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By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff
Managing Your Home
Family Life, Managing Your Home, Going Green
Family Life, Managing Your Home
Family Life, Managing Your Home, Home Improvements and Maintenance
By Sa'iyda Shabazz
  • Family Life
    Going Green

    The average school generates 20 tons of waste each year. Learn some easy, eco-friendly tips for packing waste-free or "greener" bag lunches for kids.

  • Family Life
    Going Green

    Print out the EPA's "Waste-Free Lunch" poster. On Waste-Free Lunch Days, students, parents, and school staff try to eliminate packaged lunch items, use reusable containers, and recycle as much as they can. Go green and try it at your school!

  • Family Life
    Going Green

    These everyday household items double as germ-busting super stars.

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    Organizing Your Home

    Unexpected visitors are coming over and your house is a mess! Sound familiar? These 11 essential items and products for a quick cleanup can save you next time this common problem pops up.

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    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    Tired of your boring or outdated home décor but on a tight budget? Check out these easy and affordable home makeover tips for busy moms and families.

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    Organizing Your Home

    Find 10 ways to declutter your home to create space and the organized home you've always wanted.

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    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    These 10 decorating ideas are inexpensive, simple ways to make a house feel like a home.

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    Organizing Your Home

    Days seem to keep getting shorter. These 10 tips will help extend the length of your day so you can get the most out of it.

  • Family Life
    Organizing Your Home

    Organizing your life takes baby steps. Read these helpful 10 tips on prioritizing your life.

  • Family Life
    Going Green

    Give your child the gift of green this year. Teach them about saving the environment with these gifts that are both fun and eco-friendly.

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    Going Green

    During this gift-giving season, let's be more generous to the Earth. Check out these great, green gifts that are eco-friendly and sure to spoil your loved ones.

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    Managing Your Home

    Print off this checklist to add some calm to your chaotic morning routine with your kids. Also use this bedtime routine checklist for younger kids and bedtime routine checklist for older kids.

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    Going Green

  • Family Life
    Going Green

    With a worsening economy and rising energy costs, many families are looking to save some money on their energy bills this winter. We've come up with a list of the top 10 ways to save money and energy this winter.

  • Family Life
    Home Improvements and Maintenance

    This spring, make sure all systems are go on the home front, before the heat of summer arrives.

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    Organizing Your Home

    These ten spring cleaning projects will leave your home sparkling clean, as well as organized.

  • Family Life
    Going Green

    This Room-by-Room Guide to Greening Your Home is packed with tips on preparing each room in your house to be more environmentally friendly. Due to the graphics in this PDF, it may take several minutes to download the file.

  • Family Life
    Going Green
    By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

    Learn how to create the earth-friendly flower garden of your dreams.

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