Fantastic Friday Finds

Here is a list of great finds I discovered this week:

Love these two spooky Steampunk designs!

Cosmic Owl Necklace from CosmicFirefly
Beetle Ring from 19Moons

*Looking for some crafty ideas for Halloween parties? Check out these printables:

• Candy Bar Covers from Skip To My Lou

• A Jack of All Trades giftbox from Jinjerup
  

• Where The Wild Things Are 3D paper toys from Toy-A-Day! Download Max, Moishe and Sipi!

* Let the Wild Rumpus Start!

Download a Wild Thing activity booklet at the National Wildlife Federation! Activities include: drawing an island map, Wild Thing Bingo and tips on organizing your own Wild Rumpus Day!


* Also, Seventh Generation, maker of naturally safe and effective household products, has partnered with Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families to host The Million Baby Crawl!

Click to support Isabella and Grace in their crawl to Washington to say "no" to toxic chemicals and demand reform from Congress!

Hope your weekend is full of more sunshine than clouds!

Fantastic Friday Finds

Well, this morning I noticed that my Google Reader was taunting me with 647 unread items. O.k., so I have fallen a bit behind.

I thought to myself:

Self? Could you have too many blog subscriptions? Are there any blogs that you find uninspiring or not worth your time? And, is it possible to eliminate some?

The answer to all these questions is a resounding... No.

I love them all. Sorry, Google Reader. You can’t quit your day job just yet.

I will just have to “Mark All As Read” and continue on from here with a clean slate.

Don’t you wish you could do that with laundry? Simply throw out the pile of dirty clothes mounted as high as your three-year old and baskets of freshly cleaned ones would magically appear folded in dresser drawers instead? *Sigh*

Here are a couple of great finds I pulled from my daunting list of blogs: Enjoy!

• Larissa at mmmcrafts takes dioramas to a whole new level! So inspiring! Check out her framed paper designs of Little Red Riding Hood, a House, a Snowy Bird, and a Family Clothesline.

• Julia from Glimpses into the Life is hosting a Creative Book Exchange. Leave a comment on her blog if you are interested in swapping some crafty books!
  

• Tricia at The Orchard posted a recipe for Gingerbread Cookies! What a great Autumn recipe! I have not tried them yet, but they are on my agenda for next week.
  

• There has been much talk in the media about Flu shots and H1N1 virus (Swine Flu) shots. Be informed before making the decision to vaccinate your children: 18 Reasons NOT to Give the Flu Shot to Children.
  

• Take a Child Outside Week has started! Plan some outdoor Autumn activities this weekend! We will be heading to the Celtic Classic!

• A video clip of the Glengarry Bhoys. We get to see them tomorrow night! Yea!

The Great Kindness Challenge

Tomorrow marks the day Kids for Peace present The Great Kindness Challenge!

Their goal this year is to have over one million children participate to inspire a lifelong commitment to service and kindness!

Here is a free downloadable Challenge Checklist with some great ideas!

Some of my favorites from the list include:

• Walk or Bike instead of driving

• Leave a flower on someone's doorstep

• Cut out 10 hearts and leave them on 10 cars

• Write a happy message with sidewalk chalk

• Hold the door open for someone

• Compliment 5 people

I created a "Free Compliment" flyer that you can view and download below.


We plan to hang them on the community mailboxes in our neighborhoods! They could also be hung in libraries or grocery stores that have community bulletin boards!

Who wouldn't love a free compliment this weekend?

*Spread a bit of kindness this weekend with your family and then submit the photos, videos or stories of your kind deeds to The Great Kindness Challenge!

Find some more inspiration here:

Operation Nice - Leave a Nice Note! : Download and create your own nice notes!

kindovermatter - Card Drops : Check out the card drops and download their most recent Garden Cards.

Download my favorite PDF of Free Kindness Cards that I created!

Have a Fantastic Friday and Wonderful Weekend!