Crafty Corner
Make a Natural Picture Frame
How to Make a Nature Themed Picture Frame with Sticks and Twigs Nature in all its...
Homemade Peanut Christmas Ornaments
How cute are these?!!! This crafty blogger strung up some peanuts, embroidered them...
Crafty Kids Project – Rainsticks
What are rainsticks? According to Wikipedia a rainstick is a long, hollow tube...
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TV Free For Kids
Snow Fight!
As much of the eastern US gets ready for a huge snowfall my own kids are pulling...
Board Games Encourage Communication and Socialization
In a day and age of distracting electronic gadgets and social networking online,...
10 Fun Winter Activities for Your Kids
The winter months can come to be a dreary and dull time if you’re the type...
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TV Free For Adults
Ways to Attract Winter Wildlife to Your Home
In the winter, your garden pond is probably fairly quiet – hoses and pumps have been disconnected, and the pond itself may be frozen or drained. But there are ways to bring your garden pond to life in the winter by attracting wildlife. Here are some ways to attract wildlife to your garden pond in the winter. 1. Construct shelters One of the things... [Read more of this review]
10 TV Free Resolutions for the New Year!
May 2010 be a year with less time spent in front of the electronic babysitter and more time spent with family and in the pursuit of your passions. Here are my 10 resolutions for TV Free, active outdoor activity and time. 1. Do at least 7 of the 13 organized winter hikes in my community. 2. Go sledding with every big snow this winter. 3. Take some classes... [Read more of this review]
Christmas Bird Count
I stumbled across a great winter, holiday TV free activity on The Green Hour today. Apparently this is a century long tradition: The Christmas Bird Count, sponsored by the National Audubon Society. In 1900, the founder of the Christmas Bird Count, Frank Chapman, decided to turn an outdoor Christmas tradition on its head. Instead of hunting birds,... [Read more of this review]
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Addicted to TV??
The goal of this site is to help you spend less time tuned out and plugged in, and more time doing fun things with your family. Sometimes, the TV goes on out of habit. We're often too tired or too distracted to think of something else to do instead. But you can join the growing number of people who are unplugging and get re-aquainted with their families and their priorities. If you want to limit TV these tips can help.