Go Green Kids!
Going green can seem to be a daunting task for many who’re just starting to take interest. In actuality, living a green lifestyle can be a lot simpler and can be more cost-effective than the wasteful modern living alternative. As if learning the concept didn’t seem hard enough for one person, now we must educate our children to do the same. Fortunately for us as parents we have a few green celebrities like teen celeb Justin Bieber (who is a pet friendly humanitarian) to help us along the way. Going green with kids in fun day-to-day activities is all very doable and can mean hours of fun and activities for the family to join in together. Find tips on how to have a positive impact on the environment from your local green neighbors, take a trip to your nearest public library for infromation about going green or your favorite green celebrities from history, or better yet sit back, relax, and read more on the internet to find easy, super fun ways to teach your children the way to green on special #ecofriendly holidays or any day!
June 5th marks the day in which communities, families, and individuals show their support for international awareness on a global scale! Nations from all over the celebrate World Environment Day (WED), launched for the first time by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. World Environment Day calls for a day of action for positive environmental action. Leading the way for the much-anticipated event are Hollywood favorites, green actor Don Cheadle of Hotel Rowanda and green billionaire supermodel and actress Gisele Bundchen, have pledged to plant 1-2 trees for every green activity done in their name. For more infromation on how you and your family or organization can take part with these and other Hollywood celebrities in this worldwide event, please visit the Earth Day Environment site.
Now for the fun stuff! Here are some fun tips and activities that are sure to be a hit with your little one for sure! What kid doesn’t like playing in dirt? Showing your child how to make compost, (worms and dirt and all) is a sure way to grab their attention. Gather some leaves and other plant parts, green and brown, air and water, and you have compost! Not only will your children enjoy this activity, but you get to save on fertilizer for your plants! Over time your compost pile will mature and be the perfect catalyst for beautiful growth of your garden and potted plants. For the steps on how to make a compost pile visit the Aggie Horticulture site.
Coloring activities on recycled paper any day of the year can help educate your child on green kids basics while keeping them entertained for hours! Children thrive on creativity and using their imagination. Allow them to explore the green kids world through pages of color! Pick coloring pages that depicts any of a ton green activities, step-by-step they absorb what they see before them, and watch as their curiosity and interest take off! Here are some green kids websites that offer tons of fun activities, coloring pages, and awesome infromation on transfroming your eco friendly child into a certified and decorated green kid with these fun things to do activity ideas!
http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Publications/HHW/50094046.pdf – coloring book with super great tips on being a green kid!
http://disney.go.com/search/?q=Project+Green – Disney Green Project includes loads of fun green activities for Kids of all ages!
http://www.childrenoftheearth.org/kids_activities.htm – Children of the Earth United includes super easy and fun activities for green kids by green kids!
http://www.kidsrgreen.org/ – Kids R Green offers various green activities for the entire family!