I did James’ footprints next, and Simon’s feet + hands last as he was the most difficult to get to sit still!ģ. This cut down on wasted paint and lots of time spent washing off her hands and feet. I went through every month and did all the red, then blue, then green, etc. I looked over my list of designs from step 1, and started with one color. I worked with Nora first (when the boys were napping). Instead, I’d suggest working with ONE child at a time, and focusing on one or two colors at a time. If you’re like me, you’ll naturally just want to do one month at a time - but this is a really bad idea (especially if you have small children!) Work with one child and one or two colors at a time. I wrote down what design I wanted for each month, and then what colors I would use for that design.Ģ. Also, Life Your Way has a bunch of cute ideas. I just searched for “handprint calendar ideas” on Pinterest and instantly found hundreds of ideas. However, there were a few things that seemed to help the process go a bit smoother - maybe they’ll help you if you decide to make a handprint calendar too □ I had NO idea what I was getting myself into - and honestly, there were moments when I wanted to trash the whole projects because it was turning into a huge mess and the kids weren’t cooperating. If you’d like to attempt the whole calendar deal, here are a few of my tips □ My Tips To Simplify The Process: If your kids love to paint, this could just be a fun indoor project during cold weather months. I’ve seen a bunch of “free calendar” deals popping up here and there as well, so you might even be able to get a great deal!Īlso, you can certainly still do some fun handprint and footprint crafts even if you don’t turn them into a calendar. I know it’s already past the Christmas gift-giving time - but there is still plenty of time left to order a 2016 calendar (either for yourself or for a family member). I also think I’ll laminate the original paintings so they last for a while (they are just so stinkin’ cute!) Nora had SOOOOOOOO much fun working on this calendar, and I’m glad I ordered an extra one to keep at our house. It’s definitely not perfect… but I was really happy with how it turned out, especially considering how squirmy Simon and James were! I did include a collage of pictures on the front cover, but the monthly photos were replaced with cute handprint and footprint artwork. I figured that we all had plenty of photos of the kids… it might be fun to do handprints and footprints for a change… and I was so surprised that Nora didn’t speak a word of our special project to any of the 4 grandparents (she sees them all regularly). It was a labor of love (and a huge mess at times) but we had lots of fun and I’m so glad we did it. We made calendars for each set of grandparents - and instead of using pictures, we created 12 different handprint and footprint paintings for each of the 12 months. The sustainable approach also reduces industrial farming emissions, building environmental resilience, adapting both food production and the land to climate change.Throughout the month of November, the kids and I worked on an “extra special Christmas present project” that we couldn’t share until after all our Christmas gifts had been given. They invest in the natural environment, rather than depleting it, building soil health, clean water systems and biodiversity. Drought, flood, extreme heat and extreme cold are already affecting crops.īut new advances in sustainable agriculture are rooted in regenerative practices based on a whole ecosystem approach. In addition, the way we produce and consume food contributes to global climate change, the effects of which exert a huge impact on the food system. These methods of food production use finite resources without replenishing them. Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), also known as factory farms, result in excess animal waste that pollutes soil, water and air. Monocropped fields require chemical fertilizers and pesticides that run off into soil and waterways. Unfortunately, the industrial or “conventional” way of producing food causes large-scale environmental degradation. It is impossible to separate our food production, processing and distribution from our environment.
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