Tag: children

Children and gardens
"Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity…" John Muir

Just a Little Animation
Are you tired of hyper, empty-headed children’s cartoons and games? It may be time for just a Little Animation.

Up-cycle your arts and crafts for Earth Day
Up-cycle your arts and crafts for Earth Day. Up-cycling is the art of taking something disposable and transforming it into something useful and lovely. Look around your home and you're sure to find plenty of objects you can use.

Kids go green at the Green Living Show!
Bring the whole family down to the Vancouver Green Living Show. Come and visit the Green Living Kids Zone!

The backyard rink: eco-friendly and fun!
An entertaining and healthy way to enjoy winter is to build and experience the fun of a rink. Constructing a modest rink is not difficult and it has numerous benefits.

Candlewick: for the discriminating reader
It can be hard to find quality children's books dealing with the environment. Fortunately there's some excellent publishing providing us with alternatives.

Fire the Imagination with Barefoot Books
Watch your children’s imagination catch on fire with these terrific books.

The theme is green at Universal Orlando
This week, a favourite resort park has a theme important to all of us.

10 steps to cleaner air and fewer asthma attacks
According to the Asthma Society of Canada, 8.4percent of Canadians over the age of 12 suffer from asthma. Amongst children, the number rises to 12 percent. What’s worse, asthma rates have increased by as much as 60 percent since the 1980s.

Time to pull the plug on video gamers?
Is your family life being hijacked by excessive video game playing?

Games to get your kids jumping and hopping
Ah, the lazy, hazy days of summer… the perfect time for outdoor exploring, adventuring and play! But if your child is logging more hours in front of the television or computer than being active, her health could be at risk.

Ecotours at Wye Marsh
A family outing to wetlands is a chance to see wildlife up close and learn about ecosystems.

Building a home for bats
Want to cut down on the mosquitoes in your garden? Invite a bat into your yard by installing a safe and comfortable bat house. You can make constructing your bat house a fun family project.

Outdoor games for the whole family
These days we're just not getting enough exercise or fresh air. North Americans are barely squeezing in 30 minutes of exercise every other day, even though health officials recommend at least 60 minutes per day.

Breaking the weed habit
"Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it a thousand times." Mark Twain

More environmental activities for kids
Want to get your kids enthused about the environment? Check out this list of fun activities that will help both you and your children connect with nature.

Teenage science
Team Canada-ISEF has been chosen for the 58th Annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF).

Getting youth to eat local
Healthy eating starts in our own backyard.

Eco-activities for kids
Want to get your kids enthused about the environment? Check out this list of fun activities that will help both you and your children connect with nature.