Posts tagged ‘earth week’


~Earth Week~Saturday: Shop!–My Favorite Eco-Friendly Kid’s Companies

Saturday, April 25th, 2009 in Saturday: Shopping!

I have an incredibly long list of my favorite eco-friendly kid’s companies but I’ll just share a few along with my favorite product pick. Children’s Toys When I don’t go with homemade gifts for Christmas and birthdays then they are most likely from Natural Pod. We love everything they carry from their organic play-dough to their […]

~Earth Week~Friday: Play!—Eeko World on PBSKids.org

Friday, April 24th, 2009 in Friday: Play!

We found Eeko World yesterday over at PBSKids and have been learning loads of facts by playing the site’s fun games. Eeko House lets your children travel all over a virtual home while learning tips on how to conserve energy and dispose of waste correctly…all before the bus leaves for school! They have tips for […]

~Earth Week~Thursday: The Importance of The Arts–Jack Johnson – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 in Thursday: The Importance of the Arts

Surprisingly, listening to this song helped my children learn the meaning of the words “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” better than if I had tried explaining it to them!

~Earth Week~Monday: Weekly Family Activity–Healthy & Eco-friendly Bake-Off

Monday, April 20th, 2009 in Monday: Weekly Family Activity

For a treat tonight we made berry-licious smoothies with the girls. While making them I told them a “story” (they listen better to what I have to say when it starts with “once upon a time” and includes a few princess references) to go along with what we were doing. I told them how what […]

~Earth Week~Sunday: Entertainment Idea–Loving Nature

Sunday, April 19th, 2009 in Sunday: Entertainment Review

We have a rule in my home that every single day we have to spend time in nature. In the spring we tend to spend most of our day outside, but in the winter sometimes all we can do is quickly run outside and catch a snowflake. Children’s lives are becoming more fast paced and […]