parenting

Mama Speaks posted the “So Easy Baby Food Kit,”  yet another example of something for $34.95 that you could put together for yourself or a friend for about $6.00. There are so many resources online (and in your library) for making your own baby food and BPA-free ice cube trays are not hard to find, even Rubbermaid makes some!

crafting

Eco Child’s Play has a pattern for upcycled Christmas stockings. Looks like fun!

Ask Moxie’s annual gifts you can make thread is open and has dozens of quick and easy ideas.

eating

Ooh, peanutbutter playdough! I’ve been looking for this recipe since P was a toddler but could only find the not-so-edible versions.

resources

Green Mom Finds lists several locations that recycle electronics. Might as well declutter a little if you’re shopping for the holidays. I know we have at least one printer in the basement that I would love to see taken care of responsibly, and if we got a little back for it, all the better!

More little frugal bits in the NYT — an article on shopping at Goodwill, something a lot of us picked up on a long time ago!, how cooking at home is frugal and healthier, and how parents are cutting back on purchases for themselves and even setting up swaps to get holiday items for their kids (Gawker’s take on it really spoke to me. Are we supposed to be feeling bad for people who sacrifice poorly made mall clothes for more plastic, battery powered toys, with all of the real problems families are facing in this country and beyond?) . I’m surprised that much of this is print worthy for the nation’s great paper. None of it is rocket science!