Raising Kids and saving environment
(Numbers indicate order in which each idea was added to website.)
101 Teach kids to compost food they didn't eat at school for lunch Read more
171 Use cloth diapers Read more Debate
172 Use environmentally friendly disposable diapers Read more
321 Use biodegradable disposable diapers Read more
401 Follow a nature study on You Tube Read more
482 Teach kids to turn off water when brushing teeth Read more
816 Teach kids to unplug small appliances after use
821 Set an example by always doing the green thing
822 Invest in e-readers for the kids Read more Debate
823 Plant a butterfly garden Read more
824 Give kids pet responsibility: dogs, cats, birds etc
826 Take kids shopping so they can learn to buy green
Now here is a great fun idea but you have to be organized. Call it a treasure hunt. Put together a check-list to use. Each toy or food or beverage or piece of clothing or whatever gets a star for every one of the following characteristics: plastic-free, chemical-free, package free, organic, energy efficient (energy star label), natural (like cotton instead of polyester for example) and Fair Trade. You don't have to buy the items just find them. Then examine the item and its packaging and contents. Read labels. Try to find as many 3 star to 5 star items as you can. Make up your own lists, rules and rewards. After a few treasure hunts like this your kids will get pretty smart about green shopping.
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828 Plan environmentally-friendly and educational vacations Read more
829 Visit National Parks, State Parks, Museums, etc
830 Give kids recycling responsibilities Read more
831 Make their birthday parties earth friendly
832 Have kids grown their own plants or garden Read more
835 Take kids on community clean up
836 Teach kids to donate unused toys and books
845 Have kids help make home made cleaning products
846 Steer kids to movies and TV shows about nature and the environment
847 Digitally subscribe to kids environmental magazines and read with them
848 Read kids books on nature and the environment
849 Set up a minibeast hotel of worms or snails Read more And More
850 Get them involved in an environmental kids group
851 Have them help pack a no-waste lunch box Read more
852 Pick up litter when you are out and about
853 Instead of buying a new toy set up a toy swap with the neighbor kids or other friends Read more
854 Don't buy small package kids drinks with straw
855 Stay away from small package baby foods
1014 Show kids how to properly start and extinguish camp fires Read More