Go Green tips for August 24th

Gotta tip you want to share with Sarah and the Go Green Ride at Five? Email her: sarah@921wvtk.com!

Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Tuesday, August 24th:


• Sending that kid off to college? I’m sure you’ve made sure they have everything they could possibly need to accessorize that dorm room, but did you give them their own reusable shopping bags? Afterall, they’ll be doing their own shopping from now on!
• Another must have dorm room essential? A power strip for the computer, reading lamp and hair drier. Encourage them to switch it off when they leave their room!

I found the coolest eco-friendly arts and crafts websites the other day. I’ve always encouraged by daughter’s artistic side, which in my opinion is substantial, but I’m biased, you realize. Anyway, I’m constantly on the lookout for greener craft supplies. Things we take for granted like colored pencils, glue or even construction paper or fabrics can now be found in eco-friendly versions. How are they eco-friendly? Well, take, for example, felt. It’s one of my favorite materials because it’s so versatile. But it’s also made of plastic. So, I look for felt that’s made out of recycled plastic like soda bottles. It’s called eco-fi felt and you can find it online in a couple of places and inexpensively. Try joggles.com or feltorama.com to make all of your eco friendly felting dreams come true! Okay, maybe they’re just my dreams. Anyway, both of those sites have a ton of green craft supplies and ideas. You might also try stubbypencilstudio.com. This is a habit we’d like our children to learn, but it’s up to us to set the example. The old “Do as I say, don’t do as I do” doesn’t hold the filtered water anymore. Green is the way on the Go Green Ride at Five on 92.1 WVTK!