Earth Day

Hello friends, Wednesday, April 22 is Earth Day! If we were in the library together my story and activities for this week would be focusing on what that means.

You can learn more about Earth Day on the Earth Day official website, but my short interpretation of Earth Day is that it is a day that we all agree to try our best to respect, and appreciate the wonderful place we live.

Here are two great Earth Day read alouds for you to enjoy!

If you are interested in learning more about our Earth and how to protect it, here are some resources to check out:

Global Guardian Explorer

National Geographic Kids: Declining Biodiversity

Frontiers for Young Minds: Biodiversity

The Nature of Thingies: Learn About Earth


Earth Day 2020 is unlike any other as we learn to stay in one place, and find things that fill our buckets that we may not have otherwise had the opportunity to focus on. Here are some things I have been doing (and you can do too!) that are great for an unplugged, no screens Earth Day.

1) Puzzles

You all know I LOVE puzzles. They keep my mind busy, and they provide me with a challenge. We are working on a 2000 piece puzzle here at home, and have found it to be a great way to take a break from screens.

Don't have any puzzles? You can create your own puzzles by creating an image or finding one in an old magazine or newspaper, cutting it up and then challenging a family member/yourself to put it back together!

2) READ

This one is a no brainer!  Read. Read anything. Read everything. I have been sharing online stories lately, but since we are looking to unplug try and find something to read at home whether it's a book, a recipe, a newspaper, a magazine, just READ.

Looking to get out? Take a walk around your neighborhood, read and record all the words you see (on traffic signs, street signs, garden decor, etc.) See if you can use your list of words to create a poem, or short story. 

3) Create

Whether or not you consider yourself to be an artist or creative person, we all have the ability to create something that brings us joy. In our home we paint, draw, colour, craft, play with sidewalk chalk, sing, dance, garden, write, bake. All of these can be considered creating art in my opinion! Sometimes your art is a beautiful painting, or a lovely cake or even the perfect garden layout, be mindful that the outcome is not as important as the process.

4) Play

I think we all know how to do this! Get out and have some fun, or stay in and play some board games or card games with family.