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Green Living: A Family Guide to Going Green

Green Living: A Family Guide to Going Green

There are hundreds of fun ways your kids can work together to protect the planet! Try these activities and books to help your family act green!

Articles

Growing Up Green
Connecting with nature helps your child become a protector of the planet and a better learner.
Share the Outdoors With Your Kids
Get out and soak up the spring season with your children.
Communicate With Your Kids About Climate Change
Move past the media mumble, and help your child understand global warming.

Activities

Hands-On Gardening and Nature Projects
Where the Wild Things Are
Bottle Bowling
P&C May 2007 hairclip project
100 Percent Recycled Crafts
Playing With Recyclables: Twice as Nice
Reborn Treasures

Books and Reading

Outdoor Adventures
Celebrate the season by checking out these spring-themed titles.
Earth Books and Green Reading
Independent readers won't want to miss these exciting tales about our planet and the creatures that live on it.
Keep It GREEN by Reading!
Little readers will be thrilled by stories about our planet and the people who care about it.
Super Spring Stories
Celebrate the season with these refreshing read-alouds.
Springtime Stories for Beginning Readers
Introduce the new season with these wonderful (and sometimes all wet!) books for beginners.
I SPY - Spring Seekers
Springtime seek and find books are a fun way to motivate your little reader to learn.

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