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Easy Kids Wash Tub Garden - teach Your Children to Go Green

( I used this for Wordless Wed - but this Chatty Kathy always has something to say! lol)

This project is fun and educational.

You will need
wash tub
bag of potting soil
time release fertilizer (Walmart osmocote free after $10 rebate)
rocks, gravel
hammer and nail
paint

Trip to the grocery store to get seeds!
That's right there are plenty of seeds you can
use. If you are on Food Stamps, this is a way
to get all the seeds you need for a bigger garden.

Set it up:
If your wash tub doesn't have a "rotten" bottom (holes in it)
turn it upside down and poke holes in the bottom with a hammer
and nails.

Let the kids paint the tub if so desired.

After it dries in the sun,
fill the bottom with a one inch layer of small
rocks, shells or gravel.

Dump in one bag of potting soil.

Sprinkle in 2 cups of time release fertilizer
and stir around with a wooden spoon
working the fertilizer into the top few inches of soil.

Now the real lesson begins!

Take the kids to the grocery store to gather seeds and plants for
the garden.

Easy choices:
spring onions with roots and tops on
dried elephant garlic bulb
(any dried garlic bulb)
Watermelon (not seedless)
honey dew
cantaloupe
any winter squash
pumpkins
dried beans
cherry tomatoes
any fresh tomatoes
fresh bell peppers
potatoes

Have a watermelon party, eat the melons,
plant some of the seeds in the washtub garden
Add a mixture of seeds so the kids can grow
more than one type plant.

Keep the soil moist but not soggy
til they sprout.

After the plants sprout, spread a thick layer of
any organic mulch (leaves, bark, gravel)
over the top of the tub garden, around the plants.
This will help you conserve water.

tip: don't stake tomatoes,
let them trail over the side.

What are you teaching your children with
this easy project?

They learn where food comes from.
They learn how to provide food for
their family.
Children naturally love gardening and will
eat what they grow with no fuss.
You are connecting them with the Green Life.
They learn that they can grow food anywhere,
a porch, patio or rooftop!
They learn to re-purpose - these
containers can be used for years!

If you don't have an old wash tub,
choose any old large container to re -purpose!

Take photos of your kids creating their garden
and share them on your blogs, spreading the knowledge
and inspiring others to Go Green!
Now you are teaching them to make a difference.

Be a Part of a Published Cookbook- Submit Your Recipe for the Baby Brezza Mealtime Manual!

Baby Brezza Mealtime Manual Submit your favorite baby food recipe!

Dear Readers, If you've ever dreamed of being published, love to cook or just simply enjoy sharing advice and tips with other new Moms, we have the project for you! Baby Brezza Enterprises knows that most Moms are short on time. That's why they've designed products, such as the Baby Brezza One Step Baby Food Maker that make Moms life easier, which means more quality time with baby! With the Baby Brezza One Step Baby Food Maker's patented steam-and-blend process, making baby food has never been easier. Another thing they know is that when it comes to making baby happy, Mom knows best! That's why they're turning to YOU to create an extensive cookbook of simple and delicious baby food recipes so that every Mom has the tips and tricks to create wholesome and fresh meals for her baby. Be a part of the Baby Brezza Cookbook and New Mom Mealtime Manual Submit Your Favorite Baby Food Recipe Today! Why should you submit a recipe for consideration for the Baby Brezza Cookbook/Mealtime Manual? Your name in print: Every recipe in the Baby Brezza cookbook will be attributed to the submitter. If you own a blog, website or business, they'll promote that in the book as well. The Baby Brezza Cookbook will be sold at a major retail chain, as well as on well-known websites. Helping other Moms: In addition to the recipe, they're asking all submitters to share their best piece of Mom advice with the reader. Containing more than just recipes, the Baby Brezza cookbook will be packed with smart solutions from experienced Moms. A chance to win: Everyone who submits a recipe will be entered to win their choice of a Baby Brezza One Step Baby Food Maker OR a complete set of Baby Brezza accessories. Your favorite recipe will be even simpler to prepare when you whip it up using these must-have tools. Recipes will be collected until March 31, 2011. Click here to learn more about this exciting opportunity, including requirements and content submission information. Your inner cookbook author is calling so what are you waiting for? Click HERE to submit your recipe. If your recipe is selected to be featured in the Baby Brezza Cookbook, you will be notified by email and sent a copy of the book once it's published. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Amy@bsmmedia.com. Warm Regards, Your Friends at MomSelect and Baby Brezza Enterprises If you are interested in participating in future MomSelect sponsored events and programs, register at MomSelect.com!

