Kids #TalkJustice Creation Care
Recycling, using energy efficient light bulbs, saving endangered species. Kids are pretty good at protecting the environment. How can our families dig deeper, see the big picture of caring for God’s creation, and strengthen our impact? It is important for our kids to know our consumption habits effect the world around us. The environment is a facet of our lives that really connects us globally to the rest of the world. We have a responsibility to care for what God created.
Creation Care Discussion Starters:
Help your family go deeper:
- Could you add a new habit each month this year?
- What about the drought in California? How could we be proactive even if we don’t live there?
- If we don’t care for the environment now, how might that effect our future?
- Could your habits effect someone in China?
- How can we reuse things?
- What things do we buy local? Is there anything we could add?
- Do our efforts make a difference? How could we share what we do to help others contribute too?
- Does our church have any green habits? Could we begin any?
- Does our school have any green habits? Could we begin any?
- Are there any local projects we could get involved in?
- Do we support our local farmer’s market?
- Are there any global projects that protect the environment we can be involved in?
Kids Books about Creation Care:
The Curious Garden, Compost Stew, Curious George Plants a Tree, Michael Recycle, The Magic School Bus Climate Challenge, Fancy Nancy Earth Day is Everyday, Biscuits Earth Day Celebration, and Gabby and Grandma Go Green.
19 Ways to take Action:
- Give $10 and 100 trees are planted by Eden Reforestation Project.
- Consider using Preserve Products (100% recycled).
- Watch, read, explore the Story of Stuff.
- Try a Terracycle Do-It-Yourself Project
- Got a teen? Hook them up with Teens Turning Green.
- Watch the 350 Movement: 90 Seconds No Words.
- Work through 10 Green Tips from TIME for kids.
- Learn together with the student game page for the environmental protection agency.
- Watch the PBS series Meet the Greens.
- Work through the Energy Star Kids interactive website to see how you can lower your energy consumption.
- Play Recycle City to learn new ways your community can recycle.
- Complete the Climate Change Expedition online.
- Create your own climate BINGO cards here.
- Recyclebank has so many resources to look at together. (Plus you can earn points to redeem.)
- Have a movie night with any of these environmentally themed kids’ films.
- Try out an up-cycled craft for the Queen of upcycling Leslie at Pink Stripey Socks!
- Take a trip to your local farmer’s market this summer!
- Learn about Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement.
- 50 Ways to help the environment.
A creation care twitter list to follow.
Follow our About Proximity #TalkJustice Pinterest Board.
#TalkJustice Summer Serve Play Groups! Come over to our Facebook Event Page to learn more. Invite friends! We will be exploring topics and making a difference in community, using a series of books donated to us from CitizenKid. Hosted by About Proximity (that’s me) and my Mom, a public school family advocate for two decades.
What is your family’s best green tip? We’d love to hear about it!