Kids’ Kitchen 40 Fun and Healthy Recipes to Make and Share written by Fiona Bird and illustrated by Roberta Arenson is a cook kids cooking deck with 40 cards (6″x8″ ) that share healthy ideas about easy recipes that kids can make.

This deck is child-friendly and colorful plus all forty recipes in this cute deck are based around the five main food groups, and offer a focus on healthy eating.  Food and vitamin facts are included, along with plenty of veggie and fruit filled recipes, which is nice (it’s not packed with meat).

The cool names like Picnic Kabobs, Apple Volcanoes, …read more

Green, Greener, Greenest by Lori Bongiorno looks pretty cool. I haven’t read it yet, but plan to.
It covers topics and then tells you the best way to make a green, greener, or the greenest choice. Example from Amazon:
Green: Drive the speed limit
Greener: Drive a fuel-efficient car
Greenest: Bike or walk
Of course ideas are hopefully more thought out than the above example. This sounds like a good entry level tree hugger book because it’s not asking you to make major changes all at once, instead you can choose a green level that’s comfortable for you. …read more

Sometimes I like a little rhyming title with my news
Here’s what’s cool and new in green topics around the web this week. Oh, and a totally random picture I like. We can all use a little rural farm field now and then.

Why You Should Wait Until 2010 to Buy a New Car – from Greensense. Just a note, Greensense is a little funky in how they’re set up, it’s not totally user friendly, and I’m not sure why the writers refuse to hit enter, but this new car post is a good read. Just didn’t want you …read more

If you’re a kid (or parent) looking for some good reading material then do I have a resource for you. Planetpals, one of the best eco-kid websites around has a very cool Best Ever Planetpals Earth book list. And believe me, it really is the best earth-friendly book list ever for kids. It’s super jam packed with carefully selected books that emphasize treating our planet well.
If you’d rather read changing earth-friendly content for kids on a monthly basis, then check out the Planetpals Earthzine. It’s new each month, so you can bookmark and check in each month for new topics …read more

The most simple way to grow green kids (in theory) is to be ultra green yourself. Kids will copy your every move. If they grow up in a home that recycles and turns off lights it’s likely that they’ll do the same. It’s the in theory part that’ll get ya. What if you aren’t a very green adult? You can still start to instill a green sensibility in your littles (and yourself). Try these simple tips.

Take a walk: For the more adventurous; go camping or take a hiking excursion. A walk will do perfectly though. I discussed the importance of …read more