For many kids, riding their bike to the playground and playing sports in the backyard have given way to watching television, playing video games and spending hours online.

EnviroKids wants to get the kids outside and active this summer, so we have put together the “Off the Couch” fun and games handbook. The book is filled with fun and educational crafts, activities, experiments and games that will keep them busy and at the same time learning about the world around them.

As with our Earth Day program, the kids learn a lot about the environment. Children have an intuitive fascination with nature and opportunities for learning exist everywhere. Healthy outdoor activities include hands-on projects like identifying plants, insects, birds and animals, digging for fossils and other treasures, building birdhouses, starting their own garden, hiking, scavenger hunts...the list goes on.