Environmental Ideas

 

I’ve found some really amazing nature printables this year for our nature study activities!  Really super awesome stuff! 

But you know how it is — you take a piece of paper outside for a scavenger hunt or garden activity and before you know it, it’s blowing around the yard with the kids chasing after it. 

Or the pencil you have goes missing. 

Or you don’t have enough time to finish the activity and then can’t find the darn sheet the next day.

Or you DO finish the activity but aren’t sure where to store them all so the kids can see what they’ve accomplished.

The Easter Bunny has visited our house for more than 14 years, each time hiding a bunch of (plastic) eggs.  I hate throwing things out — so with more than 100 of these crazy things in the house, I really needed to find some good ways to put them to use.  Here are some fun & practical ways to recycle plastic eggs.

Today is World Water Day – it’s a day for all of us to learn that water is an important resource in our life, and clean water is a limited resource for many around the world.  Talk to your kids today about a few easy ways that they can help conserve water.

“The Lorax” will be hitting theaters on March 2^nd, and what a great way to introduce kids to the topic of ecology!  Take this opportunity to share one of the many messages from Dr. Suess’ story about “The Lorax”:  the long-term consequences of a decision, why we should protect nature, and how one person can help to change the world.

Spring is here and summer is right around the corner.  Before you know it, school will be out and the kids will be home looking for things to do.  Last week, I gave you 3 great reasons to shop kids consignment sales — this week, I’ll give you ideas of what to look for in order to have a fun, (and low-cost) summer.

Welcome to Discover & Explore – a weekly themed linky where we love to share fun kids activities and awesome ways for families to connect and learn!  The linky is hosted by Edventures with Kids and Fantastic Fun & Learning.

This week’s Discover & Explore linky will highlight Earth Day Activities for kids and families.  

Even though we celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd this year, it’s really an everyday activity.  There are so many easy ways to introduce kids to environmental ideas and adopt eco-friendly behaviors at home, at school and in your community.

“We have not inherited the Earth from our fathers, we are borrowing it from our children.” ~ Lester Brown   Being eco-friendly takes on a whole new meaning when you read this statement. As parents, we all work so hard to provide our kids with a good future —  we save money to send them …

 

Some of the newest lessons for this generation include learning about the environment, ecology and how our behaviors impact the world around us. 

Earth Day is a yearly celebration that reminds us to revisit how we treat the Earth.  These are important lessons for our children to learn as many of our resources are finite. 

Helping to preserve the water, open lands and wildlife will mean that our grandkids and great-grandkids will still have the opportunity to roll down a hill, swim in the ocean and breathe fresh air!

When I was young, I can remember spending hours outdoors — hiking to the woods behind our house, looking in the creek for crayfish and tadpoles, scouting out which animals were running around the yard.  And I can clearly remember the smell of the lilac trees when they started to bloom!  I would ask my …

Do your kids have their countdown clock for the last day of school started?  Have them help you do one more thing before they ditch their school supplies for bathing suits!  Sort through all their end of year school supplies to see what they can reuse or recycle for next year!