Managing Your Home

The average school generates 20 tons of waste each year. Learn some easy, eco-friendly tips for packing waste-free or "greener" bag lunches for kids.

Print out the EPA's "Waste-Free Lunch" poster. On Waste-Free Lunch Days, students, parents, and school staff try to eliminate packaged lunch items, use reusable containers, and recycle as much as they can. Go green and try it at your school!

These everyday household items double as germ-busting super stars.

Unexpected visitors are coming over and your house is a mess! Sound familiar? These 11 essential items and products for a quick cleanup can save you next time this common problem pops up.

Tired of your boring or outdated home décor but on a tight budget? Check out these easy and affordable home makeover tips for busy moms and families.

Find 10 ways to declutter your home to create space and the organized home you've always wanted.

These 10 decorating ideas are inexpensive, simple ways to make a house feel like a home.

Days seem to keep getting shorter. These 10 tips will help extend the length of your day so you can get the most out of it.

Organizing your life takes baby steps. Read these helpful 10 tips on prioritizing your life.

Give your child the gift of green this year. Teach them about saving the environment with these gifts that are both fun and eco-friendly.

During this gift-giving season, let's be more generous to the Earth. Check out these great, green gifts that are eco-friendly and sure to spoil your loved ones.

Print off this checklist to add some calm to your chaotic morning routine with your kids. Also use this bedtime routine checklist for younger kids and bedtime routine checklist for older kids.

With a worsening economy and rising energy costs, many families are looking to save some money on their energy bills this winter. We've come up with a list of the top 10 ways to save money and energy this winter.

This spring, make sure all systems are go on the home front, before the heat of summer arrives.

These ten spring cleaning projects will leave your home sparkling clean, as well as organized.

This Room-by-Room Guide to Greening Your Home is packed with tips on preparing each room in your house to be more environmentally friendly. Due to the graphics in this PDF, it may take several minutes to download the file.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

Learn how to create the earth-friendly flower garden of your dreams.