Category Archives: Just for fun

Here’s a clever way to give cash

Here’s a clever way to give a gift of cash. You need: Empty tissue box, 1 tissue, dollar bills, tape, construction paper, tape.  

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Green your Memorial Day weekend

However and wherever you are celebrating Memorial Day, try these tips to make the celebrations more environmentally friendly.

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Video: Create DIY garden markers

Sarah Chain shows two ideas for do-it-yourself garden markers made from utensils, corks, skewers and chalkboard paint in this May 12, 2013, Smart tip video.

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Turn Kleenex box into gift card holder and two gift tags

I love when I have those aha recycle moments, when I see a use for something I’m about to discard. Such was the case recently with this empty tissue box. What I ended up with was an “envelope” to present … Continue reading

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Keep York, Pa., native plants alive with planting

One way to make your life and your garden environmentally friendly is to plant native species. York County residents are in luck, with at least two native plant sales popping up in the coming weeks.

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Get “Fresh” and learn how to sprout seeds

Check out another viewing of the movie “Fresh” and learn how to sprout seeds for eating during two workshops next week in York.

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A cute, fun and fast valentine to make with your kids

Smart blogger Brittany Wilson shares how to make a fun, cute and fast valentine with your kids.

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Be green during the dreary, gray winter

It is hard to be green when the world doesn’t have that fresh hue, and the weather is going to be cold and dreary.

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York College to screen ‘Truck Farm’ Jan. 31

York College of Pennsylvania’s Sustainability and Environmental Studies minor will hold a screening of “Truck Farm,” a documentary in which New York resident Ian Cheney creates a garden in the back of his pickup truck, on Jan. 31, 2013.

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Go Green in the City accepting vendors and artwork

It might be the winter, when nothing grows or is the shade of green. However, Downtown Inc is thinking spring. Go Green in the City outdoor event is set for Saturday, April 20, and the organization is looking for local … Continue reading

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