Tag: kids
Eco-friendly school supplies
Stocking up on books and pens? Veronica Schmidt shares ideas for planet-friendly parents.
Step-by-step: Make a toy oven
It's easy to upcycle an old bedside cabinet into a cute play oven that your mini masterchef will love! If you enjoyed this video you might also enjoy Step-by-step: Darn you woollens. Seen a great eco video? We’d love to know about it, so please email us the link. Even better, make your own
Ideas for kids, Father’s Day swearing, and a conference call-out
Tap tap tap: my Dad was hammering some pegs into the garden. I’m eight, and about to hear my father swear for the first time in my life. Tap tap tap…
Bored kids, turtle love and spring planting ideas
Did you know we had native sea turtles?
How to make finger paint for kids
Finger painting is great fun – kids love getting messy, and it’s a good non-screen distraction for half an hour or so!
Fun eco-friendly things to do with your children these holidays….
Reader submittedThere's no excuse for cries of boredom duirng the school holidays with these fun and eco-friendly activities for kids.
A great craft idea for the school holidays
Green Ideas editor Greg Roughan discovers a kids' craft idea that's bound to take off – egg carton mini helicopters! Kudos to the nice lady at The Craft Train blog for this green idea – jump to the link for instructions on how to make them.
I made the snowglobe from the Green Ideas gift guide
What do you think? This is a DIY gift idea in the latest Green Ideas magazine – we thought we’d try making it at home this weekend. It’s a snowglobe made from an empty jam jar, with some plastic toys superglued to the lid. Our daughter liked it, but I suspect she will now grow up with
Homemade game
Reader submittedHere's an easy idea for making a game of draughts/checkers. Take an thin piece of wood or thick cardboard and cut it to size. Rule up the squares, and then either paint or colour them red and black. And then use different coloured bottle tops as the counters. Simple, effective, and so easy even
Upcycling with kids
Reader submittedThis is AWESOME! Found this online (at create.northridgepublishing.com) – and just love it! My god-daughter would just love this… guess who’s going to be spending their weekends scouring garage sales and second-hand shops for a cheap drawer!
Amazing upcycled quality handmade clothes for kids – take a look!
Gorgeous recycled vintage fabric and lace, reusing to the max. Stylish and unique.. support 'Kiwi-made'.