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Reading “Eco Boys and Girls” Together and Homemade Butterfly Garden Tutorial!

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April 11, 2016 Carlee at Fun Learning Life 7 Comments

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #EcoBoysAndGirls #CollectiveBias

Homemade Cardboard Butterfly Garden Tutorial!

We are a family that recycles, watches our water consumption, and overall tries to take daily steps to protect our environment.

I have discussed ways to conserve with my children and they have been ready and willing to participate. We have also upcycled plenty of items including milk jugs, egg cartons, and even spaghetti jars.

Eco Boys and Girls Book Series at the iTunes Store

When I heard about a series of books available on iTunes called Eco Boys and Girls, I was excited to learn more and check them out with my kiddos.

After seeing these stories created for children ages PreK – 3rd grade and what they were about, I was inspired to create a Homemade Butterfly Garden with my children. We really had a lot of fun.

Buying Eco Boys and Girls at the iTunes Store

Written by Maria Snyder, the Eco Boys and Girls series was created to encourage good citizenship and engage youth and families around the world to be aware of, involved with, and connected to each other and the environment.

With five characters: Ernie Earth, Lulu Love, Patsy Peace, Ray Recycle, and Sammy Sun, these 6 iBooks empower kids to learn about conservation and explore creative new ways to protect the Earth.

Eco Boys and Girls Books purchased from the iTunes Store

Eco Boys and Girls motivate reading through interactive pages and vibrantly colored characters, as well as keeps a child’s interest with meaningful subjects that promote harmony. They are both educational and child friendly, and are available for $5.99 each. To view the books you will need to have an iPad with iBook 2 or later and iOS 5 or later, or an iPhone with iOS 8.4 or later, or a Mac with OS X 10.9 or later.

In addition, you can feel great about the material you are sharing with your children, because Eco Boys and Girls have been developed with STEM, UN Sustainable Development Goals, and Peace & Justice curricula. Plus, they are working with leading organizations in education, science and the environment including the National Education Association and Association of Children’s Museums.

Reading Eco Boys and Girls on the iPad

Check out our ecofriendly craft and activity below! Just like Ray Recycle we repurposed an item in order to help the environment.

How To Make a Compostible Homemade Butterfly Garden!

What you will need:

– Cardboard Box

– Soil

– Plants

– Markers or Crayons

– Construction Paper

– Scissors

– Glue

Optional: Craft Sticks

Decorating a cardboard planter

Directions:

First start with a Cardboard box and remove any tape. If needed, glue the bottom together. Tip: If you glue it, weigh the inside down with a book until it sets.

Then, allow your children to decorate the box with markers, crayons, or gluing on construction paper designs. Next, add soil to the box filling it up as close as you can to the top.

Adding plants and sticks to cardboard planter

Then add your plants. We decided to go with flowering herbs in one box and flowers in another. Optional: Create labels for the flowers with Popsicle AKA Crafting Sticks.

With the new soil and compostable material, the theory is you will have a container that will house and eventually disintegrate to feed your new plants.

Compostable Cardboard Butterfly Garden Tutorial!

To finish, you can either place this in the spot that you would like to plant it, or go ahead and dig the hole to place it directly in the ground. Since I wasn’t sure where my boxes would eventually end up, I placed a piece of wood underneath large enough to support the bottom for the short term.

Of course the best part of this process was watching my kids read together and seeing them take the messages seriously. I asked them why we would turn a Cardboard box into a planter. They said, “because it will eventually break down and feed the plants, and the plants feed the bees and butterflies”. I love that they totally get it!

Eco Boys and Girls Plant An Urban Garden Book

What initiative have you taken to help the environment around your home? Which Eco Boys and Girls Book would your family want to read first?

To learn more about this series and to purchase the books, visit the iTunes store and search for ecoboysandgirls.

I hope your family enjoys reading these stories together, and get inspiration to create your own Homemade Butterfly Garden.

Carlee @ FLL

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Comments

  1. Daisy says

    April 11, 2016 at 1:43 pm

    This is such a cute idea. My little boy would love it. We love eco-friendly books because it fits our lifestyle. Plus, my son is obsessed with nature and the environment at this age.
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  2. Erika says

    April 12, 2016 at 8:52 am

    I love the idea of getting kids interested in their environment. The box you made is adorable and perfect for planting!
    Reply
  3. Rosey says

    April 12, 2016 at 4:37 pm

    My son lovess to plant flowers and watch them grow. Last year we put Snapdragons in and the bumble bees came in droves. So cool!
    Reply
  4. William Sweeney says

    April 12, 2016 at 6:14 pm

    I had not heard of this before! I know my youngest would love a butterfly garden and growing plants as well.
    Reply
  5. Tori Gabriel says

    April 13, 2016 at 5:05 am

    I love the names of the characters and the butterfly garden is such a cute idea. My eldest loves butterflies (she calls them but buts).
    Reply
  6. Ashley S says

    April 13, 2016 at 10:48 am

    What a cool idea! My son would get a kick out of this.
    Reply
  7. Michelle says

    April 13, 2016 at 11:23 pm

    What a cool idea to create a butterfly garden that you can move around and plant later. My kids would love this! #client
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