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Nature – Ultimate Playground for Kids
This week’s Thrifty Thursday includes a free playground: Nature – The Ultimate Playground for Kids.
Every year parents spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars on toys and activities for their kids. While many of things are great for keeping young minds and bodies active, many of them are unnecessary. Sure kids need structured play, but they also need “free” plan and this is easy to do when the world’s largest playground is right outside your back door. Why not let them play outside? After all, what else are we suppose to do with all the snow we have in the Midwest? 
Every toy, book, and TV show that comes out has been designed and redesigned several times in order to make it educational and entertaining for children. The great thing about nature is that, while being entertaining and stimulating to the imagination, it is also educational. Nature can teach children the basics of science, economics, and creativity.
It is cheap. Depending on where you live, exploring nature is usually pretty inexpensive, if not free. It may mean going out in your backyard, local park, or perhaps going to the local nature center or state park (which usually have low cost fees or memberships). This way, you do not have to pay for expensive toys, jungle gyms, or memberships to expensive entertainment centers, but you still get the benefit of stimulating and educational play.
Nature makes children think. Lately there is been a trend in education towards inquiry based learning. Researchers have found that if students explore and experiment to figure out answers on their own, they are going to learn better, and retain more information. It also helps them develop skills to be able to learn things on their own later. What better environment to learn things than out in nature. There are lessons for kids of all ages to discover about the world around them.
Everyone these days is trying to be more green and more environmentally conscious. What better way to help do your part than to get your children interested in their own planet than right now when they are young and impressionable? What might be a fun time for them now, might be a future hobby, career, or world saving invention.
Nature is fun. While it is easy to forget, childhood is not just for learning about how to be an adult, it’s also about having fun. Nature gives kids a chance to use their imagination and be free to just be kids.
While unstructured play outside is great for kids, you can also find a lot of places offering structured classes and learning sessions for kids that focus on the natural world. Check your local park, zoo, or museum. There is a good chance they have classes you can sign up for, and since many of these places are not for profit, they’re usually affordable as well as informative.
Across the world, there are millions of dollars being spent to help promote sending your kids outside to learn from nature. That’s because spending time outside is so important for developing minds. It can also be a great escape for you as well.
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Thrifty Thursday-$4 in Seventh Generation Coupons for Winter Cleaning!
The Coupons section on Seventh Generation’s website lets you save on their products, including disinfectants, baby care, cleaning, and laundry. Go here to get $4 in Seventh Generation coupons for Winter cleaning!
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Thrifty Thursday- Free Hefty Basics Paper Plates
Congrats to Jessie C and Magen! You won this giveaway! I will be contacting you shortly. Winners chosen by Random.org. Thanks to Hefty for providing me and the winners with the product.
***I was provided with Hefty Basics paper plates by Hefty***
Hefty has a all-new Hefty® Basics disposable tableware product line. This line of paper plates are biodegradable in-home composting and free of inks, dyes or coatings. Hefty® Basics™ paper plates are stronger than everyday plates at a value price, and provide a great choice for people interested in an environmental option.
In the spirit of environmentalism, Hefty® Basics™ has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation™ on a quest to plant 10,000 trees, one for every ten new “Like”s on Facebook and we’d greatly appreciate your support by spreading the word! To Like Hefty on Facebook please go here- http://www.facebook.com/Hefty.BasicsTableware
BUT, on to the free paper plates. If you would like a coupon for FREE Hefty Basics paper plates then all you have to do is leave a comment on this post saying so. I’ll randomly draw two people and ship the two winner’s their coupons.
Happy entering!
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Natural Homemade Beauty Recipes
Natural Homemade Beauty Recipes
Nature is the newest trend in skin and hair care. For years, we’ve been putting toxic chemicals into our bodies that build up and make us feel tired and sick, regardless of whether we eat them or if they seep though our pores. And people are finally catching on that natural is better.
Most stores now have a line of “natural” beauty products. Unfortunately, they often come with a big price tag attached too. Often times many of these products are not actually “natural” so it does pay to do your homework to ensure you are getting what you pay for.
Fortunately, actually making beauty products yourself isn’t too difficult. So if you want beauty products that you know are natural and are also inexpensive, just make them yourself. Here are 5 quick and easy recipes you can make at yourself.
Face Mask
Eating good food helps give you the right nutrients you need to look good. You can get more of these vitamins and minerals by putting the good stuff right on the skin.
Combining a mashed carrot, mashed avocado, and a beaten egg with a half cup a few tablespoons of honey creates a great face mask that provides vitamins, and improves the tone and texture of your skin. Just stir well, apply, let sit for about 15 minutes, and then wash off with cool water.
After you’re washed and nourished your skin, you can use grated cucumber or diluted lemon juice as a toner to help tighten your skin and close up your pores to close your pores and keep your skin looking great.
Hair Conditioner
Many people pay a lot of money for a conditioner that makes your hair look and feel good. Here’s a great natural recipe to save you money and help your hair:
Just mix an egg yolk with a tablespoon of castor oil and apply to hair. Let sit for about ten minutes and rinse out. You can use this every so often as a conditioning treatment for healthy shiny hair. If you like being experimental, you can try mixing other kitchen items, herbs, and natural items with eggs for healthy, shiny hair.
Hand and Foot Cream
A quick face mask will help make you look great in not a lot of time, but hands and feet require extra care.
Use ½ cup of olive oil mixed with natural sea salt and massage into your hands and feet. Leave a few minutes to soak and then rinse off with warm water.
When it comes to natural beauty products, these recipes are just the start. You can find hundreds of different combinations in natural beauty books, magazines, and on the internet. Or you can go to your kitchen cabinet and make your own special creations.
