Earth Kids!
Activities for kids, schools, daycares, and groups!
Can Recycling Contest /
Reuse-a-Shoe /
P.E.A.K. /
Planting Activity
Storm Drain Stenciling /
Recycled Bookend Contest
More Educational Activities and Links
Register Your Earth KIDS Project!
Send us your pictures! Earth Month needs photos of activities, pledges, and projects to help showcase the difference our community is making. Email your photos with contact info and brief description to Tracy@Tri-CityEvents.com.
You CAN Make a Difference!
Mid-Columbia Earth Month Can Recycling Contest
March 17 - April 18, 2008
**2008 Contest over**
Collect cans between March 17 and April 18, 2008 and turn them in
to one of the below recycling stations. Be sure you
tell them which school you are from. They’ll track the weight
received from each school. At the end of the month, each school will
receive a check for the cans turned in (+ $.10 more per pound than the going rate!). The school from each district
turning in the most cans will get an additional cash prize.
2008 Can Contest Results: There were 2653 pounds collected by 17 schools. Winning schools will be announced in the coming weeks!
For more information contact Bethany Grayson, (509) 967-2936, brgrayson@hotmail.com.
Download the Flyer (pdf)
Participating Schools:Badger Mt. Elementary, Bethlehem Lutheran School, Carmichael Middle School, Christ the King, Columbia Elementary, Columbia High School, Country Christian School, Hanford High School, Highlands Middle School, Horse Heaven Hills, James McGee Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Kiona-Benton Middle School, Lewis & Clark Elementary, Liberty Christian, Longfellow Elementary, Marcus Whitman, Oasis School, Sacajawea Elementary,
Sunset View Elementary, Tapteal Elementary
Participating Recyclers
Kennewick: Pacific Recycling, 1615 E. Chemical Drive
Richland: Clayton Ward Recycling, 1950 Saint St.
Pasco: Basin Recycling, 1721 Dietrich Road
Other: Recycler (above) closest to your school
WSU Tri-Cities and Nike
Earth Day Reuse-A-Shoe Competition
March 3 – March 28, 2008
**Contest over** Check back for contest winners and statistics
Turn your old shoes into something new! Nike Reuse-A-Shoe is a recycling program that recycles used athletic/tennis shoes (any brand) into sporting surfaces. WSU Tri-Cities sponsors an annual competition with local schools. Schools compete to see which can bring in the most tennis shoes to be recycled. The winning school receives a $200 prize from WSU Tri-Cities and keeps a rotating plaque for one year.
Participating Schools: Amistad Elementary, Badger Mountain Elementary, Christ the King School, Ellen Ochoa Middle School, Highlands Middle School, Kiona Benton Middle School, Marcus Whitman Elementary, Sunset View Elementary, WSU-TC campus or Clayton Ward Recycling in Richland or Kennewick.
For more information and to sign up for 2009 contest contact Doria Monter-Rogers, (509) 372-7201, monter@tricity.wsu.edu or visit www.tricity.wsu.edu/reuseashoe.
Download the Flyer (pdf)
Promoting Environmental Awareness in Kids (P.E.A.K.)
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Presentations by R.E.I.
The PEAK program is designed to educate children ages six to twelve about the outdoors and responsible enjoyment of our shared public lands.
For more information visit www.lnt.org
To schedule a presentation contact Becky Driscoll, (509) 734-8989, bdrisco@rei.com, or visit www.rei.com/aboutrei/reikids02.html.
Earth Month 2008 Kids Project - Planting Activity
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Make a seed starting pot that you can plant directly into the ground using recycled materials. 100% biodegradable!
Things you'll need:
- Black and white newsprint (yesterday's newspaper works great)
- Tall glass or jar with straight sides
- Potting soil
- Plastic or other waterproof tray (to hold the pots)
Coordinator Tracy Roberts, Tri-City Events, (509) 531-5677
Storm Drain Stenciling
Register Your Project!
What can you do to help protect our groundwater and river water? Come stencil storm drains!
Storm Drains are the grates you see in streets, and parking lots. In the Tri-Cities storm drains carry water directly to the ground or to a nearby river. The water flowing through these drains does NOT go through a Water Treatment Facility. Stenciling Storm Drains helps protect our ground water by serving as a reminder not to dump waste or anything down storm drains.
This Earth Month Activity is great for Groups, Families and Classrooms.
If you’re interested please contact: Bethany Grayson, 967-2936 or brgrayson@hotmail.com.
Download the Flyer (doc)
Recycled Bookend Contest
Register Your Project!
- Pick up a bookend from the Richland Library (1270 Lee Blvd) anytime after April 1.
- Decorate it any way you like.
- Return it to the library by April 17.
- Winners will be announced Thursday, April 24 at Family Story Time, 7 p.m. at the Richland Public Library.
Age Categories: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School and Adult with prizes for “Most Creative” and “Best Use of Recycled Materials” for each category.
For more info and contest rules Download the Flyer (doc)
More Educational Activities and Links
How Kids Can Help The Earth! Kids really can make a difference to the environment. Download this sheet of easy tips that kids of all ages can do to help.
National Environmental Education Week promotes understanding and protection of the natural world by actively engaging K-12 grade students and educators in an inspired week of environmental learning before Earth Day. For more information, visit www.EEWeek.org.
Kids care about the climate crisis too! Scholastic is launching ACT GREEN! at www.scholastic.com/actgreen, a fun, educational website designed to motivate and empower kids to take action in school, at home and in their community to preserve the environment. This multi-media website provides kids, parents and teachers with customized green plans, expert tips, and a "Greenroom" to share ideas with other kids.
How would you Power Your Future? First annual high school energy competition. May 9-11, 2008 at Washington State University, Pullman (registrations due March 31st). Awards worth thousands of dollars for you and your school and awards banquet with keynote speaker Denis Hayes, International Earth Day founder, board chair of the International Earth Day Network, President of the Bullitt Foundation, and one of Time magazine's “Heroes of the Planet.” For more information visit http://imagine.wsu.edu.
If you know of other kid-friendly environmental websites or activities, please contact Tracy@Tri-CityEvents.com.