It's Earth Day...everyday!

"There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew."

-Marshall McLuhan Communications theorist, educator, philosopher

Yesterday I made Earth Day treats for Liam's class - completely spontaneous decision, but thank goodness for it because it REALLY got me thinking about our planet.

(By the way, these were basically rice crispy treats but with cheerios...)





Something else that really got me thinking about our planet was a show I caught on television last night called, "Food, Inc." -- the part I saw included farmers talking about how consumers really need to view themselves as MORE than consumers...that we need to lose our thinking that we can only choose from what's at our supermarket. "Be one with the land" was the theme. As my interest in gardening has grown over the last few years from simply flowers to vegetables, I can truly appreciate that concept. I've already made full use of my herb garden...and once I can figure out how to keep my happy deer and rabbits out of my veggies, I will start the garden!

This is the container garden I made last year...which the deer enjoyed more than we did :(


This year, I am actually going to get an area tilled up.

And I'm also going to use every trick known to mankind to let this garden live!!! :)




Here are just a FEW ways you can spend Earth Day with your family. Today, I am hanging clothes on the line instead of using the dryer. (I get that from my mother.)

A fun craft!


Earth Jug Planter - use milk jug, blue and green felt, cotton balls, glue.

Then fill it with some rocks, potting soil, and plant seeds!




Here are some things I found online that you can do!

Your kids can:

• Shut off the water when they brush their teeth
• Walk, ride a bike or take the bus instead of traveling by car
• Take faster showers or baths in just a small amount of water
• Help hang clothes on the line instead of putting them in the dryer
• Choose products that are not over packaged

Make nature crafts. Make a bird feeder to encourage the local bird population, which plays an important role in every ecosystem.

Get children to recycle their old toys and games. By giving their old toys and games to younger children who could make use of them, older children learn two lessons: One is about giving to others and the second is about reusing and recycling instead of throwing things away.

Wear green and/or brown. Dress in environmental colors for the day; think "tree"!

Cook a special Earth Day meal. Plan a menu that uses locally produced foods, is healthy and has minimal impact on the environment.


"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth... God saw all that he had made, and it was very good." (Genesis 1:1, 31)