Zero Waste Kids: Hands-On Projects and Activities to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

I love this planet and I'm hoping to instill the importance of protecting and respecting it to the next generation.

This is a well thought out book for children. I also found a few projects I would like to do as an adult.This is a great book to teach young ones how to do their part for the environment. It also goes beyond that.One of the things I LOVE about this book, the kids in this book are very diverse. There are different social and ethnic backgrounds. Kids in glasses. There are children with disabilities- someone in a wheelchair and someone with a cochlear implant.My favorite activities in this book:Making your own birdhouse (with an adult's help) and making your own bee hotel (no clue you could make one of these. Only thought you could buy one)There are favorites like making a bird feeder using a pine cone or making gift wrap out of a piece of cloth.There are everyday activities like make your own granola and windowsill garden.As an adult, the thing that stuck with me is the last chapter especially conducting a trash audit. When I glanced through this book at first, I saw this chapter. I was unsure I would want my kid to "conduct a trash audit" or go "plogging". When I read it though, I changed my mind. I want to conduct a trash audit! I want to see if I fit the average of 4.5 pounds of trash making a day or if I am less!5 stars: There are so many fun projects in this book. There is a lot to learn in this book. I remember these kinds of books when my kids were younger. They were great reference books for activities. They are the worn out books that I still have 10+ years later.

There is 35 different activities in this book. They are all easy. They are very well written. There are illustrations to help kids understand. I love that they give little tips on everything. They give you ideas on ways to take it further. There is zero hero tips. This is ideas to way to do something a little bit extra.I looked through all the activities and they all look fun. Probably one of my favorite ones was the zero waste confetti. You can actually do your own from old scraps, recycled paper, leaves, which in the fall I think would be so much fun when there’s so many different colors. And basically all you need is a hole punch, shape cutters, colored leaves, colored paper, old magazines etc. Cool way to make your own confetti and save the earth.I give this five stars because it’s very well done. Definitely easy for kids to understand. Lots of activities. A great way to introduce kids to stop throwing everything away and instead reusing items.

I was hoping there would be some projects in here my students could do, but there really aren't. I think for a parent to get for their child it would be good, but definitely not good for a classroom. I also think you could probably just find as good or better ideas on the internet but it is nice to have the kids flip through the book and look at the pictures.

“Zero Waste Kids” is an exciting book for children to learn in a fun and entertaining way about caring for earth. Inspired by internationally acclaimed environmental activist, humanitarian, and adventurer Rob Greenfield, Zero Waste Kids teaches through illustrated projects and activities how to reduce, reuse, and recycle at home, at school, and in your community. Who doesn't want to conduct a household trash audit? Or compost food scraps?Some of the topics are community activism, nature, crafts, food, gardening, composting and zero-waste.All projects are hands on and doable. And they are fun! They include:Conduct a household trash audit to discover who throws away what and why.Swap disposable shopping bags and lunch boxes for reusable, zero-waste options.Compost your food scraps and grow your own food.Make natural-dye play dough, leaf prints, and more.This is a great addition to a home or school Library.

Kids are the future. As simple as that. If we truly want to see meaningful change in our world, we need to start with our youth. Education is the key and making our children aware of the problems we are facing as a society but most importantly the solutions for these problems, will be what will create the biggest impact in our world.I cannot recommend this book enough, it's completely different to anything I have encountered before as an educator and a mom. I would recommend this for either home or school for parents to use with their kids and/or for teachers to use in their classrooms. I loved the illustrations and the activities and instructions were very easy to read and follow, even for the younger learners.I enjoyed how this book and activities were divided and how different some of them were, some being new to me.Perfect addition to personal and school libraries and a great way to help create some conscience and care and celebrate Earth.

Protecting the world God has given us is important. Rob Greenfield shares 35 activities which help us to be good stewards of the Earth. Greenfield has divided his activities into six chapters - Crafts, Food, Gardening, Nature, Zero-Waste Activities, and Making a Difference in Your Community. There are so many activities in this book that would be great for classroom projects or even homeschool projects. Many in the younger generations care about the environment and sustainable living. Zero Waste Kids will help parents and educators raise up a new generation of those who care about the earth and provide ways for them to care for it.Zero Waste Kids contains many projects that elementary and middle school students can do on their own. There are also some great ideas that could become part of a maker space.I received Zero Waste Kids as part of the Amazon Vine program. This is my honest review.