Snowed In? 10 Eco Actions for Weekend Fun

With the second blizzard in less than a week covering most of the East Coast in snow, many living a sustainable lifestyle may be wondering how to spend their time.

Personal sustainability can touch every area of your life and usually encourages others to become involved. Consider incorporating the sustainability concepts that bring you joy into your winter shut-in. Not only will it create fun activities for everyone, but what better way to raise the eco awareness in your household than to engage your children and family in the process?

Determine your carbon footprint and create an action plan to reduce it.
Go paperless for the entire day.
Practice energy efficiency: unplug seldom used appliances and use as much natural light as possible.
Clean around the house with natural, biodegradable, phosphorous free cleaning solutions.
Attack your closet! Apply the 3 R’s : reduce by removing clothes you no longer wear, reuse and recycle by donating to a local clothing donation.
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.
Create projects around the house to make nature part of your daily living: bird houses, bird feeders, lady bug houses.
Tune Into Green TV: “Animal Planet” or "Discovery Planet" and allow the family to soak up the eco awareness.
Share with neighbors what inspires you most about green living. Together, look and see what value there is for them and create some eco actions to do together.

Have fun! Stay warm! Live green!