- Read a simple book about recycling. Check your library for great ideas!
- Make a Recycling Center at home!
- Find 3-4 empty boxes.
- Let the kids help write or trace letters to spell cans, paper & plastic.
- Glue a picture of each item to the front of the box (or use the pictures below, just click on them for the link).
- All week, save items that the kids can sort into the correct recycle boxes.
- Make sure the kids help you set the boxes out for the recycle man, or take them to the recycle center. Matt had a lot of fun with this & caught me trying to throw away things that he could recycle!
- Take a trip to the recycle center and watch what they do.
- Save pop cans & take them to the store for a refund
- Bring a garbage bag to a favorite park and pick up any litter.
- Make a Backyard Composter … Click the link for instructions! Instead of throwing away your food scraps, teach the kids how to recycle them into rich soil! I haven’t actually tried this, but it sounds like fun and would make great compost soil for our garden in the summer.
snack idea: yogurt (wash and recycle the cup!)