In With The New…
While you are busy making room for the new…
are you left wondering where to put the old?
CFK would like to remind you that many schools and organizations would love you to recycle those older electronics! Not only would you be helping your community, you would be saving the planet. Start the year off on a positive step and cross off those resolutions!
We recycle:
Cell Phones, Laser Cartridges, Laptops, eReaders, Tablets, iPads, iPods, Video Games and Consoles
Please click here for more information or call Cartridges for Kids at 800-420-0235
Cartridges for Kids is wishing a you a very Happy and Safe New Year!
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.
~Edith Lovejoy Pierce
The Holidays Are Here!
Cartridges for Kids is wishing you and your family a very safe and Merry Christmas!
We hope this year has brought you much joy and delight and we hope it continues through out the season and into the upcoming year!
Bet you didn’t know….
“Jingle Bells” was first written for Thanksgiving and then became one of the most popular Christmas songs.
Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
Clearing up a common misconception, in Greek, X means Christ. That is where the word “X-Mas” comes from.
” Rudolph” was actually created by Montgomery Ward in the late 1930′s for a holiday promotion. The rest is history.
Want an activity that will keep the kids busy for few moments?
Click here for a Christmas Word Search
Or better yet, try this recipe for some Homemade Holiday Cocoa….
Ingredients:
1 box Nestle Quik
1 jar of powdered Coffeemate
1 box of dry milk
2 cups of powdered sugar
Mix all ingredients together….will make a nice sized batch for you and family to enjoy for days! Just spoon into cups of hot water and enjoy! Don’t be afraid to keep heaping it in by the spoonfuls, in my opinion the more chocolate the better!
However you may choose to spend this wonderful time of year, the staff here at CFK wishes you and your family the warmest holiday season!
It’s the Holiday Season!
December is officially here and the hustle and bustle of the season has begun. The air is more brisk and here in beautiful Colorado the snow is covering the ground.
CFK understands how hectic life can be now, so we challenge you to reward yourself… take a moment from your exhausting schedule to relax and enjoy the many different things this season brings. Should you stop and take a second glance you just may find a little peace in this very busy time of year!
America Recycles Day!
Happy America Recycles Day
from your friends at CFK!
For America Recycles Day 2011, I pledge to:
Learn. About the recycling options in my community. I will find out what materials are collected for recycling in my community at americarecyclesday.org.
Act. Reduce my personal waste by recycling. Within the next month, I will start to recycle one new type of material.
How you chose to help is up to you…
Cartridges for Kids would like to thank you for recycling!
Top Recycled Costumes!
When you think of Halloween the first thing that comes to mind is
…. RECYCLE!
Okay, so maybe its not the first thought but here are some great costumes that might have you saying,
“Happy Hallowgreen!”
We start this fashion show off with a cute corny fellow made out of bubble wrap and paper
Next, we have our Paper Rolled Princess and Recycled Renaissance
We also have the famous Can Can Girl!
And last, but certainly not least, we have the
Recycle Bin Baby, Lil Tree Tyke, and Compost Cutie!
What ever costume you dare to dream up,
we here at CFK hope you have a safe and Happy Ecoween!
Candy Countdown!!
It’s no secret that Halloween beats out all other holidays for its candy sales…but did you ever wonder how much Americans actually spend on candy? According to the Economics of Halloween, Americans will spend $1.9 Billion on Halloween candy.
The average American will consume 1.235 lbs of candy on Halloween alone.
Think you know what the top selling Halloween candy is? You guessed it! The beloved candy corn! Its America’s preferred candy this time of year.
Can you guess everyone’s least favorite? Its those mystery peanut butter taffies… you all know which ones I’m talking about! 
This year 93% of America’s children will be out trick-or-treating. A less shocking fact might be that 90% of those children’s parents, will be sneaking candy out of their kids stash!
So there’s the facts, now we’ll just have to wait patiently….
Click here and let the Candy Countdown begin!
Encourage Recycling with a Pumpkin Patch Idea…
It’s like a spin on our recycling tree idea….For each item brought in to be recycled you can give the child a cut out pumpkin to decorate and place on a wall. See pictures below of some very successful pumpkin patches and recycling trees!
Making a true statement!
We are all aware that we need to be recycling our computers and electronics after they have brought us much joy (or frustrations in some cases). But have you ever thought of accessorizing with your eWaste before putting it in that recycle bin?
If you’re feeling crafty these days you can check out a few of these eWaste projects that truly make a statement….
Cartridges for Kids wants you to remember that recycling is key for our future!
Changing Seasons
Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year! The scents of maple, cinnamon and outdoors… Crisp sunlight with a fresh coolness in the air… The beautiful array of colors that saturate the landscape and the “crunch” of leaves underfoot…
Too many people rush right past this season and go straight into panic holiday mode. I’m asking those people to slow down and enjoy fall with some of these ideas.
1. Plan a day to play outside.
Some ideas could be: Taking a walk in the woods, try your skills in corn maze, visit a pumpkin patch, an old fashion hay ride or simply rake a pile of leaves and jump, kick and roll!
2. Make your own fall centerpiece.
Gather these supplies:
- Small to medium pumpkin
- Buttons (about 12-15)
- Pearl head pins (about 25)
- Scraps of fabric (in fall colors)
- Green floral wire
- Wire cutters
- Elmer’s glue
- Paint brush
- Scissors Cut fabric into two sizes of squares. Use as many colors and designs as you want. Next, brush on Elmer’s glue to the back of one of your larger fabric squares and then press it down smoothly onto your pumpkin. Now glue a smaller square onto the larger square at an angle. Continue gluing on fabric squares until your pumpkin is nicely covered in a patchwork of fabric. Pin a button to the center of each square. For the top of your pumpkin cut out leave shapes. Use the size leaves that best fit your pumpkin. Cut out the leaf pattern on as many different green fabric designs as you like. Now fold the base of the leaf over a little and stick a pin through the folded fabric. Stick the leaf at the base of the pumpkin’s stem. Continue sticking leaves all around the stem. Now take the green wire and wrap a section of it around a pencil. Leave at least 1.5″ on the end of the wire straight, so you will have a portion to stick into the pumpkin. When you have curled a section that you think is long enough, take the pencil out and cut the rest of the wire off using the wire cutters. Make three of these, and then stick the straight end of each into the top of the pumpkin.
3. Make homemade ice-cream (below is a recipe for Pumpkin gingersnap ice cream).
1pt. whipping cream
1/2 cup milk 
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup pure pumpkin puree
1tsp. each of ginger, cinnamon and vanilla extract
1/4tsp. salt
1/2 cup crushed gingersnaps
Whisk all ingredients except gingersnaps together in a bowl. Strain into an ice cream maker and freeze . Scrape ice cream into a bowl and stir in crushed gingersnap. Enjoy your taste of the season!
No matter which option you choose or even if it is an idea of your own, I do hope you slow down and take a moment to fully enjoy the sounds, tastes, colors, textures and scents of this autumn.
50% more ca$h on cell phones and laser cartridges in September!
Cartridges for Kids is paying 50% MORE on cell phones and qualifying laser cartridges during the month of September!
You must sign up before you ship!
Click here or call CFK at (800)420-0235 to enroll! Send boxes any time between Sept.1 – 30, 2011!
