Happy Earth Day!
In our house, Earth Day is big!  I was a child of the ’70s when the first one started, and my parents always made a point of teaching me that I needed to help care for the earth.  As a result, I am environmentally conscious and I strive to teach my family how to be earth-friendly.  Each Earth Day, we pay special homage to our Mother Earth by doing an earth-friendly activity.  We have done many over the years, so I thought it would be helpful if I passed them on to you.

Top 10 Earth Day activities for children:

1) Plant a tree.
2) Go far a walk.  Take a reusable bag with you and pick up garbage you see along the way.
3) Take your bottles, cans cardboard, etc. to the recycling center.  Allow your children to keep the money you receive from returning any deposits.
4) Spend some time at your local nature center learning about native critters, plants, and trees.  Better yet, volunteer to help plant a flower bed, clean up trash, or fill bird feeders.
5) Plant a vegetable garden.  There are few things more earth-friendly than growing your own food, especially if you go organic!
6) Organize a play date in the outdoors.  Work together to clean up an area of a local park.
7) Go to a natural food store and buy items to make an organic lunch, then go on a picnic.
8) Ask your kids to help you start composting.  They can help dig up worms to add and add kitchen scraps each day.
9) Go for a bike ride instead of a drive in the car.
10) Pledge to spend more time outdoors with your kids!

Have a great day!  And read The Lorax by Dr. Seuss to your kids tonight. 🙂