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Thrifty Thursday- Free Kashi Cereal!
Recycle Bank has a great deal for $3 off any Kashi Product printable coupons available this week. Kashi cereal is on sale for $2.99 at Target this week, so I’d print alot of coupons and stock up on some free cereal!!!!
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Thrifty Thursday- Stonyfield Yogurt Coupons
If you vote for a farmer on Stonyfield’s “Grant A Farmer’s Wish” Campaign and you can print these coupons. They have a 10-day expiration date, so be sure to use them before they expire.
- $1/5 Stonyfield Yogurt (6oz or 1 32oz)
- $0.75/1 Stonyfield Farm Milk
- $1/1 Organic Valley Cheese
- $1/1 Organic Valley Butter
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Thrifty Thursday: Yoplait Coupon
Today is pretty short and sweet. We just wanted to pop on here to share a 50 cent off coupon for Yoplait. Enjoy!
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Thrifty Thursday: Free App For Your iPad!
Kurt Warner’s Good Sports Gang Readies to Score Some App-Titude Children’s Development Company from Famed Quarterback Expands Brand Into Apps, Online Education Community “Kurt Warner’s Football 101 for Kids” for the iPad, iPhone, iTouch to Launch November 2010
Free Lite iPad Version Available Now!
Phoenix, AZ ( December 1, 2010) – Huddle up and get ready to tackle hours of digital fun as Kurt Warner’s Good Sports Gang enters the mobile technology world with new sports-themed apps for iPad, iPhone, and iTouch with a complementary interactive online community in the works.
Developed by GSG Media (www.gsgmedia.com), a new multimedia development group spearheaded by recently retired two-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner and his wife Brenda, the company is developing a number of electronic products designed to teach problem-solving and critical thinking skills as well as impart values such as teamwork, perseverance and fair play in young sports enthusiasts ten years old and under.
“Our Good Sports Gang products are a perfect fit for hand-held devices as the apps incorporate all of the elements that kids like: state-of-the-art digital technology, cool 3D animated characters, sports and fun multi-level games,” said Kurt Warner. “Our creative process has resulted in engaging, whimsical apps that kids and parents can enjoy together — and there’s more to come.”
GSG Media’s producing partner is Schwartz & Associates Creative, a media company that designs and distributes compelling, immersive, multi-platform content. The new venture’s products feature the Good Sports Gang, a team of high-bouncing, energetic sports ball characters – with personality traits and quirks that are appealing to all children.
Up first is “Kurt Warner’s Football 101 for Kids” available now in a free LITE iPad version from iTunes with the full application for iPad, iPhone, and iTouch coming early November for $2.99. Through the magic of special effects, Kurt himself introduces pint-sized pigskin players to GSG’s dynamic, wise team captain Qubee, a charming football character. The two team up to teach children all about football fundamentals in an interactive, fun-filled, and easy-to-understand way.
“With this app, moms can learn about football along with their kids,” says Brenda Warner.
Program Details:
“Kurt Warner’s Football 101 for Kids” ($2.99)
Calling all kids ages 10 and under – and anyone in need of the football basics! Join former Pro Quarterback and two-time league MVP Kurt Warner and his animated football friend, Qubee, on a fast-paced tour thru the world of football. Learn the fundamentals in the Good Sports Gang Gridiron Training Camp, including…
– 1st Quarter: Who’s Who – each player’s position on the field
– 2nd Quarter: Read the Field – features on a football field
– 3rd Quarter: First and Ten – understanding downs
– 4th Quarter: Know the Score – touchdowns, extra points, field goals and more
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• Literally hundreds of interactive pages to teach the basics
• Lightening Round questions following each quarter to test learning
• Points awarded at the end of each Lightning Round and displayed on the individual scoreboards
• Advance to the Championship Bowl once all four “quarters” are successfully completed
• Scores compiled for up to three individual players
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.
Portions of proceeds from the sale of the Good Sports Gang products benefit Kurt and Brenda Warner’s First Things First Foundation (www.kurtwarner.org), a non-profit public charity dedicated to impacting lives by promoting Christian values, sharing experiences and providing opportunities to encourage everyone that all things are possible when people seek to put first things first.
The next app featuring the GSG characters, Kurt Warner’s (Think Fast!) Scramble, is scheduled for release in December. A Good Sports Gang online interactive community filled with games, educational content, videos and lots more is planned for launch in 2011.
Visit gsgmedia.com for a more in-depth look at GSG Media including a video message from Warner, product descriptions, downloadable screen shots, background information on the company founders and a link to iTunes to purchase products.
About the Producers
Saint Louis-based Schwartz & Associates Creative (www.sacreative.com) is a pioneer in the interactive educational business. In 1995, its principals formed the Evergreen Project, one of the first web-based product development groups focusing on the K-8 market. Five years later, the Evergreen Project was acquired by Ask Jeeves (now Ask.com), a California-based search engine company. Since that time, Schwartz & Associates has concentrated its efforts on developing interactive and animated educational products for children as well as educational media for museums and cultural centers. Since its founding in 1973, the company has received numerous national and international awards for its work in new media, animation and video.
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Thrifty Thursday- Cheap Organic Cosmetics
We came across a company called Vita Cost awhile back where you can find deals on all things “green” we have found some fairly cheap cosmetics for a fraction of what they would have cost at retail price. Plus they have great deals ALWAYS going on!
Check them out here: http://www.vitacost.com/
Also, their clearance section here is a GREAT place to find steal deals!
Other Websites:
Softlips- Organic all natural, and they can be found online or at Target and Walgreen’s. (they are on sale now!)
Aroma Leigh: Although, we are sad to see them close down, we are happy at the bargains we can find for eye shadow here.
Happy Thrifty Thursday!
