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Are you are one of those people who really WANTS to start recycling but just can’t quite seem to get into the habit of it?  One VERY useful way to get yourself on the fast track is by getting the kids involved.   If your kids are school age odds are they are far more knowledgeable about recycling than you are anyway.  Recycling is something kids learn a lot about in school these days and is by far one of the easier subjects for you to reinforce at home.  I dare you to try to do the 2^nd grade math homework!  After reading the directions aloud, then again, then once more to myself out of sheer desperation, I find myself saying apologetically to my 2^nd grader, “Wait until Daddy gets home, he’ll know what to do.”   Then I head off to the kitchen with my humble pie :-0

Check out these easy steps to making your house a green house.   (Beats the heck out of the math homework!)

• Get 3 bright colored tubs for outdoor use and one for indoor use… they will need to be pretty good size. You can often find them with rope handles at places like Walmart and Target. Keep one in the house very close to the trash can. When the indoor tub gets full, the kids can take it out and sort the items into the larger bins.
• Label each tub (or let the kids name them… they have a lot of fun with that) – for example, Goober Glass, Poncho Plastic, and Calvin Cardboard.
• Search online for colorful pictures of items that are made from recycled goods. Print them out and post them above each of the bins according to the contents. For example, did you know that snowboards can be made from recycled milk cartons, and recycling a 3ft. high stack of newspapers saves an entire tree?
• Lastly, post a big picture of a land fill next to the bins and write these words “I Am Saving The Planet” and everyone sign the picture. 

Recycle America

When was the last time you took your shoes off and walked around on the grass awhile?  How about the last time you sat on the porch and watched the rain or a beautiful sunset?   This is a magical world we live in!

Last week I stood on the porch and watched a spectacular lightening storm and my 7 year old bravely came out to join me for a few minutes.  I said,”Mother Nature sure is somethin’ isn’t she Bella?”  She said, “Yeah!  I should meet Mother Nature, we have things to talk about.” 

Happy Recycling – TKMom

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