Earth Day Celebrations

Tips on how to celebrate Earth Day can be found here at CoolMom under our Tips of the Month, Take Action section and here on our Blog.

Here are a few oldies but goodies:

• Take a walk to the park instead of getting in that car
• Run an errand by carbonless means, either by walking, biking or mass transit
• Plant a garden
• Pick up garbage and recycling on your street, in your local park, or at your school.
• Plan a meatless meal and better yet don't eat meat the entire day!
• Turn off that T.V., those video games, and other non-essential electronics and get outside and play. If the weather is poor, try a board or card game.
• Eat dinner by candle light

CoolMom at Earth Day for Kids – April 16, 2011

This year, Greenwood’s CoolMom chapter celebrated our planet at the Seattle Art Museum’s Annual ‘Earth Day for Kids’ family festival, held at the Olympic Sculpture Park, on a beautiful spring day.  CoolMom invited children of all ages to decorate and plant egg carton veggie gardens.  Once the seedlings have sprouted, the biodegradable containers can be placed directly into the ground, and the seeds will grow into delicious summer vegetables.

Located just outside the entrance doors to the Pavilion, the CoolMom table was front and center, and junior gardeners were thrilled to take home their plantable creations. We estimate that around eighty children planted CoolMom mini-gardens.  ‘Earth Day for Kids’ was a terrific success, with hundreds of families enjoying earth-friendly crafts, kite-building, Nick Cave Soundsuits, live music and dancing shows.  Most families needed at least two hours to experience all the activities, and some stayed all day.  CoolMom’s popular garden project is sure to be a hit again next year!

SAM has prepared a great video of this year’s event.  Take a look!  CoolMom is around the 0:55 mark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M5EoiMBe-4

-Carrie, Kimberly, Lexy & Mai

Happy Earth Day!