Kids Can Help the Earth, People, Animals and Plants
Energy
- Turn off the light when leaving your bedroom, bathroom
- Turn off lights in your home when not needed
- Unplug your chargers when not in use
- Turn off TV’s, computers, radios and media when not in use
- With the help of your parents replace an incandescent bulb with an LED
- Monitor your home energy and water use online or in the app
- Let the sun shine in! Open shades and curtains
- Turn down the heat and wear warmer clothes when it’s colder
- Cool your house lightly in summer
Water
- Take shorter showers
- Shower less often
- Catch shower water in a bucket as it warms up and use it to water plants
- Only flush when necessary: If it’s just liquid waste, consider skipping the flush.🚽
- (If it's’ yellow let it mellow, if it’s brown flush it down)
- Monitor your water usage in the app(for teenagers)
- Turn off running water when brushing your teeth
Food
- Be mindful of food waste. Only put as much food on your plate as you think you can eat
- Use cloth napkins – make your own
- Eat mostly plants – fruits, veggies, leaves, nuts, seeds and grains
- Use dish cloths and small towels instead of paper towels
- Use metal utensils instead of plastic
- Plant a vegetable garden or just a pot of your favorite, maybe a tomato
- Save food scraps to make compost – learn how to create a compost bin
- Ask for a food waste bin in the lunchroom
- Ask for cans and bottles recycling bins in the lunchroom
- Bring your lunch things in waxed paper bags instead of plastic ones
- Use paper straws
- Bring a thermos or reusable cup instead of plastic water and drink bottles
- Buy drinks like milk and juice in cartons instead of plastic containers
- Plant a flower garden or pots with flowers that attract pollinators
Transportation/Getting around
- Ride your bike to school
- Help organize a Bike Train!
- Walk, skate or skateboard to school, your friends’ houses or your activities
- Carpool
- Ride the bus! The Transfort bus and the MAX are Free!
- This can be a fun family activity
- Find your way around town using public transportation
Zero waste
- Save food scraps to make compost. Learn how to create a compost bin or take it to the compost bin at the church Community Garden
- Compost food instead of putting it in the garbage disposal in the kitchen sink
- With your family take a virtual or in person tour of/visit the Timberline Recycling Center and learn about other items that can be recycled
- Recycle in your home
- At school encourage every classroom to have a waste basket AND a recycling basket!
- Bring your own take-home boxes to restaurants
Also…
- Write, draw, paint your feelings about our planet
- Plant a tree or bush
- Participate in a Citizen’s Science Project
- Play outside and enjoy the outdoors
- Keep cats indoors to protect birds
- Raise earthworms
- Feed birds
HELP EACH OTHER