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Nature-based activity books can entertain kids outdoors

10/29/2020

Treehugger.com writer Katherine Martinko recommends the following books for guiding activities to enjoy the outdoors with children. She selected these books based on their presentation of "excellent activities and lessons for learning about the seasons, foods and materials found in nature (including in urban settings), wildlife, astronomy, and more. These are the perfect answer to parents who aren't sure what to do with their kids outside, or for educators wanting to broaden their students' perception of the world."*

Martinko lists three books in particular:

Monica Wiedel-Lubinski and Karen Madigan. 2020. Nature Play Workshop for Families: A Guide to 40+ Outdoor Learning Experiences in All Seasons. Quarry Books.
Rachel Jepson Wolf. 2020. The Unplugged Family Activity Book: 60+ Simple Crafts & Recipes for Year-Round Fun. Fair Winds Press
Naomi Walmsley and Dan Westall. 2020. Urban Forest School: Outdoor Adventures and Skills for City Kids. GMC Publications Ltd

For more descriptions, see:
*Katherine Martinko, September 16, 2020, "These Nature-Based Activity Books Are Perfect for Entertaining Kids Outdoors," Treehugger.com

--https://www.treehugger.com/activity-books-for-entertaining-kids-outdoors-5078039

Every time you answer the daily trivia question at https://www.freetheocean.com/ a piece of plastic is removed from the ocean.

10/15/2020

A father-daughter team from Bend started a website called freetheocean.com designed to help rid the ocean of plastic pollution. According to Bendsource.com, "one click equals one piece of plastic removed. Anyone can go to the site, answer the daily trivia question and help clean up the ocean and coastline. For every question answered correctly or not, one piece of plastic is removed."* The website also raises awareness about the impact of plastics on the ocean.
Answering on-line trivia questions is a fun way to fund the pollution cleaning activities of Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii and Parley Global Cleanup Network.

*"Free the Ocean." January 30, 2020, https://www.bendsource.com/bend/free-the-ocean/Content?oid=11893269
Photo by Hillary Daniels, Flickr

Reuse campaign signs

10/2/2020

More and more candidates are designing lawn signs so that they can be reused for subsequent campaigns. Consider saving signs without election dates on them to reuse when your favorite candidate runs again.
Unfortunately, campaign signs are tough to recycle. Those made of plastic sheeting are akin to single-use plastic bags and do NOT belong in the recycling bin. You may be able to take them to grocery stores that recycle bags.
Metal brackets are considered scrap metal and also do NOT belong in the recycling bin. You can take them to a scrap metal dealer, such as Accurate Metals, in Lansdowne. Another option: reuse the brackets as supports in the garden.

photo by Susan O'Donnell

Nature-based activity books can entertain kids outdoors

Every time you answer the daily trivia question at https://www.freetheocean.com/ a piece of plastic is removed from the ocean.

Reuse campaign signs

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