Walk to school for Earth Day

In honor of earth day, here are the top ten reasons to walk your kids to school:

10. You've been meaning to get more exercise.

9. You've been meaning to make your kids get more exercise.

8. You spend too much time in the car as it is.

7. You get to know the world's nicest crossing guards.

6. After all the rushing around getting ready for school, you get a chance to just talk while you walk. Boys especially talk more when they're moving.

5. You get to notice things like hornets' nests in the trees and bits of moss in the cracks of the sidewalk and talk about them with your kids.

4. The poor, beleaguered planet needs all the help it can get.

3. It's fun to walk under an umbrella when it's raining lightly or hear your boots crunch in the snow. Weather is an adventure!

2. It's time away from electronic devices.

1. You don't have to wait in that blasted line of cars at school! Seriously, it is sometimes actually quicker to walk to school. Try it, you'll like it!

Janet McDonnell

Arlington Heights