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Inspire(d) Life: 5 Potty Training Lessons
Wondering what it’s like at Inspire(d) HQ? Well, right now we’re potty-training our almost-two-year-old. It is one of the most patience-trying things I’ve ever experienced.…
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Anyway, this is your landing page for ALL of our content. Here at Inspire(d), we write about inspiring people, places, and things in or related to the Driftless Region.
Inspire(d) Ideas
What’s a Food Hub Anyway?
Iowa Food Hub information and infographic
Probituaries
Sylvester Carolan
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (6/20/16) TO SYLVESTER! Interview by Joanie Rollins (daughter of Sylvester) and Benji Nichols. Sylvester Carolan, age 105, claims his faith, his family, a…
Paper Projects
How to Make Paper Stars
Paper Stars Template
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The Inspiration for Inspire(d)
In the spring of 2003, my sister was getting activated to go to the Iraq War. I was a senior in college at the picturesque…
Driftless Stories
Algific Slopes: Secret Ecosystems!
By Aryn Henning Nichols There’s an undeniable appeal to secret gardens and hidden worlds – just think about all the cool stuff we don’t know…
Paper Projects
How to Make a Super Fly Paper Airplane!
(download super fly paper airplane template here)
Paper Projects
How to Make a Paper Pinwheel!
Paper Projects: Pinwheeeeeeels! Supplies
Paper Projects
How to Make a Paper Bird!
A Paper Project by Inspire(d) Media/Aryn Henning Nichols These paper chicks are a fun spring project for the young and young-at-heart! Supplies: Construction paper or…
Paper Projects
How to Make a Paper Lantern!
Supplies: Paper (I like red for Chinese New Year, but you can use any you like, 8.5 x 11 works best) Pencil Tape or Stapler…
Paper Projects
How to: Make a Turkey Hat!
Gobble, gobble! It's time to get crafty up in here!
Paper Projects
How To: Fold an Origami Crane (and it’s for a good cause!)
Tutorial and one-handed photos by Aryn Henning Nichols Read an inspiring story about Decorah’s Spencer-Berg family and their four-month sabbatical in the Summer 2011 Inspire(d)…
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