Kid's Projects for Keep America Beautiful Month
Get Kids Involved with Keep America Beautiful Month in April
Clean up America for Toddlers
Children are never too young to start cleaning the environment. Read a few books to toddlers and preschoolers about taking part in cleaning the environment. A few good children's books about taking care of the environment are: Recycle: A Handbook for Kids by Gail Gibbons and Kids Care! 75 Ways to Make a Difference for People, Animals & the Environment by Rebecca Olien and Michael Kline.
After reading the books or talking about the environment with your toddlers, they will have a better idea about what the environment is and how they can help keep it clean. Give each child a bag and walk around the yard, picking up any litter that is on the ground. Getting young kids in the habit of picking up litter, even if it isn't their own, is the first step in keeping the environment a healthy place for people and animals.
School Age Environment Projects
School age kids are very aware of keeping the environment clean. Schools emphasize recycling, litter pick up, and natural ways to help the environment. Continue this awareness in the home by putting out recycle bins for soda cans, newspapers, scrap paper, plastic bottles, and glass containers.
Talk to the kids about the importance of recycling. Also, have the kids start using washable water bottles for sporting events instead of buying disposable bottles of water.
If the kids are old enough to leave the yard, send them around the neighborhood with a bag for collecting trash that is on the side of the road or neighbor's yards. Picking up trash goes a long way in keeping neighborhoods clean and litter free.
Green Ideas for Teens
Talk to your teenagers about keeping the environment clean. Give them a trash bag to keep in their car for candy wrappers and soda bottles. Remind them that when they are at the beach or hanging out with friends in the park, to be aware of the environment by throwing all their trash in a trashcan. If there are no trash cans available, suggest that they keep the wrappers or bottles in their backpack until they see a trash receptacle.
Teens can also form groups to walk around the community, picking up trash as they go. Most teens will be happy to do their part in taking care of the environment, plus they get to hang out with friends at the same time.
Another project for teens is to organize a painting party to paint over any graffiti that is marring the beauty of the community. Provide your teens with paint and brushes for a positive and fun way to enhance the community.
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Published by Karen Curley
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