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Category Archives: Outdoors

Aug82014Jun 27 2015

Picking Fruit and Loving Nature

by onepartsunshine, in category Green Activities for Kids, Outdoors

One of our favorite summer activities is picking fruit. The kids love filling up baskets full of fresh berries or ripe peaches. And I love seeing their purple-stained grins after they shove a handful of newly-picked blackberries in their mouths. There really is something almost magical about seeing where fruit comes from and enjoying it so freshly picked. Picking fruit is also a fantastic way to get kids excited about nature.

Jul262014Jun 27 2015

Do Your Kids Love Nature?

by onepartsunshine, in category Green Activities for Kids, Outdoors

Do you want your kids to love nature? I’m working on a free ebook for our email newsletter subscribers that will help you encourage your kids to love nature. It will be full of fun activities and ideas for kids of all ages. While you are waiting, here is a little inspiration!

Jun222014Jan 23 2016

7 Safe, Eco-Friendly Ways for Your Kids to Enjoy the Pool

by onepartsunshine, in category Green Activities for Kids, Green Toys, Outdoors

My kids love going to the pool, but it used to fill me with anxiety. I would worry about the chlorine in the water, the PVC in the pool toys and the chemicals in the sunscreen. Fortunately, companies are making a lot of progress when it comes to offering safe alternatives to toxic pool gear. And I am discovering my own cheap and easy DIY alternatives to things like pool toys. If you want to be stress-free at the pool, read on!

Jun132014Jun 27 2015

Planning the Mud Kitchen: Phase One

by onepartsunshine, in category Green Activities for Kids, Green Toys, Outdoors

Ever since our visit to Boxerwood Gardens in Lexington, Virginia, my kids have been begging me for a mud kitchen. They spent hours there making mud pies with mud and gravel, salads with grass and flowers, and mud milkshakes. Plus, Pinterest is full of inspiring mud kitchen ideas. So I have begun the planning phase of putting a mud kitchen in our yard.

May152014Jan 23 2016

Summer Care Tip: Natural Leave-In Hair Conditioner for Kids (with 2 DIY Recipes)

by onepartsunshine, in category Health and Beauty, Outdoors

Now that I have a little girl (one with beautiful curly hair), I find myself searching for ways to keep her hair soft and tangle-free. With summer almost here, conditioning her hair has become even more important. Chlorinated pools and salty oceans usually lead to dry, damaged hair. Unfortunately, conventional hair conditioners are filled with dangerous VOCs and phthalates.

Jul222013Sep 5 2015

Summer Care Tip: 11 Natural Sunburn Remedies

by onepartsunshine, in category Health and Beauty, Outdoors

The first thing I think about when summer approaches is whether I am stocked up on sunscreen. I use plenty of sunscreen on my kids, and I apply it often. Despite my best efforts, sunburns happen. Rather than running out to the store to buy a bottle of conventional sunburn treatment full of toxic additives, I make my own sunburn relief using natural ingredients from the kitchen.

May222013Jan 18 2016

Summer Care Tip: Natural Ways to Get Rid of Bugs in Your Backyard

by onepartsunshine, in category Outdoors

Ever since the warm weather came around, I have been dealing with my own personal bug hell here in the country. We have bugs in the house, bugs in our yard and even bugs in our cars. Roaches, wasps, yellow jackets, ants, mosquitoes, beetles, spiders, stinkbugs and, of course, cicadas. I consider most insects just harmless annoyances. But the black widow spiders on our front door are unacceptable. As are the mosquitoes, ants, roaches and anything that stings.

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