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    Going Green

    This activity gives children ideas on different ways they can help to save the environment.

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    Going Green

    This is an excellent activity for teaching children the importance of conserving water.

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    Going Green

    This activity teaches children how to make a compost pile and how to recycle.

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    Going Green

    Let your child select a designated number of seed packets after you have sketched out a garden plan.

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    Going Green

    The key to a healthy garden is good soil, and the best way to improve soil is with compost.

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    Going Green

    Strawberries are easy to grow, delicious to eat, and the plant bears fruit for years.

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    Going Green

    Your child can learn how to grow seedlings indoors, then transplant them outside.

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    Going Green

    Follow the easy instructions in this activity, and you can have your own bountiful pumpkin harvest!

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    Going Green

    Follow these instructions for growing lemons, oranges, grapefruits, and potatoes with your child.

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    Going Green

    Indoor herb gardening is easy and fun, and in two to four weeks, you can have great results!

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    Going Green

    Plant tomatoes early in the growing season, about two or three weeks after the last frost.

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    Going Green

    Teach your children about the environment and conservation while turning your home into a "green house"!

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    Going Green

    It's easy to teach your children to care for the environment with these environmental outdoor education activities!

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    Going Green
    By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

    Get the latest energy-busting tips with these environmental education activities.

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    Going Green
    By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

    With these environmental outdoor education activities you can teach your child about the three R's -- reduce, reuse, and recycle!

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    Going Green
    By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

    Get the facts about energy. Go on a power trip!

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    Going Green
    By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

    Take a tour of a wastewater treatment plant.

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    Going Green
    By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

    Hop aboard the garbage truck and find out what happens to all of that junk!

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