People all over the world will pitch in today to help make our planet cleaner and greener. There are lots of easy things you can do to help care for our planet today and every day. Here are a few ideas:
1. Turn off the lights when you leave a room. Or, better yet, if there's enough sunlight coming in, leave the lights off when you enter a room.
2. Reuse the back-sides of paper.
3. Turn off the water when you're not using it, specifically when brushing your teeth.
4. Don't leave the refrigerator open for too long. Decide what you want to eat before opening the door because it takes more energy to cool the refrigerator down after the warmer air has come in.
5. Unplug unused electrical devices throughout your house. Anything plugged into an electrical socket, but not turned on will still use some energy.
6. Pack a greener lunch: Use a cloth bag instead of paper bags, and pack your food in reusable plastic or metal containers, instead of plastic wrap or foil. You can also pack your drink in a reusable bottle or thermos, and even try using a cloth napkin instead of paper ones.
7. Reuse things to make crafts! Check out a book on Earth-friendly crafting!
And why not read a few short stories about our Earth for inspiration? Here are some titles to get you started:
Just A Dream by Chris Van Allsburg
Annie Glover is Not a Tree Lover by Darleen Bailey Beard
Arthur Turns Green by Marc Brown
Dear Children of the Earth: A Letter From Home by Schim Schimmel
The Great Trash Bash by Loreen Leedy
Dinosaur Woods: Can Seven Clever Critters Save Their Forest Home? by George McClements
Miss Fox's Class Goes Green by Eileen Spinelli
Trash Trouble by Larry Dane Brimner
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