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8 ways kids can go green

by | Apr 21, 2016 | Life & Style

Reducing waste through composting is another easy way kids can embrace going green.

Reducing waste through composting is another easy way kids can embrace going green.

 

Raising eco-friendly children is less complicated than it once was. From very early ages, today’s kids are exposed to environmental topics and how they can do their part to maintain and protect the planet’s resources. Between activities at daycare and lessons at school to information they receive from educational television programming, some kids are taking their own environmental initiatives — and involving their parents along the way.

Inspiring children to be eco-friendly can be enjoyable and get those creative juices flowing. The following are eight ways children and their families can work together to protect the environment.

For the full story see the April 21 issue and the e-Edition at http://www.etypeservices.com/Murphy%20MonitorID247/default.aspx

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