4. Pick up trash and debris along the rivers and beaches. Please be sure to use gloves. Parents, please supervise your children.

5. For really little ones, you might just take them to the park and read them a wee story on creation or mother earth. They can play in the grass, feel the sand in their feet, watch the birds sing, and if old enough pick up after themselves after a lovely picnic. (speak to your toddler about the importance of picking up after ones self and the effect it has on the environment)

6. Walk to school or work.

7. Ride your bicycle.

8. Make a bird feeder out of a toilet tissue roll by covering it with peanut butter and then adding some birdseed. Hang it on a tree with some string.

9. Take the Ecological Foot Print quiz on this site http://www.earthday.org/Footprint/index.asp

10. Home Educators, Moms, Dads, and Teachers: Make a solar oven with your children and bake a pizza or grilled cheese sandwich for lunch!

11. Another really cool thing to do with your children is listen to “Dirt Made My Lunch” Cd by Banana Slug String Band you can hear Mp3’s at this site: https://www5.cruzio.com/w5a146/products.html#dirtlunch

12. Adopt a rainforest animal at Kids Domain http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday/adopt.html

13. Go to Kids Club at Epa and request a free Planet Protectors Club Kit! I did this with my eldest when he was about 5 years old and he really enjoyed it. http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/kids/pdfs/jellyjar.pdf (download link)

Above all, enjoy yourself. Spend time with your children and the Earth.

(c) 2005