Green Valentines

Valentines Day is coming. Just a few short days and our children will be coming home from school with loads of cards and candy. I'd like to suggest just a few simple ways of making your Valentine's a little bit greener.

1. Instead of buying paper cards, see what you have at home. Get creative with old card stock you've previously used and aren't using anymore.

2. Bake homemade treats instead of cards or boxed candies.

3. If you're really brave, go ahead and make homemade recycled paper with scraps at your house. There are numerous places you can find recipes for this. Make Stuff.com offers a recipe. I haven't tried this one, so I don't know how great it is, but it's worth a shot and a fun activity for the kids!

4. Print small notes, 20 to a sheet, with a short message from your child on the computer and stick it to a sucker as an easy way to save paper in the process.

5. Recycle your old magazines to make cute messages. This project is for older kids, but it's a fun one. Lay a strip of clear packing tape down, cut small clippings from old magazines, laying each piece along the tape to create a fun message. Then, lay another strip of tape on top of that, trim the ends, and you've got a fun message that used your old magazines.

Have a Happy and Greener Valentines Day!

Some ideas were retrieved from The Green Guide where you can find more ideas like this!