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Kelly Rutherford Is One Green Mama
Kelly Rutherford is green — as in environmentally friendly, not St. Patty’s Day. The Gossip Girl star — and now single mother to two young children — believes in raising eco-conscious kids in the Big Apple. So how does she go about teaching Hermes, 3, what it means to be green? (Daughter Helena, 9 months, is probably a bit young for such lessons yet.)
It’s hard, but in little ways: not to keep water running when brushing teeth. Hermes wants to run a hose to clean his cars (in the backyard) and we just go with that, but we teach him not to just let it run … Parents need to take the pressure off themselves. I think the more fun you have with being green.
And how does she make it fun?
Definitely by re-using a lot of things. If we get a gift, we save all the papers and ribbons, and re-use them to make art projects. We do the same with boxes. We just made a huge fun house from boxes delivered by UPS. We taped them all up, painted it, and made a great playhouse! With ribbons, we tape them down and make roadways for cars.
Read the complete interview with Kelly here, where she also discusses living in NYC versus Los Angeles and fun activities with children in the city.
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