Do you have catnip growing in your garden? We have lots of it around! It is an easy plant to grow from seed. Local nurseries often sell catnip as well. It’s well worth planting some in your garden, there are lots of uses for Catnip and we’ll learn about them all this month!

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This month’s issue is all about Catnip! That wonderfully so misunderstood herb who is often destined to be stuffed into a cat toy offers us so much as herbal medicine! Learn why this herb is called “Nature’s Valium”, how this herb can soothe digestive problems and much more!

We have lots of easy recipes and crafts plus lots of games and puzzles to make learning so much fun your kids won’t even realize they are learning all about Catnip!

Catnip Table of Contents:

Note to Parents
Calendar
Herb Spirit
All About Catnip
Scramble, Search and More: Word Search, Deduction Crossword, Unscramble the Words
Herbal Botany: Learning Catnip’s Parts
Herbal Lore: Curious About Catnip
Songs and Poems: C-A-T-N-I-P, That’s What I Found Growing Here!
Herbal Recipes: Catnip Tincture, Catnip & Yarrow Bug Spray, Catnip Tea
Coloring Page
Herbal Crafts: Herb Pressing/Drawing, Catnip Leaf Rubbings
Maze: Help the Cat Find the Catnip
Journal: Write your thoughts, medicine making notes and other information about your month with Catnip
Crossword Puzzle
Resources

35 pages from Cover to Resource page. $7.99

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It’s time to give away one of my favorite toymaker’s wooden toys! A fun little bluebird from Chris at mamaroots.com. If you’d like a chance to win him, leave a comment below!

Chris hand makes all her wooden toys, sands them down, hand stamps or wood burns them, paints them with all natural watercolors and seals them with a all natural homemade sealer to give them a softly buffed shine that delights both children and adults alike. Her collections often feature characters from story books, Waldorf and Montessori inspired learning tools (I absolutely love the Benjamin Rabbit from the Beatrix Potter stories!) and small journals that are perfect for younger kids learning to write and draw nature journal style. All these items and more can be found in her fun etsy shop. You’ll find all sorts of inspiration for storytelling, birthday celebrations, play time, nature tables and more.

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If you’d like a chance to win this wooden bluebird, leave a comment. For more chances, leave a separate comment each time you do one of the following:

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Congratulations to Melissa! Her name was drawn to win the next issue of Herbal Roots zine. Melissa, your copy will be coming to you as soon as it’s ready!

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Curiosity killed the cat and satisfaction brought him back. Catnip has long been associated with cats going crazy for this herb but long before cats adored this plant, humans found much medicinal use for it. While it won’t make you go crazy like it does for cats, it will soothe digestive issues, lower a fever, calm excited children and much, much more.

Learn all about the benefits of using Catnip in May’s issue of Herbal Roots zine: Curious About Catnip. The newest issue will be out on Monday, April 30, 2012 and you could win a free copy of it!

Want a chance to win a copy? Leave a comment! For more chances to win, leave a separate comment each time you do one of the following:

-Blog about it (leave reference link)

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Sign ups end on Monday, April 30, 2012 when I’ll announce the winner. Thanks for entering and good luck!

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Congratulations to Tara! Your name was selected by the generator to win the fabulous Mountain Rose Herbs Catnip collection!! I’ll send you an email soon Tara!

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