What is Earth Day About?

Little One wanted to know a bit more when it comes to what Earth Day is about.

When it comes to what Earth Day is about, I'm just telling Little One it's about:

Some things kids can do with their family or community is have a community clean-up day. Collect waste from streets and parks.

Some great kits to help with this are:

Happy Earth Day, everyone!

Remember, every day should be Earth Day :)

Earth Day for Kids and some little things we can do at home to teach our kids about taking care of our planet.

Some fun Earth Day activities for Kids

How Energy Efficient are you? (Game - kids find out how much they know about reducing energy and greenhouse gases). Source: EcoKids.ca

Plant a tree or garden - Source: Toronto4Kids

Bring a litterless lunch to school! Actually, Little One brings a litterless lunch to school every day. It's something we think is important to practice in order to tread a little lighter on the planet. For our family, this is important every day and not just on Earth Day.

Lunch ideas for Earth Day for Kids

Earth Day for Kids and MyFunkins

Another thing that helps with our litterless lunches are MyFunkins! Last year, I happened to cross paths with MyFunkins on Twitter and instantly fell in love. With Little One about to start Junior Kindergarten, I wanted to make sure her lunches were going to be as litterless as possible.

Below are some of the latest designs MyFunkins has to offer. My little girl is all about ballerinas and mermaids these days, so these are perfect! I've never seen a kid get so excited over fabric before! Love it!

Little One gets a different Funkin in her lunchbox every day and she's always tickled pink when she sees which one she gets! It's a surprise every day!

I love that we reduce our disposable paper napkin use this way too. It's not just Little One who loves Funkins! I even carry one in my handbag! They come in handy when eating an orange while waiting for your child's school bus to arrive! They also double as a place mat when out and about and grabbing a bite to eat!

For more ways to use Funkins, check out their site.

MyFunkins are a great idea for reducing classroom lunch waste. To see how your child's school can use MyFunkins as part of Earth Day for Kids or for every day lunchtime, visit the Funkins website.

It is very important for me to teach Little One about the environment and the world she lives in.  At only 3 years of age, she already knows that life is fragile and we need to take care of our planet. 




Little One recently learned that plants are very sensitive and need TLC so they can grow.  I have to say that she learned the difficult way and she will never forget it!  When Little One was at her grandparents' house, Grampy told her not to touch the seedlings he was growing.  He said they were fragile and if they were pulled out, they would suffer and not be able to grow into beautiful plants.  Of course, what would any 3 year old do when told not to touch something?  She yanked the plants out of their starter pots, unearthed everything, and then sobbed, "Grampy's not going to love me anymore!!!"

She knows now why she isn't supposed to pull plants out (unless they're weeds!).  She can even explain to others why plants are important for humans.  Yes, Grampy explained how the plants produce oxygen and we in turn breathe it to live.  Not bad for a 3 year old! She even talks about pollen and knows that flowers have stamens!


We try to teach Little One about conservation of energy and water. We teach her that we need to Reduce-Reuse-Recycle.  She even comes out with us to plant trees on our property, and Hubby teaches her about plants and edible wilds in our wood lot.  She also takes part in the growing and cultivating of our fruits and vegetables.  She sees them grow from seed, to seeding, and then fruit or vegetable-yielding plants.


For us on our farm, every day is Earth Day.  We try our best to do little things to tread lighter on the Earth.

• We use reusable shopping bags
• We use reusable water bottles (stainless steel)
• We try to purchase items that don't have too much packaging
• We only buy the necessities
• We carpool to meetings, events, social gatherings
• We hang our laundry instead of use the dryer
• We compost all our vegetable/fruit scraps and other compost material
• Most of Little One's clothing comes from friends who have children older than Little One. We are firm believers in hand-me-downs. In turn, Little One's clothes and shoes get passed down to all our friends with children younger than Little One.
• We use recycled material for kids crafts (cardboard, paper, etc)
• We use both sides of paper to conserve paper

In other exciting Fisher-Price news: 
For all the Little People fans out there, Little People is coming to Treehouse!  Weekend mornings at 9am ET! The Little People series is about big discoveries as seen through the eyes of five little pre-schoolers with personalities as distinct as real children. It’s a world of wish fulfillment and wonder, where steam trains can fly off into the night sky. For more information on the Fisher-Price Little People TV show, check out: http://treehousetv.com/watch/shows/LittlePeople/default.aspx
Also, towards the end of the month, Fisher-Price will be attending the Babytime show from April 27-29 at the International Centre in Toronto. If you are in town, why not stop by and say “hi!”. They will be giving out Fisher-Price catalogues with coupons enclosed. Also, the adult size baby bouncer will be there for you all to try out and take a picture ;) Click here for more information: http://www.babytimeshows.ca/


Disclosure: I am a Fisher-Price Mom and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.