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Making your life greener - one bite at a time.

Try these inexpensive ideas for craft, activities and DIY gifts. Recycle all sorts of material from around the home and found items from nature to help children increase their knowledge or keep them occupied on rainy days.

Here's a craft dough easily fashioned into detailed ornaments, miniature foods and dolls.

If you like sewing, it's easy to cut out simple shapes from leftover fabric, the brighter the better, and stitch together with a little padding between the two sides.

Pickles, chutneys and flavored vinegars make the most ordinary food interesting. They are not difficult to make. They make lovely gifts, too. If you are making these for a market stall, make sure you label each product neatly - printed labels are best. Indicate the ingredients and how the product can be used.