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8 Best Kids Books About Earth Day, Recycling, and Healthy Eating

April 10, 2022 by Dagmar Bleasdale Leave a Comment

Earth Day should be every day. Here are my 8 favorite kids books about Earth Day, Recycling, and Healthy Eating.

How often do you talk to your children about our impact on the earth, about recycling, using less water, or gardening? Reading these books will make it easy and fun. Books about healthy eating can be used as a jumping-off point to have discussions about organic farming or GMO-food, for example.

Kids take care of what they care about!

If you ask me, it should be Earth Day every day — not just one day a year.

I think it’s so important to teach children about healthy eating, sustainable living, and the importance of being good to the earth from a young age.

One year we’ve picked up trash from the side of the road in our neighborhood in honor of Earth Day.

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Dye-Free St. Patrick’s Day Snacks and Free Printable Bag Topper

February 25, 2022 by Dagmar Bleasdale 16 Comments

If you are looking for dye-free St. Patrick’s Day snacks, here is one easy idea, and I created a bag topper you can print out to make little gift bags.

St. Patrick’s Day Snacks and Free Printable

I was searching for healthy snack ideas for St. Patrick’s Day on Pinterest and was horrified that all I could find was treats full of green and rainbow-colored food dyes.

Artificial food dyes are really bad for our health, especially for children — food dyes have been linked to cancer, hyperactivity, and allergies.

That rainbow-colored cookie might look like fun, but I wouldn’t want my son to eat it, and I certainly wouldn’t make him treats with dyes.

So I came up with health, green St. Patrick’s Day snacks and my own goodie bag topper. [Read more…]

Valentine’s Day Tablescape and Decor Ideas

January 29, 2022 by Dagmar Bleasdale 14 Comments

Are you looking for easy Valentine’s Day tablescape ideas? You’re in the right place!

Valentine’s Day Tablescape and Decor

I love putting together tablescapes. It doesn’t have to be a special occasion — I just like to style our living room table in a pretty way.

It’s so much fun to pull together items you already have, to think of new ways to use something you’ve had for years, and to combine that with a few new items. [Read more…]

DIY Valentine’s Day Banner With Playing Cards

January 2, 2022 by Dagmar Bleasdale 18 Comments

I love super-easy DIY projects. Those are the ones I have time for, and those are the ones I create for you to enjoy or to be inspired by. Here is another one: a Valentine’s Day banner that only takes 5 minutes to make.

Valentine’s Day Banner With Vintage Playing Cards

I always want you to feel like you can do any of my projects without needing much skill, materials, or time.

Decorating for Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be elaborate.

Remember the Valentine’s Day centerpiece I just threw together?

You can make this Valentine’s Day banner with (vintage) playing cards in just a few minutes — no glue gun required.

The kids can help you with this, it’s that easy. [Read more…]

Updating Mason Jars With White Plastic Lids

January 1, 2022 by Dagmar Bleasdale 14 Comments

I adore mason jars.

I’ve blogged about mason jars, I’ve made candles out of them, I have a whole Pinterest board I titled Mason Jar Love, and I wrote about 7 Ways to Decorate With Mason Jars for eBay.

You can find mason jars all over my house — a collection of vintage blue mason jars and many new ones I store things in.

It’s a new year, time for organizing, and I recently made a small change in the kitchen I’m pretty happy with: I updated the mason jars I use to store dry goods and sweets in with white plastic lids.

Small change, big impact.

I showed you those mason jars when I wrote about our farmhouse kitchen. [Read more…]

St. Patrick’s Day Snacks and Free Printable

Valentine’s Day Tablescape and Decor

Valentine’s Day Banner With Vintage Playing Cards

Create a beautiful home on a budget!

Thank you!

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