With Earth Day right around the corner, we wanted to get started on finding some new ways to manufacture the Earth a cleaner & greener place to live. It is important that we protect our enviroment so that we shall have clean air to breathe as well as fresh water to drink. Want to know how you can get involved? Here are some helpful tips that you can do at home! Remember, one person can manufacture a huge difference!

Recycle (anything from plastic bottles to newspapers)
Turn off the lights when you leave the room
Reuse your plastic bags or take cloth bags to the grocery store
Make art projects out of used items like cereal boxes or yogurt cups

 
Cascarones by Carmen Lomas Garza
Our exhibit En mi Familia -In my family, features the paintings, ideas, as well as experiences of Carmen Lomas Garza. Growing up in South Texas, her family at all times got combined on behalf of Easter to manufacture Cascarones (confetti eggs). As on behalf of numerous families, it is a time on behalf of celebration as well as festive fun. This family tradition inspired her to paint Cascarones (1989). 
When I was little, my  whole family would get combined to manufacture cascarones. We would dye eggshells, paint them with bright colors as well as then fill them with confetti. My creations didn’t last very long because right when I finished, I turned around as well as cracked them over my uncle’s head!  Want to join in on the fun? Here’s how to manufacture your own:
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What is air trapped in a liquid ball? A bubble of course! March is National Bubble Month. In honor of this occasion, we decided to create bubble splatter art!
You shall need:
Tempra paint, plastic Cups, Bubble solution, White construction paper, as well as a bubble wand
Easy Steps:
1) Lay newspaper down on your work table as well as wear an old shirt.
2) Pour some bubble solution into each of the plastic cups. (One color per cup)
3) Add a few drops of paint to the cups. (More paint = darker colors)
4) Lay your construction paper down on the newspaper, dip the wand into the colors as well as start blowing!
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It’s a beautiful spring day in Austin as well as we felt like mixing up our posses batch of gorgeous colors! Start with the basics: cups of red, blue, as well as yellow food coloring mixed in about 1/4 cup of water. Use an eye dropper to gradually add small amounts of these primary colors to a glass of clean water. At first, just experiment as well as see where your curiosity takes you.
 

Once you’ve mastered the basic technique see what more you can do with your colors. What colors combine to manufacture lavender? Can you manufacture a color that matches your socks? Can you manufacture a color that reminds you of fairies’ wings? If you require color inspiration, check out our previous post on the Flickr Color Lab!
 

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated by people all around the world. It is a day of festive food, fun, as well as family. People celebrate by wearing green, eating green foods, as well as attending parades.
In honor of the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, we tried this fun as well as easy leprechaun recipe. 
You can endeavour it too!
 Materials:

 3 tablespoons  butter or margarine
1 package (10 oz., about 40)  regular marshmallows
6 cups Rice Krispi