I’m sure you must have seen the Earth Day doodle on google. So what is Earth Day? It is an annual event celebrated on April 22 to mark the need for the conservation of this planet. You cannot take the planet Earth for granted. Things could soon run out of hand. Earth Day was started recently in 1970 as a way to draw people’s attention to environmental issues. This in a way has been successful in creating awareness and many bills have been passed in the US as a result of this day. In this article, we will look at the 10 ways kids can celebrate by doing some meaningful activities.
10 Earth day activities
- Come close to nature
- Feed the birds
- Make a flower garden
- Butterfly garden
- Take a virtual holiday
- Participate in local conservation groups
- Visit a zoo
- Recycle
- Reuse
- Reduce
Come close to nature
Earth day is all about planet Earth. Take a walk in your neighborhood. Enjoy the breeze, the trees, birds chirping, the squirrel, insects, and the beautiful sunshine. Think of ways you can improve the present condition in your locality. Meditate upon it and document any ideas you can think of and share them with others. Be grateful to GOD for these beutiful creations!
Feed the birds
You can build a bird feeder or feed any bird in your garden. This can include anything like seeds, peanuts, kitchen scrap, etc. Birds are greatly affected by human activities like cellular radiations, loss of habitation, etc. You can read more about bird feeding here. I found this DIY bird feeder guide which might it useful.
Make a flower garden
Flowers are very soothing to our eyes and they also help in other nature-related activities like honey formation, pollination, fruit formation, etc. You can grow flowers in your garden if you have one, or else you can create your own using an old bottle or an old shoe or boot. You can read this blog post on shoe planter ideas.
Butterfly garden
You can visit a local butterfly garden or make your own. Having a butterfly garden is not difficult but you have to be careful with the maintenance. Choose the right place, select the right flowers, choice of baits, water source, shelters, and keep your cameras ready. You can read this article on how to maintain one.[Link: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-plant-a-butterfly-garden]
Take a virtual holiday
Maybe because of the pandemic you are a bit hesitant to step out, no issues! You might think of a virtual option. You can watch good documentaries about nature conservation, watch wildlife-related movies, and even take a virtual family tour to the great barrier reefs.
Participate in local conservation groups
Nowadays there’s a lot of activity around Earth day. You can participate in one of those groups whose agenda matches yours. There are various groups who specialize in different activities like cleaning the streets, cleaning the rivers, sanitation, protecting the tress, legal support to environmental issues, etc.
Visit a zoo
Maybe you live in a big city and you could not do the above-mentioned activities, then the best thing to do is to find a zoo in your city. This is a good place to enjoy your day on an Earth day. There might be some awareness programs in your zoo and you can learn about ways you can contribute also.
Recycle
This is a direct way you can contribute to conservational activities. It starts from small things like segregating your waste, using tin cans, etc. You can read this blog post to learn about more recycling tips.
Reuse
This is another way you can contribute directly to the environment. Reuse things like plastics which don’t get degraded easily in the environment. You can read more about reuse here. Some more tips on how to reuse.
Reduce
Reduce the use of plastics or any non-biodegradable things like fossil fuels etc. Use public transport, reduce the use of motor vehicles, walk or cycle as much as possible. Here are some ways how you can reduce wates.
Hope you will enjoy these Earth day activities. Do let us know if you across any interest activites which you want to share with us. Enjoy!
