Earth Day give-away #1: Michael Recycle book
April 1, 2008 by Grace Ibay
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
I’m giving away a funny and inspiring picture book that your children will love.
It’s called Michael Recycle, a book about a green-caped crusader with a colander hat who swoops into a town and inspires the people to recycle and save the environment.
How can you win this? Easy, just answer the question –
“WHAT CAN CHILDREN DO TO REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE?” You can ask the kids themselves or share tips and activities you did with your children.
I will randomly choose a winner on Earth Day, April 22, and as a bonus – I will re-post your answers through the month and link back to your website or blog if you have one. So, don’t forget to add your URL to your answers. Contest open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.
Let the Earth Day celebration begin!
UPDATE APRIL 23, 2008. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. A WINNER HAS BEEN CHOSEN.
My 5 year old is learning about recycling in school. He now brings his own bag when we go to the store and he is always asking me if we can use the napkins again….it’s very cute now, but it’s also a great start to an eco friendly lifestyle.
we like to get baby la la’s toys used and then we freecycle them when she has outgrown them. I hope she understands the importance of consuming less when it is her turn to make decisions
Recycling is a pretty new concept to most residents of the rural Southern town where we live. I try my best to teach my children to conserve energy and water at home and we’ve just begun to start trying to save papers/cans – unfortunately the nearest recycling center is a town away!
My 11 year old uses empty water bottles to start our vegtable seeds in. He also has started making bird feeders with every 2 liter bottle he can get his hands on. He was inspired to keep these out of the landfills when he saw a thing on tv talking about all of the plastic particle washing up on a beach in Hawaii.
Well, my nephew is only 3 1/2, but I can’t wait for him to get a little bit older. I will get him into recycling, which we do at our house. I also would like to plant some trees and plants with him. I think the best way to show a child how to reduce, reuse and recycle is to get them into the habit at an early age. I am only 24, but have always had an interest in eco-friendly practices. We only use energy efficient lightbulbs in our house and try not to use the air or heat that often. The breeze from the ocean is always nice anyhow! These are some of the practices that I am going to share with my nephew.
Instead of throwing away toys, they can give them to the local church or charity. We can also use old egg cartons, creal boxes, coffee cans, and magazines for craft projects.
I think it is best to start simple with kids. For instance, my family started by recycling pop cans. Eventually you can take your kids shopping at 2nd hand stores for silverware and other objects to reuse. Then plant a garden and trees to help save the environment!
My kids help my husband sort metal and copper that he gets out of junk cars in order to take it to the recycling center.
I would love to win this for my daughter!
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It all starts at home. You can start using fabric napkins (use them in lunch packs too). They can get involved with neighbors by collecting recycling. Also make sure you stress walking and riding bikes to close places instead of driving.
I try to teach my daughter to use less water, recycle whatever we can, and use less electricity!
The easiest way to start is to hand them the items that you recycle and tell them to drop them in the recycling bin. Eventually they’ll recognize the types of things that get recycled and do it without prompting. It’s fun for kids to drop things in containers so they’ll like this little job.
Teaching about sharing is the bedrock of learning about recycling.
Kids can use fun packaging that some products come now to use for craft projects.
Recycle all their useable books, toys, clothes, etc.
We turn off the lights that are not in use at our house.
My son is learning about can and bottle recycling at school and we are starting to sort cans for recycling.
My kids do a great jon recycling, reducing, and reusing. They are really concerned about the environment and how is affecting animals and people. We recycle boxes, used recycled paper, use energy efficent lights, recycle cans and plastic. We have even gone as far as growing certain plants for butterflies so that they can grow and flurrish in our yard!
Lets hear it for the recycle book with the love and enterainement for reading. Best of luck to all who enter. Many Thanks SW
I would love to win this book for my granddaughter.
Do everything his Great-Grandmother taught me!Recycling is not new..it was our way of life to save money!
teach them when they are young all about recycling…thanks.
I would love to win this book for my grandsons.
The kids can help sort recyclable items from the garbage.
In the town where I live, the kids compost their lunch leftovers and use the compost for the (4th grade) garden club!
I think the most important thing we can teach our children about the Earth is to make them aware of how their choices impact us all. Be aware of garbage and limit using “throw away” items. Instead reuse things, recycle and use cloth instead of bags, napkins and paper towels.
Children can swap their toys with their friends or buy used toys!
Cool to get kids into recycling. I teach my kids to color on both sides of paper. Throw all used paper into the recycle bag I have. They love recycling.
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I think all the papers the use in school should be recycled and not just put in the garbage. Same goes for all the papers they bring home from school.
children can learn from their parents
Kids, Parents & Communities should encourage their schools to implement recycling programs… too many kids are learning to recycle at home, and then schools with “waste management” dumpsters do not separate. It’s a bad lesson learned….
I work for a school that serves children/adults with disabilities. This year we are having a senior prom and I am asking for donations from all of my friends’ high school kids so that our students at school can have prom dresses and dress clothes to wear to the dance. The response has been overwhelming!
MY CHILDREN LEARN BY WATCHING WHAT ME AS A PARENT DOES AND GETTING THEM INVOLVED ALSO
They can recycle plastic water bottles and aluminum cans.
THIS BOOK LOOKS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!
We are teaching our 2-year old about separating garbage, recycling and green bin items.