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Fun & Cool Ways to Teach Kids the Value of Recycling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recycling may seem boring to kids, but it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, it can become cool, fun and valuable to your little ones! Below are enjoyable and educational activities that will help you get your kids excited about recycling:

 

Teaching Kids the Value of Recycling
 
In this day and age, being materialistic, wasteful, and acquisitive are traits we don’t want to pass on to our kids. It won’t help them become responsible adults (and the environment will suffer for it in turn). Now more than ever, recycling is an essential habit to develop and practice. Here are some suggestions on how to go about it with your family.

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Go on an educational field trip: 
A bottle recycling center, a crafts workshop that uses recycled paper and other materials, or a rubber mulch facility may not sound as exciting as a trip to Disneyland, but you and your kids will definitely learn useful things. These places can teach you how objects you see as “junk” and “useless” can be transformed into products that help make your life easier and safer. You can sign up for a guided tour, suggest class field trips to the school administration, or even volunteer at these centers during summer.

 

Turn it into fun activities:
Kids will jump on any activity if you turn it into a game or make it part of playtime. For instance, you can challenge your kids to transform something recyclable (like a plastic bottle or the cardboard roll of toilet paper) into a toy or sculpture. Not only will they learn to repurpose everyday objects – you will also help them become more creative, imaginative, and hone their problem-solving skills.  
 
You can also use color-coded bins to help them recycle in a more organized fashion. Bottles can go into one, things made of plastic can go into another, and paper and cardboard in another bin. To keep things fun and competitive, have the kids tally how much they’ve recycled at the end of the week, and award them with points to be tallied monthly for a prize.

 

Help them recognize recycled products:
With sophisticated technology and innovation, a lot of recycled products look like they’re newly manufactured. Children might not recognize them for what they are straight away. You can make a list of products that are recycled, and help your kids identify them. From toilet paper to their school supplies, through to the rubber mulch in their playground, kids need to recognize that they are living within a recycling revolution and are an invaluable part of it, too.

 

Lead by example:
You can’t just mouth off about the value of recycling, and yet continue to be wasteful yourself. If your kids see you using up an entire pad of paper for doodling or scribbling, you aren’t imparting anything valuable to them. Children will learn by observing and following their parents or teachers, so be a good example. Teach yourself recycling by reading up on it, participating in Earth Day activities, and joining community efforts to recycle and reduce waste.

 

Bio

Rhianna Miller is the Home and Landscaping Design Expert at RubberMulch.com, the original and environmentally responsible mulch made from 100% recycled rubber used in gardens, playgrounds and sustainable landscaping. Rubber Mulch is weather resistant, durable, and the most cost effective mulch around and is specifically designed to protect children from falls on the playground.

 

 

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Jennifer is the Owner of TWL and Co-Owner of a Influencer Facebook Group Influential Mamas.  Along with blogging + freelance writing and selling Zyia Activewear, she is a mom, army wife and full-time teacher. Jennifer lives in Washington State and is a born + raised New Yorker. In her spare time, she loves traveling, yoga, the beach, writing, listening to books and drinking coffee.

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