How to Teach Kids Green Living
The children of today are the future so it's important to teach them about green living while they are young. Done correctly, the practices about being friendly to the environment that you teach them today will last for their entire lifetime. Not only will they grow up practicing Earth-friendly living, but they'll teach it to their children and grandchildren. Start to instill the following green practices that will last for generations to come.
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Encourage your children to turn off the water when brushing their teeth. According to Denver Water, families with four or more people who turn off the faucet during brushing can save 800 gallons of water per month. This saves money and the Earth's resources. Instead, encourage them to fill up a cup of water to use when rinsing.
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Create playtime that involves more of your child's imagination than materialistic items such as playing school. Or involve them in an activity that requires only one item like bike riding. This will help cut down on the clutter in your home and prevent your child from obtaining mountains of toys that someday may contribute to the waste in our garbage dumps.
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Have your child sort through their old toys and clothing before bringing in anything new into the house. Donate them to family or friends that may be in need and give the rest to organizations such as Goodwill or The Salvation Army who will sell them at a deeply discounted rate to those less fortunate.
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Plant a garden with your child to show them they can choose fresh foods rather than prepackaged, high-calorie snacks from the grocery store. Not only will you be helping them make better dietary choices, you will help them choose food items that won't have to be shipped from afar which create bad affects on the environment.
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Have your child call upon their creative juices when doing school projects or playing with crafts. Encourage them to repurpose existing items in your home rather than purchasing new things.
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Teach your child the value of recycling. Make sure your trash can and your recycle bins are two distinct colors so you child can distinguish between the two. Then, teach them which items go in the trash can and which go into the recycle bin. Point out that some items have recycle numbers on the bottom indicating they should be recycled. Look for items with these numbers when shopping with your child and encourage them to buy those items rather than those that can't be recycled. Also, show them the results of recycling such as saving 17 trees and 7,000 gallons of water for every 17 tons of paper recycled.
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