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This year, we kicked off our Earth Day celebrations a bit early. We still have plans to clean up the creek behind our house tomorrow, when it’s actually Earth Day, but I wanted to go ahead and share what we’ve been doing in case you need ideas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, our focus was on wind power\/sustainable energy. If that’s your jam, you can find a link to those activities here<\/a>. This year our focus is on having good Earth stewardship and being mindful of our environmental actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Review<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of my main focuses for Earth Day this year was to help the boys understand how their actions directly impact their environment. To start working on this concept, we read 2 books, One Earth <\/em>by Eileen Spinelli and What a Waste<\/em> by Jess French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One Earth<\/a><\/em> <\/em>was a really fantastic way to help highlight the beautiful things Earth provides for us while also teaching kids the ways they can do their part in protecting the environment. I really loved the artwork and the way they used counting & rhymes to introduce earth stewardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What a Waste<\/a><\/em> was a phenomenal way to really highlight how our little actions add up for big results, both good & bad. It got the boys to start asking a lot of good questions and excited to do their part to help the environment. There were some great diagrams that broke down the important facts into smaller tidbits the boys could absorb that I really appreciated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Earth Treasure Hunt <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A friend who knows that I’m a big science geek tagged me in a post 2 weeks ago about a cool new startup she saw called Earth Treasure Hunt<\/a>. I was immediately intrigued, so I started pouring over their website and loved what I was seeing. Science based. No easily broken plastic toys. Easy set up. I could keep going, but you get the point. This looked super rad. Here’s a little snippet from their website that talks about their product:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spark curiosity in any child with Earth Treasure Hunt, a science-based treasure hunt game focused on quality, design and natural earth treasures.
It\u2019s simple to play. The grown-up secretly plants the treasures. The child solves the clues using science and smarts, leading them on a thrilling treasure hunt adventure through the home!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I knew this would be a perfect fit for the Earth Day activities I had planned for the boys, so I reached out and asked their founder, Lauren, if she’d be interested in partnering up. Much to my excitement, she was willing to send over a kit for both boys and I got started planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the kits arrived, I couldn’t wait to start investigating them. We had a pretty busy weekend, so I wasn’t able to hide treasures until Everett was at school. I distracted Finn with some Magic School Bus and started hiding. I kind of felt like a super spy, hiding things while Finn could very easily have discovered me! However, not only did he not figure out what I was doing, I even managed to hide a treasure mere feet from where he was sitting! Excuse me while I go pat myself on the back! \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n