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50+ Lemon Balm Seeds

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Saleable Creations, Make your own Rainbow Roses

These highly colorful flowers have been developed by a Dutch
businessman who dyes each bloom in the colors of the rainbow.
The dyes are produced from natural plant extracts
and are absorbed by the flowers as they grow.

As petals get their nourishment through stem, the idea is to split the stem into several channels and dip each one in a different colored water. This way all the colors will be drawn by the stem into petals and resultant rose will have all the colors in it.


















The same method can be applied to other flowers especially to Chrysanthemum and Hydrangea.

You can use the same idea to color any flower, anyway you like.

5 Energizing Juicing Recipes To Boost Your Energy Level

5 Energizing Juicing Recipes

Here are 5 of my favourite juices. To make them you’ll need a citrus juicer and a regular juicer. The Melon Ball juice requires only a blender. Enjoy!

Citrus Party

1 orange
1 tangerine
1 pink grapefruit

1. Juice the fruit in a citrus juicer and combine.

Morning Pick Me Up

1 apple
1 tomato
2 carrots
1 orange, juiced in a citrus juicer
Juice of 1/2 lemon

1. Juice the apple, tomato, and carrots.
2. Add the orange juice and mix well.

Bugs Bunny

8 carrots
1 orange, juiced in a citrus juicer
Juice of 1/2 lemon

1. Juice the carrots
2. Add the orange juice and mix well.

Melon Ball

1/4 watermelon
1/4 cantaloupe melon
1/4 honeydew melon
pinch of cinnamon

1. Peel and seed the melons.
2. In a blender, blend to together and then serve over ice.
3. Sprinkle some cinnamon to garnish.

The Immunizer

1 beet
4 carrots
1/2 grapefruit, juiced in a citrus juicer
1-inch piece of ginger

1. Juice all ingredients and mix well.

CLICK HERE for more great juicing recipes!

Beautiful Mocktails for your Valentine

Treat your Valentine to a special Mocktail
to set the mood for Romance.









Cherry Mocktail Recipe
Ingredients
4 oz Black Cherry Yogurt
1 cup sliced and stoned Fresh Cherries
1 cup Cold Milk
1/2 cup crushed ice or Ice Cream (optional)
Honey to sweeten
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker / stirrer and pour into an unusually shaped glass. Add Crushed Ice and decorations to create a great drink from an easy to make recipe!

Pregnant safe cocktails can be refreshing , nutritious and even romantic.
Don't forget the strawberries.

Virgin Mary
Half fill a cocktail shaker with ice, add 300ml of tomato juice, between 2-10 dashes of Tabasco sauce, depending on your hot pepper tolerance), 2-3 dashes of Worcestershire sauce, a teaspoon of horseradish sauce, the juice of quarter of a lemon, and a quick grind of salt and pepper. Shake and strain into an ice-filled highball. Garnish with a huge stick of celery.

Shirley Temple
The classic virgin cocktail. Add a couple of dashes of grenadine to an ice-filled highball glass, and top up with ginger ale. Squeeze a couple of lemon wedges over the top and drop in the drink. Stir and serve.

Gentle Sea Breeze
Shake a mixture of equal measures of cranberry juice and pineapple juice, and strain into a glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a sprig of mint.

Honeymoon Cocktail
Take a cocktail shaker half filled with ice, add 100ml each of apple juice and orange juice, the juice of half a lime and 2 teaspoons of honey. Shake and strain into a pair of champagne flutes. Garnish with a twist of orange peel and a cherry each.

Safe Sex on the Beach
Add 1 large shot of peach juice, 3 large shots of pineapple juice, 3 large shots of orange juice, and the juice of half a lime to a cocktail shaker half filled with ice. Stir and strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Garnish with a lime wedge, strawberry and orange twist.

Brooke Shields
A modern version of the classic Shirley Temple. Into a cocktail shaker filled with two thirds of ice, add a large shot of orange juice, a small shot of lemon juice, a dash of lime juice, and shake and strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Add a dash of grenadine, top up with ginger ale, and garnish with a cherry.

