Teaching Kids to Reuse, The Ultimate in Recycling

I recently found the book Choose to Reuse (a green touch & feel book) while looking for an environmentally sound gift for a two year old. What I like about this book: It's produced sustainably. This fun story carries the message of reuse, which is the ultimate in … [Read more...]

Kids Can Make a Difference: 2009 AFN Young Eco-Heroes Awards

A 10 year old created clean up and recycling programs in her area, an 8 year old wrote and illustrated a book about butterflies that he sold then donated the money to the World Wildlife Fund, a 12 year old in Abu Dhabi created an awareness campaign about camels who die because of … [Read more...]

Save the Earth Science Experiments: Book Review

"The Experiment- How do environmental conditions affect the amount of biogas produced?" If you are homeschooling like I am, entering a science fair or simply looking for a fun way to teach your children about our impact on this planet then Save the Earth Science Experiments, … [Read more...]

52 Outdoor Activities and Projects to Get Families Closer to Nature

It's summer vacation, and one thing parents often hear from children used to being stimulated by school all year is, "I'm bored!". Personally, I am never bored, so I have little compassion when I hear my daughter issue this utterance, but I have found a new book that I think … [Read more...]

Green Children's Literature: Go Out! Go Out!

It is with pleasure that I write this review of special children's book written by our Green Options colleague and Eco Child's Play contributing writer Joe Mohr, aka Mean Joe Green! Not only is Joe a great political cartoonist, he's a children's author too. His new book Go … [Read more...]