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Winter holidays are a great time to start a family tradition of giving back to the earth and instilling the values of sustainable living in your children. Here are three suggestions.

Buy a living Christmas tree. Ball-BurlapTreesA potted or balled tree (roots still attached) can be replanted in your backyard or donated to the parks department. Planting a small tree together as a family also offsets the loss of a tree. Learn more about caring for living Christmas tree here or from LivingChristmasTree.org.









Take a family nature hike. winter trailA peaceful walk through nature on Christmas day will be remembered and valued more than the score of the football game. Pick a local place such as an arboretum or nature preserve that you can return to throughout the year and watch the seasons change. Or volunteer an hour helping to clean up or enhance the trail. This introduces children to volunteering and acknowledges nature as a source of our well-being.




Decorate a tree for the birds. Chickadees1-2009-01-main_Full In addition to ribbons or popcorn garland, place seed bells, suet or pine cones with peanut butter on any tree in your yard. It’s preferable to find a tree in the open where cats can be seen easily by the birds. This is a great activity for kids because it connects them with the world outside their window. Plus it offers an important food source for birds during the winter.

Ideas from Eartheasy.

Britt is the editor of The Grove School website. She's got 15 years of writing and editing experience, a 6 year old daughter, a garden and a healthy obsession with all things green.

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Push-Along_Small_DuckWith toys, a little bit of research goes a long way. Try to shop locally when you can and ask questions about the contents of the toys and the manufacturing process.


Plan Toys are widely available. These are made out of organic rubber wood, non-toxic glue and water based dye. The company has a strong environmental stance. My child has several of these toys. They are indestructible and really cute.





Green Toys are toys made out of recycled milk jugs in California.




And Healthy Child has a good list of “green” toys/manufacturers. They also have good tips for reducing, reusing and recycling during the holidays.

Regan is a communication and events specialist with Knowledge Universe. She advises us on environmental issues with expertise in child care center operations and the Eco-Healthy child care provider endorsement process. She has a young daughter and a passion for decreasing children's exposure to environmental hazards and toxins.

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