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Can you make these actions a habit
this year?
1. Volunteer at CEC!
Pull weeds,
chip trails, help with mailings...these are great
ways to get your family working together for a great
cause!
2. Shorten your shower. There are major water
shortages in much of the world- don't waste this
precious resource! The average shower head
uses 2.5 gallons per minute, so shortening your
shower by just two minutes saves an entire 5 gallon
bucket of water!
3. Make an outdoor scavenger hunt for younger
brothers, sisters or friends. Teach them about
trees, soil, bugs, etc. and pass along your smarts!
Visit "Love the Outdoors" for some ideas:
http://www.lovetheoutdoors.com/camping/kids/scavengerhunt.htm.
4. Make walking a habit. Encourage your family
to walk instead of drive when things are close by.
Everyone can use a little more fresh air!
5. Remind your parents to take reusable bags to the
grocery store. Society goes through nearly
1,000,000 plastic bags per minute. Don't
contribute to this wastefulness!
6. Help your parents do #5 by making them "car kits"
to keep in their trunk. Use one bigger
reusable bag and stuff it full of other reusable
bags. If you don't have enough, use plastic
bags from previous shopping trips. Many
grocery stores will give your family a "bag credit"
of $0.05 for each bag you bring on your own.
7. Learn to identify three new birds and three new
trees. Too easy? Learn the calls of the
birds, too, and learn to identify the tree without
the leaves!
8. Recycle your old toys by giving them to Salvation
Army or Goodwill. To help your parents out,
make a list of the toys and put them in a tote ready
to go in their car!
9. Plant something in your backyard! Find a
veggie you like to eat, research ways to grow it,
and plant one or several in your backyard.
You'll be amazed how much better it tastes when you
grow it yourself!
10. Find someone younger than you are and read
them books about taking care of our planet!
Kids learn so much from older siblings and friends,
so do your part to educate!
11. Tell your friends! Being a
responsible citizen of our planet is the right thing
to do. Encourage others to follow your lead!
Find lots more at:
http://www.creativedisplaysnow.com/articles/creative_cardboard.htm
http://cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chvision.html
http://www.songsforteaching.com/fosterbrown/maplesapsyrup.htm
http://www.azkidsnet.com/brainteasers.htm
http://www.kidsplanet.org/
http://www.nrdc.org/greensquad/intro/intro_1.asp
http://www.kidsgowild.com/
http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/kids/
http://pbskids.org/
http://www.eartheasy.com/article_enviro_sites_kids.htm
Thanks to
Sarah for sharing this article with us- "Recycling
Saves Money!"
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