FUN KIDS PROJECTS: ECO-ART BY TINKER

Tinker is a fantastic drop-in arts and crafts studio in Sherman Oaks, California where kids and parents can come in and do projects inspired by recycled materials. In addition to the hundreds of projects they have on-hand, they also offer fabulous classes, workshops and summer camps. We are a big fan of Tinker and took a moment to talk to Leeanna Gant, one of Tinker's co-founders, who provided us with some great gifts for Dad that can be created out of simple household materials.

MAKING A SPLASH FOR CHARITY

- Liane Weintraub, Editor-in-Chief

It’s amazing how gratifying it is to see an idea come to fruition, especially in the unpredictable realm of fundraising events. First one comes up with a notion – really, a conceit – and spins all sorts of dreams and ambitions for what the event could become, if every element were to fall into place. The vision seems real enough, but there are so many tricky components that have to materialize that it’s usually nearly impossible to fully realize it.

INDEPENDENCE FROM...GUILT!

- Liane Weintraub, Editor-in-Chief

Guilt – it’s a killer. Almost every ethnicity and religious tradition has its own unique spin on it. I’m especially acquainted with the Jewish Guilt variety. Whatever the particular flavor of your brand of guilt, I’m sure you know what I’m talking about.

INDEPENDENCE FROM...PETROL

- Kai Sanson, Tasty Interview

What could be Tastier than declaring your independence from the gas pump? What about a truck that runs on recycled oil … vegetable oil, at that! We met up with Kai Sanson, who’s been driving his “Veg Truck” for over 15,000 miles.

There's nothing we love more here at Tastybaby than some good old-fashioned fun in the sun.  As parents know, it can be challenging to keep kids busy in the summer months; school's out and kids just wanna have fun!  Here are our Top 10 summer activities that we've come up with to help you and your little ones have a great time and still be nice to planet earth while you're at it.

INDEPENDENCE FROM...TRYING TO BE LIKE ED BEGLEY

- Colleen Bell, Contributing Writer

I once read that Ed Begley’s weekly garbage output was small enough to fit inside the glove compartment of his car. I also heard that this uber-environmentalist’s house is solar-powered, that he composts his table scrapes, harvests vegetables in his drought tolerant garden, uses only compact fluorescent light bulbs, and has a bicycle hooked up to a

FUN KIDS PROJECTS: INDEPENDENCE-THEMED ECO-ART BY TINKER

Tinker is a fantastic drop-in arts and crafts studio in Sherman Oaks, California where kids and parents can come in and do projects inspired by recycled materials. In addition to the hundreds of projects they have on-hand, they also offer fabulous classes, workshops and summer camps. We are a big fan of Tinker and took a moment to talk to Leeanna Gantt, one of Tinker's co-founders, who provided us with a fun project for Independence Day that can be created out of simple household materials.

INDEPENDENCE FROM...POLLUTED WATER

- Liane Weintraub, Editor-in-Chief

First-time visitors to Malibu generally have one of two possible reactions:

1. They cannot believe that this little unassuming strip of highway is what the fuss is all about;
2. They are in awe of the natural beauty of the place.

SHADY LADY

- Liane Weintraub, Editor-in-Chief

Clearly, judging by my obsession with sunglasses, I was born on the wrong coast (the East one), because when I was growing up, no one in New York quite understood my fixation with my favorite accessory. When I moved to the other coast (the West one), I suddenly found myself in a magical land where no one gave me dirty looks for wearing my shades year-round. In fact, in L.A. it’s not uncommon for people to wear their sunglasses well past sundown.