Just like a bee needs a flower; a child needs nature.
-Brandi Rondinelli
Nature is a tool to get children to experience not just the wilder world but themselves .
I learned a lot from my little boy Ayaan, whose fascination for sea turtles and his resolve to give them a new cleaner home never ceases to amaze me. Children love exploring the world and many things tend to fascinate them. They love being around things that amaze them. However, their age should not stop them from being who they want to be. Several everyday activities can help our children become more in tune with nature and teach them about environmental sustainability.
So where should we begin?
- The magic of Recycling
Encourage your children to pick up and properly dispose of litter. Use simple examples to help kids learn, such as showing them the appropriate bin to put the toffee wrapper in when they’ve finished eating it. Divide the bins into divisions, label them, or use pictures to make learning about recycling simple for the little ones. Show them how certain materials may be recycled and turned into beautiful works of art.
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2. Love the Green
Let your children help you in sowing a seed or encourage them to do so. It doesn’t matter if it’s planting a small plant in your courtyard or watering a big tree. Let them get their hands muddy and embrace nature. Remember ”The mud will wash off but the memories will stay forever”.
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3. Best friends with Nature
The little things add up a lot. Playing outside among the trees and flowers might bring kids close enough to nature to enjoy and care about it. Bring your kids along as you explore nature in parks, go on a beach trip, or go bird watching.
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4. Be a Hero and protect Nature
Reading children’s books on the environment lets them explore their love of nature while also nurturing their curious little minds. They might even be inspired to take action and help protect the environment like their favourite book characters.
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5. Lead the way
Children’s first teachers are their parents. Just by observing parents and other adults, they can pick up a lot. Make sure you set a good example for children by taking care of the environment, not littering, and acting as an example.
As John Cleal once said; “We must teach our children to smell the earth, to taste the rain, to touch the wind, to see things grow, to hear the sun rise and night fall – to care.”
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