The Crafty Crow posted two takes on recycled crayons: letter of the alphabet and butterflies, as well as a link to a tutorial on the popular felt crayon rolls at the very pretty site Skip to My Lou. Around here, we store all of the broken crayon nubs and those received at restaurants with kids meals in a jar to recycle on a rainy day around the house. I suppose it’s time to invest in some shapes specifically for crayon-making after seeing the great results.

A fun outdoor art activity for the waning summer, from Be Centsable — painting with liquid chaulk.

More pillowcase dresses, now at plum pudding. This one with bias tape!

Baby Cheapskate lists resources for audio stories for kids. I wonder how these would work for us when P wants a story but we’re tied up with the triplets…

Trying to be Greener links to the Terracycle program. How I wish I hadn’t missed out on the energy bar recycling group! I eat a Luna bar every day and hate throwing the wrappers away. I’m on the wait list. Maybe I can figure out how they are making those awesome looking totes myself!