Color your Summer Green: Fun Activities for Kids

The kids are home from school and now it is time to find something for them to do. This may seem like a lengthy and cumbersome process, but it doesn’t have to be. Through your sustainable lifestyle or personal sustainability plan, you can incorporate sustainability concepts into fun activities for both you and your children.

In a great post by our friends at Lime, Growing Greener Kids, they discuss some great green summer activities for kids:

•    Take Them Outdoors: spend more time at nature-friendly destinations, like state parks and beaches.

•    Do Crafts with Reusable Household Items: sustainability is a kid-friendly concept so teach them about recycling by using disposable materials to create something beautiful and new.

•    Show Them Life in Action: the more kids see, touch, and experience, the more they respect life in all its forms. Create projects around the house to make nature part of your daily living: bird houses, bird feeders, lady bug houses.

•    Tune Into Green TV: on those rainy days when the kids can’t get outside, tune the TV to “Animal Planet” or "Discovery Planet" and allow your kids to soak up the eco awareness.

•    Celebrate Nature with a Summer Party: incorporate green activities into your summer parties and season ending party by acknowledge all the great activities and things your children have learned.

•    Fro more great tips to add eco awareness to your summer activities, checkout The Daily Green.

Personal sustainability can touch every area of your life and usually encourages others to become involved.   What better way to raise the eco awareness in your household than to engage your children in the process. By incorporating the sustainability concepts that bring you joy into your summer planning, you will create fun activities for everyone.

As a sustainability consultant, Taiga Company offers tools and processes that are tailored to individuals seeking to create a more sustainable lifestyle. Leverage your personal sustainability plan to create personal value and fun summer activities for your kids.