Build a DIY Milk Carton Bird Feeder

Upcycling is for the birds! BY ANDREA KOEHLE JONES, EcoParent Magazine, 08 APRIL, 2025 A milk carton is more than just a container for milk—especially for the birds! It’s surprising how many end up in landfills, but with a bit of resourcefulness and creativity, kids can turn them into something amazing in … Read more

Students Bring Wish Trees to Life—And You Can Too!

Your Students Can Create Their Own Wish Trees, Inspired by Beloved Children’s Book Even with all the challenges in the world today, the future shines brilliantly when you see the creativity and hope reflected in these school projects! Students at a Toronto school took part in a ChariTree Foundation environmental … Read more

Coming soon: my latest article in EcoParent Magazine

I’m so excited to share that my newest article will be featured in the upcoming EcoParent Magazine — and this issue’s theme is Parenting through Eco Crisis! 💚🌎 Stay tuned for fun ideas on outdoor learning, connecting kids with nature, and simple ways to embrace sustainable living as a family. … Read more

Let’s Help Bring Learning Outside

The ChariTree Foundation is helping bring learning outside * Due to huge demand, the latest ChariTree Foundation outdoor classroom funding opportunity has now closed. Follow on Twitter @Love_Trees or check The ChariTree Foundation website to see when the 2025 round of funding will open. The ChariTree Foundation has expanded its climate education mandate by helping schools and children’s … Read more

Around the World and Back Again…

Andrea just returned from UN biodiversity meetings in Nairobi, visiting an orphanage in southern Kenya that The ChariTree Foundation first partnered to support environmental education with in 2011, and attending the UNICEF Leading Minds think tank in Florence to discuss climate change solutions for kids. She is also querying a … Read more

Earth Day Printables for Little Tree Planters

Planting a tree is already such a fun project for children, and now you can take it a step further and turn it into a little party! The ChariTree Foundation worked on this darling project with Chickabug in an effort to get more children outdoors to plant their first tree. … Read more

Discover the Best 24 Earth Day Books for Children | Earth Day 2024

Are you searching for the ideal book to celebrate Earth Day with your children and teach them about preserving the environment? Look no further! Author and Children’s environmental education advocate and author, Andrea Koehle Jones, has curated a list of her top 24 fun and inspiring fiction and nonfiction books worth exploring with your kids on Earth Day and every day.