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Why You Should Teach Your Kids About Earth Day
Written by Melody Thacker, Independent Watkins Associate on April 16, 2007
April 22nd is Earth Day, it’s an important day for the human race, as well as all creatures great and small who share this wonderful world with us . We are becoming more aware of the affects of global warming. Shouldn’t we strive to keep our eco-system in tact and keep our rainforests from being destroyed? There is more we can do on an individual basis. Celebrating Earth Day with your kids highlights the importance of Earth Day and is the first step.
It is important to explain to your kids what Earth Day represents, and what your family does every day to preserve our environment, as they will be the future caretakers of our planet.
- Teach kids how to grow plants and herbs. If you have a place you could even plant a tree in your yard.
- Recycle as much as possible.
- If they are old enough have your kids walk or ride their bikes to school.
- When you leave the room turn out the lights, and when no one is at home, keep lights off.
- Ensure that you are preserving water by repairing leaky faucets. Conserve water by not leaving the water running when brushing teeth, limit the time in the shower, and wash your vehicle less often.
- Replace the filters in your furace and air conditioner regularly.
- When shopping at grocery store, use recyclable bags.
- Volunteer to help clean up your local park.
- Put a birdbath and, or bird feeder in your backyard.
- Make Earth Day posters with your child and display them at school or at home.
By implementing these suggestions, you are teaching your kids energy and resource conservation; recycling; increasing plant and tree growth; respect nature; save water; reduce toxins in the air; keep the environment clean; planting trees and flowers to increase oxygen; reduce air pollution; and love and respect all animals who inhabit the earth.
Wouldn’t it be great if everyone took the time to implement just one of these suggestions? Then we would truly be able to save what little we have left, thus preserving our precious earth for our children and generations to come. Teaching your kids the importance of Earth Day has become necessary to the future of our planet.
