Happy Earth Day 2008

Did you remember that today is earth day? If you did what did you do to help out our planet? Did you walk to one or more of your destinations today? Did you teach the kids about earth day and do a fun activity? How can you incorporate earth day into your everyday lives, if you do not already do so?

To celebrate Earth Day I talked to kids about what Earth Day is and had them help me come up with an activity that we could do together that was fun and easy. Since our yard has quite a few trees I thought we could make some simple bird feeders. I happened to have some empty toilet paper rolls lying around so I picked them up along with some peanut butter, and yard and we made bird feeders. The kids had fun spreading the peanut butter on the rolls and then rolling the roll through some bird seed. After that I ran some yard down the middle and we hung them on a tree. We can watch the birds eat from the kitchen window. They had tons of fun doing this simple activity and even got a tasty treat themselves.

Once we were done with that we collected trash from the yard. Being right across the street from Waste Management means we have random paper products flying into our yard on a pretty regular basis. I must say though it could be a lot worse. They do a pretty good job to “contain” the waste. I think that the plant that is close to us is a recycling plant for paper products. You can check out their web site for more information on the ways that Waste Management is going green. We read on the side of one truck that they fuel the trucks with trash. Pretty exciting, since I’m sure the cost of operation has dramatically increased with the recent rise in the price of oil.

Remember to think about the earth everyday, whether that means, recycling, using less water when you shower, or using an alternative means of travel. So far we only have one planet earth and we really need to start taking better care if we want the plant to be around for our grandchildren.