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Back-to-School Week: Conserving Paper
Not so impressed with the paper piling up around your house?
Submitted by alara on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 11:00pm. Go for less substance, more style. Try conserving paper during the school year by using email, scrap, and recycled paper. These simple steps are a perfect fit for saving cash, time, and trees.Eyebrow:
Back-to-School Week: Biking and Walking
Wanna do a little more to help your kids stay healthy?
Submitted by alara on Mon, 08/17/2009 - 11:00pm. Go all out...side. If you can, walk or bike with your kiddos to school instead of driving them - even just once in awhile. It'll do wonders for their health (and yours), and 110% for the environment.Eyebrow:
Back-to-School Week: Desk Supplies
Need the stuff that goes in their backpack pronto?
Submitted by alara on Sun, 08/16/2009 - 11:00pm. Get write on it and try outfitting your kiddo with planet-friendly school supplies. These finds have everything conventional kids' pens, notebooks, etc., have going for them, but won't tax natural resources like trees and waterways in an instant.Eyebrow:
Eco Day Camps
Want kids to head outside this summer 'steada staying in the Valley of the Dolls, er, their rooms?
Submitted by alara on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 11:00pm. Yes, Mommy (Dearest). Just sign up your squirts for eco day camp. They'll learn about nature, farming, science, and sustainability - and have some kitschy fun while they're at it. No special effects required.Eyebrow:
Community Pesticide Spraying
Wonder what's cookin' in your neighborhood parks?
Submitted by alara on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 11:00pm. Get to the yolk of the matter and limit your child's exposure to city-sprayed pesticides. Find out when your local parks and schools spray their lawns before sending the kiddos out to play. Over easy.Eyebrow:
New Books About the Planet
Wanna keep kids hooked on reading through summer?
Submitted by alara on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 11:00pm. No need to cast a wide net for good reads - we've picked the best new children's books on green living - all engaging, actionable (make your own wind turbine, anyone?), and nonpreachy. Nothin' fishy.Eyebrow:
Eco School Fundraising
Wanna up the ante over school bake sales and gift-wrap drives?
Submitted by alara on Mon, 04/13/2009 - 11:00pm. We wager that if you ask your kid's school or community org to go with an eco-fundraising program, it will. Instead of kids selling disposable stuff (like anyone needs another mag subscription), they can raise money to help the planet by hawking eco-services and sustainable loot. Winners take all.Wanna get creative with your kid’s lunch?
Submitted by aguru on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 4:24pm. Maybe not too creative, just pack their food into a reusable lunch kit - complete with eco-utensils, napkins, and bottles. You'll reduce tons of disposable waste (we're looking at you, Ziploc), keep food fresh, and save cash. Brilliant.Think your kid's too young to flash an ID?
Submitted by aguru on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 3:38pm.
Not if the bouncer's a librarian. If you don't have one already, pick up a library membership card for you and your kiddo and access thousands of books, movies, and music - no cover charge for you or the planet.
