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Projects for Kids

Woodworking with Youngsters: Building a Catapult

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Woodworking with Youngsters

Elementary school teacher and woodworker Jason Proulx explains how to make a beginner project that will appeal to the child in all of us. Read more...
How to Build a Bat House

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How to Build a Bat House

Do you want to lend a hand to help the declining bat population and in return benefit from having these mosquito consumers in your yard? Build a bat house for them to live in. Gardener N. Glenn Perrett explains how. Read more ….
Sharing the Garden with Children

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Sharing the Garden with Children

Sharing the joys and rewards of gardening with children can provide even more pleasure and reward for the gardener. Read more...
Build your own Toolbox

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Build your own Toolbox
Build a Birdhouse

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Build a Birdhouse
Build a Picture Frame

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Build a Picture Frame
Creating a Community Butterfly Garden

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Creating a Community Butterfly Garden

Loss of breeding habitat is a major threat to monarchs and other butterflies. And while a small butterfly garden can’t supplant important natural habitat, it can certainly do much to help these insects. Here’s how master gardener Julianne Labreche, along with friends and neighbors, built one in her community.