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Eco-Kids Eco Art Pads.

Eco-art pads are made from 100% post-consumer recycled materials and agricultural waste. This “treeless” paper is made from the discarded stalks of banana trees (or pinzotes), which would otherwise have gone to waste. CPSIA compliant.
50 sheets- chlorine free $12

Have a Cora Carolina Holiday...

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Receive a free Envirosax reusable bag with a $150 purchase.

We will choose an envirosax bag randomly from our stock and sent together with the product that you bought from us

Should an order be cancelled, the customer must return this free gift along with the unit, or the value will be deducted from the refund.

Void where prohibited.

Gifts are not transferable and no cash alternative or gift substitution is available 

and that the Sponsor reserves the right to substitute cash or a similar gift of equal or greater value should the gift be generally unavailable.  

Participants may not request gift substitution

Offer subject to adjustment due to returns, cancellations and exchanges. Not valid on clearance merchandise or previous purchases

U.S. Residents only

Offer ends December 15, 2010

Art Supplies for the Cool Kids

Our Art Section is looking pretty good these days! I had to highlight a few special favorites— Eco-Kids Eco-Dough Tube Regular, Eco-dough is a molding dough handmade with all natural ingredients including flour, salt, cream of tartar, organic rosemary oil, vitamin E oil, soybean oil, coconut oil, potassium sorbate, citric acid, natural and organic fruit, plant and vegetable extracts from beets, spinach, paprika, carrots, purple sweet potato, red cabbage, blueberries and tomatoes.Even the packaging tube is made from post consumer waste and the containers inside are made from cornstarch and 100% compostable.

Glob Natural Paint Colors, Botanically crafted colors made from fruits, vegetables, flowers and spices for use in crafts and DIY (do-it-yourself) projects.
Paints are water-based and pigments are biodegradable.
Check out more cool art supplies here!
Eco Dough tube $20. Glob Natural Paint $12

Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving is a time for celebration and family gathering all over the country.  Many people have different ways of celebrating the Thanksgiving holidays and there are many family tradition built around this family day.

In order to fully understand the Thanksgiving holiday, there has to be some understanding of what the significance of the day is and why we celebrate it.  There are many teachings in school about Thanksgiving.  In the United States Thanksgiving has a religious history as a day to take the time out to give thanks to God for all of the blessings the family has received.  Today the Thanksgiving celebration is considered a secular one.

One of the biggest and most important traditions for Thanksgiving is the food.  Thanksgiving dinner usually rotates between the homes of family members.  The hosting family will usually do most of the cooking with the visiting family members bringing their signature dishes.

Some of the most common dishes to be served at a Thanksgiving dinner are turkey, ham, dressing, macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce.  These are just the staple dishes, there are many other dishes that are served and the dishes may vary between families.  There are also usually many different desserts to choose from.  Cooking of this big mean usually begins a couple of days before the event.

Another American Thanksgiving tradition is watching football after or even during the big meal.  It is usually the men in the family will be in one part of the house watching the football games while the women talk and catch up in another part of the hosting home.

Thanksgiving is sometimes one of the only times during the year that the whole family will congregate together and so this tends to be a favorite holiday and truly worthy of a big celebration.

...on their way

Cora Carolina joined Miss Massachusetts 2010 Loren Galler Rabinowitz to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network.

Children's Miracle Network is a nonprofit organization that raises money for more than 170 children's hospitals. Countless individuals, 90 organizations and 400 media partners unite with Children's Miracle Network hospitals to help sick and injured kids. Donations to Children's Miracle Network create miracles by funding medical care, research and education that saves and improves the lives of 17 million children each year.

Source: www.ChildrensMiracleNetwork.org.

Cora Carolina on Milking the issue

We were very honored by having a post done on Cora Carolina on the wonderful blog Milking the issue– thank you so much for writing this Alissa! xo

Trick-or-Treat, pumpkin picking, hayrides, ghosts and goblins

Halloween is a popular celebration around the world.  On October 31st you can see young and old people alike dressed as their favorite characters and people. This is the one day that you can become just about anyone or anything that you want to be without being the subject of ridicule.  Children associate Halloween with scary movies and tons of candy and a night of trick or treating.

Things have changed so much with the times now that many parents do not allow their children to go trick or treating.  Many cities have also placed regulations on trick or treating activities.  Some of those regulations include things such as not allowing trick or treating on a school night and asking willing candy givers to indicate they have candy by leaving their porch lights on.

Some parents have opted to have Halloween parties for their children as opposed to letting them go out for trick or treating.  Other parents who like the idea do a more structured trick or treating at businesses and shopping malls.  For the parents who let their children go to traditional trick or treating events, they need to make sure that they check the candies thoroughly before allowing the children to enjoy their treats.

The healthiness of the snacks is also a big concern for parents today.  Pounds of candy are not the best thing for the kids.  However there are healthy alternatives that are available.

If you plan on passing out treats this Halloween make sure that the goodies are prepackaged as most parents will throw out things that are not packaged from a store.  Instead of the standard sugary treats consider healthier alternatives such as gummy fruit snacks, trail mix or dried fruits.  When it comes to children, as long as it tastes good and it is sweet it will go over just fine.  The parents will also appreciate your healthy choice in snacks.

The Halloween celebration does not have to become another casualty due to our changing times.  Halloween is not just for the kids anymore either.  There are safe and fun alternatives and solutions in order to have a worry free celebration for the night.  There are usually plenty of local activities for the family to enjoy.

Did you know?  One quarter of all the candy sold annually in the U.S. is purchased for Halloween.