Summer Pinwheels

Here are some ideas for some easy pinwheels - just click on the links below.

You can use recycled paper, pencils, or clothespins to make these colorful for summer celebrations!

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http://familycrafts.about.com/

http://www.ehow.com/how_4487596_make-paper-pinwheel-craft.html

Natural Easter Egg Dyes

Here are natural ways to dye your Easter Eggs this year:

RedRed onion skins, use a lot (boil with eggs)
Pomegranate juice
OrangeYellow onion skins (boil with eggs)
YellowLemon or orange peel (boil with eggs)
Carrot tops (boil with eggs)
Celery seed (boil with eggs)
Ground cumin (boil with eggs)
Ground turmeric (boil with eggs)
Yellow BrownDill seeds (boil with eggs)
BrownStrong coffee
Instant coffee
Black walnut shells (boil with eggs)
Yellow GreenBright green apple peels (boil with eggs)
GreenSpinach leaves (boil with eggs)

Blue
Canned blueberries and their juice
Red cabbage leaves (boil with eggs)
Purple grape juice
Violet Blue
Violet blossoms
Red onion skins, less amount than you need to make red (boil with eggs)
Lavender
Diluted purple grape juice
Violet blossoms plus squeeze of lemon (boil with eggs)
Pink
Beets, fresh or canned
Cranberries or cranberry juice
Raspberries
Red grape juice

Thanks to care2.com!
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/homemade-natural-easter-egg-dyes.html#ixzz1K5GNqeoJ

Easy Bird Treats to Make

Winter time is the time to take good care of our  outdoor feathered friends. These easy bird treats are fun to make & make birds happy.

Supplies

Slice of sandwich bread for each hanger
Cookie cutter or paring knife
Yarn or other strong piece of string or cord
Peanut butter or vegetable shortening
Wild bird seed

Instructions

Use a cookie cutter to create shapes from slices of sandwich bread. We did stars and circles for our treats.

Let bread sit on the counter until dried out, a couple of hours should do the trick.

Line a plate with bird seed.

Use a toothpick or wooden skewer to poke a hole through the bread for the string. Be sure that you leave enough room above the hole so that it doesn't tear.

Thread string through the hole and gently tie in a knot.

Spread both sides of bread shape with peanut butter. Coat with bird seed by laying it on the bird seed lined plate and turning over to coat thoroughly.

Hang your creation outside.

Editor's note: Try to hang your treats in close proximity to a branch that the birds can perch on while sampling their goodies.

This craft is reprinted courtesy of Amanda Formaro of CraftsByAmanda.com.

Fun with Recycled Egg Cartons

Fun ideas of things you can make with egg cartons from freekidscrafts.com:





 

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