As you’re planning summer time trips and adventures for your family and getting out to enjoy nature this summer, it’s also a great time to teach your kids about protecting the environment as well. Regardless of where you’re traveling this summer, there are some simple and easy steps that can make your travels a little more green. Who know, you might even save a little extra green in the process!
Get Back to Nature
Teach your kids to appreciate our planet this summer by introducing them to it up close and personal. Spend lots of time together as a family outdoors, visit local parks, and spend time learning about these areas and their plants and animals together.
Get Reusable Resources
Do you know how long it takes a plastic baggie or plastic water bottle to decompose? Some of those numbers are really scary! Instead of using items that will fill the landfill, when packing for your trip, use reusable bags, containers and bottles. They’re easier, better for your budget and help protect our planet as well.
Get Cool Tools
Just because you’re staying connected digitally doesn’t mean you can’t be environmentally friendly either. Check out your local camping gear store or travel section for a phone solar charger or other green tools to help while you travel. This can be great to use even at zoos, theme parks, while hiking or at other locations where a plug in is not available.
Get Cleaned Up
When camping, visiting parks and picnics, be sure to clean up your family’s items and trash before you go. Dispose of all waste properly, and if the park doesn’t have recycling available, take it with you. We usually keep a bag or box in the trunk of our van for cans, bottles and other items that we can recycle properly when we get home.
Happy Travels!
Disclosure: This post is brought to you by Goal Zero, however, all the points and views are my own.
great tips!
Great tips. It’s such a good idea to teach kids good habits that may prevent them from growing up to be the thoughtless adults I see doing bad things to the environment (leaving bags of garbage on the sides of park trails, etc.).