KIWI Magazine :: KiwiScoop E-Newsletter June 30, 2009

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News, information, products
and recipes for a healthy family

June 30, 2009

In This Issue:
Featured: Fill Your Summer with Fun! Activity: Can You Shake It? Homemade Ice Cream News: Declare Your Food Independence for 4th of July Check This Out: KIWI Contests

Fill Your Summer with Fun!

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Looking for some great, family-friendly activities this summer? We’ve listed our top 50 ideas to have a great time with your family. A few of our favorites:

Hang an old sheet on a clothesline, then fill spray bottles with a mixture of tempera paint and water. Spray away for a unique, colorful masterpiece!
Have an outdoor movie night. Rent a projector and turn an old bedsheet into a screen. Be sure to pass around plenty of popcorn!
Go fruit picking at a local farm. Strawberries, blueberries, plums, peaches, and nectarines are all fun choices!

For even more great, green summer ideas, visit KIWI's Summer of Earth-Friendly Fun at kiwimagonline.com/summerfun.

	Can You Shake It? Homemade Ice Cream	top

Looking for a fun family activity for a hot summer’s day? Make scrumptious homemade ice cream-in-a-bag with your kids. Not only will it beat the heat, it’s a great activity for a play date! All it takes is a little milk, vanilla, sugar, salt, ice and 15 minutes. Add your own twist with fresh fruit, candy, or sprinkles and whip cream on top. Learn how! - Stephanie Hacker

	Declare Your Food Independence for 4th of July	top

This year, celebrate the 4th of July by eating locally (and that doesn’t mean your local fast food chain!). Declare your food independence by serving ingredients and produce from local farmers and producers at your holiday get-together. Kitchen Gardeners International, a nonprofit organization located in Maine, has proclaimed this 4th of July “Food Independence Day.” Their goal is to connect, serve and expand the global community and promote kitchen gardening, home cooking, and sustainable local food systems. Join the over 5,000 people who have pledged to eat a meal made with local food on July 4th by signing up at www.foodindependenceday.com. - S.H.

KIWI Contests

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Hurry! Your last chance to get in on two of KIWI’s great giveaways is coming up around the corner.

Enter to win a gift basket from To Go Brands, featuring an insulated lunch tote, two BPA-free water bottles, and a huge supply of their fruity drink packets in flavors like Acai, Berrie Crush, and Green Tea Energy Fusion. To learn more, click here.

For some summer reading fun, enter to win a book party with Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile, authors of I'd Trade My Husband for a Housekeeper, a fun (and funny!) book just for moms. Click here for more.