Teaching the Golden Rule: Buckets of Love Craft
As a parent, I love when I find opportunities that help illustrate the beauty of “The Golden Rule.” It’s for this reason that I love the book, Fill A Bucket: A Guide to Daily Happiness for the Young Child. Learn why this book is so special and how you can make your own "Bucket of Love" to teach your children about The Golden Rule.
The “I Tease Because I Love” Game
Recently, I came up with a game that is a tremendous aid in our pursuit of embarrassing each other. A more well-meaning person might describe this game as a way to celebrate family and remember why we love each other.
Cardboard Town
If you have some old cardboard boxes and packaging lying around the house and a free dining room table in need of attention, give this a try.
Get to Know Susie’s Senior Dogs: Support A Senior
By Caity Gray What has four legs, a wispy Mohawk that flows in the wind, fifteen years of wisdom, and a non-profit organization to save the lives of her pawed pals? There is only ...
Make It! Vertical Hanging Garden
The vertical garden stops water wastage by allowing the water to drip out of the holes and fall straight through to the plant below. This project is best for families with an outdoor space as there is likely to be mess and water dripping all over the floor.
Make It! Self Watering Herb Garden
Reusing Our Plastic: Self-Watering Herb Garden This project is an easy answer to a windowsill herb garden. Herb gardens like a lot of sunshine, with the combination of sun and slightly lean soil causing ...
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The Great Backyard Bird Count: Beaded Bird Necklaces
Excerpted from Do Unto Animals by Tracey Stewart (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2015. Illustrations by Lisel Ashlock. I have always marveled at my children’s ability to talk so often and for so long. I, ...
Make It! Pollinator Placemat
Make Nice Mission: Pollinator Placemat The butterfly was one of Catherine Violet Hubbard's favorite animals. Jenny, Catherine's mom, remembers watching as "she would cup a butterfly in her tiny hands and whisper to it ...
Make Nice Mission: Cups of Kindness
Catherine’s Cups of Kindness is an initiative that encourages people of all ages to raise money for the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary by hosting a stand to serve drinks in return for a ...
YOUNG LEARNERS
Fun crafts and activities that promote kindness and support our animal fiends.
Make It! Pollinator Placemat
Make Nice Mission: Pollinator Placemat The butterfly was one of Catherine Violet Hubbard's favorite animals. Jenny, Catherine's mom, remembers watching as "she would cup a butterfly in her tiny hands and whisper to it as it took flight." She would tell the butterfly to let its friends know that ...
FILL YOUR BELLY
Some of our favorite vegan recipes to support your plant-based diet.
RESOURCES FOR A PLANT-BASED DIET
Making the switch to a plant-based lifestyle can be challenging. Here are our favorite books, websites, podcasts, movies, and videos to help you make the transition and stick with it.
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Gromit & Veronique’s Perfect Pig Palace
Just like cats and dogs, pigs need environmental enrichment to help them thrive and keep them from becoming bored, frustrated, or fanatical. They are highly intelligent animals. There are many ways of providing enrichment ...
Make It! Vertical Hanging Garden
The vertical garden stops water wastage by allowing the water to drip out of the holes and fall straight through to the plant below. This project is best for families with an outdoor space as there is likely to be mess and water dripping all over the floor.
Make It! Self Watering Herb Garden
Reusing Our Plastic: Self-Watering Herb Garden This project is an easy answer to a windowsill herb garden. Herb gardens like a lot of sunshine, with the combination of sun ...
Make It! Decorative Succulents
From tuna cans to old jewelry boxes, bread crates to paint cans we'll show you how to use leftover plastic containers from the weekend as decorative succulent holders to pretty up our home.
Make It! Fabric Jewelry
Reuse old baby clothes with fabric patterns your kids won't grow out of so quickly!
The Family Necklace Project
Make a family necklace together with this great project for kids who may be nervous about going away to summer camp or anywhere out of their comfort zone.
Make It! Duct Tape Treat Pouch
This duct tape treat pouch craft will stand up to any doggy slobber and will stay intact through the wear and tear bound to happen around our pets in training. They’re also just really, really cute!
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