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Projects for Kids and Adults

Scroll down for Basic Projects, Birds, Flowers, Gardens, Gifts, Holidays, Home Decor, Insects, Plants, Snacks and Other Cooking Projects.

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Basic Projects:

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7 Natural Ways to Eliminate Odors

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25 Ways to Become a Zero-Waste Family

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Earth Day Activities Guide (2020, pdf)

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Gardening Guide for Kids (comprehensive resource)

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Instilling a Love of Nature

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Many Resources for Kid's Nature Activities

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Predicting the Weather with a Wishbone

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Upcycling Crafts

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Winter Gardening Activities​

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Winter Nature Crafts

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Birds:

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Bird Photography Tips 

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Bird Photography in Winter

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Bottle Bird Feeder

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Flower Pot Bird Bath Ideas

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Mason Jar Hummingbird Feeder

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Pumpkin Bird Feeder

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    More Pumpkin Bird Feeders

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Seed-covered Birdhouse

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Flowers:

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Bug Pictures from Flowers

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Dandelion Soap

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Drying Flowers (video)

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Flower and Leaf Stress Balls

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Hand-made Floral Paper

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Hand-painted Flower Pots

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Pressed Flower Note Cards

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Pumpkin Flower Planters

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Wildflower Seed Bombs

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Gardens:

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Broken Pots as Fairy Gardens

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Create a Healing Garden

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DIY Fairy Garden House

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DIY Garden Balls

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Garden Umbrella Planter

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Homemade Wildflower Seed Bombs

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Making a Fountain out of Found Objects 

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Many Mini Gardening Projects for Kids

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Painted Garden Rocks

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Pallet Herb Garden

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Stones -- Decorating with Them

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Upside-down Indoor Herb Garden

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Winter Gardening Indoors

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Gifts:

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DIY Peppermint Extract

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Essential Oil Air Fresheners

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Gift Wrapping Ideas from the Garden

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Greener Gift Giving

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Greener Gift Wrapping

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Growing Luffa (Sponges)

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Handmade Gifts

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Lavender Scented Bubbles

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Pomander Balls

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Rainbow Dipped Flowers (from Nail Polish)

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Wild Rose and Yarrow Soap

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Holidays:

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Botanical Easter Eggs

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Christmas Table-top Fairy Garden

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Christmas Wreaths

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Cinnamon Tree Ornaments

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Halloween Crafts

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Holiday Pomanders

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Natural Easter Egg Dyes

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St. Paddy's Day Planting

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Thanksgiving Centerpieces

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Thanksgiving Crafts

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Ways to Make a Carved Pumpkin Last Longer

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Home Decor:

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Dried Orange Wreath

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Easy DIY Crafts for Anyone

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Fall Mantel Ideas

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Fall Wreath Ideas

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Fire Starter Basket

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Herb Wreath

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Indoor Nature Photography

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Pine Cone Animals

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Rock-Wrapping

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     More on Rock-Wrapping (videos)

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Terra Cotta Pots Crafts

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Terrarium Gardens

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Wind Chimes

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Insects:

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Bee Waterer

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Insect Hotel

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Learning at Home With Bugs

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Plants:

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Forcing Bulbs to Bloom Indoors

 

Forcing Flowering Shrubs to Bloom Indoors in Winter

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Herbs, Vegetables and other Plants You Can Grow in Water

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Indoor Dish Garden

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Indoor Fairy Garden

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     Indoor Fairy Garden, part 2

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Kokedama Balls (for Houseplants)

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     Kokedama Demonstration Video

 

     Kokedame (More Detailed Video)

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Miniature Terrariums

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Luffa Gourds

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Mini (Upcycled) Greenhouses for Seed Starting

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Seed Bombs

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Succulent Wreath

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Snacks and Other Cooking Projects:

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Basil Recipes

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Candied Ginger

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Carrots in Jars

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Dehydrated Apples

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Flower Cookies

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Food Preservation Methods

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Fruit and Vegetable Bug Snacks

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Getting Started With Canning

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     Canning 101

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     Canning Failures

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     Canning Recipes for Fall

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Growing Microgreens in Recycled Food Containers

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Herbal Soup Ring

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Kitchen Scraps Gardens

 

     More Kitchen Scraps  

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Pressed Flower Sugar Cookies

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Re-growing Vegetables from Table Scraps

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Sauerkraut

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Save Those Egg Shells

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Sweet Pickle Chips

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Stove-top Potpourri

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