Permanently Reduce Your Energy Bills - low income weatherization program

Good news for low income families such as laid off workers.
If you can't afford to go Green, the Government will help you!
You can get help with storm windows, new outside doors, insulation,
electrical repairs to make said insulation possible, a new fridge if your
old one is not energy efficient. All this cost you $0, it's your tax dollars at work,
stimulus money set aside to help low income families go green!
Everyone on a budget would welcome the opportunity to permanently
lower your energy bills (and stay warmer).
Any Home Owner receiving Energy Assistance is probably eligible for this program.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet, jump on this once in a lifetime opportunity.

Weatherization Assistance Program

The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) enables low-income families to permanently reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy efficient. Funds are used to improve the energy performance of dwellings of needy families using the most advanced technologies and testing protocols available in the housing industry.

For Individuals

Individuals should contact their state weatherization agency to apply for weatherization.
Click "for individuals" above to use the map to find phone numbers, emails for your local program.

Apply for Weatherization Assistance

Friendly Friday February 4 - add your blog, meet new followers

Welcome to Friendly Friday!

All three hostesses appreciate followers through GFC and Twitter, and we’ll follow you back – be sure to leave a comment with your URL and/or Twitter username. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Thursday Blog Hop, 1/27 - add your family safe blogs to meet new followers

Please leave a comment so I can visit you!


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Everyone on this Hop will follow you back. Family safe blogs only!

Ice Cream Birthday Freebies, Free Food on Your Birthday!

It's so much fun to have an inbox FULL of free food on your Birthday!
Sign up all your children, too!
With little money to spend on eating out, I signed up my husband
for as many birthday clubs as I could find. He got to eat out free
all month long! Now we are big fans of free Birthday Clubs!
Just prior to his Birthday my email was full of free meals!

Don't worry about eating too much on your birthday. Many of these deals are good for your entire birthday month.

My personal favorites are the Ice Cream Birthday Freebies from:
- Baskin Robbins

Here are more birthday freebies I found:

Burger King Birthday Club for Kids Sign up your child to be a member of Club BK

Friendly's Birthday Club
Free ice cream cone, good for one month.

Dairy Queen
Join the Dairy Queen Blizzard Fan Club and get a free ice cream cone on your birthday as well as a coupon for a blizzard when you join.

Ruby Tuesday
Let us know the date and we'll send you the gift of a special offer to mark the occasion.

Red Lobster
Join the Overboard Club and they will email you a suprise for your birthday.

Marie Callender's E-Club
Adults get $5 off an entree plus a free slice of pie. Ages 12 and under get a free kids meal and a bakery treat.

Red Robin Birthday eClub
Free burger of your choice; some restaurants also include a free small sundae. Good for one week before and one week after birthday.

Black Angus Steakhouse
Get a free steak dinner on your birthday when you join the BA Prime Club. You also get a complimentary dessert for signing up for the club.

Free Birthday Club at Bob Evans Restaurants - Sign up your child for a free kid's meal.

Free Birthday Club at Cakemate / Betty Crocker - Join the Birthday Club and we’ll help you celebrate!

Free Birthday club at Captain D's - Kids can sign-up here to get a special offer on their birthday. The Kid's Birthday Club is only available to children age 12 and under.

Free Birthday Club at Chicken of the Sea - Join the Mermaid Club for free gifts and special coupons.

Free Birthday Club at Firehouse Subs - Enjoy a free sub on your birthday.

Tuesday Blog Hop - add your blog, meet new followers

Sunday Blog Hop - add your Family blog , get new followers, 1/23

Wed Blog Hop - Get lots of new followers, add your blog free

Leave a comment so that I can visit you and follow you back.
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tip* Blog Hops are a great way to explore new blogs
and meet lots of new followers IF
you visit, follow and leave a comment on their blogs FIRST.
Don't be shy, Have fun and you'll get LOTS of new followers!
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Follow Me Wednesday - Add Your Family Blogs, 1/19/2011

Leave a comment so I can follow you back.
This is a wonderful way to meet new people and follow some awesome blogs!
Here is what you do!
Please add your blog address to the Linky.
Please follow the 3 host blogs!
3 Four and Under
Delectable Flair & Getting There
Traci66
As well as the 2 featured blogs of the week.
The featured blogs will be numbers 4 and 5 on the list!
Leave a comment and we will be sure to follow you back!
Place the Follow Me Wednesday Button somewhere on your blog!
Then, visit the other blogs on the list. Follow them if you would like.
Please leave them a comment telling them you are visiting them from {Follow Me Wednesday}!

You can also post this blog hop on your blog by clicking on Get the Code...
Please link up family appropriate blogs only, any blogs that are not family appropriate will be deleted.