Tag Archives: resources

Large or small, easy or challenging, use your ticket this week!!!

October 22, 2012
Posted by admin in Action, Blogging, Edutainment, Friends and family, Fun stuff, Hero, Love, random act of kindness, Resources, Schools, The Green Marine

Large or small, easy or challenging, use your ticket this week and unleash your inner HERO!!! To help get our AWESOME fans started here’s a handy list of 29 ideas below. And why the number 29? Because it is as good a number as any ha ha1. Send someone a hand written note of thanks.2. Make a card at home and send it to a friend for no reason.3. Buy a lottery ticket for a stranger.4. Put some coins in someone else’s parking meter.5. Buy a coffee for the man on the high street selling The Big Issue magazine.6. Cut your neighbour’s hedge.7. Walk your friend’s dog.8. Give a compliment about your waiter / waitress to his / her manager.9. Send …

Upcycling a clothes peg

October 14, 2012
Posted by admin in 3R's, Blogging, Clever stuff, Education, Lifestyle, Resources, Schools, Upcycling

A daily, mundane, banal peg, which we all seem to posses, though we rarely look at these ‘silent servants’ an object so basic yet so useful, one minute a genuine climate change buster and the other a multi function ‘tangle’ tool. Clothes peg we respect you…

DON’T MISS APPLE DAY 2012

October 9, 2012
Posted by admin in Action, Blogging, Children at play, Did you know?, eat the seasons, Education, Edutainment, Fun stuff, Games, Happiness, health and well being, Schools, www.thegreenmarine.com

Now that’s what we call Apple Bobbing Commitment!!! Apple Day usually takes place on 21 October each year, or often the nearest weekend to that date. There are lots of Apple Day events taking place across the UK, so why not have a bit of fun creating your own old skool activities – the longest peel competition, cook a crumble, walk in an orchard, apple bobbing and tasting. Or you could just dazzle your friends and family with our apple trivia??? Do you know why apples float? Because they are 25% air. Or did you know that in Ancient Greece tossing an apple to a girl was a proposal of marriage and catching it was a response of ‘yes’! WE MUST SAY!!! …

World Advanced Vehicle Expedition (WAVE) 2012

October 5, 2012
Posted by admin in Action, adventure, Batteries not included, Blogging, Education, Green Motor Sport, Innovation, Resources, Schools, Science, Sponsorship, The Green Marine

Green Motorsport founder Gordon Foat reaches Amsterdam as part of the World Advanced Vehicle Expedition (WAVE) 2012. The event took place from 9 to 22 September 2012. The route from Italy to Holland helped to spread the powerful message: Let’s move the whole world to renewable energies and electric mobility!!! We are extremely proud to be one of WAVE 2012 TEAM GB Green MotorSport Sponsors. Well done guys!!!

Upcycling a banana skin

October 4, 2012
Posted by admin in 3R's, Blogging, Clever stuff, Edutainment, Fun stuff, How to make?, Innovation, Lifestyle, Resources, Schools, The Green Marine, Upcycling, Waste or resource

Did you know? Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value. What other kinds of fruit or their skins do you think we could upcycle here at TGM HQ???

Help save the Rainforests

October 3, 2012
Posted by admin in Action, adventure, Blogging, conservation, Education, rainforests, Resources, Schools

Interested in learning how our precious forests affect the air we breathe and the food we eat? Or maybe you want to know how you can help conserve our planet’s rainforests? Check out the Rainforest Alliance http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/

TGM Survival Skills #267 Knots

September 2, 2012
Posted by admin in Action, Arts and craft, Clever stuff, Education, Fun facts, Fun stuff, Resources, Schools, Skill Sheet, Survival School

Just to make sure our fans never get caught out in the wild ha here’s a handy TGM Survival School ‘Knots’ skill sheet (that’s a tongue twister). Just like Clay Swift and the gang why not carry around an old shoe lace or end of rope, practice and impress your friends or family.

RECYCLED ROBOT

July 20, 2012
Posted by admin in Action, Blogging, Carbon Cowboy, Clever stuff, Fun stuff, Resources, reuse and recycle, Schools, The Green Marine

RECYCLED ROBOT??? Recycling will save the earth! The population of the Earth has passed the 7 billion mark, and mankind is responsible for the consumption of just unimaginable amount of resources…now their is an urgent need to reuse and recycle materials more than ever before http://oddstuffmagazine.com/recycling-will-save-the-world.html

The BIG Butterfly count starts today!!!

July 14, 2012
Posted by admin in Action, biodiversity, Butterflies, Campaining, Challenge, Environment, Resources, Schools, volunteering, Wildlife

For all our UK super fans did you know? The BIG Butterfly count starts today 14th July – 5th August a nationwide survey aimed at helping to assess the health of our environment. Learn more and join in http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/

Eat your veggies the ice tray way

July 13, 2012
Posted by admin in Action, Blogging, Clever stuff, Education, Family, Fun stuff, Healthy food menu's, Lifestyle, Mums and dads, Resources, Schools

We love this!!! Such a great way for kids to learn about colours, and textures of their food. We’ve found muffin trays work just as well and avoid the whole plastic debate! For more Muffin Tin Meal ideas visit http://muffintinmom.com/

A mobile tree-bench

July 11, 2012
Posted by admin in Blogging, Education, Edutainment, Fun stuff, Innovation, Parking, Resources, Schools

Very clever. This mobile tree-bench reclaims parking spots in the city and turns them into green spaces! With WiFi too! AWESOME!!! Source: Inhabitat