According to the EPA, 24 million children ride the bus to school each day, and each day those kids spend an average of an hour and a half on the bus each day. Unfortunately, the majority of those kids are exposed to diesel exhaust during their daily commute, and children who … [Read more...]
Teaching Kids About Trash
Where is "away"? That's the question I asked my Environmental Sustainability students today. When you throw something away, where does it go? Here were some of the answers they wrote down: "Away is throwing your stuff across town to a junkyard." "Your trash gets … [Read more...]
Easy Hummus Dip Recipe
Kids love dipping, and creating your own dip is an easy way to get them to eat their veggies. This is an incredibly easy make-at-home hummus that your kids can help with and goes perfectly with crudites or pita chips. Using dried chickpeas, soaking them, then cooking them … [Read more...]
4 Hiking Activities For Your Children
Possibly the best way to get your children to become stewards of the earth is to get them outdoors from an early age. Once they become old enough, hiking local trails is a great physical activity that gets your family moving while seeing and appreciating nature. If you've never … [Read more...]
Wriggling Worms Make Great Pets!
Looking for an unusual green project for your kids? What about a worm bin? Hold on, hold on. Before you completely throw that idea to the wind because you don't want stinky, wriggling, slimy "pets" in your kids' bedroom, hear me out. Worm bins, or vermicomposting, are a … [Read more...]