It’s Earth Day 2014!
I guess it’s time for me to admit that I’m a tree hugger. Not the kind that would chain myself to a tree or live in a tree in protest, but the kind that truly does care about my environment, and even more importantly, the impact that we are having on our children and their children’s world.
Five signs you might be a tree hugger:
5. You have an Earth Day Themed playdate.
Yep. I am doing that today. Hosting an Earth Day themed playdate for toddlers. We are going to be making recycled plant pots and planting seeds and we are going to make this really cute HandPrint Earth that I found at Frogs, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails. IÂ even printed the Earths on previously used paper – I save old things and print on the other side.
4. You write posts about green living
Check! I’ve written the following:
And today I’ve got a featured post at City Moms Blog (Columbia) called Baby Step Your Way to a Greener Life.
3. You share YouTube Videos from Seventh Generation (that are not even sponsored posts!)
2. Your child’s first real chore was taking recyclables to the bin.
True story. That’s one of the first chores my kids ever did. We keep a bag inside to collect recyclables throughout the day. When it gets full, I have the kids take it to the bin in the garage.
1. Your recycle bin is full by Sunday. (It gets picked up on Friday!)
Sure is. Every week. We had to add an additional garbage can, and sometimes that’s not even enough. It literally pains me to throw away things that I know should be recycled.
In all seriousness, the Earth is ours, and we have a duty to do what we can to protect it. It’s not difficult to implement small steps around your home that can really reduce our footprint on the earth. I give some ideas in my post Baby Step Your Way to a Greener Life.
Before you go, please don’t forget about our ongoing Mother’s Day Campaign to support grieving mothers!
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Janine Huldie says
April 22, 2014 at 8:13 amI love that you are doing an Earth Day themed playdate and need to share more of the actual playdate here when you can, because I would love to hear all about it now!! 🙂
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another jennifer says
April 22, 2014 at 8:28 amI’m so with you, Alexa. My boys have been taking recycling to the bin since they could understand basic directions. And our recycling is always spilling over on recycling day. Happy Earth Day!
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Katie @ Pick Any Two says
April 22, 2014 at 9:01 amI love all of this! Our recycling bin also gets filled up quite quickly. We try to remember to ask, “Can this be reused in some way?” before throwing anything out. Hope your Earth Day Playdate goes well!
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chelle says
April 22, 2014 at 9:46 amI feel ill prepared for Earth Day this year … totally enjoyed your 5! This is my first time here. I like it!
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katbiggie says
April 22, 2014 at 1:42 pmThank you so much for visiting! I hope you’ll come back!
thedoseofreality says
April 23, 2014 at 8:32 amThat playdate wreath is ADORBS!! We have 3 recycling bins and they are always full! My older daughter is the president of her school’s Green Team this year, so we are all about some earth day in our house! :)-Ashley
katbiggie says
April 23, 2014 at 8:21 pmSo are you guys now like Julia on “Parenthood??” Love it. And thanks – it is adorbs! 🙂
Dana says
April 24, 2014 at 2:32 pmHappy belated Earth Day, Alexa! We have a huge recycling bin that our county provides for each home, and many weeks it’s totally full. The biggest change I made a few years ago was using reusable sandwich baggies – my kids know that plastic baggies are a no-no except under rare circumstances!
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