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7 Toilet Paper Roll Crafts to Keep Your Kids Busy

Couponing 101

With kids home from school and many parents working remotely, your family is probably going through toilet paper at a previously unprecedented rate. And as the empty toilet paper rolls pile up, you might be wondering if there isn’t something better to do with them than tossing them in the recycling bin.

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7 Common DIY Moving Mistakes to Avoid

Koupon Karen

Use sturdy boxes, bubble wrap, and packing paper to protect your items. Forgetting to Plan for Pets and Plants Moving with pets and plants requires special consideration, which is often overlooked in the hustle of a DIY move. For plants, the challenge is keeping them healthy and intact.

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Master Lock Holiday Safety Review and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

Description of Product: “While the holidays are full of food and fun, the season can also be one of the most hectic and busiest times of year. During the holiday season, you’re likely to have guests coming and going from your home for a number of get-togethers. Never burn wrapping paper in a fireplace. Shop Smart.

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Ways to Have a Green Christmas

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The holidays are, hands down, one of the most environmentally unfriendly holidays of the year. Here are some things you can do to reduce your own carbon footprint this season and have a green Christmas: Recyclable Wrapping Paper. Pair that with Thanksgiving right before it and it makes me squirm just thinking about it.

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How To Re-use Common Items

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Paper clips and rubber bands are corralled into containers and re-used multiple times. Mesh bags from Popsicle sticks hold bulbs we dig up and re-plant later to keep them dry until time to plant. Buttons from clothing we have given away, thrown away or made into rags can be used to replace missing buttons or as craft items.

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Just in case you are not acquainted with these, a garden stepping stone is a big stone, or cement molded to look like a flat rock, that is decorated and then placed on the ground or in a garden to walk on – so you don’t tromp the plants. The most expensive was around $20.

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50 DIY Christmas Gift Ideas

Couponing 101

Are you in a panic, wondering what to do about those left on your holiday shopping list? DIY gifts so you can calm down and enjoy the rest of the holiday season. The peppermint scent is invigorating and perfect for the holidays! Magic BBQ Rub via Stone Gable Everyone has a foodie on her holiday list! ‘Nuff said.

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