Tuesday 26 February 2019

A Beach Clean with Frugi

I am trying my hardest to teach my children about how to look after their world.  We talk about reusing and recycling and they know about the problems with single use plastics and why we use alternatives when we can.  I think one of the most important things I can do is to give them the knowledge they need to do better and to lead by example.  

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We spend a lot of time at the beach, especially in the summer and we are always disgusted at the amount of waste we find left by other people so a beach clean at the end of every trip has become part of our routine. Dylan worries about the turtles confusing plastic bags for jellyfish and Archie gets very cross that people can't put rubbish in the many bins and leave things next to them instead.  Finn and Cora aren't particular vocal about it yet but I always discuss why we are doing what we do and they love taking part.  We use our buckets to collect up little bits of rubbish that we find and empty them into the nearest bin.  

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We headed down to the beach over half term with our friend Becky and her two small people and as always, the fun in the sand was followed by a walk around the local area looking for things that shouldn't have been left on the ground.  It wasn't as easy as usual thanks to the crazy fog but we made enough to make a picture with (before it was deposited in the bin) and the boys loved making a plastic crab. 

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All six children wore Frugi puddlebusters or coats which as well as being 100% waterproof, are also made of recycled plastic bottles.  I made sure the boys knew this when we first put them on and they were really amazed that the coats were so soft when they were made from plastic!  The coats had handy reflective prints on the front and back which we really noticed in the fog and they kept the little ones protected and dry all day. The wellies are all PVC free and flexible for growing feet. We love how something so bright and practical can be made from waste and Frugi are all about sustainable fashion.  Finn's coat is age 4-5 and would have used roughly 10 plastic bottles to make which would otherwise be clogging up a landfill.  The unisex nature of this design means Dylan's coat will hopefully see us through all 4 children too! (we have some Frugi items that have been worn by three children already!).  

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I am hoping that over the summer as the beach gets busier that our actions will inspire others to do the same and of course remind people that their rubbish needs to be taken with them! I won't pretend that we are perfect with our actions but we are constantly trying to do better and I love how involved the children are and how educated they are becoming about environmental issues.

There are so many pictures from our day at the beach that I wanted to share, partly because the kids look amazing in their bright blues and yellows!

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Frugi provided us with the children's outerwear for the beach clean but all thoughts and opinions are completely my own.

2 comments:

  1. Well done all of you. We live near a beach and it's disgusting what we find there.
    We used to live in Australia and they know the importance of looking after the environment. It's such a shame that us Brits aren't as proud of our beaches and countryside.

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  2. These photos are everything. I have always wanted to do a beach clean but as we're so far from the beach going to one is such a mammoth day out that going 'just' to clean isn't really feasible. But, whenever we visit we pick up any rubbish we see and make sure we don't leave any of our own behind too x

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