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DIY Air Fresheners to Freshen Up for Fall

Dozens of studies have found that essential oils can both protect your long-term health and relieve symptoms of common maladies. They can help lower stress levels, relieve pain, improve mood, and quell cravings and nausea. Essential oils have even been demonstrated in lab studies to kill flu, E. coli, and cancer cells. Below are some indications of what a particular scent or type of scent can do for your mood, your well-being, or simply your comfort. Our lives are hectic enough, why not surround yourself with pleasant smells and enhance your well-being! Aromatherapy can help with a physical condition, can help with symptoms, can effect your mood, or help alleviate or temporarily eliminate stress or other psychological factors. Essential Oil: …


DIY Sidewalk Paint

Looking for a great way to get the kids outside and let their inner artists shine?  Check out this great recipe for DIY sidewalk paint that’s simple, fun, and easy to clean up! Materials you’ll need: • 1 part water • 1 part cornstarch • Food coloring • Container/cups for paint (ice cube trays or muffin tins work well) What to do: • Mix equal parts corn starch into equal parts water. • Pour cornstarch mixture into containers. • Add a few drips of food coloring into each different container. This is the perfect activity to work on colors, introducing them to primary colors and color mixing. • Let your child swirl and mix the food coloring into the corn …