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McNaughton Inc Encourages Kids to Feed the Wild Birds and Re-use Empty Soda Bottles...at the same time!

Plymouth, MN (12-13-10) – McNaughton Incorporated, the makers of Soda Bottle Wild Bird Feeders, has introduced the Bird Feeding for Kids Program, for schools, churches, non-profits, and scout groups.  This program has a two-fold goal:  1. Feed hungry wild birds and 2. Promote the reuse of otherwise discarded plastic soda bottles. [Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour!]

Every child in a classroom or scout group can make his or her very own bird feeder with McNaughton’s fun bird feeding kits. Just fill a clean, empty soda bottle with birdseed, screw on the plastic feeding base, and attach the hanger. Soda bottles can be decorated with stickers, crayon, or paint, too. The Bird Feeding for Kids Program offers eight different wild bird feeding kits affordably priced ($1.39-$3.20 each). 

Since 1994, McNaughton Incorporated has been thinking GREEN and promoting the re-use of plastic soda bottles by turning them into inexpensive bird feeders.  They also celebrated their 25^th anniversary in May 2010.  For additional information, a downloadable order form, or to purchase the Bird Feeding for Kids kits, visit www.birdfeedingforkids.com, call 800-423-5487, or email info@mcincshop.com.

 

Contact:  Susan Martinez, PR Director McNaughton Inc.

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Gooey Gunk from The Ultimate Book of Kid Concoctions

My daughter's preschool teacher sent home this recipe along with a baggie of gunk made up! The girls have had tons of fun playing with it, so I wanted to share it with you guys! You can purchase the latest Concoctions book here by clicking on the Store button on the left hand side!

What you will need:
Solution A
1 cup water
1 cup white glue
2 TBS. liquid tempera paint of 7-10 drops of food coloring


Solution B
1 1/3 cups warm water
4 tsp. borax laundry booster

How to Concoct it:
1. Mix ingredients in Solution A in a medium bowl.
2. In a second medium bowl, mix the ingredients in Solution B together until the borax is completely dissolved.
3.Slowly pour Solution A into Solution B  (DO NOT MIX!!!)
4. Roll Solution A around in Solution B 4-5 times
5. Lift Solution A out of Solution B and knead for 2-3 minutes.
6. Store Gunk in an airtight container or plastic Zip bag.

Concoction Tips and Ideas:
*Use red liquid tempera paint/food coloring to create Lava Gunk, green to create Slimy Gunk or black to create Tar Gunk

Have fun!!