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Primary school pupils at South Wales school make palm oil-free soap to help save the orangutans

Primary school pupils in South Wales are making palm oil-free soap to sell at an indoor market in an effort to help save the orangutans. Year Five pupils at George Street Primary School in Pontypool, who have been learning about the rainforest and deforestation, chose to make and sell palm oil-free soap as part of a project for Torfaen Enterprise Week. Every year a number … Continue reading Primary school pupils at South Wales school make palm oil-free soap to help save the orangutans

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Kids, Style

Kids join forces with circular brand, W.R. Yuma, to co-create sunglasses made from river plastic

Sustainable sunglasses brand W.R. Yuma has teamed up with a bunch of kids from Antwerp to “co-create the world’s first sunglasses from river plastic”. The startup, which makes sunglasses from old fridges, car dashboards and PET bottles using 3D printing technology, were keen to collaborate with kids playgroup Stormkop – an experimental playground for children located in an old shipyard near Antwerp – who go … Continue reading Kids join forces with circular brand, W.R. Yuma, to co-create sunglasses made from river plastic

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Aberdeen schoolchildren create miniature gardens while learning about sustainability

Aberdeen schoolchildren have been building gardens in cardboard boxes while learning about sustainability. The gardening workshop, held on 30 May as part of the Sustainable Development Goals Conference, offered the chance for pupils and teachers from all over Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire to experience creating their own small gardens. The project was led by One Seed Forward – a community growing initiative that encourages schools, community … Continue reading Aberdeen schoolchildren create miniature gardens while learning about sustainability

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Marie Kondo brings KonMari magic to kids and parents in forthcoming children’s story book

Tidying expert Marie Kondo has helped people to transform their cluttered homes into spaces of serenity and harmony. Now the expert is lending a helping hand to parents and children with a children’s story book. Inspired by Marie Kondo’s KonMari method, Kiki and Jax: The Life-Changing Magic of Friendship tells the story of two best friends who couldn’t be more different: Kiki is a collector … Continue reading Marie Kondo brings KonMari magic to kids and parents in forthcoming children’s story book

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Children’s Garden opens at Kew Gardens helping kids to learn about what plants need to grow

A new Children’s Garden, which provides an interactive space for kids to learn about the elements and everything a plant needs to grow, is opening at Kew Gardens this weekend [Saturday 18 May]. The garden, set in a natural setting the size of 40 tennis courts wrapped around a 200-year-old oak in the centre, is a space for kids aged 2-12 to learn about the … Continue reading Children’s Garden opens at Kew Gardens helping kids to learn about what plants need to grow

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Design & Architecture, Kids

VAC Library: Open library becomes learning centre for children in Hanoi to learn about urban farming

An open library-come-city farm-come-kids playground is providing a way for kids in Hanoi, Vietnam to learn about self-sustaining ecosystems and urban farming. VAC Library is a large wooden climbing frame with various cubicles filled with books. The large wooden structure also houses an integrated production system that is designed to teach kids about sustainable food production. It uses solar-powered aquaponics to keep vegetables and koi carp. … Continue reading VAC Library: Open library becomes learning centre for children in Hanoi to learn about urban farming

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Edible Schoolyard NYC: Transforming children’s relationship with food through gardening and cooking

Edible Schoolyard NYC is helping to transform children’s relationship with food by implementing a programme that promotes gardening, cooking, and eating together into schools’ everyday curriculums. Through hands-on cooking and gardening education, students are encouraged to make real connections to what they are growing and eating, empowering them to develop healthy habits. Edible Schoolyard NYC partners with public schools in New York City. Its mission … Continue reading Edible Schoolyard NYC: Transforming children’s relationship with food through gardening and cooking

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Kids, Solutions & Innovations

Bookseller gives away free books to children in Italy who bring plastic bottles and cans to recycle

A Southern Italy-based bookseller is encouraging children to read while doing something for the environment by offering free books to those who bring him one plastic bottle and one aluminum can to recycle. Michele Gentile, who founded the Ex Libris Cafe bookshop in Polla, a small town near Salerno, told CNN his goal is to spread passion for books and a love for reading among those … Continue reading Bookseller gives away free books to children in Italy who bring plastic bottles and cans to recycle

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Homes & Gardens, Kids

Big Green’s Learning Gardens helping to build a healthier future for kids in the US

Big Green is building Learning Gardens in low-income schools across the US, in efforts to build a healthier future for kids. Learning Gardens teach children an understanding of food, healthy eating, and garden skills through experiential learning and garden-based education that tie into existing school curriculum, such as math, science, and literacy. Part-playground, part-outdoor classroom, the learning gardens serve as spaces where students learn about … Continue reading Big Green’s Learning Gardens helping to build a healthier future for kids in the US

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Environment, Kids

MicroActivist Connor Berryhill inspiring kids to help protect the oceans

Eleven-year-old Connor Berryhill is on a mission to connect youth with the world’s oceans, creating “the next generation of ocean warriors”. The young native of San Diego, California was only 5-years-old when an underwater encounter with an endangered monk seal in Kauai set him on a path to take care of the world’s most vulnerable creatures. Now 11, Connor Berryhill has taken his small-scale activism big and … Continue reading MicroActivist Connor Berryhill inspiring kids to help protect the oceans

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