Green Activities
There are so many fun and easy things you can do with your kids to start teaching them about the environment! Please click here for our article called Raising A Little Green Star!
When you do well in school you get a gold star, and when you do well for the environment you get a green one!!!
Print out our calendar and draw a green star for each day that you do an activity that helps the earth! Once you have filled the calendar you can get a Be Green With Me Certificate to show all of your hard work!
Print out our coloring pages and learn easy tips kids can do to protect the environment!
Take a stroll to your local library and read books about nature and the environment! Here are a few books we like!
- Projects for a healthy planet by Shar Levine, Allison Grafton
- Teaching kids to love the earth by Marina Lachecki Herman
- 50 simple things kids can do to save the earth by the Earth Works Group
- Planet Earth, inside out by Gail Gibbons
- Grover's 10 Terrific Ways to Help Our Wonderful World by Anna Ross, Tom Leigh, Children's Television Workshop
- The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Green Tips
We love fun activites that help save the planet! Here are some green tip ideas that you can share with your kids! Also, be sure to to sign up for our mailing list to receive our monthly newsletter, Shooting Star News, to get even more fun green tip ideas.
Turn off the water when you brush your teeth
Why: Up to 2 gallons of water is wasted when you leave the faucet running when you brush your teeth! How: Turn off the water! Get a 2-gallon bucket and fill it up with water. Have your kids write down a list of what can be done with the 2 gallons of water, such as water the flower garden or fill the water bowls for pets. When it is time to brush your teeth, you can think of that list and save water! Also, you can take a field trip to the local creek or lake and see first hand that we share water with the fish and other animals that live in and near the creek or lake.
Take the bus, trolley, subway, ferry or other public transportation
Why:Driving your car around town produces carbon dioxide, which is the main cause of "global warming". By taking the bus or riding the subway, we keep cars off the road and less carbon dioxide is emitted into the air. How: Next time you go to the playground, park, local store, visit a friend, hop on a bus or a ride on a ferry! It's a fun, relaxing, new way to see your town, and avoid traffic! Take the train or BART in the bay area. Kids love train rides.