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How to Balance Green Living as a Full-Time Working Mom
5 quick tips for busy working moms to find balance in their sustainable-living goals.
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3 Ways to Teach Your Kids About Sustainability
Kid’s Earth Day experiments Teaching kids about sustainability can be challenging. A lot of times it can feel overwhelming. It can feel like problems are too big and they can’t relate to them. Show kids the environmental impact of small changes by doing these experiments together this Earth Day. One-week Trash audit Materials needed: 3 large containers, garbage cans, or boxes We go through a lot of trash. The US threw out 292.4 million tons of waste in 2018!! (EPA.gov) For our kids, garbage is a way of life. They don’t think much about where that garbage ends up after it leaves the house in those big black trash cans…
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How to Make Every Day Earth Day
Celebrate Earth Day every day! Earth Day comes every year on April 22nd but we should be treating every day like it’s Earth Day! Here are some of my favorite ways to celebrate Earth Day every day for a more sustainable life. Related reading: How to Count Down to Earth Day3 Ways to Teach Your Kids About Sustainability Grow your food Indoor and outdoor gardens are a great way to be more sustainable in your everyday life. Growing your food means you know exactly where your food comes from and what’s in it (or not in it). If you involve your kids, it teaches them about the earth, the life…
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How to Count Down to Earth Day
Earth Day Countdown: 7 Days to a Happier Planet Earth Day is April 22nd, but instead of acknowledging it only on that day, let’s do a 7-day countdown to Earth Day, focusing on one topic each day for 7 days! If you have kids, this is a great way to get them involved with sustainability and conservation. It’s a learning experience for all! 3 Ways to Teach Your Kids About SustainabilityHow to Make Every Day Earth Day For more ways to be sustainable, check out these 10 ways to live a more sustainable life TODAY. Day One: Conserve Water With everything you do today, think about how you can conserve…
