Archive for the ‘family’ Category

Playground Equipment for your Daycare Facility

April 15, 2009 - 5:11 pm Comments Off

Playgrounds and safe outdoor equipment can offer the children in your daycare facility hours of enjoyment, fresh air, and a great source of exercise. There are many advantages of having good playground equipment. The type of equipment you purchase and the amount of items you will need depend on the space you have. The kids will need plenty of room to run around so you do not want to purchase too much equipment and have it all crammed up with no room to run and kick a ball around. (more…)

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Baby Jade Bonsai Group Planting

November 24, 2008 - 4:07 pm Comments Off

If you’re either looking to buy one of your first indoor bonsai trees or you’re looking for a gift, one the best starter trees is commonly known as the Baby Jade.  The real name is Portulacaria afra and as you might have guessed from the name this tree is a native of South Africa.  It looks a lot a like the common house plant we simply call a Jade, but the leaves are about the size of a dime.  One of my favorite examples is a planting of  Five Baby Jade Trees. (more…)

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Mantis MF3 Black Oxide Knife; the Perfect Gift

November 19, 2008 - 1:09 pm Comments Off

Any outdoorsman knows that a good, quality knife is essential to surviving the wilderness. Cheaper knives often become dull surprisingly fast and can leave any veteran of the wild at loss as to how they should cut meat, trim bark, skin animals, peel plants, and so on. These cheap knives will also break easily due to their weaker metal and bending points: Thus leaving you to find an alternative cutting solution. This is where the Mantis MF3 black oxide knife comes into play. (more…)

Rating 3.00 out of 5