earth day

Weekend Make and Takes: Earth Day

by Marie April 17, 2010

With Earth Day coming up on April 22nd, here’s a few fun ways to celebrate this special holiday. There are so many fun and creative ways to reduce, reuse, recycle! Cereal Box Robins by Almost Unschoolers (via One Pretty Thing) pictured above Yearly Reading of The Lorax by Suite Spots Egg Carton Tulips by Make [...]

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We’ve Got Your Earth Day Coloring Pages

by Marie April 7, 2010

Celebrate our planet by coloring these fun Earth Day coloring pages. There’s an earth, sun, tree, recycle symbol, and a fun birdy connect-the-dot. To make it even more earth friendly as you color, print these coloring pages on the back of pre-used paper or scratch paper! Enjoy!

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Celebrate Earth Day by Growing a Garden

by Marie April 22, 2009
Spring

Katie from Good Life Eats is here as my guest today. She’s sharing a fantastic way to celebrate Earth Day, getting her garden ready to grow! In my part of the world spring has already sprung. That’s not to say that we haven’t reverted back to winter once or twice, but we’ve been lucky enough [...]

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Kid Art Auction for Earth Day

by Marie March 23, 2009

Aimee from Greeblemonkey hosted a fantastic Kid Art Auction last year, raising $800 for environmental causes. Well, she’s at it again this year and I’m helping spread the word. I plan to get my kids involved, submitting their art to the cause as well. Everyone can join! All you have to do is have your [...]

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Are You Living Green?

by Marie April 22, 2008
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As today is Earth Day, are you living green? Take this quiz from Kaboose to find out if you are REALLY doing what it takes to be more eco-conscious. This was quite the eye opening quiz for me. I am embarrassed to tell you the percent I deserve! I have a lot to learn about [...]

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Earth Day Recycled Art

by Marie April 21, 2008

To celebrate Earth Day tomorrow, we are creating Recycled Art. With a few other craft supplies, we turned our garbage into art. Who wouldn’t love a bunch of tulips that will never wilt? Supplies for Egg Carton Art: egg cartons, googley eyes, pipe cleaners, tissue paper, paint or markers, glue, scissors For the flowers: We [...]

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