That is right…I said to GET OUT! Get Out and play. Get Out and live…all the while being a little greener along the way. Get Out! is chockful of eco-friendly ideas to help families, classrooms, and groups get outside, learn about nature, experience the world in new ways, and take a hands-on approach to green living. There are chapters on being an eco-friendly consumer and eco-friendly eater, as well as on choosing an issue and taking a stand, make for a well-rounded yet easy-to-use handbook for making a difference indoors and out. Making this a great gift for the families in your life that are looking to make an impact on our environment.
Tip # 143 – Participate in an Earth Day Event. These include fairs, festivals, educational talks and hands on activism like park restoration, tree planting, and river clean-ups. (more information is included in the book)
The kids and I have all enjoyed this book. It has given us some really creative ideas to reduce our Carbon Footprint while enjoying the outdoors and enjoying spending some time as a family.
Erin’s favorite? # 24.
Tate’s Favorite? # 58.
You will just have to get the book to figure out what those things are, but I can assure you…it has been fun!
Open to any page to find something to do today. The payoff is huge: not only is nature just plain awesome to be in, but research shows that spending time enjoying nature can actually improve our physical and emotional health. Bonus: Kids who learn to love nature will naturally do more to conserve it. Eureka!
Get Out! shows you ways to:
* Get Started: Cool Ways to Embrace Nature Today
* Go Further: Projects, Plans, and Outings
* Get Smart: Be Green Consumers-and Eaters
* Get Active: More than Just the Three Rs
* Get Involved: Take a Green Stand
With Get Out!, green living is fun and easy. And at $10.99 it makes an affordable gift for several people on your list this year. For more information or purchase visit HERE.
Or, you can enter to win a copy! Thanks to Get Out! and Free Spirit Publishing I have a copy to giveaway to one lucky reader!
To Enter: Leave a comment stating one thing that you do regularly to live a little greener. All entries must be received by December 8th at 5 PM EST. All entries must have a valid US mailing address. Winner will be selected at random and will have 3 days to respond to the verification e-mail.
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What a neat book! I’d love to read this to see what we could do to get the kids out more.
We try to conserve electricity. We had a $70 electricity bill in August. In Texas!
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We do our best to recycle, though it’s tough because we live in the middle of nowhere. But we do reuse things a lot. We’ve upgraded to greener lightbulbs and shower head and we use cloth shopping bags.
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We recycle everything possible!
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I always turn off the water when I brush my teeth. And I drive our recycling into town every other week since we don’t have recycling pick up… okay, I make my husband drive it in, but I think that still counts!
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We recycle, have started a compost bin (the idea of my 10 year old daughter), and we try not to use the disposable plastic waterbottles.
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We use cloth diapers on our little ones, and then hang them to dry. Good for the environment, good for our budget!
We really work at this from recycling to low watt bulbs etc. We actually drive a Pruis too. I guess we could be more cautious with utilities and remembering to adjust the temperature in the home. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway