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2:17minutes

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Numération : Décomposition d'une quantité

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Numération : Décomposition d'une quantité

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2-5 ans
4:31 minutes

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Numération : Décomposition d'une quantité

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Petit Ours Brun - Petit Ours Brun va à la piscine

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Petit Ours Brun - Petit Ours Brun va à la piscine

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2-5 ans
3:02

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Petit Ours Brun - Petit Ours Brun va à la piscine

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Histoire pour enfants : Boucle d'or et les 3 ours

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Histoire pour enfants : Boucle d'or et les 3 ours

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2-6 ans
6:07 minutes

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Titounis - Comptine bébé - Chanson enfant

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Histoire pour enfants : Boucle d'or et les 3 ours

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2-5 ans
3:03

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La moufle - Histoire racontee par Florence Desnouveaux

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La moufle - Histoire racontee par Florence Desnouveaux

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Ages: 3-6
Read aloud story in French
6:33 minutes

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Didier Jeunesse - Des comptines et des histoires

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La moufle - Histoire racontée par Florence Desnouveaux

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2-5 ans
2:00

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Titounis - Comptine bébé - Chanson enfant

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Apprendre les chiffres en s'amusant (francais)

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apprendre les couleurs
2-5 ans
2:11

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Titounis - Comptine bébé - Chanson enfant

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Apprendre les couleurs en s'amusant (Francais)

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A resource to discover new books in French

Good for parents to discover new French resources. Perfect for expats and francophones around the world.

All Ages
0:31 minutes
French

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NYC Well (resources, connection to therapy, crisis management): https://nycwell.cityofnewyork.us/
Free DBT treatment: DBT Crisis Skills
Therapist with reduced rate during this time: Stephanie Kelleher (skelleherlcsw@gmail.com)
Online Therapy: https://www.online-therapy.com/
Better Help: https://www.betterhelp.com/
Seven Cups: https://www.7cups.com/online-therapy/
Peer Support (NOT licensed therapists): https://www.supportgroupscentral.com/
TalkSpace: https://www.talkspace.com/
Specific coronavirus free resources: https://www.talkspace.com/blog/coronavirus/
Free meditation (separate categories for healthcare professionals, educators, sleep, etc): https://www.headspace.com/
Free movement resources:
Exhale to Inhale: A Space to Breathe - our New Online Community.
Sputnick Yoga: https://www.instagram.com/sputnikyoga/

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3:48 minutes

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Apprendre les animaux de la ferme - Apprendre le Français

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5:41 minutes

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apprendre les fruits et les légumes en français

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apprendre les fruits et les légumes en français

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apprendre les fruits et les légumes en français

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age 2-6
3:19 minutes

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Colors Cars Children French - Learning French Colors

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Colors Cars Children French - Learning French Colors

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1:52 minutes

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BEGINNER FLEXIBILITY ROUTINE (Stretches for the Inflexible)

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Wayne Dyer - Moses Code Meditation I AM THAT, I AM - NO AD BREAKS

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Herbal teas for family and 7 tips
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Herbal Teas/ Natural Remedies for The Entire Family/My 7 picks

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Something is growing in Lulu Vroumette's garden. Click on the link below to discover what it is.

Good for learning/reviewing the lifecycle of a butterfly and explaining that there are things that are too important to bet.

Ages 4-7
12:45 minutes
French

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Lulu Vroumette - Mystère et carapace (EP.1)

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Age 3-6
3:22 minutes

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la récré des ptits loups - Comptines & Docus

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Pourquoi l'abeille fait du miel ? 🐝 Documentaire animalier pour enfant de maternelle

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I love this video because it teaches beginners the very basic information needed for watercolor painting plus it is silent!!!

Ages 4.5-99
5.47 minutes
Silent

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Watercolor Painting Techniques Do's & Don'ts for Beginners

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Here is a more complete video tutorial on 13/14 different watercolor techniques that you can experiment with during the break. It is intended for a mature audience but really well made and easy to follow. Just make sure you have all the supplies listed before you start.

Ages 4.5-99
10:41 minutes
English

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Ages 5-8
Tutorial
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I love painting with watercolors and so do my kids! These 5 watercolor techniques for kids are some of my favorites and are so easy for kids of all ages, even preschoolers can give these a try. They are easy to use and produce such unique and beautiful results.

All of these techniques can be used as process art ideas, let kids create and experiment with no finished project in mind. Or you can try some of the projects that we have done using these methods. Check out my awesome watercolor painting for kids post for more fun and creative ideas kids will love!

Mixing Watercolor Paint

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We generally use a watercolor pan set when we do our projects. I like the vibrant colors of this brand especially, these paints last a long time and are fairly cost-effective. We have been using this same set for a while, and there is still a lot of paint left.

I know that some people love to use liquid watercolors for their projects, we have not used them before but it's on my list to try. You can also use watercolor tubes in the same way.

Preparing your watercolors is super easy, you need water, a watercolor palette and of course your paints and paintbrushes.

Drop some clean water into your palette for each color you want to mix. Start off with just a small amount of water, you can always add more. Start to add your watercolor to the water in your palette.

I like to keep some scrap paper handy to test out the colors. Most of the time, you want to make your colors a bit darker than you need, they will dry lighter especially if you are using a wet on wet technique.

If you need a really dark color, you can use it straight from the set without adding any extra water.

Reasons to use real watercolor paper

We use student grade 140lb watercolor paper mostly, it's cost effective and works well. Watercolor paper is designed to hold and absorb water without the paper wrinkling or tearing and the paint just soaks in and stays vibrant. If you have ever used watercolor paper for a project it is hard to go back to regular paper!

Some of my Favorite Watercolor Supplies

5 Easy Watercolor Techniques for Kids

Wet on Wet Technique

This is probably the easiest and most common watercolor technique for kids to try and can easily be done by younger kids. It is also the base for building on some of the other techniques so it's a good one to try first.

Basically, you paint your watercolors onto wet paper and as the paper dries, the paint mixes and creates beautiful unique patterns. The number of colors you use for this technique is up to you, try using 2 or 3 to start.

1. First, mix your paint in your palette. Remember to test your colors on scrap paper to make sure they are dark enough.

2. Next, tape your paper down to a wooden board using painters tape. You can use scrap wood (some hardware stores will give you scraps for free) or some art supply stores carry them. This helps to keep the paper from sliding all over when painting (which can be frustrating for kids), creates a nice border around the finished painting and also helps the paper dry flat.

3. Using a flat brush, paint your entire paper with clean water. You don't want the paper to be soaking if you find it too wet, you can dab it with some paper towels.
Related: How to Make a Beautiful Watercolor Flower Painting
4. Start to paint your paper, using one color at a time. Kids can experiment with painting in different ways, they can dab the paint on or paint in long brushstrokes across their paper like in the example above.

Remind them to not mix the paint together on their paper or the colors will get muddy. Make sure that kids wash their brush in between colors. As the paint dries, the colors will mix together and create beautiful and unique patterns.

If you are wanting your paper to dry faster, you can always use a hairdryer to help.

We use this watercolor technique a lot, often combined with other methods. You can see this technique in action in our Fall Leaf Painting with Watercolors and Glitter and our Unique Watercolor Bookmarks.

Using Salt with Watercolors

This is a fun one! The salt can create some really interesting patterns as your paper dries. You use the wet on wet technique first and then sprinkle on your salt while your paper is still wet.

We have tried regular table salt and coarse salt and the coarse salt is by far our favorite!

1. First, paint your watercolor paper using the wet on wet technique.

2. While your painting is still wet, sprinkle salt onto your painting. Let kids experiment with where to put their salt and how much to use. Try out table salt and coarse salt to see the different patterns each makes.

3. Let your painting dry completely before brushing the salt off. This can be messy! I like to take our paintings outside to do this, or you can brush the salt into the sink.

We use this salt technique a lot in our watercolor projects, I love the salt patterns in our Monet Water Lilies Art Project for Kids and in this Snowflake Watercolor Winter Art.

Spatter or Splatter Painting

Some people call this technique spattering, others call it splatter painting, however you say it kids will love to do it! It's a super fun watercolor technique that can add interest to any art project. You can use 1 color or multiple colors, there are no rules.

1. Choose a watercolor project you would like to add some spatter painting to, you can use a painting with the wet on wet technique, or with the salt technique, it's up to you. Or just a plain piece of watercolor paper is fine to start!

2. You generally want to mix your colors on the darker side. In the example above, we used a dark green and a gold color.

You can do spatter painting on paper that is wet or dry, each one will give you a different effect. If your paper is wet, the paint will soak in more, spread out a bit, giving it a softer effect.

3. Hold your paintbrush in one hand and with your first two fingers on your other hand tap your paintbrush across your paper, creating a spatter effect. Get more paint on your brush and try again. Keep going until you like how your painting looks.

This is a great technique to paint snow, which you can see here in our Northern Lights Watercolor Painting for Kids.

Sticker Resist Watercolor Technique for Kids

This is probably my kid's favorite watercolor technique. There are so many fun possibilities with different shapes and sizes of stickers, you can't go wrong with this painting idea!

1. Get your stickers, paper, and paints ready. I like to use simple shapes for this technique. Remember, it will just be the silhouette shape that's on your painting so you don't want anything complicated.

2. Place your stickers on your paper, pressing down firmly.

3. Paint your paper with your watercolors, we used a wet on wet technique with 3 colors for our example.

4. Let your painting dry completely. Take your stickers off to reveal your amazing design underneath!

You can see how we used this technique in these Sticker Resist Watercolor Valentine Bookmarks. And I just love how this Watercolor Easter Egg Art with Stickers turned out. We have also done an oil pastel resist technique with these Surprise Ghost Paintings.

Using Plastic Wrap with Watercolors

Another simple technique that results in gorgeous patterns and textures in your painting!

1. First, mix up your paints, get your paper ready and have some plastic wrap handy. You can use 1 or more colors for this project, I think using at least 2 gives a nice effect.

2. Next, paint your paper using the wet on wet technique.

3. While your painting is still wet, place some plastic wrap onto the paper. Move it around a bit to create some interesting texture, you don't want it flat against the paper.

You can see in the example above that the wet paint pools underneath the plastic wrap, this will create some really cool and interesting patterns

4. Wait for your painting to dry completely before taking the plastic wrap off underneath to reveal your beautiful painting!

I love the textured effect of this watercolor method, the lines and streaks it creates across the paper give it a structured look, which is a bit different than the softer feel of using salt or just a wet on wet approach

We used this technique for our 3D Flower Mother's Day Cards as you can see in the example above.

These 5 watercolor techniques for kids are simple to do, but so fun and engaging for kids to create and explore! I hope you have a chance to try a few out. I would love to hear about your favorite technique that you have tried.

We love creating and exploring with different art supplies and techniques. If you are looking for more art projects to try, take a look at our ultimate collection of amazing art projects for kids!

More painting ideas kids will love

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5 Easy Watercolor Techniques for Kids That Produce Fantastic Results

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These easy watercolor techniques for kids are perfect for all ages and offer endless possibilities for creativity and fun.

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Elle descend de la montagne - Les chansons de Pinpin et Lili

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ORAGES : Les sorciers ont le coup de foudre - C'est Pas Sorcier

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Let's follow Sabine and Jamie in their adventure with a real life storm hunter: Sébastien.

Ages 4-8
26:12 minutes
French

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ORAGES :  Les sorciers ont le coup de foudre - C'est Pas Sorcier

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Comment se forme un éclair ? - C'est Pas Sorcier

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What are "grains de grésil" and "cristaux"? And how do they transform a cloud into a battery
Let's find out?

Ages 4-7
2.04 minutes
French

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Comment se forme un éclair ? - C'est Pas Sorcier

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OK. This question keeps coming up, so let's learn how lightening works scientifically, shall we? ..This way you can start teaching your grown ups.

Ages 4-7
1:56
English

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Why do lightening and thunder happen? Did you know that they can happen even in your home... Click on the link below to learn more.

Ages 4-7
3:37 minutes
English

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What Causes Thunder and Lightning? | Weather Science | SciShow Kids

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Well, let's learn the difference between germs and viruses first.

Age 4-7
14:47 minutes
English

Warning: This is a long video that should probably be watched in two sittings.

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"Les Sentinelles Du Corps" this third episode in the TV series "Il Était Une Fois La Vie" explains what viruses and bacterias are as well as how the human body defends itself from them.

Good for putting the current pandemic in context.

Age 4-7
26:10 minutes
French

Warning: This is a long video that should probably be watched in two sittings.

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"La Respiration" this fifth episode in the TV series "Il Était Une Fois La Vie" explains how the air we breathe is being used in the human body.

Good for understanding how to protect one's respiratory health and the importance of maintaining high standards of air quality in the world.

Age 4-7
24:30 minutes
French

Warning: This is a long video that should probably be watched in two sittings.

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Il était une fois… la Vie 🌱- La respiration 🔬

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"Un coeur tranquille et sage" est une méditation pour continuer à s'éveiller quand on a déjà écouté "Calme Et Attentif Comme Une Grenouille" proposée par Les Éditions De L'Arène.

Ages 4.5-7
6:47 minutes
French

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Méditation guidée pour les enfants, Un cœur tranquille et sage

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"L'Éveil De La Petite Grenouille" est une initiation à la méditation proposée par Les Éditions Des Arènes.

Ages 3-5
1:33 minutes
French

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Méditation pour les tout-petits, L'éveil de la petite grenouille, dès 3 ans

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"Calme et Attentif Comme Une Grenouille" est une méditation en continuation de "L'Éveil De La Petite Grenouille" proposée par Les Éditions Des Arènes.

Ages 3-5
5:53 minutes
French

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Méditation pour les enfants, calme et attentif comme une grenouille

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(story) La chaise bleue video read-aloud (free)

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(story) La chaise bleue video read-aloud (free)

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Ages 2-6
3:45 minutes

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Une Seconde Vie Pour Nos Poubelles - C'est Pas Sorcier

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Une Seconde Vie Pour Nos Poubelles - C'est Pas Sorcier

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Sabine and Jamie sort their garbage after a party... How do they do it?

Ages 4-8
25:49 minutes
French

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A video to illustrate the lifecycle of paper.

Age 4.5-8
3.34 minutes
English

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Smurfit Kappa: How paper is made? (For Children)

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Age 4-10, 10-20mn each.  Carefully selected folktales from around the world adapted into radio plays. Each explores important issues like kindness, persistence, and generosity, and ends with an activity that inspires conversation between children and grown-ups.

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Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR's Circle Round adapts carefully-selected folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 4 to 10. Each 10- to 20-minute episode explores important issues like kindness, persistence and generosity.

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Please first watch the "Recycling for kids" video. Then draw the elements suggested in the link below. Finally you can play by sorting your drawings into at least three identifiable sorting cups in lieu of bins (one for paper, one for glass, metal and hard plastic, one for garbage).

Suggestion: as you get more comfortable with this activity, you could also add a fourth cup for the compost bin.

Ages 4-7
Tutorial
English

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As an Earth day activity or to get yourself acquainted with the recycling program in a new neighbourhood, a recycling game is a fun way to introduce kids to the basics (and complications!) of re-purposing waste.

Also check our new Recycling Games Bundle!

To me, recycling has always seemed like a large-scale sorting game for adults. Sometimes the rules can be pretty tricky, but when I get it right there is a brief sense of satisfaction, as if I have just cracked a mathematical problem. Yahoo, I put this egg carton in the right basket!

With that in mind, it only seemed logical to make recycling into a printable sorting game for kids to practice on a small scale. After all, even a toddler is capable of picking up a scrap of paper off the floor and carrying it to the bin. But what bin should he put it in? Now, that's the question!

In our previous neighbourhood, there were five different bins! If a scrap of paper happened to be gift wrapping paper after a holiday frenzy, it had to go in the garbage. Paper towel scrap went into a compost bin, and a piece of plain printing paper would go into a "grey bin" where paper waste actually belonged. Besides these three, there was also a "blue bin" for plastics and "red bin" for hazardous materials.

You can understand now why I was feeling as if I was solving a mathematical puzzle while going to throw away my garbage! It actually took us, adults, a while to memorize what goes where, and even then, after we had received a yearly recycling calendar with recycling tips, we had a few surprises, "Oh no, we have been doing egg cartons all wrong! They don't go with paper - they go with compost."

After we had moved a few months ago, it was almost a disappointment to find that our current neighbourhood only uses two official bins. Aside from plain garbage, there is a bin where all the plastic, paper and glass go. We couldn't quite bear with such a loss, so we organized our own little compost bin for garden use, as well.

Even with the reduced number of bins, recycling programs usually have a few different rules and exceptions, and simply remembering to recycle plastic, paper and glass doesn't work. For instance, broken glass should still go in the garbage, and not all the plastics are recyclable. Old-style light bulbs go in the garbage, but fluorescent light bulbs should be disposed of as hazardous materials. And while practice usually makes perfect, sitting down and playing a recycling game with kids may be a good idea to introduce them to the idea behind recycling programs and to see how well they understand the intricacies of garbage disposal.

In the game template, you will find sixty tokens with different items to dispose of and six bins. Print them on thick paper and cut them out with scissors or a circle punch. The rules of the recycling game are simple:

1. Prepare a number of bins to match the amount of bins your neighbourhood uses. For a simple version, try just two bins: household waste and recyclables.

2. Put all the tokens face down on the table.

3. Each player picks up one random token and decides which bin to place it into. Correct answers get one point, and the person with the most points at the end of the game wins.

While the game is more educational than creative and fun, something about the topic of garbage rather appeals to kids, so I got a lot of giggles from my son as he sorted through the pictures!

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The free game includes: 15 cards of items to recycle & 2 bins.

The full game includes: 60 cards of items to recycle, 6 bins, and two ways to play. 60 cards come in two variants: picture only (for children who cannot read and for the use in non-English-speaking environment) and picture + description in English. The full game also comes with a general answer key with suggested answers for every item!
You can also get the full game as a part of Recycling Games Bundle. It includes this Recycling Sorting Game, as well as Recycling Bingo Game, Recycling Scavenger Hunt and Recycling I Spy Games.
Learn about flags of the world by playing Flag Bingo!

Symmetry, insects and art - you can study all of them with this printable art prompt. Draw the missing half to make the picture complete!

Thank you for reading!

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We learned about recycling and composting early in the school year. Let's brush up. Please check the Art section for a recycling card game to play during the break.

Good for raising eco conscious children.

Ages 4-7
4:42 minutes
English

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Recycling for Kids | Recycling Plastic, Glass and Paper | Recycle Symbol | Kids Academy

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Ages 2-5
3:24 minutes

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You probably already noticed that we no longer find plastic bags in New York City's grocery stores... Here is why.

Good for (re)explaining why and introducing the equation: recycling/reducing = ocean preservation.

Ages 4.5-7
4:21 minutes
English

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What plastic does to the ocean and sea life illustrated in this short silent animation.

Good for teaching children to be/become eco responsible.

Ages 2-5
3:00 minutes
Silent

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This animation teaches who Charles Darwin was.

Good for illustrating the connection between Charles Darwin and Jane Goodall's discoveries.

Ages 4.5-7
12:54 minutes
English

Warning: should be watched in two sessions as it is a little long.

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DARWIN, THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES KIDS STORY

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Jane Goodall was the first female scientist to study chimpanzees. This ad summarizes who she is and what her life is about.

Good for introducing the idea of evolution and conservation.

Ages 5-99
2:13 minutes
English

Warning: The content of this ad is a little sad. It talks about the death of a chimp.

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Dr. Jane Goodall Teaches Conservation | Official Trailer | MasterClass

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The first female scientist to study chimpanzees and spread the word about saving their environment.

Good for presenting up-stander Jane Goodall.

Ages 4.5-7
5:11minutes
English

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AGE 2-5
2:30 minutes
French subtitles

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Le Monde d'Hugo - Mon petit lapin a bien du chagrin

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A fun way to use eggshell as seed starter pots.
Ages 2-5

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You can start seeds in almost anything these days... peat pots, seed trays, toilet paper rolls, newspaper rolls, paper towels, perlite, vermiculite, or even that good old-fashioned thing called the ground.

But have you tried starting seeds in eggshells?

It almost seems like an urban myth, with rumors that it's possible, but little proof of people who have actually done it successfully.

Well, I can say with absolute certainty that it works, it's ridiculously easy, and yes, it's even practical. It's also a fun way to save money and repurpose kitchen scraps before they go in the compost heap.

Another thing: kids love this activity. It's crafty yet constructive, and it won't turn into another one of those artistic masterpieces you need to figure out what to do with.

If your kids are curious about gardening, starting seeds in eggshells is a good way to teach them how to plant and water seeds so they can nurture their very own garden.

Make it themed (maybe a pizza garden with tomato, pepper, and basil seeds?) and get them excited about growing their food!

Related: Know When to Grow: A Planting Calendar for Your Garden

While you can't feasibly start a whole season of vegetable seedlings in eggshells, it's perfect if you just want to start a few herbs or flowers indoors and you have limited space in your house.

Small seeds work best. Don't try to tuck a bean or squash seed in there - the seedling will outgrow its eggshell "pot" too quickly.

An egg carton fits perfectly on a small windowsill, and by the time you're ready to transplant the seedlings, everything goes back into the earth by way of planting, composting, or recycling.

How to Start Seeds in Eggshells

Gather your cracked eggshells.

Fill each eggshell with seed starting mix.

Keep your seed starting mix moist.

After your seedling develops its first set of true leaves (these are actually the second set of leaves to appear, after the cotyledons - learn more about seedling anatomy here), you can transplant the seedling into a larger container, or directly in your garden after a period of hardening them off.

Related: Leggy Seedlings: What Causes Them and How to Correct Them

To transplant, gently crush the shell with your fingers and remove a few shards around the bottom. You can plant the whole thing this way, and the eggshell will decompose in the soil, feeding extra nutrients to your seedling.

Tear apart the egg carton and toss it into your compost pile, or add it to your recycling bin.

Then... start your next batch of seeds with your next empty egg carton!
This post updated from an article that originally appeared on August 3, 2011.
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