Green Kids

'Caring for our environment' is one of our family values.  Like many values it is learnt via how we live rather than taught. However a lot can be imparted by how we answer questions and explain choices. The concept of choice is an important one, namely we choose options that are better for the planet even if they are not the easiest or the same as what everyone else is doing.

Some ideas of choices your family could make:

• Use scrap paper for drawing and writing. Using the other side of discarded non confidential work papers or mail works well. 
• Teach kids to look after their toys to a prevent breakages going to landfill. 
• Focus on fewer, quality toys rather than cheap junk which breaks or are grown out of quickly. 
• Join a toy library. 
• Watch less tv. This encourages your kids to be more imaginative and better at 'making their own fun' with whatever is available to them. 
• Choose to walk, cycle or take public transport. Explain why. 
• Grow veggies
• Compost or worm farm
• Recycle
• Pick up rubbish
• Observe the effects of pollution on waterways and our neighbourhoods and environment
• Choose your local school
• Enjoy wearing and giving away hand me downs

What other ideas can you think of?

These holidays we got a lot of cardboard boxes from the supermarket.  First the kids made towers, cubbies, and walls out of them.  Later my son and I hot glued some into a robot.