Let’s remember what we’re saving. We went on a family nature walk using Austin Wildlife Rescue‘s Junior Wildlife Rescuer Activity Book. I pulled out the Neighborhood Bingo, put it on a clipboard, my son picked out his marker, and off we went. Firey, the Red Frilled-Neck Lizard came along. This is a great way to…
Medals and Awards: Less is more. Not only are more impactful rewards going to mean more, there’s also less waste created by making so many rewards and awards for absolutely everything. If you must use paper certificates and work hard on the animation. Austin Creative Reuse is one of the few places and ways I’m…
Our Adams Creamy Natural Peanut Butter from Smuckers unboxing. When I made this video it really hit home how much packaging this is. I wish my HEB had not stopped selling this peanut butter that we really like that comes in a glass jar with a metal lid because having it shipped is a lot…
Reusing Kids Writing Equipment for Adults Chalkboard is great for meal planning and fever/med tracking. Magna Doodle is great for example writing for kids to follow for things like birthday cards. It’s also helpful for word comparisons when learning to read. #kids#writing#kitchentips #learningwithouttears#magnadoodle#reuse#rethink#fever#momlife
Appreciating the natural world. Cherry is made from recycled plastic and Blue Dotty is made from plant-based plastic. Both encourage my son to learn about each and their life cycles. We also had quite the family debate on if Cherry really should be a cherry or an apple and we decided to stick with the…
Wire Hangers/Dry Cleaners: Take your wire hangers back to the dry cleaner you got them from as soon as possible so as not to stockpile them. Most dry cleaners are full of hangers and seem to only want their brand. If you can’t find a local dry cleaner that won’t take them back, find recycling…
Our big Buy Nothing Project excitement for today was getting this dollhouse! I’ve been thinking about a dollhouse for a couple years, most of them are plastic so it hadn’t happened yet. This Melissa & Doug one made of wood is in excellent condition and I saw it early so we got it. It was…
Geode smashing is a fun and easy way to entertain my son! We went to Nature’s Treasures for the geodes at his request and we already had the hammers, safety glasses and ear muffler. He did end up really getting into it so I had him put on my rain boots to protect his legs…
We finished our Summer reading challenge at the Austin Public Library! I got my GREEN bilingual mug and my son got to pick out a book. They had Scaredy Squirrel, the first book, which was awesome at we read Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping several times this year from the school library. I love the summer…
@wandpdesign Travel cup is enamel-coated insulated metal with silicone sleeve. This holds two fluid cups of liquid, it feels nice, the inside of the lid that touches the fluid is metal and it fits the car cup holder, so it’s hitting all our metrics! #travelcup#coffee#tea#reusable#bringyourown#momlife#wifelife#sustainability