Recycle with Kids tip #3
April 5, 2008 by Grace Ibay
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
“WHAT CAN CHILDREN DO TO REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE?”
I asked moms this question, as part of the give-away contest. Mom Leslie of Recycle Your Day shares how her family contributes to a greener earth:
“We use baby wipe containers and stack them up to act as blocks- I’ve even thought about dressing them up with magazine cutouts using mod podge glue to create a collage- you can also use them to store misc. items in.
We try to be as frugal (self sufficient) as possible making our own baby food, sauces, butter, and juices.
Baby food jars and paper towel rolls come in handy for arts and crafts.
Reuse plastic bags for trash can liners- you can also store the plastic bags in old tissue boxes!
This year we are raising chickens for fresher eggs! We’ve also started our garden and a wildlife habitat for the little one soon to be toddler to enjoy and explore.
We encourage outdoor time to prevent the use of electronics! We also try to purchase wooden toys rather than contribute to the plastic pollution.
Also, we’ve cut out purchasing plastic water bottle singles and now refill a safe (BPA Free) water bottle.
Freezer bags can be re-used more than once if washed out and air dried.
Incidentally, Leslie’s son is an Earth Day baby and they will celebrate his first Earth Day Birthday this year!
hi grace! great recycling tips! sayang that i am not qualified for your give-away contest.
anyway, i just published a new post on recycling spam cans and made a link to your site. i also mentioned about your daughter’s ‘caught in the act’ pic. was she really looking for a spam? not sure if i remember it right.
hi nymfa, Yeah… I thnk she was looking for Spam meat loaf (I have to specificy that so people know it’s not the internet spam)
too bad about being in the Philippines too. We are looking for ways to have contests for PI folks.
Hi Grace,
Thank you for posting these tips and a link back tomy site!!! Sorry, it took me so long to get back here and notice. Your site is very informative- I especially like the fast food chain and restaraunt updates. It’s always amazing to me to find out how unheathly they really can be or what to order when choose that route!! I have bookmarked your site…with a baby it’s always nice to have a site like yours to refer to for up to date info! Thanks again!!!
Happy Earth Day!