Fun
Eyebrow:
Crafts with Beach Glass
Summer leave you with a pile of beach glass that needs to move up...or out?
Submitted by alara on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 11:00pm. Get cracking - and get crafty with found beach glass. Your kids' waterside finds from the summer make for great (not to mention free) art materials the rest of the year, plus their collection succeeds at cleaning up lakefronts and seashores.Eyebrow:
Puzzles
Wanna spread your kid's love of puzzles?
Submitted by alara on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 11:00pm. Groovy. Introduce them to sustainably-made jigsaws. They'll dig these wood and recycled cardboard puzzles that stack or connect (ones for all ages here), and keep their hands and brains busy. Mind blowing.Eyebrow:
Run an Eco Lemonade Stand
Wanna help your kids corner the neighborhood market on lemonade?
Submitted by alara on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 11:00pm. Squeeze out the competition - and the best drinks: Help them set up an eco lemonade stand. With organic and local ingredients, plus planet-friendly supplies, your pint-size entrepreneur can make some cash without bankrupting resources.Eyebrow:
Eco-Instruments
Got a budding talent in the house?
Submitted by alara on Tue, 08/11/2009 - 11:00pm. Have 'em take the stage with fair-trade, eco-instruments just for kids. Your rocker-in-training will get to play with real instruments, such as pint-size drums and xylophones, that don't sell out the planet's resources (or workers) for a song.Eyebrow:
Car Games
Lookin' for thrills on your next family road trip?
Submitted by alara on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 11:00pm. Try taking a low-impact car game for a spin. You'll silence the are-we-there-yets with fun, brain-bending activities that require few materials and little to no cash. Hit it.Eyebrow:
Cardboard Playhouses
Kids ready to pull some new toys outta the station, er, store?
Submitted by alara on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 11:00pm. Here's the ticket: Try a first-class recycled cardboard playhouse. Kids can help build and decorate these mini castles, barns, and treehouses (all recyclable too) - while using their imagination and having fun. Choo-choose one.Eyebrow:
Recycling EWaste
Kids' old video games and consoles piling up?
Submitted by alara on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 11:00pm. Get rid of it already - but instead of dumping broken stuff or games they've outgrown, recycle their electronic waste. Here's where to dispose of it safely, or else refurbish and resell it for cash. Either way, you'll keep ewaste outta landfills. Just do it.Eyebrow:
Child Seats for Bikes
Kids putting the kibosh on your bike habits?
Submitted by alara on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 11:00pm. Just be up-front and try hitching a child seat on your bike to cart kids along for car-free rides. There are options that make it easy and safe to cruise together (and run an errand or two at the same time), while burning the ultimate renewable energy - yours. Word.Eyebrow:
Make Nontoxic Bubbles
Wanna pin down a way to get your kids outside?
Submitted by alara on Mon, 07/20/2009 - 11:00pm. Strike the TV and go outside to blow bubbles. It's a cinch to make your own bubble toy and spare the planet plastic waste from disposable bubble bottles.Eyebrow:
Build a Terrarium
