Teach Kids To Be A Planetpal This Earth Hour

Let An Hour Without Power Last A Lifetime!

Watch Planetpals Earth Hour Video:

Here, at Planetpals, we believe that Earth Hour should be just the beginning. We want you to think about the energy you use every day after that.

When Is Earth Hour?

Earth Hour is held on the last Saturday of March each year, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time.  This year it is being held worldwide on March 27.

What Is Earth Hour?

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change.

Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global conservation movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating. The numbers have increased every year! Soon the whole world will participate.

Global landmarks such as the, Sydney Harbour Bridge, The CN Tower in Toronto, The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome’s Colosseum, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.

What Can You And Your Kids Do?

We suggest you involve the kids in Earth Hour by attending an event or doing it at home.  Plan it ahead of time.  Make it an annual event that you all look forward to. We suggest No DSS, leapfrogs or Ipods...just good old fashioned entertainment. Let them learn a little about what life was like without energy.

• Hold an annual "Earth Hour Party"!
• If it's warm enough cook out
• Plan a Cold dinner and get everyone involved in planning and making it
• Try playing board games by lantern and radio
• Do an Earth craft
• Teach them about energy, how we use it, discuss how to use it more wisely
• Have them research life before "lights" and talk about what they learned
• Discuss modern inventions effected by energy and talk about the inventors
• Talk about how energy changed society
• Talk about the beautiful things on Earth so that they can appreciate what they do have.  Then give them the tools to learn to care for it!
• For ideas, activities and fun facts go to Planetpals Earthday Pages.

Above all, show them Planetpals Hour Without Power Video (below), so that they will get the message!

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June Starts Hurricane Season Be Prepared With This Simple Kit

In North America hurricane season runs from June first though the end of November.  Make sure you are prepared. 

Whatever the emergency event, particularly a hurricane, here is an essential Survival Kit. This kit would also be great just to keep in your car. 

Essentials:

1. Map of your area or to some place you plan to go should you need to leave the area. 
2. Army knife 
3. First Aid Kit
4. Medications
5. Flashlight 
6. Spare Batteries
7. Power Bank 
8. Charging Cords
9. Water Bottles
10. *Add anything else you think you might need, such as money, keys, food, etc. 

Lastly, remember to keep your phone handy!

Free Planetpals Poster For The Classroom For Earthday

Kids will love this poster for Earthday. 

It says it all with a cute and meaningful rhyme: 

I love my world

so blue and green

I do my best

to help keep it clean!

Available at TPT Website PLANETPALS Store:

Remember Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Rethink!

 

Planetpals New Lesson How To Have A HAPPY WORLD

 

Check out this activity!

We are excited to bring you a new social and emotional activity from Planetpals.com and ikidsclub.org.

An Inspirational social emotional activity creative writing and coloring set teaches life skills. It is a mood changer through activities and poetry! Teaches kids how rethink their mindset and ways to make themselves happy. To make their own rainbows. Enables them to learn how to change their day and find a way to a happy place! The poem is an incentive that makes them think and rethink.

Each exclusive activity is unique and fun. Colorful and Playful. Thought provoking. And will make kids smile whatever age they are! Offers life lesson and Life skills, creative writing and visual arts.

Activities bundled includes:

1. Inspirational Poem
2. Happy Face Coloring Page
3. Make Your Own Happy Place List Writing Lesson
4. Greeting Card Kids Can Color & Send To Someone Special
5. BONUS: Classroom Poster

Love your planet, everything and everyone on it!

April is Earth Month!

If you're a parent with young children, a teacher  at school or homeschool, Planetpals is loaded with lessons and activities to help you inspire students to care for the planet and everyone on it... Earth Month, Earth Day and Everyday,

Check out our PLANETPALS STORE

Inspire a GREENER and HEALTHIER World!