple Festival at a local orchard.     2008
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Green School Supplies Letter to Teacher

Natural Family Living Blog -- Last week when I wrote about a Green Back to School I received a question about how to handle supply lists you get from the school with specific product requests that are not so green. I am all too familiar with these lists and yes many do request specific products or brands that are not so great for green people. So I have written a sample letter you can send along with your student to explain wh...     2008
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Raising Green Kids - The Reality

Natural Family Living Blog -- I have written about raising green kids quite often here with tips and ideas for how to create in them a sense of eco consciousness. I think it is a wonderful goal to haveto teach our children to love and respect our planet, but I think it is also important to discuss the other side of that. Within the green movement we often hear about how we shouldnt be too gung ho and extreme and scare off othe...     2008
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WALL-E- An Eco Kids Movie

Natural Family Living Blog -- 11 08 2008 blog www.naturemoms.com http:>I finally got to see 11 08 2008 blog www.naturemoms.com http:>WALL-E this weekend and LOVED it. I took my kids to a showing on Saturday night at my favorite local theatre called The Palace. It is really a historic Opera/Playhouse that plays movies on the weekends they aren’t having live shows. So imagine watching a movie with grand balconies overhead and lo...     2008
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The Great Homeschool Decision

Natural Family Living Blog -- 06 08 2008 blog www.naturemoms.com http:>Okay yes, I did already make the decision to homeschool. The great decision I am talking about is method and curriculum. That seems to be the next step after deciding to teach your child at home. What curriculum or homeschooling method will best suit your family and your child?All this summer I have been doing unschooling while I researched many different h...     2008
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Homeschool Questions Answered

Natural Family Living Blog -- I’m Just Saying has asked homeschoolers to answer 10 questions. I am a newbie homeschooler…only 3 months in so far but I still thought I would like to take a stab at answering these. I hope they can give others some insight into homeschooling.1. What was your motivation for homeschooling? Was it based on religious reasons? Was is it based on curriculum - did you want more freedom in choosing what ...     2008
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Bloggy Giveaway - Natural Baby Prize Pack

Natural Family Living Blog -- It is time again for another Bloggy Giveaway! This time around I am giving away a baby prize pack. All you have to do is comment to win ALL of the great baby products outlined below. They would be great for your baby or maybe as a baby shower giftthey will work for a boy or a girl. So lets get started! First off we have a Terra Tees T-shirt to give away courtesy of the Terra Tees company. Terra Te...     2008
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Knowledge Adventure Games for Homeschoolers

Natural Family Living Blog -- This summer my 7 year old has been homeschooling with the aid of some great online learning games/adventures and I just wanted to share them with you. These would be an excellent edition to any homeschooling home or any home or that matter where you want to show your kids how easy is is to have FUN while they learn.Knowledge Adventure has several options in Educational Software but the series we h...     2008
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Go Green & Put Some Green Back In Your Pocket

Natural Family Living Blog -- The economy is bad, gas prices are high, food prices are rising and many green families may be wondering how they can afford organics, costlier natural items, and some of those green gadgets that cost more now and end up helping you save later. I have gotten several emails this week from moms asking about how to make this process more affordable. I DO understand that it is cheaper to buy that 99 c...     2008
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Fresh From Our Garden - Wordless Wednesday

Natural Family Living Blog -- Cucumber, zucchini, carrots, tomato, and spaghetti squash…YUM!     2008
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Young At Art

Natural Family Living Blog -- My weekend read was very inspiring, Young at Art by Susan Striker. Susan is the creator of the widely popular anticoloring books for kids I like so much. As an art teacher of many years and a mom herself she has some great ideas about how art should evolve in a childs life and how much of what we might be doing may actually stifle their creativity and love of art. With the exception of babys first...     2008
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10 Ways to Reuse a Glass Jar

Natural Family Living Blog -- Got any empty glass jars? Get creative and find ways to reuse them!1. Beach in a jar - This is a fun project for kids who have visited the beach recently and gathered seashells. We just went to Florida and YES we brought home seashells and authentic Florida sand. Simply put some sand in the bottom of the jar (colored play sand works great for this) and add the seashells. A larger shell can be glue...     2008
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Freedom Gardens - Grow Your Own Food

Natural Family Living Blog -- I have been reading about WWII Victory/Freedom Gardens lately. I am not sure when the concept began but our history is rich with stories of people who used times of war and economic depression (like The Great Depression) to get proactive and start growing their own food. During WWII you could find posters encouraging you to start your own garden and avoid the restrictions of food rations and to be...     2008
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Farming Game for Kids

Natural Family Living Blog -- We recently added another board game to our collection. We LOVE games and mom especially loves games that have some earth friendly message or that encourage a curiosity in nature. A few weeks back I won a $50 gift certificate to a homeschool store, I used part of it to buy The Farm Game for Kids. I have to say that this is one enjoyable and educational game.The game has three levels of play so it ...     2008
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Eco Wrap - Cancer Free, Summer Kitchens, and Yard Sales

Natural Family Living Blog -- TGIF! Have an awesome weekend everyone! I have some personal news I find rather exciting. This month marks two years since my cancer diagnosis. Can you believe it has been that long! Well, I am 1.5 years cancer free at the moment. I hope I am not getting too cocky posting that! I still think about all the great people I met during treatment and of course I have gnarly scars to remind me everyday t...     2008
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Is It Green, Religious, Or Just Smart?

Natural Family Living Blog -- La Marguerite wrote an article recently that really resonated with me. I think she accurately hit on an important factoid about the green movementmany people dont think highly of it. They have snide remarks, they thumb their noses at it, or just veil their distaste for something they perceive to be nothing more than a way of inconveniencing them or guilting them. Green means change, consuming less...     2008
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The Creative Family

Natural Family Living Blog -- One of the MOST important things I want to do for my kids is to create opportunities for them to to use their imagination and ingenuity to “create”. Albert Einstein once said that “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”I fully agree wit...     2008
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Fun Summer Field Trips

Natural Family Living Blog -- And who says you need a classroom to learn? This week my kids and I have done so many fun and educational things together I am in wonderment about why I didn’t take this approach before. My son requested that homeschooling commence immediately…no break for summer. This is just fine with me as it allowed me the opportunity to show him first hand how he can in fact learn without sitting at a desk do...     2008
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Eco Stationary from Stubby Pencil Studio

Natural Family Living Blog -- Attn: Giveaway at the bottom of this post! I found a new eco company that I love a few weeks back. In fact I think it only took me 5.0 seconds to click the buy now button after I landed my on Stubby Pencil Studio. Not only do their products rock..the prices rock even harder. One of my favorite product offerings are the 100% recycled greeting cards and invitations called Color n Kids™. Not only are...     2008
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Gaia Girls - Enter the Earth

Natural Family Living Blog -- Seeking a good series of books for young girls that feature strong, compassionate, and eco savvy role models? In this day of Bratz, Barbie, Teen Beat, and text messages this might seem like a tall order but the Gaia Girls series delivers. These award winning books are aimed at tween girls and I love the strong and ethical characters. I was so impressed by the series I will keep up with reading the...     2008
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