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How to Entertain the Kids at Home on a Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When the holidays are over, when the toys are old and tossed aside, when the wind and snow are howling outside, and the kids are wailing “ I’m bored” what can you do to entertain and educate them? Learn to crochet (knit, sew, build a birdhouse, build a model, play chess). Make your own play dough (puzzle, website, puppets).

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Is Self-Sufficiency Possible in the 21st Century?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They had a cow for milk, chickens for eggs and a garden for vegetables. Cream, milk and butter came from the cow. How would we deal with the sewage; lack of water; lack of heat; and interrupted supply of food, coffee, light, entertainment, communication ability? Sewing kit. Wood was there for the taking.

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