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Welcome to The Parent Station's Hobbies and Leisure Channel! From Crafts and Pets to Dreams and Dreaming, you will find it here! We will be adding more topics in the coming months, so be sure to check back for new topics and articles of interest!
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Newly Added Hobbies & Leisure Articles
Vegan
Living
Become
a Successful Vegan with Smart Food Substitutions
"Though the reasons may vary, veganism is on the rise. Some do
it for health reasons, other do it for environmental reasons while
still others do it for ethical reasons. Regardless of what your reason
is, going from a cuisine that includes meats and dairy to one that
is devoid of any animal produced substance can be extremely hard.
While some of us may be able to go cold turkey, most of us need to
be weaned off our habits and this includes meat and dairy. Here are
some great ways to start working towards a completely vegan cuisine." |
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Cooking
Seven
Tips for Successful Crockpot Creations
"Everyone today is so busy, with two worker households and
the kids involved in numerous extra-curricular activities, many
people are turning to "slow cookers" or crockpots to prepare nutritious
and delicious family dinners."
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Cats
Litter
Box Choices
"With the increasing popularity of cats as pets, there have been
many developments in the accessories we can get to help make their
lives, and ours, much happier and more convenient. Litter boxes, for
example, have come a long way from the simple, plastic rectangle filled
with plain old sand. Now you can find boxes in many shapes, sizes
and colors, as well as other litter disposal and handling mechanisms
and systems." |
Paranormal
Ponderables
Paranormal - What Happens
When We Die?
"Have you ever wonder what happens when you die? Well your not
alone peole have been wondering this since the beginning of time &
probably long before. Any answer to this question is theoretical at
best. Why you ask? Because no one has ever died and returned to the
mortal world with the memory of what it was like on the other side.
There has however been a lot of conjecture as to what happens when
we die." |
Green
Living
Ten Ways to Green
Your Home and Family
"We use a lot of energy in our daily lives, for heating, cooling,
lighting, appliances and transportation. There are many ways to save
energy and money by making a few simple changes." |
Green
Living
Organics Goes
Beyond the Food We Eat
This is a special .pdf document about the benefits of going organic.
You can click on the link and save the document to your computer,
or you can right click and save the document from there. |
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Holiday Planning &
Celebrations
Memorable Quotes
About Mom
This pdf file lists some very heartfelt and memorable
quotes about mom. You could use these quotes to create your own
memorable gift to your mom this Mother's Day! You can right-click
the file and save to your desktop or click the link to open in a
new window.
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Bird
Watching
Hummingbirds - Watch These Amazing
Birds Raise Their Family
"The name brings smiles to our faces. Hummingbird. You smile
and can imagine this tiny bird darting from flower to flower, hovering
in space, in its iridescent splendor. Every year we sit on the patio
and watch as several males establish their territories in our backyard
birding areas. There always seems to be one who thinks all the feeders
are for him and him alone. After a while, it seems like a well laid
battle plan. One hummingbird feeds while another draws the bully away
- over and over again." |
Holiday
Planning & Celebrations
How to Make an Easter
Egg Candy Bowl
"Easter is the one time of the year we can have chocolate and
not feel guilty. So why not make nice and colorful decoration for
your Easter table this year? Using fresh flowers, medium and small
Easter eggs you could create a beautiful centre piece. The bonus with
a centre piece like this is not only does it look good but bits of
it are edible." |
Gardening
Garden Pests
"If we could garden without any interference from the pests which
attack plants, then indeed gardening would be a simple matter. But
all the time we must watch out for these little foes little in size,
but tremendous in the havoc they make." |
Coffee
Coffee - A Safe, Healthy Beverage
"One of the nation's leading authorities on nutrition said most
people would not have expected him to write this, but this is what
he wrote in one of his books, "Coffee is a remarkably safe beverage.
Its dubious health history, which stretches back hundreds of years,
is more image than substance." |
Book
Reviews
Baby Signing for the Younger
and Older Child
"When my son was born, I knew nothing about baby signing. The
older he got, the more I started seeing topics on the internet about
the benefits of baby signing. As mothers, we want our children to
be the smartest, most intelligent child on the block. However, I thought
I had cheated him out of this language skill because I didn't start
him as soon as I could have. Then I was introduced to Baby
Signing 1-2-3 by Nancy Cadjan, and to my surprise, it really
doesn't matter when you begin baby signing because children of all
ages will benefit from the use of ASL (American Sign Language)." |
Book
Reviews
No, I Love YOU More!
"My four year old refers to I
Love You More as "the magic book" and he's been
wanting to read it every night since it made its way into our home.
Plus, as a mother I get to read him a feel-good story that leaves
me knowing that he truly understands just how much I love him. That's
the best feeling to give a child before bed, and that's exactly whatI
Love You More delivers!" |
Home
Decorating
Basic Interior Design Principles
for Everyday Use in Your Home
"All of these basic principles are used every day by designers
all over the world. They are all necessary and often interdependent
on each other. When a room fails one or more of these concepts is
at fault. Often we can walk into a room, even one we have never been
in before and notice that something feels off. This can be a subconscious
reaction or very obvious. If you were to use these basic principles
as a template for the room, you would easily uncover the problem." |
Scrapbooking
Get Started in Scrapbooking-It's Easier
Than You Think
"Scrapbooking is so much fun – everyone is doing it – and if
you haven't started yet, you don't know what you are missing. Have
you noticed all the scrapbook supplies they have in the stores? With
the advancements in digital photography allowing you to modify and
print your own pictures, there has never been a better time to get
started in scrapbooking. Fresh ideas have never been so easy to come
by, thanks to the internet. So, if you're feeling overwhelmed by it
or don't know how to start, read on." |
Tea
White Tea Quality - Tasting The Difference
"White tea has caught the wide attention of tea lovers, nutritionists,
and scientists. The many studies indicating that white tea is rich
in anti-oxidants, anti-viral and anti-bacterial benefits, are leading
more people to drink white tea. Along with the increasing demand,
more brands and even tea producing countries are now offering white
tea. But it is important to understand that there are great differences
in quality among the many brands that offer white tea products." |
Photography
Night Photography: Photographing The
Moon In The Landscape
"Photographers have been trying to utilize the light of the moon
in their landscape photography ever since the photographic process
was invented. It was not until World War II, however, that technology
had improved enough to make night photography possible. Today, despite
technological advances, knowing the phase of the moon during a nighttime
photography shoot is important as it will affect everything from the
type of equipment that you'll need to the actual composition of your
photos. When embarking on a night photography trip, there are standard
types of equipment that you will need to take with you." |
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