If you can't visit a local recycling center check out this little video to see what goes on behind the scenes!

BIG FIELD TRIP:

Visit your local recycling station or waste management plant.

I had the privilege of joining my son's 4th grade class on a tour of the Edmonton Waste Management Centre with my son's grade 4 class. It was amazing! I learned so much. See if you can tour one near your home town.

Thank you to Denny, who volunteers at a kid's wellbeing charity in his spare time. He recommened this guide for hoome energy conservation for kids: https://boilerheating.co.uk/home-energy-conservation-for-kids/

A shout out and thank you go librarian Eliza who runs an environmental program at her library. What an awesome thing it is to help children address environmental stewardship and sustainability. Keep up the good work! Thanks for paying it forward by suggesting this article about How Cigarette Butts Pollute the Environment: https://breazy.com/blogs/education/smoking-and-the-environment-how-cigarette-butts-pollute-the-environment

There are many things you can do as a family for Earth Day and every day to help our planet.

Have a family Brainstorm around the dinner table to discuss ways your family can "go green!"

Print out my Earth Day Brainstorm worksheet and as a family discuss the things you do as a family to help the earth and ways in which your family can improve.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Earth Day

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES:

Don’t use the car today, use public transportation or walk.

Walk somewhere like to the park for a family outing.

During your family walk carry gloves and a garbage bags to collect garbage in one bag and things that can be recycled in another.

Plant some seeds, whether flowers or veggies. Start in some paper cups with good soil and then when the weather improves transfer your plants outside.

Small Field Trip:

Take your bottles to the bottle depot and buy ice-cream cones with the refund money.

Don't forget to reduce, reuse and recycle!

We love hearing from everyone from people from all over who have recommended many super sites for the website! Thanks for the emails!

Thanks to Diana from Wisconsin for suggesting this article on kids and energy conservation: http://www.homeadvisor.com/article.show.Home-Energy-Conservation-for-Kids.17356.html

The Amazing Edmonton Waste Management Centre

A big thank you to a mother named Anna and her daughter, who was inspired to learn more about pollution, conservation and sustainability after a moving presentation on the harmful nature of pollution and its impact on marine life when they visited a marine biology lab. The daughter found this article on" Ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Plastic Containers" and wanted to share it on Family Theme Days to raise awareness! https://www.bottlestore.com/ways-to-reduce-reuse-recycle-plastic-containers

Websites:

Try this site with lots of info for kids to explore:

http://www.planetpals.com/earthday.html

These two sites are more for parents:

This is a guide to less toxic products to use around the house: http://lesstoxicguide.ca/

Here are some green living tips: http://www.greenlivingtips.com