1) Set up a lemonade stand an donate the proceeds to The Green Team.
2) Organize a play group at the park and collect donations for The Nature Conservancy.
3) Make them responsible for collecting spare change around the house and donate them to the National Wildlife Federation's clean up effort.
4) Instead of buying milk at school for the week, save the change and donate it.
5) Ask them to make a craft and sell it to family friends and neighbors. Let them know them proceeds will help the oil clean up. You can too by clicking this link. I'll keep you posted on what I am called to do.

Beginning today and until the end of the month, KidsDiscoverNature will donate a portion of the proceeds from sales in its online nature store to charities assisting with the clean up. Additionally, your truly recently volunteering to help with the clean at

Do any of readers have any other creative ideas on how to help? Please post them in the comments section.

This post is part of the Backyard Mama Children and Nature blog carnival.

Photo by: pink.polka