Green Play Four ideas for engaging your kids in environmental activities. Recycle - Start at home with the basics: labelling
bulbs to vegetables such as tomatoes and runner beans, there are many plants which offer a quick seed-to-fruit yield – ideal for impatient children.
Reuse - Naturally green-minded kids know better than anyone how useful discarded packaging can be: boxes become rocket ships, empty toilet rolls become pirate-seeking telescopes, and jars are transformed into dazzling tealight holders.
Many local councils are now investing in community gardens too, where children can plant, play and learn about all the wormy, muddy joys of composting.
your bins and sorting through your refuse can actually become a fun game for children, then start tackling recycling on a bigger scale. Picking up litter on a dog walk for example, or even partaking on a community clean-up – an excellent way to meet other budding environmentalists.
Yet beyond play, we can also teach our children how to minimise waste by choosing the eco-friendly option - refilling bottles in-store, for instance.
Grow - If you have access to a garden, get
planning, get planting! From easy-to-seed flower
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Repurpose - Consider upcycling - perhaps you’ve an old chest of drawers that needs a new lick of paint, or a suitcase that’s begging to be transformed into a unique toybox. Even just turning a plastic bottle into a birdfeeder can be great fun for kids!
