1. Enjoy Nature – Get outside, have a picnic, BBQ, go camping, 
go to the beach or take a hike. Get the family together and spend time outdoors. Talk to you kids, introduce them to nature, let them introduce you!
2. Earth Day Movies – Watch and learn, movies for everyone, Avatar, Planet Earth, Wall-E; current documentary movies for older kids and adults –Tapped and Gasland – learn something important.
3. Spring Cleaning – Open the windows wide and get the kids to help clean them, let the sun shine in this weekend. Pack up winter clothes, in particular those that don’t fit anymore and give them to a local charity. Got other items you don’t need but someone else might use, consider selling them on Green eBay or giving them away at Craig’s list!
4. Plant/Plan a Garden – plant a tree, or better yet plan a garden with the kids in your life. Consider getting a rain barrel, see what the experts at the City of Seattle have to say about rain barrels and how to use them!.
5. Weatherize be Energy Wise – Get the kids to help you change the filters in your air conditioner (maximum energy efficiency). Make sure there are no leaky faucets in or outside your house. Change your light bulbs to energy efficient ones, and consider putting your outside lights on timers, don’t “burn the midnight oil.”
Got any other great tips? Let us know!
