With Earth Day coming up, it's a perfect time to see how you can be green and help the environment. It can be tricky, but read about how 3 eco-friendly moms live green.

ParentsCanada offers tips and tricks to teach your kids about preserving the environment and environmentally-friendly parenting.

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Celebrate Earth Day and let your kids do the 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) themselves with these cool craft ideas.

Cereal box wall safe Jean backpack Funky pencil holder Toss, skip and jump games Leprechaun hat table favour Magnetic picture frame Paper mache bowl Paper beads Peanut butter piggy bank

Food

Leave a smaller ecological footprint by eating less meat and throwing out less trash. Here are a few ideas to pack your kid a greener lunch that's good for both the environment and your kids. (They taste great too.)

How to build a greener lunch Classic biscuits Basic frittata Free-for-all curry Roasted vegetable tomato sauce Sloppy Joes