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Five tips to Inspire Kids to Go Green!
Five tips to inspire kids to go green
—As tomorrow's eco leaders, it's never too early to nurture kids' green dreams. Here are five inspiring ways to get kids going green at home, at school or in their community:
Go Green Idea #1 – Establish waste-free lunch days
- Ask kids to come up with fun ideas for lunch boxes with re-useable containers and utensils or challenge kids to create a waste-free lunch pledge to post in classrooms. It's a green idea kids can encourage their parents and teachers to do as well.
Go Green Idea #2 – Get kids going green in the community
- Teachers or community group leaders can inspire kids to be green champions through fun events like a green community fair where kids can show off their inspirational eco-ideas like starting a composting project or anti-idling program for cars.
Go Green Idea #3 – Re-use, recycle ideas
- Ask kids to fill a large bag or box with long-forgotten books, toys, games and clothing and go with them to donate them to local organizations. It's an old-school green idea that gets kids thinking about green and their community.
Go Green Idea #4 – Get kids to share their green ideas for a chance to receive a green grant
- Inspire kids to create and share their great green ideas by submitting them to the Sunlight Green Clean Kids Grants program at www.SunlightGreenCleanKids.ca. Kids ages six to 13 could receive a grant valued between $250 and $1,500 to make their eco-dreams a reality. Deadline for grant submissions is June 30, 2010.
Go Green Idea #5 – Give eco-conscious birthday gifts
- Kids attend a lot of birthday parties. Give them a chance to pick out gifts that are fun and that will spread an eco-message, like enviro-themed games, books or educational eco-explorer kits. Also try replacing plastic loot bags with recycled or reusable ones.
- News Canada www.newscanada.com
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