Food Coloring is very toxic, made up of artificial dyes. The different colored dyes have been connected to health issues. For example, Yellow No. 5 has caused allergic reactions in people. Red and Yellow dye have resulted in hyperactivity in children. Green No. 3, Red No. 40 and Yellow No. 6 have been liked to […]
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As an Earthie Mama, I don’t want my children playing with commercially made playdough. So, I went on a mission to find the best Playdough recipe and best way to color the play dough with natural food coloring. I am so excited to share it with you! Instead of going out and buying commercial Playdough, try
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One of the most influential experiences that my family has had in our time in Costa Rica has been our experiences with turtle conservation. Turtle poaching is a huge problem here, so in parts of the country there are conservation programs where people from all over the world come to volunteer to help preserve these
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For all of those who did not hear about what happened the other day, I would like to share and reflect upon what happened and all that I have learned from it, so far. My husband was missing for 24 hours. It was the scariest 24 hours of my life. My husband decided, without
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As I prepared myself to leave Los Angeles and head for Costa Rica the number one question that people would ask me, is “What are you going to do about your children going to school?” I replied “they are not going to school, they will learn at home with us.” I found it interesting the
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I have used my dehydrator so much since I have been in Costa Rica. I kept going back and forth about whether I should bring it with and then in the end with a push from my husband, I packed it. Now almost 3 months later, we have used it to dry pineapple, apples, papayas,
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