by Susan | Jun 17, 2011 | Children and Nature, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, Teaching Kids about Frogs, Uncategorized
A couple of years ago, we received an email from a reader named Marty who lives in in Eastern Pennsylvania (Lehigh County) one hour south of the Pocono Mountains. Here’s part of the email: On of the best things I can do as a Dad is to teach my children to preserve...
by Susan | May 22, 2011 | Contests, Frog fun, Frog People, Frogs Are Green Photo Contests, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, Uncategorized
This summer we’d like to encourage you to get out and photograph amphibians while on vacation or near home, even in your own backyard! The beauty of photographing frogs and other amphibians is that you don’t have to go on a safari or travel to someplace...
by Susan | May 13, 2011 | Chemicals in the Environment, Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, How You Can Help, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
Each spring at Frogs Are Green, we try to encourage people to create backyards (or gardens, if you’re English) that are friendly to wildlife and the environment, water-wise, and easy to maintain without using herbicides and pesticides. Imitate Nature It is possible to...
by Susan | May 4, 2011 | Frog fun, frog gifts, Frog People, How You Can Help, Literary Amphibians, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Save the Frogs Day, Uncategorized
On the morning of the April 29, I got up at dawn to watch the Royal Wedding. Because it was also the 3rd Annual Save the Frogs day, my mind was full of frogs, too. So frogs, princes, frog princes, and fairy tales were all mixed up in my mind. I was trying to find a...
by Susan | Apr 14, 2011 | Children and Nature, Earth Day, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, Uncategorized
While you may read lots of Earth Day posts this spring that talk about about ways you can help the Earth, we’d like to remind you about the ways that enjoying the Earth can help you. Most of us know that a walk in a garden or a hike in the woods makes us feel better....
by Susan | Dec 15, 2010 | Children and Nature, Contests, Frogs Are Green contests, Kids Art Contest, Living a Frog-Friendly Life
We’re excited to announce the winners of our first FROGS ARE GREEN art contest for kids. We received entries from around the world—each piece of art was special and we are so grateful to the kids, parents, and teachers who sent in the art. We were thrilled to see so...
