Conservation for Kids

Welcome! It's never too early to start learning about conservation.
In this section we'll be featuring

Animal Friendly Fun
Tips for teaching kids
how to care for their Earth
Earth friendly links

Our Clean up the Park
game can help kids see
why it's so important to keep
our Earth clean!

Our Recycling game can help
kids learn what to recycle, and why!

~~~Earth Friendly Fun~~~

Tip #8 in our list of tips for teaching kids to respect the Earth talks about putting out a birdhouse. We did just that with some fun results! We put out a small birdhouse (too small for a bird, purely decorative...we thought!) that we got from the arts and crafts store for a couple bucks and painted, and within a week there was a lizard claiming it as her (we think) own! Since then, we've seen a number of lizards coming and going from the house, and we've put out a bunch of new houses. It's become known as "Lizard City"! We really enjoy watching our little lizard neighbors and they do a great job of keeping the bug population under control.

Lizard CIty

Lizard Lounging

	Tips for teaching our little ones to care for their Earth
Tip1:	Get your kids in on the recycling! They will love figuring out what goes in which bin!
Tip2:	DON'T LITTER!!! (Cigarette butts count as litter!)
Tip3:	The best way to teach your child to love the Earth is to love it yourself!
Tip4:	Volunteer! Your local city orgs. surely have a community clean-up...and if they don't ...HELP START ONE!
Tip5:	Talk about having respect for wild animals. Look, but don't touch!
Tip6:	Take nature walks and talk about what you see and hear and smell. It all comes from our beautiful Planet.
Tip7:	Plant a garden with your children and let them nuture their own plant.
Tip8:	Put out a birdhouse or a bird feeder and watch and learn about all the birds that visit.