Moms and Dads out there, are you struggling with greening your kids? Are they resistant to eating green leafy vegetables? Being green also means caring for the environment. Now is a great time to change our lifestyle, beliefs, and actions to be healthy and save the environment. Today, I’m sharing ideas on what children and families can do to be greener.
Plant a Family Garden with Your Kids
It’s fun to create a garden with your kids and let them watch veggies grow from seedling to something edible. They will be much more excited to eat what they have harvested themselves!
Be Active
Get the family active by walking or biking instead of being in the car, especially if your destination is just minutes away from your home. Remember, sunlight is an excellent source of Vitamin D.
Bring Your Kids to Farmers’ Markets
It’s fun to visit a farmers’ market or a stand at a local farm. We like to go to Land’s Sake Farm near us. It is a non-profit, organic, educational farm in Weston, MA with hayrides, a farm stand, and pick-your-own fruits and vegetables.
Teach Them to Conserve Water
Not everyone is lucky enough to have clean water running through pipes in their homes. Water scarcity is an issue in many parts of the world.
Challenge your kids to come up with ways to conserve water. They might limit their showers or think of ways to reuse water such as pouring water leftover in their sports water bottles to water plants. They might come up with more ideas which will also help the water bill!
Watch Environmental Documentaries With Them
It’s fun to learn about the natural world, especially wild animals. When kids learn that these animals are in danger, it might be the motivation they need to do something about it.
We like the documentaries by Sir David Attenborough through the BBC. Learn about the Jane Goodall in Jane, which celebrates the life of the renowned primatologist. Discover Wildlife has more great suggestions.
Get Out and Do Activities that Help the Environment
Help your kids find activities that help the environment such as planting trees, community clean up of parks, and finding new ways to recycle. Learning is one thing, but doing is another. I know my kids enjoy activities that get them outdoors, and they end up learning without realizing it.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
It’s easy to get into a rut with recycling at home, especially if you have a system for what goes where when it comes to paper, organic waste, and plastic. Your kids might be great at sorting their recyclable waste and that’s wonderful! But perhaps they have not been to your town’s recycling center or tried to compost food scraps on their own?
Try making art with upcycled materials. Be inspired by a town in Japan that is committed to no waste. See if this inspires your kids to try new ideas that will help the environment.
Start Now!
Now that it’s spring and the weather beckons us to get outdoors, this is the perfect time to get your kids thinking about the environment. From planting a garden, picking up trash, to learning about the natural world, there are plenty of opportunities to both learn and do good for the environment.
I’d love to hear about what you are doing with your kids. Thanks for sharing!
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