Parents leave no stone unturned when it comes to teaching their children everything that would help them become a better person. From helping the little one learns the alphabets to inculcating good manners, everything that a child learns, begin at home. The COVID-19 outbreak has drastically altered daily life for millions of students and parents. Suddenly, the pressure on educators…
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Tips for parents on teaching environment themed topics to their kids at home.
We always say that kids are our future. But looking at the global environmental crisis the world is facing today, we also wonder, what kind of future will our children have? How are they going to fight this crisis in future? And what could be the possible solution for this problem? Well, the solution is quite simple if you are…
Raising Conscious Children In The Lockdown
Dear fellow parents, In today’s time, raising children has become very challenging and extremely demanding. To add to that, life in the city takes them away from the real joy of living in nature. When the lockdown started my family and I decided to move to our second home in a small town called Navsari where we are surrounded by…
Teach your kids recycling at home with these simple DIY’s
Image Credit: Larimer County Several people send their waste for recycling on a monthly basis. But most of them don’t even know how it works. Do you know how exactly your paper is recycled? Or that plastic shampoo bottle that your raddiwala took last month? Did you know that there are several types of plastics and each one of them is…
How to be an environmentally conscious parent in India
Disclaimer: We do not earn any kind of affiliate commission from the products mentioned below. I only recommend products that I like and have received positive information about.* With the recent plastic ban and segregation laws taking effect in Maharashtra, it is important to include children in the conversation as well. After all, this is a generation of children, that…
Deconstructing the “S” Word – How to introduce sustainability to your child
The “S” word — “Sustainability”, has become the new buzzword for educators and parents everywhere. But how exactly can you introduce a young child to the complex world of sustainability? Here are some simple ideas that you can implement for kids below the age of 9: For ages 2 -4: At this age the child is filled with wonder because of all…
Why you need to teach your child about sustainability
Us: “Why is waste bad?” Child 1: “Waste is bad because it makes the place smell and harms animals” Us: “What can we do about waste?” Child 2: “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” Us: “Okay. But do you know how this is done? and what do you do before recycling?” All Children: *Silence* This was a small snippet from one of our…
7 Free Upcycling Ideas for Kids!
1) Bag Dispenser Don’t discard your empty 2L bottles of cold drinks. Use them creatively by making them dispensers for garbage bags, Plastic bags, and rags. Materials: 1 cold drink bottle -2L, Knife or a cutter, a marker pen, decoration material/Paint and adhesive. Step1:Remove the cap and mark 1/2 inches from the top and 4 inches from the bottom with the marker. Now cut this part with knife or a cutter. Step 2: Decoration of the bottle to be done according to choice. You could paint it or use stickers. Also write with the marker the use of this dispenser. I used an old gift wrapping paper. Step 3: Place the bigger circle upward and smaller downward for the proper functioning of the dispenser. Make a hole at one side towards the top so as to hang the dispenser over a nail in the kitchen, garden or any place of your convenience. Step 4: Stuff this dispenser with garbage bags, plastic bags or even regular rags. See that one of the stuffed materials is dangling out from the lower end of the dispenser so that it can be pulled out when needed. Once the dispenser becomes functional refill it from time to time. 2)Gift Box Ever wondered what to do with greeting cards or cereal boxes or even remaining card paper ? Well a lot can be done and here’s one nice little creative thing to do All you will need is The Card/The Cereal Box or remaining card paper, glue and pencil Cut the card paper or cereal box into two and then follow the steps. Step 1: Make a square on the paper. I took 16 *16cm .Join the diagonals. Step 2: Cut the outline of the square and take one vertex or corner towards yourself. Step 3: Now fold the corner towards the point of intersection of the two diagonals, follow the same for the opposite corner too. Now make a further fold on these folds.Release these folds of both the corners, you will see parallel lines been formed. Follow the same for the remaining two corners.Open up all the folding .You will observe that a square is formed in the center. Draw it with the pencil and make dotted lines as shown in the picture for they are to be cut. These lines will be cut only till the vertex of the square. Step 4: Take the Uncut sides and fold it as shown as if making parallel walls. The remaining part of the side that is folded should be folded making right angle such that you end up making a square. For the folds to be proper you can use glue. Step 5: Now take the other corners and just fold it over the wall and snug it into the base as shown in the picture. You can use glue to secure your folding.The cover can be made in the same way just by making the square a little bigger so take 16cm side. You can decorate this gift box with decorative articles or if you have used your old cards then it is already colorful. 3)Lid banjos Many a times our glass jars break leaving behind the lids. Now convert these lids into small banjos for your children to play. I used the lid of a big Jam bottle likewise you can use any lid size of your convenience but make sure it’s metallic. Materials: Metallic Lid, 4 strong rubber bands (be careful not to strike them hard they may break and hurt a little), one candy stick and some decorative laces or decorative cello tape and cello tape…