Happy Earth Day!

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I’m thoroughly enjoying the Earth Day ideas from the comments on the giveaway post. I’m surprised and please by how many people are planning on planting a tree. Some other great ideas include planting vegetable and flower gardens, participating in town cleanup, turning the compost pile, and going WITHOUT electricity!

Here are some Earth Day ideas
for little ones birth to five

Newborns and Babies

• Visit the park
• Sit on a blanket outside
• Feel the textures of different things outside: grass, leaves, flower petals, the bark of a tree.

Toddlers

• All of the above
• Have them accompany you to take recycling to a local facility
• Dig in the dirt, plant seeds and water
• Play in the water outside

Preschoolers

• All of the above
• Practice sorting plastics and cardboard into two bags for recycling
• Learn about conserving water and electricity
• Turn off lights, appliances, and electronics when not in use
• Turn off water while scrubbing hands with soap/brushing teeth

5 year olds

• All of the above
• Help pick up debris/litter at a local park or in your own yard
• Talk about/show how products are recycled
• Talk about decisions you’ve made to be more aware of the environment
• Decide one thing together to do to be more green
• Go on a scavenger hunt to find environmentally friendly products in your home or at a store
• Change light bulbs to energy efficient ones

All Ages

• Visit local events that promote Earth Day
• Make a craft using recyclable materials in your home
• Go on a nature walk and pick up any trash you see along the way
• Buy your produce from a farmer’s market or local farm

What are you doing to celebrate Earth Day? I wanted to go see Disney’s OCEANS as it’s in theaters today. But the closest theater is over an hour away so I’m not sure it’s worth the drive. I think we’ll spend some time at the park and plant our flowers.