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In our highly digital age, it’s often a struggle to limit our overall screen time. While my son does play the occasional game, it’s not something we’re in the habit of. Three days a week he’s playing, socializing and learning at school. The other four days are our time to spend exploring our city.
Getting outside is actually one of the easiest and least expensive activities for a family. Whether it’s a nature walk in your local community or a picnic at the park, these outdoor adventures provide opportunities for learning, play, and physical activity.
If you’re looking for something beyond the typical day at the park, check out the Be Out There Activity Finder. The bird-themed activities, which are found on the National Wildlife Federation site, offer unique ways for your family to play and discover wildlife and nature. You can search the site by your child’s age, time available, and cost to help narrow down the perfect Spring Day activity.
Here are some of my favorite ideas for inexpensive outdoor play:
Picnic at the park
Set up a tent in your backyard and camp out
Go for a nature walk
Take a bike ride along the coastline
Participate in an informal neighborhood clean-up
What are your best inexpensive outdoor activities? I’d love to hear them!
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Win It! One of you will win a Scott Naturals Kit! Simply leave me a comment with one way you can inspire your children towards green living. Comments will close on May 12th, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST.
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We teach them to use things that you can reuse like water bottle so you don’t have to buy bottles of water or reusable bags instead of plastic at the store
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We teach them to recycle, veggie garden and dry clothes on the line 🙂
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I teach them not to waste and abuse things- I teach them to use their brains. They know to think alternatives and ways to save energy as well as money
We teach them to recycle….anything they can… paper, plastic, batteries and even clothing. We’ve also told them that by taking shorter showers and turning off the water when brushing teeth, that they are conserving water. Thanks!
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We use reusable snack bags and reusable water bottles to cut down on waste!
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Children learn from our example. If they see you making good choices and recycling, they will learn to do the same.
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I inspire my children to be more green by taking the emphasis off of buying things. We reuse everything over and over again and rarely go to a store and buy anything new.
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I teach my children about recycling! And we do it at home!
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Plant veggies-recycle-take walks-help neighbors with clean-up
I try to lead by example; I take my bike when I go to the grocery store and I take reusable bags. I hope my example will teach them these good habits!
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Children learn by example. Let them watch you live a green life.
The best way to inspire kids to green living is to model that lifestyle for them. Be seen using reusable bags, towels, containers, utensils, etc. Favor durable wooden toys over cheap plastic. Invest in a water filter so you can keep filled water bottles in the fridge ready-to-go, each person having his own bottle. Favor DVD’s over commercial television (this will also help to exercise a child’s attention span.)
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I have been teaching my kids to grow foods that are organic without all the pesticides it is so much healthier and better for the earth!
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i inspire by having my son take the recycleables to the bin and put them in..he even will now remind me that something should be recycled
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we always use our tote bags when we shop with them and the boys help in our recycling
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Always recycle, use reusable containers for lunches and turn off lights/water when they are not needed! Thanks for the chance.
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We try not to waste, reuse what we can, recycle what we can and walk where we can!
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Use less water, recycle more. Thanks for the giveaway.
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We have a family veggie garden, rain barrels to water the garden and we recycle paper, plastic and aluminum cans.
we have been working on recycling everything.. i think its a great way that you can really “see” how you are helping the environment
My son started a garden.. he really enjoys it!
One way to inspire your kids is plant a veggie garden with them.
I think planting things is a great way to inspire kids to be green. It could be flowers, vegetables or a tree, any could provide a learning experience and some outdoor exercise too.
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I teach them by recycling our magazines and newspapers…we don’t buy bottled water anymore-we use a water filtration
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We simply lead by example. There’s no better way to teach a child something because you can tell him a thousand times but unless you do it yourself, he’ll completely ignore you 1000 times.
We already recycle. We’re working on the importance of energy conservation and water conservation. Difficult concepts for little ones to understand when they are young. In the meantime, we’re trying to instill a sense of respect for the earth and nature.
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lead by example and tell them the benefits of recycling
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I teach them to use water filters instead of using all of those plastic bottles.
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I can inspire my children to be more open to “green” living by recycling here at our home and buying more products made from recycled materials. reejen at comcast dot net
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teach them how to rinse out jars and cans and recycle
teach them the art of composting
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Our kids understand how to recycle
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Take them to explore nature!
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I teach them about recycling and turning old things in to new with a lot of craft projects we do together
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Thanks for the giveaway…we try to inspire the kids to be “greener” by only using the car on weekends, taking public transportation during the week, riding bicycles or walking when we can…
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I get them involved in recycling our paper products and aluminum cans.