As a parent, there’s one day of
the year you wake early like a sugar-addled child on Christmas. You bounce
around the house with 30 fluffy puppies-worth of skittering joy. This is the
day your kids go back to school. You bound into your children’s’ rooms, honking
an air horn not only to rouse the little buggers but to celebrate this momentous
occasion. While they slump over limp with sleep crusted eyes, you cram them
into clothes and catapult them out the door. Oh joy, the kids are back in
school!
Hold up, chief. You gotta get
them prepared first, and if you have to buy them a ton of new gear why not try
to green your shopping (and maybe save a buck or two). Besides the best thing
you can do for the earth is to pass along sustainable practices to your kids.
So before they start their math and English lessons, give ‘em a green lesson.
Think
inside the box. Ditch the brown bag and send the lil’ shavers
off the school with a reusable lunch box. And to get your child stoked about
it, get a box that features one of their favorite animated characters, like
Alf. Kids love the Alf still, right?
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