For parents who still have VHS players, Grover of Sesame Street can help teach your kids about conservation during a hike in Monster State Park. He taught me! I was seven when Sing Along Earth Songs (link here) was released, and nearly fifteen years later I still hear a faint voice singing, “she wasted water” if ever I am tempted to leave the faucet running while washing dishes. From this home video was born my compulsion to chase after any piece of trash I drop on a windy day. I can still see poor Kermit, Doctor of Amphibious Letters, sitting in a polluted lake, and trust me, I do not want to contribute to his plight.

This 30 minute video includes the following songs and singers:

• Every Bit a’ Litter Hurts, by Lillian

• Just Throw It My Way, by Oscar the Grouch

• Air, by Bip Bippadotta

• Water Pollution, by Willie Wimple

• On My Pond, by Kermit the Frog and three backup fish

• Box City Recycling Rap, by the Kids

• Oscar’s Junk Band, by Oscar the Grouch and (you guessed it) his Junk Band

• Keep the Park Clean for the Pigeons, by Bert and some Muppet Pigeons

• The Wasteroon Song, by Three Water Drops

• What a Gift, by Big Bird

The VHS is available used @ amazon.com, starting at only $5.95.
The album “We Are All Earthlings” also includes some of these songs.

And for info on more green Muppet media, see wikia.com/

Kids will always sing – why not get them singing about the environment?