Learn how to be an eco-friendly family living a low-impact life in a mainstream world For us, sustainable living means recycling, re-purposing, and repairing before buying new as well as choosing materials that are kind to our earth rather than destructive. It’s also about gardening, composting, and learning to be a lower impact family rather than one that focuses on consumption. We choose to buy natural and organic and reduce and even eliminate our chemical exposure.
Reducing the use of plastics is an important issue in the modern society. It can lead to better health because of minimizing exposure to the chemicals in plastics and it is also better for our Earth because plastic is not biodegradable. Barb from A Life in Balance breaks down what each type of plastic is…
Today Krissy from B-Inspired Mama shares with us how she took the time to teach her children about bees and their importance to our world! She has such fun and simple ways to help kids investigate those tiny, but vital creatures. We hope you enjoy this wonderful post! If you would like to learn more…
With warmer weather on its way, many are looking for great garden ideas. Vicki from Vicki-Arnold.com has written a fabulous guest post for us today that gives garden ideas. She includes basic ideas and even splits up projects and garden ideas by age group. I truly hope you enjoy reading this wonderful article and can implement…
Teaching children the importance of taking care of our Earth, especially when young, can be and abstract and difficult task. But getting kids involved with hands-on learning activities and active in practicing green habits is and important part of learning life long skills that can aid in taking care of our Earth. Today Anna from…
The farmers’ market is a great place to go to explore local food and spend time as a family. Here at ALLterNATIVElearning, we go to our farmer’s market every Saturday, year-round because it’s the best place to get the freshest food and because we have so much less trash and waste when buying from local…
Sustainable food is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. Food fuels us, keeps us healthy, and even heals us. I believe in living off of food that lives and choosing sustainable options that also benefit the Earth. This very informative guest post is by Lauryn from The Vintage Mom. I hope…
Today Thaleia from Something 2 Offer has a very eye-opening post on visiting a solid waste facility with her children. This is such a tangible way to understand how much trash we produce as individuals and a memorable way to teach children to reduce their own consumption. A couple of years ago our homeschool group…
Today Sarah from Little Bins for Little Hands has an awesome sensory bin to help explore pollution in the ocean. This is such a fabulous way to explore where our trash goes and why it’s so important to recycle and take better care of our Earth. Keeping Our Oceans Clean Preschool Recycling Activity & Sensory…
Today Jen from Mum in the Madhouse has put together a great list of Earth Day recycled crafts and activities that you can do with your kids and is sharing one of them today on our site! I am so excited to have her here today because she is one of my favorite bloggers and…
Energy conservation is becoming an increasingly necessary topic to discuss. As we have more technology than ever, we are using more power than ever. In our lives and in our children’s lives, can you imagine the amount of energy that will be used and how far technology will soar? Taking the time to form small…
Emma from P is for Preschooler is our guest author today and she is sharing some great repurposed craft ideas using plastic bottles!. From playing on a light table to getting outdoors and making your own sprinkler head, there are endless possibilities that the different shapes and size of plastic bottles offer! Plastic bottles – that…
When we think about Earth Day, most of us think about recycling! This is a great guide for learning about recycling from Marci at The Homeschool Scientist. She breaks it down for us on why to recycle, what can be recycled, how we can recycle, and more!