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November 14th, 2008 by bitsybirdieGreat Green Crafts!

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Michelle Kaufmann offers a fun eco-friendly craft project perfect for kids and parents on a rainy afternoon or cold winter night.
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November 10th, 2008 by bitsybirdieMake Your Own Yo-Yo, A Fun Recycling Project

It turns out colored cardboard food boxes make pretty cool yo-yo’s.  Not quite as elegant as the ones above, but so very fun.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- One brightly colored box at the end of its shelf life in your freezer or pantry (We used an Eggo box, but an Amy’s Organics or Annies’s Bunny Grahams [...]

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