A group of young girls in Long Island City, Queens, have embarked on a fun and very artistic green project. The tweens, mostly aged 12, have taken old bicycle parts and have transformed them into jewelry – like bracelets, and charms. The girls participating in this project have been attending the recycling activities at the the Green Girls summer institute run by the City Parks Foundation which is held in conjunction with Recycle-A-Bicycle. Kudos to these two organizations for coming up with such a creative way to get kids and their community, thinking about recycling and being green. “I feel good about helping the environment. This is where we live,…
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Cruz Storypad is a $149 Android Powered Color ebook Reader for Kids
Today Velocity Micro announced three great new affordable color ebook readers that are running Android, But what we’re particular excited about is their $149 Cruz StoryPad aimed at children. This ereader packs in a simple touch friendly interface, inside of a drop resistant package with a 7” 4:3 800×600 full color touch screen display. The device can also playback videos, audio, it comes preloaded with audio book content and is able to read classic stories to children as they follow along. Cruz StoryPad will come in pink, blue and green and will include an SD card slot for additional storage.
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Singing Kero Clock Features a Dancing Frog Duet
There is something about those little green guys that make frogs ever so lovable. Put two of them together, have them singing a duet, and somehow you have a formula for an adorable alarm clock. So instead of waking up to an annoying alarm buzz, you can be woken up to one of two alternating songs sung by this special duo. Not only will these frogs sing – but they’ll even dance. Below them the digital clock displays time, and it also features a digital calendar, with a day display.
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Dr Fresh Spider-Man Light Up Toothbrush and Eco-Fly Will Make Kids not Want to Stop Brushing
These toothbrushes are bound to give the Hasbro Tooth Tunes a run for their money. Till only recently had I heard of Dr Fresh’s Firefly collection of kiddie focused toothbrushes that light up and make sounds. Their latest ones are the Spider-Man Light up Toothbrush and EcoFly. The Spider-Man toothbrush handle is extremely detailed, and combined with the light-up timer feature of 60 seconds, it will guarantee your kids have a thorough brushing. Spider-Man will also alert when you when the battery has goes dead after three months – it will not light up anymore. The EcoFly toothbrush is the first “rappin’”, recyclable, eco-conscious toothbrush for kids. A musical timer…
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New Science Kits Get Kids Involved with Modern Day Issues
Thames & Kosmos has come out with a whole bunch of new science kits, 4 of which are centered around environmental issues. All of these kits are a great way to get kids thinking about being green. Each kit comes with everything you need to experiment and learn about pressing environmental issues from Global Warming to experimenting with Fuel Cells. Power House Green Essentials Edition Now children ages ten and up can learn about the timely issues of alternative energy and sustainable living, by conducting 30 experiments and building ten energy-related models: the power house itself, a greenhouse, a solar cell array, a passive solar collector, a solar oven, an…
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Teach Your Kids to Think Green by Making Solar Robots with OWIKits
I’m not much into robots but apparently companies think enhancing in the inner Frankenstein is something endearing. OWIKits teach the basics of robotics, electronics, and solar energy. The kits come in four levels of difficulty and feature a wide array of things kids can build from cars to bugs. The Mini-Solar building kits teach children the benefits of solar energy while they create a toy that is both fun to play with and requires no batteries. The 6 in 1 Educational Solar Kit is designed to teach how solar power is used to operate a small engine. There are 21 snap together parts to build six different models: airboat, car,…
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GreenToys Offers Planet Friendly Toys
GreenToys.com is a new company that sells only green friendly products. All of their toys are constructed from recycled plastic and other environmentally friendly materials, so you can purchase a toy from them and feel good about it at the same time. None of their toys are quite gadgets, but there is a good selection including a very appropriate recycling truck, a tea set, a saucer, an indoor gardening kit, a tool set, a dump truck, a sand play set, a jump rope and a cookware and dining set.
